Source: "Night Talk Around the Fireplace" by Wang Yongbin of the Qing Dynasty.
Interpretation: My body does not suffer from the pain of hunger and cold. This is because God has not treated me badly. If my knowledge does not increase or progress, how can I face God?
Introduction:
It is difficult to say clearly whether traditional Chinese literati are happy and transcendent, or painful and depressed. Even when the literati lived a comfortable life and were successful in their careers, they always had a sense of urgency in their hearts to pray for the world and the people. However, when they encountered unexpected events and lost their fortunes, they could always maintain a calm attitude without any regrets.
This is the foundation of Chinese traditional culture. Because of its broadness, the minds of Chinese literati who are nourished by it are also broad and broad, and their spiritual world is even more colorful.
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Other famous quotes:
1. Being very impatient is a serious disease; blindly learning to suffer is a good way to deal with things.
Vernacular: Being frivolous and intolerant of trouble are a person's biggest shortcomings; always having an attitude of suffering is the best way to deal with things.
Enlightenment: Being intolerant of trouble reflects the impetuosity of the mind, which is shallow; being able to endure trouble and work steadily is cultivation. People are willing to suffer small losses, but they will not suffer big losses in the end, because big losses are accumulated by not taking small losses.
2. If you want to benefit yourself, you will harm yourself; if you are willing to serve others, you will eventually succeed.
Vernacular: If you want to benefit yourself, you often end up harming yourself. If you can be inferior to others without complaining, you will one day be able to be superior to others.
Enlightenment: Always wanting to benefit yourself is selfish. Selfish people are never popular, and the road will become narrower and narrower. To be willing to be subordinate to others is to have patience and know how to wait for the opportunity. This is an essential quality for those who achieve great things.
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