Excerpted from Zhou Xingsi's Thousand-Character Works in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the original excerpt:
The father is the king, strict and respectful. Filial piety should be exhausted and loyalty should be exhausted.
I am deeply involved in my work, and I long for warmth. Like Lansing, like pine trees.
The stream is endless and the depth is clear. Rong Zhi thoughtful, stable words.
Honesty begins and prudence ends. Honor is built on nothingness.
Translation:
Be serious and respectful when you are in charge of the monarch. You should do your best to be filial to your parents, and you should sacrifice your life to be loyal to the monarch.
Be as cautious as walking on thin ice; Get up early and go to bed late. Waiting on parents makes them feel warm in winter and cool in summer. Let your virtue be as fragrant as bluegrass and as lush as pine and cypress.
It can also be extended to future generations, like a flowing river; Affect the world, like a pool of clear blue. Appearance and behavior should be calm and serene, words should be steady and appear calm and calm.
It is good to cultivate one's self-cultivation and pay attention to the beginning, but it is more important to do it seriously and have a good result. This is the foundation of lifelong honor. With this foundation, there is no end to development.
Extended data
Creative background:
In the Southern Dynasties, in order to teach the king calligraphy, Yin was asked to develop a thousand variants from Wang Xizhi's works, each with a piece of paper, and then these disordered rubbings were given to him to be compiled into poems with content, that is, "thousands of words".
Influence of later generations:
Qian Wen Zi is an early textbook of China, covering astronomy, geography, nature, society and history. It is the best reading material for enlightening children, and it is also a vivid and excellent encyclopedia. The spread of Qian 1400 years shows that it is not only a widely circulated children's book, but also an integral part of China's traditional culture.
About the author:
Zhou Xingsi (469-537) was born in Chenjun Township (now shenqiu county, Henan Province). Gu Jie lived in Jiangnan (now Dangtu, Anhui). Ministers and historians of the Southern Dynasties. Knowledgeable and good at writing.
Liang Wudi ascended the throne and became the assistant minister of the kingdom. Every time the emperor gave an order, he wrote it successfully, such as bronze inscriptions, a church group, eight flavors, and Wang Xizhi's book. Every time you play, you say yes, and the official gives it strength. He wrote more than 100 volumes of emperor's memoirs, emperor's virtue records, residence notes, official ceremonies, etc. , and wrote ten volumes of anthology. This thousand-character text has been handed down through the ages. Liang Wudi Datong died on July 15 three years ago. The records of Liang Shu and the Tang Dynasty are handed down all over the world.
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