"Heaven is far away, humanity is near" comes from Eighteen Years of Zuo Gong, and the original text is:
"Heaven is far away, humanity is near and out of reach. How do you know? "
Vernacular translation means: Heaven is far away from the world, but human nature exists in the social affairs around us and can be grasped nearby. How can we know what human beings can't reach?
"The sky is far away, and people are close" means that every move of people is restricted by natural laws and social rules, and they must not violate them, otherwise they will be punished as they should.
Extended data:
In the seventeenth and eighteenth years of Zhao Gong, Zuo Zhuan recorded that Zheng Guoxing occupied a kitchen and predicted that Zheng would have a fire. People advised Zichan to use jade to avoid fire. Zi chan replied, "the sky is far away, and people are far away, which is beyond his reach." How do you know? " Human nature exists among social personnel, and it is the same thought and code of conduct that people must abide by. "Humanity" here refers to human truth or interpersonal ethics.
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