He was a famous thinker, educator and politician in ancient China. He was a representative of Confucianism in the Warring States Period, the fourth generation disciple of Confucius and the second generation disciple of Ceng Zi.
1, integrity. Mencius traveled around the world, lobbied governors and criticized the world with the theory of "kingly way" and "benevolent government". In front of the monarch in power, he did not show any servility and obsequiousness, but was upright and dignified, and talked with the monarch with great momentum and profoundness.
2. Benevolence is for the people. During the Warring States period, the pack competed for the deer. Mencius advocated that the rulers should rule the world by virtue, implement benevolent policies, advocate people-oriented thoughts such as valuing the people, loving the people, protecting the people, educating the people and enjoying the people, and emphasize that "Wang should learn the law", "enjoy with the people", "benefit" and "love the people and teach" in order to serve his parents.
This is also the unique personality of Mencius. This not only provided a basic strategy for future generations of promising rulers to govern the country, but also the democratic thought contained in it was praised by future generations as having the value beyond the times.
3. Give up your life for righteousness. Mencius said: "life wants what you want;" Righteousness is what I want, and I can't have both. Those who give up their lives for righteousness are also. " He not only used this standard to demand himself, but also used this standard to educate the king. With the wisdom and responsibility of Confucian scholars, he explained to Liang that only by putting "righteousness" first can you convince the people.
At the same time, it tells people that both kings and ordinary people should abide by the principle of "righteousness" when doing things, especially when there is a conflict between righteousness and interests, and they should not be confused by the petty interests in front of them and lose their dignity and morality. It should be said that Mencius' "sacrifice one's life for righteousness" is a true portrayal of his personality.
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The story about Mencius:
In the past, when Mencius was a child, his father died young, and his mother kept a festival and did not remarry. Mencius' mother attached great importance to Mencius' education and strictly controlled it, hoping that one day Mencius would become a useful person. At first, they lived next to the cemetery. Mencius and his neighbor's children learned to bow down and cry like adults and played a funeral game.
Mencius' mother looked at it and frowned: "No! I can't let my children live here! " Mencius' mother took Mencius to the fair, and when they arrived at the fair, Mencius and the children in the neighborhood began to learn the way businessmen did business and shouted. Mencius' mother said, "This place is not suitable for my children to live in!" "Mencius' mother took Mencius to live near the place where pigs and sheep were slaughtered. Mencius learned to buy and sell slaughtered pigs and sheep.
Mencius' mother knew this and frowned: "This place is still not suitable for my children to live in!" So they moved again. This time, they moved near the school. At this time of the first day of the summer calendar every month, officials go to the Confucian Temple, bow down and treat each other politely. Mencius learned to remember what he saw. Mencius' mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is where my son should live!" " "So I live here.
Later, people used "Meng Mu's Three Actions" to show that people should be close to good people in order to learn good habits! This also illustrates the truth that "those who are close to ink are black", indicating that the environment can change a person's hobbies and habits.
After Meng Mu moved three times, although he created a good environment for his son's growth, Meng Mu did not relax his strict discipline. She believes that if you don't work hard subjectively, it is still difficult to achieve great things. So she paid great attention to her son's education and urged him to study hard.
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