Author:
Zhu Bailu
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Get up at dawn, sweep the courtyard, and be neat inside and outside.
When you are unconscious, you will rest. If you close the door, you will behave well.
It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal; It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources.
It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to dig a well when you are thirsty.
Self-help must be frugal, and banquets must not be delayed.
The utensils are clean and tidy, and the tile is better than gold; The diet is good, and vegetables are more than delicious food. (A: Garden vegetables are better than delicacies)
Don't run fancy houses, don't seek fertile land, be prostitutes and thieves; Beautiful girls and concubines are not the blessings of the boudoir. Don't be handsome for a servant, and don't make up for wives.
Although the ancestors are far away, the sacrifice must be sincere; Although children and grandchildren are stupid, they must read classics.
The life cycle is simple, and the godson should have an upright side.
Don't covet unexpected wealth and drink too much.
Trade with your shoulders, don't take advantage; When you see poor neighbors, you must be warm-hearted.
Mean marriage will not last long; Lun Chang is a good boy and will die soon.
Brothers and uncles need to be more generous; Young and old, both inside and outside, should be strict with themselves.
Listen to this woman, dear. Is she a husband? If you value wealth and ignore your parents, you can't be the son of human beings.
Marry a woman, choose a good husband, and do not seek re-employment; It's not too thick to marry a daughter-in-law and beg a lady.
It is most shameful to see wealth and flattery; Being arrogant when you are poor is nothing more than meanness.
If you quit fighting at home, the lawsuit will be fierce; Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.
Don't rely on power to bully widows; Don't be greedy and kill birds.
If you are eccentric, you will regret many mistakes; Laziness and self-indulgence are hard.
If you are naughty, you will be bored for a long time; Qu Zhi is old, but if you are in a hurry, you can rely on each other.
Listen to the speech lightly, be aware of unreasonable complaints, and think twice patiently;
If you argue about something, you must think calmly.
Don't forget to give help, but don't forget to accept it.
Leave room for everything and be proud of it.
People are happy, not jealous; People should not be happy when they are in trouble.
Being a good person and wanting to be seen by others is not really good; Fear of being known is a great sin.
Seeing the color, I reported my wife and daughter; Hide resentment with arrows in the back, delaying future generations.
Family harmony, although embarrassing, is also full of joy;
The Chinese class ended in the morning, but there was nothing left. I was complacent.
Reading is aimed at sages, not disciples; If you are an official, you will keep your country.
Keep your life safe and listen to the sky in time; If you do this, you will be very close.
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Good heart and good life, rich and old. Life is not smooth, and happiness becomes an ominous sign.
A good heart and a bad life turn disasters into blessings. If you have a bad heart and a bad life, you will be miserable and poor.
The heart can keep life, and the most important thing is kindness. Life is made by the heart, and good or bad luck is only called by people.
If you believe in your life and don't cultivate your heart, yin and yang may be empty and positive. Heaven and earth protect themselves when you obey the orders of your mind.
Translation:
Get up at dawn every morning, sprinkle water on the ground inside and outside the court before sweeping the floor to make it clean and tidy; At dusk, you should have a rest and check for yourself whether the door is locked.
For a porridge and a meal, it is hard to think about it; For half-silk or half-thread clothes, we should always remember that it is very difficult to produce these materials.
Everything should be prepared first, like building a house before it rains, instead of "cramming for the Buddha's feet", like digging a well when you are thirsty.
You must be frugal in your life and don't be extravagant in entertaining guests. (Original translation: "Be generous to guests, don't hide homesickness." Extremely inappropriate.
The tableware is simple and clean. Although it is pottery made of clay, it is better than jade. The food is both economical and exquisite. Although it is a vegetable grown in the garden, it is better than delicacies.
Don't build gorgeous houses, don't covet fertile land.
Immoral women in society are the media of prostitution and theft; Beautiful handmaids and charming concubines are not family happiness.
Babies and slaves should not hire handsome and beautiful people, and wives and concubines should not have gorgeous decorations.
Although our ancestors left us for a long time, they should still offer sacrifices devoutly; Even if children and grandchildren know nothing about the world, they should not neglect education.
I scrimp and save and educate my children and grandchildren in the right way.
Don't be greedy for money that doesn't belong to you, and don't drink too much.
Don't take advantage of shoplifters who do small business. When you see poor relatives or neighbors, you should care about them and give them money or other assistance.
Those who get rich by being mean to others will never enjoy it for long. Those who violate morality will soon be eliminated.
Brothers and uncles should help each other, and the rich should help the poor; A family should have strict rules, and the words of the elders should be solemn to the younger generation.
Listening to women provoke and hurt the feelings of flesh and blood, where is it worthy to be a man? It is not reasonable for children to value money and treat their parents badly.
Marry a daughter, choose a good husband for her, and don't want expensive dowry; Marrying a daughter-in-law must require a virtuous woman, not a generous dowry.
It is the most shameful to curry favor with the rich, but it is despicable to be proud when you meet the poor.
Living at home, no lawsuits. Once a lawsuit is fought, no matter whether you win or lose, the result is unlucky. Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.
Living at home, no lawsuits. Once a lawsuit is fought, no matter whether you win or lose, the result is unlucky. Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.
People who are eccentric and self-righteous will always regret doing something wrong; Decadent and lazy, addicted to ignorance, it is difficult to get married.
Teenagers who are not close will suffer for a long time; Respectfully and modestly associate with people who are experienced and good at doing things, and you can get his guidance or help when you encounter difficulties.
Others gossip, don't believe it, think twice. Because how do we know he's not here to speak ill of people? If you argue about something, you should reflect on yourself calmly, because how do you know it's not my fault?
Don't take your kindness to others to heart, but always take your kindness to others to heart.
No matter what you do, you should leave room; If you are satisfied, you should be satisfied, and you should not go any further.
Don't be jealous when others have festive events; Don't gloat when others are in trouble.
If you do a good thing and want others to see it, then you are not really a good person. If you do something bad and you are afraid that others will know, then you are really wicked.
It is evil to see beautiful women, and the retribution will be on his wife and children in the future; Those who secretly hurt others with resentment will leave a curse on their children and grandchildren.
My family lived in peace. Although I was short of food and clothing, I felt happy. Pay taxes as soon as possible, and enjoy it even if there is nothing left in your pocket.
The purpose of reading sage books is to learn the behavior of sages, not just for imperial examinations and; An official should have the idea of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism. How can you consider the enjoyment of yourself and your family?
We do our duty, work hard and live. God has his own arrangements.
If you can do this, it is almost in line with the truth of sages.
Extended data:
Zhu Bailu is a philosopher, who advocates that knowledge and action go hand in hand, and that words and deeds are consistent. He is both an advocate and a practitioner of Zhu Xi's family precepts. After the demise of the Ming Dynasty, he and his family lived in seclusion in the mountains and lived a poor and harmonious life, which was a beautiful talk at that time.
Centuries have passed. Rereading Zhu Xi's family instructions today, I still feel that this article summarized by predecessors hundreds of years ago is really insightful.
It is true that Zhu Bailu lived in a feudal society, and Zhuzi's family precepts advocated feudal ethics. However, getting rid of its feudal dross and taking its essence, some of them are still of practical significance.
For example, Zhu Zi's Family Instructions advocates paying attention to frugality in daily life and thinking about drinking water and thinking about the source. "It is not easy to think of a porridge and a meal; These two sentences are similar to the famous sentence of Li Shen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, "When weeding is noon, rice drops into the ground, but every grain is hard", which has become a well-known motto and educated many future generations.
At present, all parts of our country are practicing economy. At this time, isn't it very beneficial to revisit the old saying that "a porridge and a meal are hard to come by"?
Correctly managing the family is a problem that we should pay attention to at present. Family is the cell of society. Sound cells and social stability and progress have the most important guarantee.
The ancients in China always compared governing the country to managing the country, and attached great importance to managing the country, which is very reasonable. In today's society of our country, not only is it prosperous, but also various bad phenomena occur from time to time. It is not a trivial matter to strictly manage the family.
As a citizen, he should love his motherland, people and his home. These three are completely consistent and complement each other. We should abide by the law and discipline for the country and abide by civic morality for the society.
Within the family, we should also stress morality, civilization, harmony between husband and wife, correctly educate children, and make the family a beautiful bed of roses. However, some people pay little attention to this matter now.
Some people are busy outside all day and put "housework" aside. Some just spoil their children blindly and have no basic moral education. Some people even indulge their wives and children to do bad things.
In recent years, some officials have embarked on the road of crime. One of the reasons is often "backyard fire". Wife and children either carry their husbands behind their backs or collude with each other to engage in illegal activities, and finally fall into the law, causing losses to national interests and destroying a family. This is a tragedy that should not have happened.
A family is a small society, where there are both warmth and contradictions, and the sludge and turbid water outside may infiltrate at any time. How to manage the family well?
The ancients said: "How to rule the family? I will do my best. " This means that every family member should be responsible for the family, abide by moral standards, love and help each other, and the whole family is United. Only in this way can the whole family be harmonious and beautiful and become a strong fortress against corruption.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhuzi Family Instructions
People's Daily —— The Establishment of People's Daily —— From Zhu Xi's Family Instructions