The teacher's arrogant poem

Sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions.

Gongyechang is the fifth.

Sensitive and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions.

original text

Zi Gong asked Japan, "Why did Confucius call it Wen?" Confucius said, "Being quick at ② and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask ③, is called" Wen "."

To annotate ...

(1) Kong Wenzi: Doctor of Weiguo, surname Kong, first name, posthumous title "Wen". ② Min: Diligence. 3 ask: ask.

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Zi Gong asked, "Why was Confucius named Wen?" Confucius replied: "He is diligent and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask people who are not as good as himself, so he is called Wen."

reading comprehension

Ancient monarchs, ministers and nobles were given a title called "Shi" after their death, and the title given to them was also called posthumous title. Regarding the title of "Wen", Yi Shi Fa Jie lists many virtues, such as latitude and longitude, rich morality, diligence and love for the people. In other words, anyone who has one of these virtues can be regarded as "Wen". Then, what kind of moral character was Kong Wenzi slandered as "Wen"? Zi Gong was questioned in this way, and Confucius replied: "I am eager to learn, and I am not ashamed to ask questions." In fact, it means "easy to ask questions".

It can be seen that Confucius' answer is well-founded and not taken for granted.

Looking back, the words "quick to learn, not ashamed to ask questions" seem easier for ordinary people to learn quickly and not ashamed to ask questions, but it is difficult. Because being eager to learn is nothing more than being smart and diligent. Typical examples in this regard are "stealing light from the wall", "fireflies reflecting snow" and even "hanging beams on the head and stabbing strands on the cone" and so on. Not ashamed to ask questions is to ask people who are not as good as themselves. This is not only a question of learning well, but also a question of self-esteem and vanity.

Human nature is often so incredible. If you are humble, weak and ignorant, it seems that there is nothing to be ashamed of if you ask a respected person, a powerful person and a well-informed person for advice. Once you turn around, you will feel humiliated and ashamed to speak. If you are a teacher, if you are an official in the classroom, try: ask your students, teach your subordinate villages, don't be shy, don't hum and haw-talk about teaching topics in an exploratory tone.

That's hard.

Therefore, although "a clear conscience" is something we often talk about, it is really challenging to implement it.