A student of Confucius saw a child falling into a fast river and jumped in to rescue him regardless of his own safety. The child's father gave him a cow as a token of his gratitude, which he happily accepted. Everyone talked a lot, thinking that he was too greedy. But Confucius said to him, you did the right thing, because your actions declared to the society that as long as you risked your life to save people, you can accept any reward no matter how big it is. This will encourage more people to save people.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Lu government had a rule that when Lu people traveled abroad and saw their own people who had become slaves in foreign countries, they could first advance money to redeem them, and then go to the government after returning home. Reimburse accounts. One of Confucius' students redeemed someone but did not pay the debt. People praised him for his noble character. Confucius severely criticized him, saying that his behavior prevented more slaves from Lu from being redeemed, because if people advance money to redeem slaves and do not reimburse them, they will suffer losses, and reimbursing them means that their character is not as good as Confucius' student, so I had to pretend not to see it from now on.
After reading these two materials, I was really moved and gained a deeper understanding of our Confucius: his thoughts can really travel through time and space, illuminate the past and present, and benefit future generations. From childhood to adulthood, we have mostly heard words like this: A gentleman values ??righteousness but not profit, shows kindness without seeking repayment, picks up gold without ignorance, is selfless, makes selfless contributions, sacrifices himself for others, and keeps himself clean. In the confrontation between justice and profit, our nation has always regarded justice as proud and profit as shame. It is precisely because of this that countless people with great love, selflessness, loyalty, selflessness, righteousness and no relatives have emerged in the past dynasties. They have dazzled the spiritual sky of the Chinese nation with their own glory, and with their own salvation and help in danger, they have warmed the world. Thousands of sad and cold hearts. The Wenchuan Earthquake vividly performed a touching song in which one party is in trouble and all parties support it, showing great sorrow, great love, and great joy; the 2008 Olympic Games brilliantly displayed the smiles of many volunteers who dedicated themselves without regrets, showing love and righteousness even though they were tired. . In our lives, among classmates, colleagues, relatives, neighbors, strangers, families, classes, units, communities, the whole society, and between groups of people, we can always see small things that help others and help others when they are in need. These are seen Like small mantras and good deeds, how much blazing color can be added to our sometimes indifferent life or sometimes dark mood! These unrequited gifts and the support that come forward give us meaning, direction and weight in our lives. Therefore, when you save a person but accept the cow, people talk a lot; when you advance money but do not seek compensation, everyone praises you. Yes, this is the virtue of good deeds in our minds.
But why is Confucius always contrary to everyone? Because he understands that righteousness is not beneficial, and action is not far away. For a person, it is not difficult to accomplish a righteous deed or a good deed. The difficulty lies in doing more and continuing to do it. After all, everyone has their own space in life and their own responsibilities and rights. If you do good deeds non-utilitarianally and devote your energy and financial resources, your heart will be comforted and enriched, and your personality and soul will become full and fresh because of your selflessness and no regrets. But after all, people are social beings, and they are inevitably subject to the interests of all aspects in reality, so we must not expect a person to always sacrifice himself and dedicate himself. It is precisely because of this kind of sacrifice and dedication that many people regard doing good deeds as a fearful path. Therefore, they are only moved, grateful and admired, but do not imitate or promote it.
If possible, government agencies, social organizations or some people of insight, including those beneficiaries who have benefited from other people's good deeds, can proactively and sincerely implement the good deeds. Provide appropriate rewards to the perpetrators, so that they can truly receive spiritual and material compensation for their uncompensated behavior, so that they can truly discover that their behavior is not so much about helping others and society, but about helping others. You are saving up the possibility of a better life for yourself and your loved ones. Only in this way, people who love and do good will work harder to love and do good, and they will no longer have worries or sighs about being poor in the world. To make charity profitable, government agencies have the responsibility to construct a mechanism and form a routine, starting with norms and ending with customs.
Two days ago, the media reported that Minister of Health Chen Zhu personally participated in voluntary blood donation in order to alleviate the increasingly severe "blood shortage". Why does "blood shortage" occur? It’s not that there are fewer people willing to donate blood for free. It has been promoted that "free blood donation is a supreme honor", and relevant preferential policies are also being implemented, but why are there fewer and fewer people donating blood? The reason lies in the fact that righteousness is not beneficial and action is not far away. Although blood donation certificates are issued when donating blood, so that you can enjoy preferential treatment when using blood, and some blood stations even send text messages of congratulations and greetings during holidays and birthdays, the facts show that these are not enough, and relevant departments have to think of ways to make blood donors feel good about themselves. The dedication is rewarded with benefits.
Also, regarding China’s philanthropy, why are companies unwilling to donate? There are so many rich people in China now, but why are there so few people who actively do good things? How to get those who are brave enough to do what is right for them to do so regardless of their own safety? How to make those who help those in need never look back? Of course, there are more and more teaching volunteers around us day by day, and the number of volunteers is gradually increasing, but I still want to say that we must let good people be rewarded, so that good people will emerge in an endless stream, and deeds of righteousness and charity will become common.
Yes, we agree with our traditional values ??of justice and benefit from the bottom of our hearts. We value justice over profit, and it is best not to talk about profit. We also earnestly hope that more and more people will show kindness without repaying it.
These sacred and beautiful qualities bring light and color to our mediocre and gloomy lives, and help us understand what nobility and stalwarts mean!