Being stingy is being stingy. Being a good person means taking good advice from others. Running like running water, from high to low, fast and natural. The main idea of these two sentences is to correct mistakes without hesitation, and to listen to good words is as fast and natural as water flowing downwards.
"generosity to change evil and be good" was first seen in Shangshu, and "being good" came from Zuo Zhuan. Su Shi combined these two ancient laws into one, and said in the Book of Gods: "Forgiveness is better than repentance, and good advice is good. The forbearance of Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang is unparalleled since the Qin and Han Dynasties. " It can be seen that he mentioned it as a kind of high moral cultivation.
It's really hard to repent, be generous, be kind and flow. These two sentences are still of positive significance to today's ideological education and can be used for reference by rulers. "Good advice" has now become an idiom to describe the ability to accept others' good advice quickly.
A brief introduction to the author of "I regret not having followed good advice"
Su Shi (103765438+1October 8th-165438+August 24th), a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan), was called Su Dongpo, Su Xian and Poxian. Northern Song Dynasty writer, calligrapher, gourmet, painter, historical water conservancy celebrity, son of Su Xun. Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and made great achievements in poetry, ci, writing, calligraphy and painting.
Poetry has a wide range of themes, fresh and healthy, uses exaggerated metaphors and has a unique style. Also known as "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. Ci is an uninhibited school, and Xin Qiji is the representative of the uninhibited school, also known as "Su Xin"; His prose is bold and unconstrained, and he is called "Ou Su" with Ouyang Xiu, and "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties" with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong. He is good at calligraphy and is called "Song Sijia" with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang. He is good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange stones and dead wood.
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