Dignity is independence, dignity is fearless. It is not dignified to ask for everything, to flatter and beg for food; Be swayed by considerations of gain and loss, want to eat east and stay west, want to gain both fame and fortune, and not dignified. Therefore, Jiezhi pushed away from Jin Wengong, without asking for a reward, and ate cold food every year, which made people sigh; Therefore, Yan Ziling is proud of Han Guangwu, a fishhook, a cool breeze and a bright moon, enjoying Fuchun River exclusively. The ancients said, "Life is better than death." Because jade is still a beautiful jade, tiles are black tiles after all.
Dignity is giving up, dignity is sacrifice. If you want to maintain your dignity, you must give up your reputation and power, and even sacrifice your life. Therefore, Tao Yuanming does not bow down for five buckets of rice, but hums "go and come back"; Therefore, Xia didn't put his head first and sang "There will be others coming". On the contrary, giving up dignity may gain something, but it is bound to lose something. Therefore, after the Qing Dynasty, Hong Chengchou had a high official and a generous salary, and he also had the irony that "your kindness is as deep as the sea, and the minister's festival is more important than the mountain"; Therefore, after Zhigao Pu rebelled, he had a temporary existence and was reviled by tens of millions of people pointing at his spine for decades.
Dignity must be maintained and lost by itself. Nothing external can change it. People can't gain dignity by worshipping the Prime Minister and having dinner with Zhong Ming. During the Five Dynasties, Feng Dao lived in many countries and princes and always held high positions. He calls himself "Changle Lao", but he is called the most shameless. People can't be deprived of their dignity under the pressure of powerful authority and the temptation of inducements. Mencius' famous saying "wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent", and Wen Tianxiang's poem "No one has died since ancient times, and Liu Xiahui's deeds can be testified by thousands of years of historical fog.
Temporary dignity must give way to long-term dignity. What is the dignity of an ordinary woman who pursues a momentary pleasure and takes off her hat to grab the land? It's like making trouble with a rascal, swearing in the street and lowering personal dignity by several degrees. Wu Zixu begged and played the flute in Wu, and Han Xingan was humiliated by his stride. He was extremely embarrassed at that time, but once he succeeded, he was full of dignity. To achieve unparalleled achievements, you must have unparalleled talents, and more importantly, you must have an extraordinary number.
The dignity of the individual must be subordinated to the dignity of the country. In history, Wu Sangui "rushed to the crown and became a beauty", and privately let the Qing soldiers enter the customs. It seems to have saved face, but it ended up as a traitor for generations, with no dignity. In "Red Rock", Hua pretends to be crazy and sells stupidity for many years, lying on feces, seemingly devoid of dignity, but in fact it is patriotic enthusiasm, and its dignity can be described as great.
High above, deep in my heart, there is always a voice: "Only in this way can people live with dignity!" "