At the age of seven, Sima Guang was as serious as an adult. When he heard the teacher explain Zuo's Chunqiu, he liked it very much. When he got home, he told his family what he had learned, so he also understood the connotation of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals. Never left this book, even forgot hunger, thirst, cold and heat.
Once, he and his friends were playing in the backyard. A child climbed into the tank to play, slipped and fell into the water in the tank. When the other children saw that something was wrong, they all ran away without him. Sima Guang, however, used his quick wits to pick up a big stone from the ground and hit it hard at the water tank. The water overflowed and the child was saved.
From the ninety-fifth chapter of the Biography of the History of Song Dynasty
Original text:
Sima guang was seven years old at that time, as imposing as an adult. As soon as he heard about Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, he loved it endlessly and retired for his family, which was the purpose. Nature can't put down books, and I don't know how to be hungry. A group of children were playing in the yard. One climbed into the urn and fell into the water. Everyone abandoned it. Just throw a stone at the urn, the water will burst and the child will live.
Extended data:
The moral of Sima Guang's youth:
Don't panic when something happens, but dare to break away from convention and solve problems with innovative thinking. At ordinary times, we must think about the problem repeatedly, observe the surrounding environment, and learn to use your quick wits. When you encounter problems, you must be calm and don't panic. If we can think more about problems in peacetime, give full play to our wisdom when encountering difficulties and think deeply about important issues, then many difficulties can be solved.
Sima guang said:
Sima Guang was born in Tianxi, Song Zhenzong for three years (A.D.1019117 October). At that time, his father Sima Chi was the county magistrate of Guangshan County, Gwangju, so he was named "Guang". Sima Guang's family has been an official for generations, and his father Sima Chi later became an official to the Ministry of War, a doctor and a celestial pavilion, and has always enjoyed a high reputation for being honest and kind.
Influenced by his father, Sima Guang was smart and studious since childhood. According to historical records, Sima Guang likes reading Zuo Zhuan very much, and often "never stops reading books, never knowing hunger and thirst." At the age of seven, he was able to recite Zuo Zhuan skillfully, and he could clearly tell the historical outline of more than 200 years, indicating that he had a very strong interest in history since he was a child.
His main achievement is reflected in his study. Among them, he presided over 19' s Zi Tong Zhi Jian. The book "Learning from One's Own Experience" is a summary of Sima Guang's life experience of studying as an official. His rational thinking on the rise and fall of historical dynasties provided reference for later emperors to govern the country.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sima Guang smashed the cylinder