Argument 1: Teach children to set an example and keep their word.
Argument 2: Be honest.
Argument 3: A man should keep his promise.
Ancient examples:
(1) Han Xin returns the favor.
Han Xin, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, lived with his brother and sister-in-law when he was a child and lived on leftovers. Little Han Xin helps his brother during the day and studies hard at night, but his mean sister-in-law still hates his reading, and thinks it is useless to read. So Han Xin had to sleep on the street, hungry. There is an old lady who works as a servant for others. She sympathized with him, supported him in his studies and gave him food every day. Facing the sincerity of the old woman, Han Xin was very grateful. He said to the old man, "I must repay you when I grow up." The old woman smiled and said, "I'll bury it when you grow up." Later, Han Xin became a famous soldier and was named King of Chu by Liu Bang. He still remembers the old man who helped him. So he found the old man, took him to his palace and treated her like his mother.
(2) The establishment of Yan Shu's reputation.
Yan Shu, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, is famous for his honesty. At the age of fourteen, he was recommended to the emperor and became a child prodigy. The emperor summoned him and asked him to take the exam at the same time with more than 1000 Jinshi. As a result, Yan Shu found that she had just practiced the exam ten days ago, so she truthfully reported to Zhenzong and asked to change other topics. Song Zhenzong appreciated Yan Shu's honesty very much and named him "fellow scholar". When Yan Shu takes office, the world is at peace. Therefore, Beijing officials, large and small, often go to the suburbs or hold various banquets in restaurants and teahouses in the city. Yan Shu was poor and had no money to go out to eat, drink and have fun, so she had to read and write articles with her brothers at home. One day, Zhenzong promoted Yan Shu as the official of the East Palace who assisted the prince in his studies. Ministers were surprised and didn't understand why Zhenzong made such a decision. Zhenzong said, "Recently, the ministers often play and have banquets. Only Yan Shu studies behind closed doors, so she is cautious in self-esteem and is the best candidate for the East Palace official. " Yan Shu thanked him and said, "I am actually a person who likes to play and eat, but my family is poor." If I had money, I would have taken part in the banquet tour. " These two things made Yan Shu establish prestige in front of ministers, and Song Zhenzong trusted him more.
(3) Cai Yi insists on repaying the wealth of her lost friend.
There is a man named Cai Lin in Wuxian. He attaches importance to commitment and responsibility and friendship between friends. A friend left him 1200 pieces of silver, without leaving any written evidence. Soon, his friend passed away. Cai Lin called his friend's son and wanted to pay him back 200 yuan. His friend's son was surprised and refused to accept it, saying, "Oh, dear! There is no such thing. Where can there be a person who leaves 1200 pieces of silver but doesn't make a written evidence? And my father never told me. " Cai Lin said with a smile: "The written evidence is in my heart, not on paper. Your father regards me as a confidant, so he won't tell you. " Finally, Cai Lin used this car to transport the two thousand silver dollars back to him.
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