The whole sentence: gentlemen are born different, and good and evil are also in things.
It means: a gentleman is born just like ordinary people, but he is good at using foreign things. Warn people to be good at using the existing conditions around them to strive for the greatest success.
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Think all day long, it is better to learn it in a moment; I've tasted it and I'm looking forward to it. Let's go hiking. Climb a trick, the arm does not lengthen, but the person you see is far away; Call with the wind, the sound does not add disease, but the listener is obvious. Those who cheat horses are not good enough, but cause thousands of miles; People who make fake boats can't live in water, let alone in rivers. A gentleman's life is the same, and he is good at false things.
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I used to think about it all day, but I didn't learn much in an instant. I once stood on tiptoe and looked far away, but it was better to climb high and look far. Climb high and wave, the arm is not longer than before, but others can see it in the distance; Calling with the wind, the voice didn't get louder, but the listener heard it clearly. People who use horses and chariots can walk Wan Li Road if they don't walk fast, and people who use boats and boats can swim across the Yangtze River and the Yellow River if they are not good at swimming. A gentleman's qualifications and disposition are no different from those of ordinary people, but he is good at using foreign things.
2. The famous sentence "Things are good and false" explains that "gentlemen are born different, things are good and false", and Xunzi's whole sentence of "advising learning" is a judgment sentence. "Fake in things" means that the object-object structure is postpositioned, that is, "fake in things" and "borrowing foreign things".
Yu: Introduce the objects related to the action, indicating who the action is addressed to. The subject-object structure of "Yu" is located after the verb or predicate as a complement. It can be translated as "Xiang". "Good" means being good at "good".
3. The story about the good and evil of things Xunzi once said earnestly in the Textual Research: "Climbing high to recruit talents, the arms are not lengthened, and those who see them are far away; Calling with the wind, the sound does not add disease, and the listener is clear; Those who cheat horses are not good enough, but cause thousands of miles; A man who pretends to be a boat can't swim, but he can't swim. The life of a gentleman is different, and goodness is illusory. "
Xunzi deserves to be a great master. He talked about the essence of life. Turning to classics, there are more people who are good at faking than borrowing in history. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, said: "In the process of planning, I am not as good as an ovary, winning a thousand miles;" I am not as good as Xiao He, because I am a town, a people, a salary, and an endless route for providing foodstuff. I am not as good as Han Xin. "
It seems that a person's success lies not in his ability, but in whether he can assess the situation in the complicated current affairs, be good at being insincere about things, and be calm.
In fact, each of us has our own strengths. It is very important to develop strengths and avoid weaknesses, how to use resources, how to adapt yourself to the surrounding environment, and how to maximize your advantages.
Being good at doing things is not only a magic weapon for success, but also a fundamental guarantee for the development of everything! ! !
In real life, whether in shopping malls or battlefields, things that are good at counterfeiting can sometimes play an important role. Archimedes said, "Give me a fulcrum and I can move the whole earth." . Make good use of all available resources (within the scope permitted by law, of course) and you will succeed! !
4. The Story of Goodness in The Story of the Stone In ancient China, there was an allusion of "stealing light from the wall", which told the story of Kuang Heng in the Han Dynasty.
When Kuang Heng was young, his family was poor, but he was diligent and studious. In order to make a living, he has to work during the day and have time to study at night, but he can't afford candles. The rich neighbor refused to "take care of", so he cut a small hole in the wall so that the neighbor's light could come through and Kuang Heng could study.
Although this allusion is about a person's efforts in a difficult situation, it also gives us an important enlightenment and thinking tendency from another angle, that is, to solve problems, get out of difficulties and seek rapid development and progress. Xunzi pointed out in "Encouraging Learning": "I think all day long, so I might as well learn what I have learned later, and expect something after I have tasted it, so I might as well go up and learn by myself.
Climb a trick, the arm does not lengthen, but the person you see is far away; Call with the wind, the sound does not add disease, but the listener is obvious. Those who cheat horses are not good enough, but cause thousands of miles; A man who pretends to be a boat can't swim, but he can't swim.
Gentleman's nature is the same, and goodness is empty of things. "Good is false to things" is a positive and decisive thought, and it is also a profound and inclusive ideological category.
It includes not only the use of tools, but also the help and utilization of talents, resources and environment. Xunzi's words have shown that this kind of "helping and using it" can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Marx said that "being able to use tools is the essential difference between human beings and animals", and using tools is a form of "being good at doing things". There is an old saying in China: "If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first."
That's one thing. At the same time, Xunzi also pointed out that "the gentleman's nature is the same, and the goodness lies in personal leave."
That is, it highlights the importance of talents. "Good at faking" can get twice the result with half the effort. Only "gentlemen" and only talents can be "good at counterfeiting"-good at discovering, utilizing and managing.
Nobel laureate in economics Theodore? W? Schultz pointed out: among the factors affecting economic development, human factor is the most critical, and economic development mainly depends on the improvement of people's quality, not the richness of natural resources or the amount of capital. Nowadays, talents are the "first resource", because talents are good at making fakes, which can get twice the result with half the effort, and can also be exaggerated to turn decay into magic.
Although resource advantages are favorable conditions, they are not sufficient conditions for economic development and prosperity. We know that there are many developed countries that do not have resource advantages, but also have poor places with resource advantages.
"Zhuangzi" once told such a fable: A family in the Song Dynasty had an ancestral secret recipe. When applied to hands in winter, it will not cause chilblain and chapped skin. This family has lived on this secret recipe for generations.
Someone passed by here, heard that this family had this secret recipe, and offered to buy their secret recipe with 100 gold. After the guests bought it, they went to the south to lobby the king of Wu.
Wuyue is located on the coast, and its territory is mainly guarded by the navy. He successfully lobbied the king of Wu, became the commander-in-chief of the navy of Wu, and trained for Wu.
In winter, there is a naval battle between wuyue and China. The sailors of Wu used his medicine to prevent cold and frostbite. As a result, they defeated Yue, who made great contributions and was ceded territory to seal Hou. The same thing, different usage, the effect will be very different, the difference is not in the thing itself, the fundamental reason is "good is not false in it."
"Goodness is false to things" can be created out of nothing, from "far" to "near" and from "small" to "great". "Stones from other mountains can attack jade."
The concept of "being good at faking" is very beneficial to our operation and development in the market. Under the condition of market economy, it is an effective way to achieve goals and pursuits.
Without "being good at fake things", economy, culture and tourism may not develop. The issuance of stocks and bonds can be said to be a typical performance of "being good at counterfeiting" in the economic field.
Originally, Shenzhen did not have any advantages in tourism resources, but it was "good at making fakes" and "making things out of nothing", which epitomized the scenic spots all over the country and skillfully "borrowed" them to build the "splendid china Garden", attracting a large number of tourists. I can't remember whether Zhu Guangqian or Mr Zong Baihua ever talked about "borrowing scenery" in his aesthetic works. A garden is beautiful, self-contained, with lakes and mountains outside, but separated from the outside by a wall.
The designer built a rockery in the corner and a small pavilion. In this way, visitors can have a panoramic view of the lakes and mountains outside without leaving the park.
Borrowing the scenery that does not belong to the park, taking it out and integrating it into one, also makes tourists open their eyes. I think, if we can be more "good at making fakes" in our development, maybe we can see a wider world.