1, source
It comes from China's collection of essays "The Analects of Confucius for Politics" in the Spring and Autumn Period.
2. Original text
Five tenths, determined to learn, standing at thirty, not confused at forty, knowing destiny at fifty, listening at sixty, and not overstepping the mark at seventy.
Step 3 explain
When I was fifteen, I became interested in learning. At the age of 30, I understood books, reason and things with ease. At the age of forty, I believed in my words and deeds. At the age of fifty, I understood the natural law of world development. At the age of sixty, I have been able to understand and treat everything I hear calmly. At the age of seventy, I can operate freely from my heart to my body without going beyond the proper rules.
Extended data:
1, creative background
In this chapter, Confucius tells the story of his learning and cultivation. This process is a process of gradually improving the ideological realm with the growth of age.
Step 2 enjoy
Fifteen to forty years old is the stage of learning and understanding; Fifty or sixty years old is the stage of peace of mind and stability, that is, the stage of being unaffected by the environment; Seventy-year-old is the stage of integration of subject consciousness and life rules. At this stage, moral cultivation has reached the highest level.
There are reasonable factors in Confucius' moral cultivation. First, he saw that people's moral cultivation can not be completed overnight, nor can it be completed overnight. It takes a long time to study and exercise, and there should be a gradual process. Second, the highest state of morality is the unity of thought, words and deeds, and consciously abide by moral norms, not reluctantly. These two points apply to anyone.
3. Introduction to the author
Confucius (September 28th, 5565438 BC +0, that is, from August 27th of the lunar calendar to April 479 BC 1 1 that is, February of the lunar calendar1/day), a famous hill, a native of Han nationality, was born in the State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period (now Nanxin Town, Qufu City, Shandong Province) His ancestor was Song State (now Henan Province). Thinker, educator, politician and founder of Confucianism in the late Spring and Autumn Period.
Refer to the above information? Baidu encyclopedia-the Analects of Confucius governing the country