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This sentence comes from a dialogue in the Analects of Confucius, an ancient Confucian classic in China.
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Confucius said, "The knower is not confused, the benevolent is not worried, and the brave is not afraid."
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Confucius said, "The wise will not be confused, the wise will not be sad, and the brave will not be afraid."
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The meaning of this sentence is that the true knower, the benevolent and the brave do not simply depend on the quality of intelligence, morality or courage itself, but on the inner mentality and attitude. Their mentality and attitude will not change because of the influence of the external environment. They already have an inherent tenacity and stability. This also inspires us to have a correct attitude and attitude in our daily life to cope with different challenges and difficulties, so as to achieve better growth and progress.
Creation background
Zi Han, a disciple of Confucius, asked the question of moral cultivation. Confucius said, "The knower is not confused, the benevolent is not worried, and the brave is not afraid." Here, "the knower is not confused", "the benevolent is not worried" and "the brave is not afraid" is Confucius' summary of Confucian moral cultivation.
Confucius' educational thought is mainly to train students to become gentlemen with moral qualities such as benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom through words and deeds. In The Analects of Confucius, Confucius often discussed moral cultivation through dialogue, which played a great role in the systematic development of Confucianism.
During the period of Confucius, China was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with social unrest, frequent wars in various countries and social moral corruption. Confucius, adhering to the thoughts and traditional culture of pre-Qin philosophers, tried to revive social morality, cultivate talents and bring the country and people back to the track of morality and civilization through his own educational thoughts and words and deeds.
Therefore, the background of the famous saying "The Analects of Confucius Zi Han" is that Confucius hopes to cultivate a wise, benevolent and courageous gentleman through Confucian educational thought, so as to rebuild China's morality and culture.
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Knower: A wise person is usually one who has a deep understanding of the inner essence or laws.
Not confused: not confused, not confused, refers to inner stability, clarity and clarity.
Benevolent: A kind-hearted person usually refers to a person who is sympathetic, compassionate, caring and kind.
Worry-free: worry-free, worry-free personal interests, worry-free foreign things.
Courage: A brave person refers to a person who can act decisively in the face of difficulties and dangers.
Not afraid: not afraid, not shrinking because of fear, bravely facing difficulties and challenges.
Enlightenment of life
This sentence means that we want to be intelligent, kind and brave people with all-round development. Wisdom is a clear understanding of the nature and laws of things, so that we are not confused by things; Benevolent people are people with good qualities such as compassion, compassion and love, so that we don't worry about our personal interests; Courage is the ability to act decisively in the face of difficulties and dangers, so that we will not shrink back in the face of fear. Only in this way can we become a real gentleman and achieve better development and success in life and work. At the same time, we also need to pay attention to cultivating these three qualities in our daily life and improve our self-cultivation and quality in order to better face various challenges and pressures.