This sentence comes from the History of Song Dynasty edited by Tuotuo and Arutu in Yuan Dynasty. Sima Guang is a gentleman and a native of Xia County, Shaanxi Province. Seven-year-old Guangsheng is as imposing as an adult. As soon as he heard about Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, he couldn't put it down. He retired for his family and lost his big finger. Naturally, I can't put down my books. I don't know if I'm hungry or thirsty. A group of children were playing in court. One climbed the urn and his foot fell into the water, so everyone abandoned it. As long as the urn is broken with a stone, the water will burst and the child will live.
Translation: Sima Guang, a native of Xia County, Shaanxi Province. When Sima Guang was 7 years old, he was like an adult (the ancient adult refers to the weak crown, 16 years old, not the present 18 years old). He especially likes to listen to Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, and come back to tell his family after understanding its main idea. From then on, I couldn't put it down for Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, even forgetting hunger and cold.
A group of children are playing in the yard. A child stood on a vat and fell into the vat and was flooded. All the other children have run away. Sima guang broke the jar with a stone, and the water flowed out, so that the children could live.
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Sima Guang is an outstanding thinker and educator who is filial to his parents, friendly to his brothers, loyal to the monarch and trustworthy, respectful and frugal, upright and upright, gentle and courteous. Historically, Sima Guang was once regarded as one of the three saints of Confucianism (the other two were Confucius and Mencius). Everything he does is measured, and everything he says and does conforms to etiquette. When he was in Luoyang, every time he went to Xiaxian to sweep the grave, he had to pass through his brother Sima Dan's home.
Sima Dan is almost eighty years old. Sima Guang still serves him like strict father and protects him like a baby. Growing up, he never said anything casually. He said: "I have nothing better than others, but I have never concealed what I have done in my life."
His sincerity comes from nature and people all over the world respect and trust him. People in Luoyang, Shaanxi Province follow his example, compare with him and learn from his good character. People do bad things and say, "Does Sima Jun really not know?"