Interpretation: Looking up is worthy of the sky, bowing down is worthy of the ground, walking is worthy of people, and stopping is worthy of the heart.
Mencius said, "A gentleman has three pleasures, but the king of the world has nothing to do with them. Parents exist, brothers have no chance, and they are happy; Yang is worthy of the sky, regardless of people, but also happy; It is three pleasures to be educated by talents in the world. A gentleman has three pleasures, but the king of the world does not exist. "
Vernacular translation: Mencius said: "There are three things that are gratifying to a gentleman, because the king of the world is not one of them. My parents are alive, and my brother is not sick or suffering, which is the first happy thing; Looking up is worthy of the sky and looking down is worthy of people, which is the second happiest thing; Getting the best talents in the world and educating them is the third happiest thing. Gentlemen have these three pleasures, and benevolence is not one of them. "
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Creative background:
Mencius once followed the example of Confucius and led his disciples around the world, but it was not accepted by all countries at that time, and then he retired to write books with his disciples. Mencius' and his disciples' remarks were compiled into Mencius, which is one of the classic works of Confucianism.
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. He inherited and developed Confucius' thought. Confucius is the supreme saint and Mencius is the second saint. Mencius and Confucius are collectively called Confucius and Mencius, and most people call them Confucius and Mencius.
Mencius' article is eloquent, magnificent, good at argumentation, rigorous in logic and sharp in wit, which represents the peak of traditional prose writing. Mencius put forward the theory that human nature is good, that is, human nature is good Mencius only said that human nature is good, and Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty added that "at the beginning of life, human nature is good", and later scholars put forward "human nature is good".
Momentum is an important style feature of Mencius' prose. This style stems from the strength of Mencius' personality cultivation. People with this lofty spirit can overwhelm each other mentally, despise political power, despise material greed, have extraordinary spirit, be upright, selfless and fearless. Rhetorical devices such as even sentences and overlapping sentences are widely used in Mencius. It is necessary to enhance the momentum of the article and make the style of writing magnificent. If Jiang is determined, it will be unstoppable.