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What does the story of spear and shield tell us?

Spears and Shields is about a person boasting about the spears and shields he sells at the same time, but he can't justify himself, because they are contradictory, warning people to seek truth from facts when they speak and do things, and not to exaggerate and contradict themselves.

Contradiction: refers to the loss of other interests to protect one's own interests, resulting in resentment and estrangement. The moral of spear and shield is to tell the truth and do practical things without violating the objective laws of things, so that you can't convince yourself first; It is also a metaphor for inconsistency or contradiction in speaking and doing things.

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Original spear and shield:

Chu people have shields and spears, praising: "My shield is strong and can't sink." He praised his spear and said, "The benefits of my spear are all trapped in things." Or, "What about a child's spear and a trapped child's shield?" He has the ability to respond.

Invincible shields and invincible spears cannot coexist.

Interpretation of vernacular:

There was a man from Chu who sold both shields and spears. He boasted of his shield and said, "My shield is so strong that nothing can penetrate it." He boasted of his spear and said, "My spear is so sharp that anything solid can be pierced." Someone asked him, "What would happen if you stabbed your shield with your spear?" The man was tongue-tied and couldn't answer a word.

A shield that can pierce nothing and a spear that can pierce everything cannot exist in this world at the same time.

About the author:

Han Feizi was born in Zhou Nanwang in 35 years and died in 14 years of Qin Dynasty. Han Fei is the son of Han Gongzi, a Han nationality, and a Korean at the end of the Warring States Period. Learn from Xunzi, a famous philosopher, thinker, political commentator and essayist in ancient China, and a master of legalist thought, later known as "Zi Han" or "Han Feizi", and a representative of China's famous legalist thought in ancient times.

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