When you are cautious, you will feel at ease. Self-cultivation is difficult to cultivate the mind. Know good and evil, but you can't use it. If it thinks that good and evil have been destroyed, it is called self-deception. Self-deception, covering up what others can't know, only oneself know. Therefore, the "Honesty" chapter of The University is cautious and independent. If we can take good as good and lust as evil, strive to get rid of human desires and preserve justice, then the so-called modesty in universities and the so-called caution and fear in the golden mean can be effectively implemented, that is, Ceng Zi's so-called self-indulgence, Mencius' so-called admiration and condescension, and the so-called nourishment is nothing more than lust. Therefore, I can be cautious and independent. If you introspect, you can feel sorry for ghosts and gods, and if you do nothing, you will be embarrassed. No one is ashamed, then Tianjun is calm, and this kind of heart is often lenient. This is the first road to self-improvement in life, the first road to happiness, and the first road to physical fitness.
Second, the Lord is strong. A word of respect is taught by Confucius, and scholars in the Spring and Autumn Period often say it. For Zhu Cheng, a thousand words are inseparable from this theme. Quiet and pure in heart, neat and serious in appearance, respecting kung fu; When you go out, you will see the distinguished guests and let the people bear the big sacrifices and respect the sky; Self-cultivation is to protect the people, the world is peaceful, and it is also effective to respect each other. Cheng Zi said, respect each other from top to bottom, heaven and earth are self-contained, everything is self-supporting, the spirits are harmonious, and the four spirits are smart and wise. In this case, it is not beautiful and unprepared to cover up respect. I call it the effect of respecting words and loving words, especially strengthening the binding force of human skin. It is natural that Zhuang Jing is strong during the day and steals during the day. Although he was ill in his later years, he was not surprised by the altar and temple sacrifices and the war crisis, but was excited by it. He knows that respect can make people strong. If there are many people, everything is big and small, and they are respectful and don't feel lazy, then health is beyond doubt.
Third, seeking benevolence makes people happy. Human nature is shaped by the principle of heaven and earth, and is formed by the qi of heaven and earth. I have the same roots as the people. If you know yourself privately, but you don't know that people love things, it's because Dayuan's road is wrong and lost. As for respecting officials and being generous, it is the responsibility to save the people from fire and water and starve them to death; It is the responsibility of perception after sleep to draw lessons from the past and get a general idea. If you know yourself, but you don't know how to educate yourself, it's because God is too kind to me, and I have failed greatly.
Confucius taught people not only to be benevolent, but also to learn from others. Self-reliance is not afraid, such as the rich have more than a hundred things, not pretending to seek outside; Reach for four, and if the noble climbs the mountain, the mountain should be four. People who don't want to achieve something by themselves, if they can push others to achieve something, it will be a spring with things. People who seek benevolence in later generations are not much better than Zhang Zizhi's Ming Xi. He takes people and people's affairs for granted and is a great man. If you don't do this, you will be called a traitor. As we said, although we have done our best to the best of the world, we have never been kind, and people have returned home and ended up unhappy.
Fourth, learning to work is a god. Mortal love, just relax and hate work. No matter how noble, smart, stupid, old and young, they are greedy for ease and afraid of labor, and they are interlinked from ancient times to modern times. What people wear and eat in a day is commensurate with what they do in a day, so others will do it, and ghosts and gods will allow them to think that they are self-reliant. If farmers weave women all the year round and work hard, they will bear a few feet of cloth, but when they are rich and happy, they will not run enterprises. The food is delicious, the clothes are splendid, they sleep soundly and shout a hundred words. What is the most unfair thing in the world that ghosts and gods are not allowed?
In ancient times, sages and gentlemen looked at each other. If the soup is ambiguous, King Wen won't hesitate, Duke Zhou will sit around the clock waiting for him, and the beggars' gang will always work hard to encourage themselves. If the article "Can't escape" is pushed to diligence, there will be a long test of life. If it escapes, it will die young and unhappy. If you are a plan, you will develop your skills, hone your bones and muscles, be troubled and worry about danger, and then you can grow your wisdom and learn. If you are in danger of the world, you will starve yourself and drown yourself. If you can't find a husband, you will be taken to Guyu. Dayu spent four years in a week, but he couldn't get through the door. Mozi was enthusiastic about helping the world, diligent in serving the body and diligent in serving the people. Therefore, Xunzi was called Dayu, and his trip to Zhaimo was also diligent.
Since joining the army, anyone who has a skill and can bear hardships has been taken advantage of. That's called time. He has no skill, and those who are not used to working are spurned at that time, and he will die if he is hungry and frozen. Therefore, diligence leads to longevity, and escape leads to death; Diligent and useful, escape from incompetence and be abandoned; Diligence belongs to the Gibbons, and the gods admire them; Whether you escape or not, ghosts and gods don't care Relying on God is a gentleman's desire, which is greater than studying hard.
I have been sick for many years and I am jealous. Recovery is impossible, but few of you and your nephews are strong. Only the ancient gentlemen who cultivate themselves and keep their families in harmony can feel at ease, have a revitalized image, let people have fun with God, and have good luck to get together. These four articles in this book are used as a warning for the elderly to make up for the past years; Moreover, the two sons encouraged each other and took these four classes every night. At the end of each month, these four lessons are reserved by nephews for success.
Such a trip is more difficult than climbing into the blue sky and looking sideways at the west for a long time.