The original sentence: "or:' What if good for evil?' Confucius said, "How can I repay you? "Repay evil with evil, repay evil with evil" —— Constitutional issues of the Analects of Confucius
Unexpectedly, Confucius' "good for evil" sentence was followed by another paragraph. What is that? Confucius said, "How to repay evil with good? Complain straight and repay kindness with kindness! " After reading it, I suddenly realized that we were all fooled by some Confucius fans who took it out of context!
What was the real situation at that time? One of Confucius' disciples asked him, "Master, I won't fight if someone hits me. Instead, I will treat him better, humiliate him to death with my morality and upbringing, and make him repent, okay? " Confucius said, "How to repay good for evil? When others are kind to you, you need to repay others with kindness; But since someone hit you, you should' sue directly' and pick up a brick and beat him up! "
2. People can make it, not make it known.
Original sentence:. "Confucius said: Prosperity lies in poetry, propriety lies in ceremony, and success lies in joy. Confucius said, "People can let it go, but they can't make it known." -The Analects of Confucius? Bo Qin
As we know, articles in the Spring and Autumn Period have no punctuation marks. If future generations want to study the article at that time, they have to go through a process of "sentence breaking", that is, punctuate and pause at appropriate places in the sentence according to the context, so as to get a sentence with smooth and coherent meaning. By the way, why are Confucius' articles quoted so much by later generations? This is of course due to the fame of Confucius himself. Secondly, it is because his quotations cover a wide range, including almost all aspects of social life. In this way, later generations, no matter who they are or what their purpose is, can quote relevant parts out of context from Confucius' words, and then make their own personal understanding and sentences to prove their views. For example, from the last article, we, Mr. Kong, have been discussing the education of these three things. How did it suddenly become an admonition to teach imperial politics? It turns out that this is another reason why later generations deliberately used an inappropriate "sentence break" in the sentence out of context with ulterior motives, making this sentence ambiguous. Combined with the context of the context, we can easily get the correct clause method of this sentence: "Confucius said: based on poetry, ceremony and music." People can, let it be, can't, let it be "Confucius' whole sentence means that poetry, ceremony and music are the basis of educating people, so we must grasp them well. If people master poetry, etiquette and music, then let them play freely. If people can't play with these things, we must educate them and let them know and understand them. "You see, this is the original intention of the great educator, Mr. Kong Lao, who doesn't teach or have classes. A good word, by those bastards with ulterior motives, became an ignorant skill of Confucius to deceive the people and prevent them from knowing books and seeking knowledge. I really don't know what those idiots who misinterpret this statement think. If you want to say that this P word is said by Confucius, an educator, who will believe it? Have you ever lied to others and thought you were an idiot?
3, non-toxic, no husband
A small amount is not a gentleman, but a extravagant husband. ————— A few folk proverbs
A small amount is not a gentleman, let alone a husband. This sentence is definitely one of the funniest examples among many rumors in China. Even junior high school students who have just completed nine-year compulsory education can easily see the shortcomings. First of all, it is not a husband, which is very different from the values advocated by the ancients as we know. Men with courage, naturally, refer to those men who are open-minded and broad-minded, and will be cruel and hurt people behind their backs.
It turns out that this proverb from the folk should be "a small amount is not a gentleman, and a large amount is not a husband." This is a good sentence, which makes full use of duality. It shows a masculine and powerful spirit, and the image of an open-minded man is vividly on the paper. It's a pity that this word, which was passed down from mouth to mouth by the working people, changed its flavor when it reached the mouth of the so-called "gentleman" who studied hard in the court. Why? This should start with the habits of ancient literati. In this couplet proverb, "degree" is a weak word, which seems lonely and awkward, and it is easy to pronounce it as "poison" in a flat voice. Those literati who have a high demand for temperament and beauty, when they are full and have nothing to do, will give full play to their expertise and make their own decisions, and change this sentence to "no poison, no husband", so this sentence has finally become. Become another victim of pedantic literati's works, "less quantity is not a gentleman, more quantity is not a husband." In the original words, a gentleman is the quatrain of and while one man guards it and and while one man guards it, but after thousands of years of misinformation, it has become the mantra of "no poison, no husband".
4, it is difficult to raise a woman.
Original sentence: it is difficult to raise a woman, but if she is near, she will have no grandchildren, and if she is far away, she will have grievances. -The Analects of Confucius? Yang Huo "
Under what circumstances did Confucius say that "only women are difficult to raise"? Who is this for? In historical records? Confucius' family mentioned Confucius' previous trip to the country. Confucius "lived in Yue Wei, Gong Ling and his wife were in the same car, and the official Yongqu participated in it, which made Confucius take a second ride and parade through the city." Confucius said,' I don't see good virtue as lewd.' So ugly, to defend. "Let me roughly translate this passage. At the invitation of Wei Wang, Mr. Kong, a model of contemporary national education, came to Wei to visit and study. However, during this period, Mr. Kong suddenly found himself cheated. People just show off his identity and raise themselves. They didn't really support him to educate wei ren, especially his wife. In order to raise her expectations, she publicly showed off and belittled Confucius. Mr. Kong is so depressed, you. Which is more important to you, your wife or me? After eating dry vinegar, no one paid attention to him. Confucius was angry and said, "I have never seen such a good virtue as lewdness!" " Throw it here. I didn't leave you here, but I have my own place! Go, go, go. "I packed my bags and left the country. My mood calmed down after I left. Thinking of the bad things of the Weiguo couple, I was arrogant and confused, and I was filled with emotion: "Only women are hard to raise! If you are near, you are not a grandson. If you are far away, you will complain. "
My life is limited, but so is my knowledge.
My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. With the limit, it's almost over ———————— "Zhuangzi? Health advocate
My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. Where do we see this sentence the most? One is the library, and the other is the back wall of primary schools all over the country. According to people's general understanding now, this sentence is really the only epigram for learning inspirational lessons. Life is limited and knowledge is limited. What a lofty goal! This is more imposing than Kong Old Master Q's "learning while learning". Throughout the ages, I don't know how many students have been inspired by this sentence to steal the news and dance. How can you live up to his old man's house without studying hard?
But when the truth comes out, it often makes people laugh and cry. Zhuangzi's words actually said, "My life is limited and my knowledge is limited. With the limit, it is almost the same. " My life in Zhuangzi is limited, but the knowledge I face is infinite. If I want to pursue an endless destination with my limited life, do you think I am an SB? This will kill you ~ ~ Zhuangzi is a free and easy person who advocates letting nature take its course, purity and inaction. He thinks that people just have a meal and are full. There is no need to pursue luxury. Just get dressed, don't freeze. There is really no need to climb with anyone. Similarly, the same is true of learning, just learn enough, apply what you have learned, and apply what you have learned. You can use all the knowledge in this world by yourself. Since you can't use it, why do you always have to learn, and you have been learning all your life? You spend all your time studying, how can you have time to use what you have learned? Isn't this just like people who eat to show off and dress to keep up with the joneses, completely putting the cart before the horse? So his old man's house reminded the nerds caught in this strange circle in the book "Master of Health". Studying so hard and blindly is bad for your health and will kill you ~ ~
6. Care for each other
Original sentence: Jianghu is better than forgetting each other —————— "Zhuangzi? Chess master
Speaking of this sentence, there are actually many. I think everyone has heard a popular word now, right? Jianghu, where did this "Jianghu" come from? Many people think that it was originally a sentence in Gu Long's novel, "People can't help themselves in Jianghu", but it is not. The earliest source of the word Jianghu is in Zhuangzi's sentence of "caring for each other". In The Master, Zhuangzi told us such a short story: "At the end of spring, it is better to forget each other when the fish are on land." He said that one day, when the spring dried up, two small fish were trapped in a small puddle. In order to survive, they spit bubbles from each other's mouths, moisten each other's bodies with their own water, support each other and depend on each other. However, instead of supporting each other on the brink of death, it is better for everyone to find a waterway and return to the vast rivers, lakes and seas happily, to their respective worlds, to forget each other and to be free.
What a beautiful scene, although not the most ideal state of love. Even if the old lady in the neighborhood Committee has no education, this sentence will definitely be said. In the age when our parents got married through organization, this sentence supported many couples with different personalities, but they didn't have much emotional foundation. What a good example, but I didn't think about it in those years. I just didn't know it in those years. Since we want to support each other, why not just be free and easy?
Just a sigh. We never thought that apart from a word, we could forget each other in the Jianghu.
7. The heavens and the earth are ruthless, and everything is straw dogs.
Original sentence: Heaven and earth are heartless, taking all things as grass dogs, saints are heartless, and people are grass dogs-Tao Te Ching
The general understanding is that "heaven and earth are cruel and heartless, treating everything as a humble pig and dog, no different from those so-called saints who are above them." They also regard our people as something inferior to pigs and dogs! " In fact, it is not literally understood from the light that heaven and earth are cruel, everything in the world is regarded as a pig and dog, saints are ruthless, and people are regarded as pigs and dogs. It's not what you think. The so-called high-ranking rulers look down on the people. In fact, the real meaning of this sentence is that heaven and earth are indifferent and treat equally, and saints are indifferent and treat equally. The original intention of this sentence you admire is not the oppression and discrimination you need at all. On the contrary, it is a fair truth. All of us, all beings, are equal in the eyes of heaven and earth. Why are you eating dry bread while others are eating seafood dinner? Why don't you think about whether you have shed the same sweat as him before yelling unfair? If you can't figure it out, well, don't think about it. Why not try to slightly reverse this "injustice" through your own efforts? Just shouting injustice, shouting injustice, shouting waiting for the pie to fall from the sky to compensate for your grievances, your regrets, your lost youth, is it useful?