Stories about historical figures

1, Confucius' story: Yan Hui in adversity

When Confucius led his disciples around the world, he was in a very miserable situation for a while.

Once, Confucius and his disciples were trapped in Chen's wilderness. They ate all the food and didn't eat for seven days in a row, so that Confucius was so hungry that he slept groggy in the car.

Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius, did not hesitate to pull his face down to plead for help. He ran around and found some food and rice, so he quickly collected firewood to make a fire and cook. When the meal was about to be cooked, the fragrance floating from the pot made Confucius feel refreshed and could not help but look up. As it happens, he saw Yan Hui grab a handful of rice by hand and stuff it into his mouth.

Soon, when the meal was ready, Yan Hui presented a bowl to Confucius respectfully.

Confucius pretended not to see Yan Hui stealing food, sat up and said, "I saw my father in my sleep just now. If this meal is clean, I want to commemorate his old man first. "

Yan Hui quickly said, "No, no, this meal is not clean. When cooking just now, some smoke fell into the pot. It's a pity to throw away the rice stained with smoke and dust, so I grabbed it and ate it. "

Confucius was shocked and guilty when he heard that he had wronged Yan Hui. Only then did he know the truth about "Yan Hui stealing vegetables", and he was very emotional.

Confucius immediately called his disciples to his side and said, "Believers have eyes, but their eyes are still unbelievable;" People who rely on it have a heart, but their hearts are still insufficient. Disciples remember that it is not easy to know people! "

From then on, Confucius trusted Yan Hui more.

Philosophical enlightenment: even if you see it with your own eyes, you should analyze it carefully to avoid making mistakes.

What the eyes see is only the appearance. If we jump to conclusions based on the appearance of things, sometimes mistakes are inevitable!

2. Zhuangzi's story: useful and useless

Walking in the mountains, Zhuangzi saw a big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, but some loggers sat under the tree to rest without cutting it down. Zhuangzi asked, "There is a big tree ahead. Why not cut it? "

"Big is big, but it's useless." The lumberjack said, "It's crooked, and it's not suitable for being a pillar or making furniture."

Zhuangzi sighed: "This tree can enjoy its life because of its bad shape!"

After going down the mountain, Zhuangzi went to visit a friend who lived at the foot of the mountain. The friend was very happy to see Zhuangzi, so he asked the boy to kill a goose to entertain Zhuangzi. The boy asked, "Two geese, one can bark and the other can't, which one should be killed?"

The host said: "Keep the house if you can call it. It's no use if you can't scream. Just kill it. "

A day later, the students in Zhuangzi asked Zhuangzi these two things doubtfully: "The big tree I saw in the forest yesterday can enjoy its life because of its poor shape. Now, the owner's goose has been slaughtered because it can't bark. Which one do you want to choose, teacher? "

Zhuangzi smiled and said, "I will be between useful and useless. There must be a connection between usefulness and uselessness, which seems to be similar to Tao, but it is not. If you can really go with nature and travel to the outside world, it won't be like this.

Neither praised nor criticized, it appears like a dragon or bends like a snake when responding to the times, which changes with the times and is unwilling to be restricted for a specific purpose; Advance or retreat when dealing with the world, live in harmony with nature, and wander freely at the root of everything; Dominate everything and not be enslaved by foreign objects, so there will be no bondage! This is the rule of Shennong Huangdi governing the world!

"As for the affair of everything, human habits are not like this. Where there is convergence, there is separation, where there is success, there is injury, where there is sharpness, where there is contusion, where there is dignity, where there is exclusion, where there is action, where there is deficiency, where there are talented people who will be counted, where there are unscrupulous people who will be bullied, how can you be paranoid about either side? Sad! Students should remember that only conforming to nature is the ideal realm! "

Philosophical Enlightenment: When we look at a thing with nothing, we should know that nature is not only created for human slavery, but also for other purposes. And this useless beauty is waiting for people to put themselves in other's shoes and experience it.

3. The story of Ou Yangxun reading the inscription.

Ou Yangxun, a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, came across the inscription of Suo Jing, a great calligrapher in the Jin Dynasty, and immediately dismounted to watch. After reading it, I think Suo Jing's handwriting is normal and there is nothing surprising.

He took Ma Gang not far from the stone tablet and came back to see it again. This time, he felt that his handwriting was good and he had his own style, so he became a calligrapher.

After riding for a long time, he felt that he had not seen enough words on the stone tablet, so he rode back with a whip and carefully appreciated the words on the stone tablet. This time, the more he watched it, the more obsessed he became. Suo Jing's calligraphy left a deep impression on him. He sat in front of the stone tablet for three days and nights and still refused to leave.

Philosophical Enlightenment: Many things are hard to see at a glance, and only after repeated examination and thinking can we get real experience. Therefore, don't make your own judgment or judgment on people or things you are not familiar with, even if the result is correct, it will be biased.

4. Farewell my concubine

Yu Ji often fights with Xiang Yu. In the late period of the Chu-Han dispute, Xiang Yu tended to lose. In 202 BC, it was besieged by the Han army (now southeast of Lingbi County, Anhui Province), and the food was serenaded. Embattled at night, heartbroken. Facing Yu Ji, he drank wine and sighed in the camp: "If you pull out the mountain, you will be angry and you will not die." The lyrics are desolate and tragic, with tender feelings, which is called "Children's Song" in history.

At this moment, this all-powerful figure also reveals the lament of being immersed in love and shortness of breath. Yu Ji, who accompanied him, drew his sword and danced sadly, and made peace with her with a song: "The Han soldiers have just arrived, and the four sides are singing; Your majesty's spirit is exhausted and he can't live with my concubine. " (The history is called "Song of Beggar" or "Song of Beggar") This song is sung for suicide, in order to break Xiang Yu's affair, arouse his fighting spirit and hope to break through successfully. Buried in a grave after death.

5. The determination to transform China.

When Dr. Sun Yat-sen was a child, he went to a village by the sea.

One day, he invited some friends to kick shuttlecock in turn, and everyone came to watch the game. After kicking for a long time, the older children can't kick the children. The big boy got angry and hit the little boy. Sun Yat-sen said to the boss, "You are older than him, and you are stronger than him. You shouldn't bully him! "

Once upon a time, many pirates robbed the village. Sun Yat-sen saw pirates break down the door of a family and take away many boxes, which made the family cry and shout. Sun Yat-sen thought, "Why is that family bullied by robbers, but China has no law to protect them?" Sun Yat-sen made up his mind to transform China.

When he grew up, Dr. Sun Yat-sen led the Revolution of 1911 and became a great politician in the history of China.