Translation of A Passage to the Avenue

The original translation of A Passage to the Avenue is as follows:

1, the original text: the trip to the avenue is also fair, the world is fair, choose talents and talents, and talk about faith. An old friend is not only a relative, but also an only child, so that he can get a proper old age, be useful to the young, be widowed, lonely and disabled, with one for men and one for women. If the goods are abandoned on the ground, there is no need to hide them on yourself; You don't have to do it for yourself. Therefore, it is called "Datong" to seek closure but not prosperity, and thieves do not do it, so leaving the house is not sealed.

2. Translation: When the highest political ideal is realized, there will be people in the world. Select people with both ability and political integrity, stress honesty and cultivate a harmonious atmosphere. Therefore, people should not only support their parents, but also their children, so that the elderly can live a good life, the middle-aged can serve the society and the children can grow up smoothly.

Let the elderly without wives, husbands, fathers, children and the disabled get social support. Men have jobs and women have homes. For wealth, people hate to throw it on the ground, but they don't have to hide it themselves.

People are willing to do their best for public affairs, not necessarily for their own selfish interests. Therefore, evil conspiracy will not happen, theft, rebellion and injury will no longer rise, so the door (every household) does not have to be closed. This is an ideal society.

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On the basis of expounding the basic characteristics of "Datong" society, this paper points out the bright future of "Datong" society. Everyone here can get social care, live and work in peace and contentment, and do their best. This is the lofty social ideal of Confucianism.

This paper compares the real society with the ideal "Datong" society, thus pointing out many phenomena in the real society, such as conspiracy, theft of property, insurrection and so on. It will no longer exist in the "Datong" society, but will be replaced by a peaceful and stable situation of "leaving home and not closing the door". This reflects the real situation of the real society: social chaos and turmoil; Derailment, everyone is in danger; Thieves are rampant and chaos is rampant.