Ten stories of Confucius in 50 words in classical Chinese

1. Classical Chinese stories about Confucius should be short, preferably within 50 to 100 words

Confucius encourages learning

Zilu met Confucius, and Confucius said: "You How happy is it?" He said to him, "What a long sword." Confucius said, "That's not what I'm asking. I'm just saying that if you add knowledge to what you can do, how can it be achieved?" Zilu said, "Is there any benefit from learning? "Is that so?" Confucius said: "A lady who has no remonstrance to his ministers will lose his integrity, and a scholar who has no disciples will lose his hearing. He who controls a wild horse cannot release his strategy, and he who controls a wild horse cannot release his strategy and does not use his bow." It is not contrary to the law and then it can be held. If a person receives a rope, he will be straight. If a person receives advice, he will become a saint. If he receives education and questions, which one is not suitable? Those who slander benevolent people and evil officials will be punished. Those who slander benevolent people and hate the angry officials will be punished. A gentleman must learn punishment." Zilu said: "There is bamboo in Nanshan. It is not soft and straight. If you cut it and use it, it can reach the leather of rhinoceros. In this way, how can you learn it?" Confucius said: "Wrap it and feather it with arrowheads." And when you sharpen it, it goes very deep." Zilu bowed again and said, "Respect and accept the instruction."

Translation

Confucius said to Zilu, "What do you like? ?" Zilu replied, "I like long swords." Confucius said, "I'm not asking about that. With your talent and study, you should be able to have good talents." Zilu said, "Studying can increase our ability. Ability?" Confucius said: "For example, if a king does not have ministers who dare to give advice, he will make mistakes in political affairs; if a scholar does not have friends who can correct his shortcomings, his moral character will be defective. You cannot put down the whip to a wild-tempered horse. When it comes to bows and arrows, you can't just change the combs. If you use ink rope to pull the tree, it will grow straight. If you can accept good advice, you will have a noble character. There is nothing that cannot be learned without virtue. Those who do evil will be punished by the law at any time. Therefore, a gentleman must learn." Zilu said: "There is a kind of bamboo in Nanshan that does not need to be kneaded and processed. It is very straight and can be shot out after being sharpened. "Thick skin, so why do some things need to be learned if they are gifted?" Confucius said, "If you put feathers on the arrow tails and sharpen the arrows, wouldn't the arrows be able to shoot deeper and farther?" Zilu heard this. Thank you and said: "I have benefited a lot." 2. The Story of Confucius in 50 words

One night Confucius was reading very late and felt hungry, so he called Yan Hui, his most proud disciple, " "Zi Yan, I'm hungry and want to have a bowl of porridge. You go to the kitchen and heat up the leftover porridge for me." Yan went back to the kitchen to heat up the porridge. He just walked out of the kitchen with the porridge in his hands. All around, the bowl was filled with sand.

Yan Hui was in trouble and it was disrespectful to the master to carry it to him. It would be a pity to throw it away. It was very difficult to find some food in these war-torn years. , just drink it yourself and then make a bowl for the master. Master Kong couldn't bear the hunger, so he got up and came out to see what was going on. He happened to see Yan Hui drinking porridge, and Master Kong was very angry.

Master Kong patiently asked Yan Hui: "Zi Yan, what's going on? Do you dare to drink the master's porridge?" Yan Hui said aggrievedly: "Master, the strong wind just blew the sand. Putting it into a bowl and giving it to the master is disrespectful to the teacher. Yan Hui cherishes the food and eats it."

Confucius understood everything when he came closer. He smiled and patted Yan Hui on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, why? The teacher has wrongly blamed you. It seems that what you see with your eyes may not be true, let alone what you hear."

Extended information:

Confucius once led some of his disciples to travel around the world. It lasted for thirteen years. In his later years, he revised the Six Classics, namely "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual", "Music", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn". According to legend, Confucius once asked Laozi for advice and had three thousand disciples, including seventy-two sages. After Confucius's death, his disciples and his subsequent disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotes and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples, and compiled them into the Confucian classic "The Analects of Confucius".

In ancient times, Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and "The Wooden Duo of Heaven". He was one of the most erudite scholars in the society at that time. The most holy teacher, the most holy teacher of Dacheng Wenxuan Wang, the teacher for all generations.

His thoughts have a profound impact on China and the world, and he is listed as the first among the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World".

As the influence of Confucius expanded, the "Confucius Ceremony" to worship Confucius once became a "big sacrifice" on the same level as the Chinese ancestor gods.

Confucius’ highest political ideal is to establish a harmonious society in which “the world is for the common good”. The basic characteristics of the "Datong" society are:

The great road is smooth and "the world is for the common good", so it can "select the talented and capable, trustworthy and cultivate harmony", "people do not only kiss their relatives, nor do they only have children." , so that the old will have their end, the strong will be useful, the young will be able to grow, and the lonely, the disabled, and the sick will all be supported." Conspiracy and fraud are not popular, theft and misfortune cannot be tolerated, this is an idealized picture of the legendary Yao and Shun era The primitive social scene is also the highest ideal society that Confucius longed for.

A "moderately prosperous" society is the lower political goal advocated by Confucius. The basic characteristics of a "moderately prosperous" society are:

The great road disappears, "the world is our home", "everyone has his own relatives, each has his own son, and everyone has his own goods and resources". In contrast to this kind of inequality between rich and poor, In order to adapt to the inequality between high and low, a series of regulations, systems and ethics have been produced, "to rectify the monarch and ministers, to respect father and son, to harmonize brothers, to harmonize husband and wife", "to establish the field, to know the wise and courageous", and correspondingly set up "The city walls, ditches and ponds are thought to be solid", and from this, "the plans are made, and the troops are launched from there".

This kind of society is obviously not as perfect as the "Great Harmony" world, but it has normal order, courtesy, benevolence, trust and righteousness, so it is called well-off. This kind of society actually describes the "prosperity" of class society after the emergence of "private ownership".

Baidu Encyclopedia - Confucius 3. What are the 30-character classical Chinese texts about Confucius

Answer:

1. Once, Zilu asked Confucius about death. Confucius said: "The problem of living has not been solved yet. What do you do after death?" Zilu asked again: "How should we treat ghosts and gods?" Confucius said: "We haven't treated people well yet, so why should we treat ghosts and gods? !" This is how Confucius valued practical issues and did not like empty talk. Confucius rarely talked about magic, force, chaos, ghosts and gods. In terms of the principles of life, if it is too high and unrealistic, Confucius will not allow it. Zigong once said: "I don't want others to treat me the same way, and I don't want to treat others the same way." Confucius said: "Gift, this is not what you can do now!

2. Confucius' When a student was cooking porridge, he found that something dirty had fallen into the pot. He quickly picked it up with a spoon, and when he was about to pour it away, he suddenly thought that every porridge and rice are hard-earned. So he ate it. Confucius happened to walk into the kitchen, thinking that he was stealing food, so he taught the classmate who was responsible for cooking. After explaining, everyone suddenly realized: "I saw it with my own eyes." It’s not true, let alone hearsay. "

3. Confucius was very open-minded and very hard-working in his studies. Once, Confucius studied drums and harp with his teacher Xiangzi. The title of the song was "Wen Wang Cao". Confucius practiced hard for many days, and his teacher Xiangzi Said: “That’s it. Confucius said: "I have mastered the playing method of this piece, but I have not mastered it." After practicing for many days, Shi Xiangzi said again: "That's it. You've reached the number." But Confucius still said: "No, it's not possible. It's not what you want." "After a while, Shi Xiangzi thought that this time it was really good, but Confucius still thought that he had not played the music well. So, Confucius studied it repeatedly and understood the connotation of the music until he saw the image of King Wen. Confucius did not stop until he showed it in the music.

4. Confucius learned the art of piano from Xiangzi and played the same piece for ten days in a row. Confucius said, "I still want to play the same piece." He has not mastered the technique of playing the piano. "Three times in a row, Confucius continued to play the same piece of music on the grounds that he "didn't understand the emotions of the music and didn't know the personality of the composer." After a while, Confucius finally said, "I know the personality of the composer." , he is dark-skinned, tall, and has a far-sighted vision. He looks like a king who rules all over the world. Who else can be like this except King Wen! Xiangzi paid homage to Confucius and said, "My teacher once said that this piece of music is "King Wen Cao". "All careers, knowledge, skills, and virtues in the world will not achieve anything if they cannot be dedicated and persisted. Therefore, Confucius said, "People have no perseverance and cannot be witch doctors."

5. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius worked as a horse driver when he was young. He understood many life principles from the "starting, riding and turning" in the imperial art, such as "There is no desire for speed, and there is no need to see small things." Profit. Haste makes waste, and small gains lead to failure." He told his disciples these principles while traveling around the country. Zilu laughed at him for encountering political obstacles everywhere, and he excused himself by saying that haste makes waste.

6. Once Confucius went to Zheng State and got separated from his disciples. Confucius stayed in a daze beside the east gate of the city wall. Someone from Zheng State said to Zigong: "There is a man by the east gate. His forehead is like Yao. He His neck is like Gao Tao, and his shoulders are like Zi Chan, but from the waist down, he is three inches different from Dayu. Looking at his tired look, he looks like a "bereaved dog." Zigong explained this passage carefully. I told Confucius. Confucius smiled calmly and said: "To say that my appearance is like this is really an exaggeration. But to say that I look like a homeless dog is indeed the case!" This is indeed the case!

Introduction to Confucius:

Confucius (Founder of Confucianism)

Confucius (September 28, 551 BC - April 11, 479 BC ), surnamed Kong, named Qiu, styled Zhongni, was born in Zouyi of the state of Lu (now Qufu, Shandong), and his ancestral home was Liyi of the state of Song (now Xiayi, Henan). He was a famous great thinker and educator in China. Confucius created the culture of private lectures and was the founder of Confucianism.

Confucius once studied under Laozi and led some of his disciples to travel around the world for fourteen years. In his later years, he revised the Six Classics, namely "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual", "Music", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn". According to legend, he had three thousand disciples, including seventy-two sages. After Confucius's death, his disciples and his subsequent disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotes and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples, and compiled them into the Confucian classic "The Analects of Confucius".

In ancient times, Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and the "Muduo of Heaven". He was one of the most erudite scholars in the society at that time, and was respected as the Saint of Confucius and the Holy Saint by later rulers. , the most holy teacher, the most holy teacher of Dacheng Wenxuan Wang, the teacher of all generations. His Confucianism has a profound influence on China and the world. Confucius is listed as the first among the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". Confucius is revered as the founder of Confucianism (non-Confucianism). With the expansion of Confucius' influence, worship of Confucius once became a "big sacrifice" on the same level as God and the country's ancestral gods. 4. The story of Confucius

1) Stories about Confucius

Confucius was traveling and passing through a village. He saw an old man, a very old man, who drew water from a well. Water comes to water the ground. It was very hard work and the sun was so hot. Confucius thought that this man might not have heard that there are mechanical devices that can fetch water - you can use oxen or horses instead of people to fetch water, which is easier - so Confucius went over and said to the old man: "Have you heard that there are machines now? It is very easy to use them to draw water from the well, and you can do it in half an hour if you do it for 12 hours. Why do you have to work so hard? You are an old man." He must be 90 years old.

The old man said; "It is always better to work with your hands, because whenever a cunning machine is used, a cunning mind appears. In fact, only a cunning mind will use a cunning machine." Machine. Aren't you trying to corrupt me? I am an old man, let me die as innocent as when I was born. It is good for a man to remain humble."

Confucius replied. to his disciples. The disciples asked, "What are you talking about with that old man?"

Confucius said, "He seems to be a disciple of Lao Tzu. He hit me hard on the head, and his argument seemed to be Correct. ”

2) Stories about Confucius

One day when Confucius was six years old, he was playing the game of "Courtesy" with A Niu next door. This was his mother's sign. Teaching him. Confucius plays the role of the Prime Minister, and A Niu plays the role of the King. Various pottery beans, plates and other things were placed on the street - these were specially made by my mother, Wu Fuzi, a potter from Linxiang. For this, my mother knitted half a piece of cloth for him to express her gratitude.

The sun shone on Confucius' face, which was chubby and a bit like an apple, but looked very serious. He bowed to A Niu solemnly. Suddenly A Niu jumped up from the king's position, pointed at Confucius' back and laughed. Just as he was about to speak, Confucius raised his head, glared at him sternly, and said, "How can the king do this during the sacrifice?" How can you behave without observing etiquette and leave your seat casually?" A Niu ignored him and said, "What a strange person." Confucius was about to say something else. Feeling a hand on his shoulder, he couldn't help but turn around.

The moment he turned around, Confucius saw a face that he would never forget in this life. This face looked like this: the hair was not tied together, and the hair on his forehead was not tied together. He is full of wrinkles but the lower half of his face is smooth, except for a scar of about five centimeters on his left cheek. He has no beard but very long eyebrows. He has a round face like a basin and a big mouth. This is his face, and look at his body: the clothes are very tattered, and the left sleeve is simply missing. A shriveled bag was slung across his shoulder. His head, face, and clothes were covered with dirt, as if he had just rolled out of a pile of dirt and crawled out. Confucius was stunned for a moment, but he calmed down immediately. He stroked the man's head and said, "Uncle, you must have walked a long way, right? Otherwise, why would your hair be so messy? You must have come from a barbarian area. Otherwise, why would you be so poor?" The man smiled slightly, his two broken front teeth sadly exposed, and said, "Kid, what's your name?" Confucius didn't answer, but asked: "Uncle, you haven't answered my question yet. This is not etiquette." The man was stunned immediately, then smiled and replied: "Uncle, it is true that he has traveled a long way, but he is not from a barbarian area. Uncle is so poor just because he doesn't know how to manage money. Well, uncle has answered your question. Please tell me your name."

Confucius said: "My name is Confucius. "The man turned to A Niu and said, "What about you?" A Niu took a step back and said, "My name is A Niu." The man said, "What were you playing just now?" Kongqiu smiled and said, "My mother taught me this. It's fun." A Niu muttered at the side: "It's not fun. If he wasn't taller than me and couldn't beat him, I wouldn't play this game." It's not as fun as hide-and-seek." The man heard and said, "Okay, you can go home, we won't play anymore today." A Niu cheered and ran away. Confucius said loudly: "No, the sacrifice is not over yet, how can we leave?" However, the man grabbed his shoulder and could not move.

When A Niu walked away, the man relaxed his hand. Kong suddenly broke away and said loudly: "Why don't you let me chase him? The sacrifice hasn't been finished yet." The man didn't answer him and asked: "Kong Qiu, do you like this game? Tell your uncle about it. Is the reason good? Nowadays, almost no children are willing to play this kind of game. You see, A Niu doesn't like it." Confucius said with a straight face, "This is what my mother taught me. My mother said that "ritual" is King Wen. It was formulated by two great sages, Zhou Gong and Zhou Gong. You should study it carefully. She also made up a game called "Etiquette" for me to play. This is obviously very fun, but they just don't like it." After saying this, Confucius pursed his lips. 5. The story of Confucius in 50 words

Confucius learned the piano from Shi Xiangzi. He was still playing a piece of music after learning it for ten days. Shi Xiangzi said, "You can continue."

Confucius said: "Although the music has been mastered, the rhythm and structure have not yet been grasped." After a while, Shi Xiangzi said again: "The rhythm has been grasped, and new songs can be added."

Confucius said: "But I haven't found my ambition yet." After a while, Shi Xiangzi said: "I have acquired my ambition, and now I can learn other things."

Confucius said : “Although I have acquired the ambition of this song, I have not yet been able to fully enter his mental state and understand his personality.

"After some time, Confucius' expression seemed to have entered a new realm: sometimes solemn and silent, thoughtful, sometimes happy and high-spirited, with far-reaching aspirations; finally, he said: "I found him: silent and dark. , tall and handsome, with deep eyes, caring for the common people, kingly bearing, and having the world in mind, who else could it be besides King Wen? "After Shi Xiangzi heard this, he quickly stood up and bowed again, and replied: "My teacher also thinks that this is the "King Wen Cao". 6. 50 words about the story of Confucius

The story of Confucius:

1: Confucius misunderstood Yan Hui

Once Confucius was trapped in the Chen and Cai area area, I haven’t tasted rice for seven days.

One day at noon, his second son Yan returned to ask for some rice to make porridge. When the rice was almost ready, Confucius saw Yan Hui grabbing the rice from the pot and eating it.

Confucius deliberately pretended not to see it. When Yan Hui came in and invited Confucius to eat, Confucius stood up and said, "Just now, ancestors Meng and Li told me that food must be presented to the elders before eating. How can I eat it myself first?" ?

When Yan Hui heard this, he quickly explained: "Master, I misunderstood. I just saw soot falling into the pot, so I picked up the dirty rice and ate it.

Confucius sighed: "What can be trusted is the eyes, but sometimes the eyes are unreliable. What can be relied on is the heart, but sometimes the heart is not reliable.

2 The lost dog

Once Confucius went to Zheng and got separated from his disciples. Confucius stayed in a daze beside the east gate of the city wall. Someone in Zheng said to Zigong: "There is a man by the east gate. His forehead is like Yao and his neck is like Gaotao. , his shoulders are like Zi Chan, but from the waist down, he is three inches different from Dayu. Looking at his tired look, he looks like a "bereaved dog". Zigong told Confucius exactly what he said. Confucius smiled calmly and said: "To say that my appearance is like this is really an exaggeration. But to say that I look like a homeless dog is indeed the case! It is indeed the case!"

3 Knowing it is impossible but doing it

"The Analects of Confucius? Xianwen": "Zi Lu stayed at Shimen. Chenmen said: 'Xi Zi?' Zi Lu said: 'From Kong's family.' Is it someone who knows something is impossible but does it? '" It means knowing something cannot be done but insisting on doing it

"Knowing something is impossible but doing it", although there is no Confucius in this story, this is a summary of Confucius It's really penetrating and profound. Obviously, the man guarding the city gate was not an ordinary person, but a highly cultivated hermit who was hidden in the city.

4 Zi meets Nanzi

Nanzi, the wife of Wei Linggong, was from the Song Dynasty. She was rich in style and had many scandals. Nanzi was also a star-chasing fan. He had admired the name of Confucius for a long time. Now that Confucius is here, he had to meet him. "Historical Records" said: (Nanzi) sent someone to call Confucius and said: "The gentlemen of the four directions will not humiliate their desires and be with the few kings." Brothers, I must meet you. I have no choice but to see you. Confucius said goodbye. The lady is in the curtain. Confucius entered the gate and looked to the north. The lady bowed from the curtain again, and the sound of the jade ring was ringing. Confucius said: "I am a stranger in my hometown. How can I respond politely when I see him?" Zilu did not say anything. Confucius pointed out: "Those who do not want to be treated will be disgusted by heaven! Heaven will be disgusted with them!"

This is "Zi Jian Nanzi".

7. The story of Confucius (about 50 words)

Saving someone after falling into the water

A man fell into the water, and one of Confucius’ students jumped into the water and rescued him. , the family thanked him and gave him a cow, and he took it. Others started talking: Do you need money to go into the water to save people? Confucius knew this and praised the student, saying that this student did the right thing, which would lead to more people who fell into the water being saved. Because after saving people, people can collect money from others, so if someone falls into the water again, someone will be willing to go there. Save. So we have to look at the objective effect.

Confucius

Confucius was named Zhongni. From the word "Zhong" we can see that he was the second among brothers, but if the sisters are also included The order is based on Meng, Zhong, Shu and Ji. Among the brothers and sisters, the eldest (eldest brother or sister) is "Meng". So Confucius was the second eldest child in the family, whose given name was Zhongni, but his brother's given name was "Mengpi" instead of "Bopi"). When Confucius was three years old, his uncle Lianghe died of illness. After that, Confucius' family was quite poor. Because he was in troubled times, there was no room for the benevolent government advocated by Confucius, but in governance During the three months of the Lu State, the powerful Qi State was also afraid of Confucius' talents, which shows that Confucius was worthy of the title of an outstanding politician. Political dissatisfaction made Confucius spend a large part of his energy on education. Confucius once He served as a military official in the state of Lu, and later traveled around the country with his disciples. Finally, he returned to the state of Lu and concentrated on teaching. Confucius broke the monopoly on education and pioneered private education. He had as many as 3,000 disciples, among whom 72 were sages, known as the famous 72 Sages. Many of the seventy-two people were high-ranking officials in various countries and continued the glory of the Confucian school.

Confucius and Yan Hui

One night Confucius was reading very late and felt a stomachache He was hungry, so he called Yan Hui, the most proud disciple around him, and said, "Zi Yan, I'm hungry in my belly. I really want to drink a bowl of porridge. You go to the kitchen and heat up the leftover porridge for me." Yan Hui said. The porridge was heated in the kitchen. As soon as I walked out of the kitchen with the porridge in my hand, a strong wind blew and the bowl was filled with sand. Yan Hui was offended, and it was disrespectful to the master to bring it to him, and it would be a pity to throw it away. It was very difficult to find some food in these war-torn times, so he simply drank it himself and made a bowl for the master. Master Kong couldn't bear the hunger, so he got up and came out to see what was going on. He happened to see Yan Hui drinking porridge, and Master Kong was very angry.

Master Kong patiently asked Yan Hui: "Zi Yan, what's going on? Do you dare to drink the master's porridge?" Yan Hui said aggrievedly: "Master, the strong wind just blew the sand. Putting it into a bowl and giving it to the master is disrespectful to the teacher. Yan Hui cherishes the food and eats it."

Confucius understood everything when he came closer. He smiled and patted Yan Hui on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, why? The teacher mistakenly blamed you. It seems that what you see with your eyes may not be true, let alone what you hear."

Weeding

Confucius was traveling eastward and saw weeds growing in the fields. There were no farm tools, but the farmer was nowhere to be seen, so he picked up the hoe and started hoeing hard around a seedling. After a while, the farmer came back. When he saw it, he was furious and said angrily: "Why are you hoeing my seedlings?" Confucius felt strange, so he pointed at the seedlings and said, "Look, what I hoe is obviously grass." No. Thinking of the farmer who was even more annoyed and said: "What I grow is the grass that feeds the horses!" Confucius couldn't help but be stunned. 8. 10 key points of Confucius’ story

There is a story about Confucius.

This story is as old as Lao Tzu. Confucius was traveling and passed a village. He saw an old man, a very old man, fetching water from a well to water the fields.

It was very hard work and the sun was so bright. Confucius thought that this man might not have heard that there are mechanical devices that can fetch water now - you can use oxen or horses instead of people to fetch water, which is easier - so Confucius went over and said to the old man: "Have you heard that there are machines now? It's very easy to use them to draw water from a well, and they can do it in half an hour if you do it for twelve hours. Why go to all this trouble? You are an old man."

He must be ninety years old.

The man said: "It is always better to work with your hands, because whenever a cunning machine is used, a cunning mind will appear.

In fact, only cunning minds will use cunning machines Machine. Aren't you trying to corrupt me! I am an old man, let me die as innocent as I was born.

It is good for a man to remain humble." p>

Confucius returned to his disciples. The disciples asked: "What are you talking about with that old man?" Confucius said: "He seems to be a disciple of Lao Tzu.

He gave me a hard blow, and his argument seemed to It's right." When you work with your hands, there is no shadow of the mind, and one remains humble, simple, and natural.

When you use a crafty machine, the mind gets involved. Those who work with their minds are called heads: heads of clerks, heads of teachers - they are called heads.

Don’t be the boss. Even being a clerk is bad enough, let alone being the head clerk... that's the end of it.

Being a teacher is bad enough, let alone being the head teacher... trying to be a "hand". "Hands" are criticized because they are not cunning and competitive enough; they seem primitive.

Try working with your hands more and you will find that the shadow appears less and less. It shows that Confucius was a person who humbly accepted criticism and suggestions from others. Zilu once asked Confucius: "I heard that an idea is very good, should I implement it immediately?" Confucius said: "There are fathers and brothers who are more experienced and experienced than you. Well, you should ask them for advice first, how can you do it immediately?" But Ran You also asked Confucius: "I heard that an idea is good, should I implement it immediately?" Confucius replied: " Of course it should be implemented immediately."

Gong Xihua saw the same question but had different answers. He couldn't figure it out, so he asked Confucius. Confucius said: "Ran Qiu is timid when encountering difficulties, so we should encourage him to be brave; He is rash, so he must be cautious." Ran You once told Confucius: "It's not that I don't like what you say, but I don't have enough strength to put it into practice."

Confucius said, "Isn't it strong enough? It's okay to walk halfway and stop, but you don't want to leave now!" This is Ran You's situation. Zilu was not the case. Zilu was a cheerful man. Confucius once said that he could decide a case in just a few words.

Once, Confucius said jokingly: "If my ideal cannot be realized in China, I will have to get on a small boat and go overseas. Probably the first person willing to follow me must be Zhong You." Zilu was fooled. True, I became happy.

Confucius reprimanded: "You are braver than me, but there is nothing more to be desired!" This was Zilu's temper. What Confucius said to them was just the right medicine. Confucius also had pertinent criticisms of other disciples.

Yan Yuan was his most proud disciple, but because Yan Yuan was too obedient to him, he said: "Yan Hui is not helping me, because he will accept everything I say!" Another example is that Confucius advocated If it is developed in an all-round way, if it is developed unilaterally, he thinks it is like an instrument that is limited to a certain use, so he said: "A learned and cultivated person cannot be like an instrument." But Zigong was stuck in one side. tendency, so he criticized Zigong and said: "You are just a utensil!" Zigong asked: "What utensil is it?" Confucius said: "Fortunately, it is a utensil used for sacrifice."

This means that from individual occasions, Zigong is a decent instrument, but the overall development has not been paid attention to. Confucius paid attention to inspiration, and he was good at choosing opportunities to remind people that were easy to accept.

He said: "If a person does not strive for knowledge, I will not guide him; if a person does not study hard and is puzzled and feels difficult, I will not guide him. He goes a step further. For example, here is a square table. If I tell him that one corner of the table is square, but he doesn't pay attention at all and cannot realize that the other three corners are also square, I will not stop. Talk nonsense to him.

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Confucius can often make people go further on their original ideas. Zigong once asked: "Most people like this person, how is this person like? Confucius said: "This is not enough." "

Zigong asked again: "So, why don't most people like this person? Confucius said: "It's not enough." He must be liked by all the good people and disliked by all the bad people. "

Confucius also often taught his disciples by his modest example. He once said: "I was not born knowing anything. I just like the experience accumulated by ancient people. I am very diligent and not relaxed. Just pursue it. "

He also said: "If three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher. "Also said: "What do I know? I don't know anything.

When someone comes to ask me, I am also empty. But I must clarify the questions people ask, and I will do my best to help them think about it. "

Once, Zilu asked Confucius what happens after death. Confucius said: "The problem of living has not been solved yet. What do you do after death? Zilu asked again: "How should we deal with ghosts and gods?" Confucius said: "If you don't treat people well, why treat ghosts and gods?" "This is how Confucius valued practical issues and did not like empty talk. Confucius rarely talked about weirdness, force, chaos, ghosts and gods.

In terms of the principles of life, if it is too high and unrealistic, Confucius It is also not allowed. Zigong once said: "I don't want others to treat me, and I don't want to treat others the same way. "

Confucius said: "Gi, this is not what you can do now! " Confucius is one of the greatest figures in world history. He was born in the state of Lu (now Qufu, Shandong) 2,500 years ago (551 BC - 479 BC). His ancestors were from the Song Dynasty.