Born in sorrow, died in happiness? Selected from Mencius.
Therefore, when the sky falls, people must first suffer their minds, their bones and muscles, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess around. Therefore, patience has benefited them a lot.
God wants to put a heavy responsibility on a person, first of all, let him feel uneasy, tired, hungry, empty and weak, and his every move is unsatisfactory. Only in this way can he inspire his mind, make him patient and increase his abilities that he does not have.
Born in sorrow and died in happiness is selected from Mencius' Gao Zi Xia. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were wars and disputes. If a country wants to be in an invincible position, it must work hard and not be complacent. This article is written under this background.
"The people are precious, the country is second, and the monarch is light." It means the people first, the country second, and the monarch last. Mencius believed that the monarch should take care of the people first, and politicians should protect the rights of the people. Mencius agreed that the monarch has no way and the people have the right to overthrow the regime. For this reason, Hanshu and Yiwenzhi only regard Mencius as a sub-book, without giving it its due status.
In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of Houshu, Meng Changjun, the master of Houshu, ordered people to carve stones in eleven classics such as Mencius, which may be the beginning of Mencius' being included in the classics. By the time of filial piety in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu called Mencius, the Analects of Confucius, the University and the Doctrine of the Mean as the "Four Books" and became one of the "Thirteen Classics", and Mencius' position was pushed to the peak. Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was dissatisfied with Mencius' people-oriented thought and ordered people to abridge the relevant contents in Mencius.
Mencius believes that heaven will make such a great task for such a person. First of all, he must make his heart ache, his bones and muscles tired, and even turn what he has done upside down, which is always unsatisfactory. Through all kinds of bad luck, we can temper his will, make his character firm and increase his talent.
I think what Mencius said is very reasonable. Without such a painful experience, he would not be able to adapt to the difficult environment and would be at a loss in the face of difficulties. He only blames God and others. How can such a person shoulder the heavy responsibility? Look at the path taken by those successful people. Who hasn't gone through a difficult journey? Therefore, it is the right choice to give up fantasy, accept the test of life and strive to do every little thing best.
Each of us has encountered difficulties and setbacks. Sometimes we bite our teeth, sometimes we watch others walk by, but without exception, people who walk by are better than those who have no past. Tempering is both a setback and an opportunity.