What does it mean that the benevolent is not worried, the wise is not confused, and the brave is not afraid?

From The Analects of Confucius Zi Han: "Confucius said:' The knower is not confused, the benevolent is not worried, and the brave is not afraid.' It means: a kind-hearted person will not be sad, and he will treat people and things that bring him sadness with a tolerant attitude; A wise man will use his intelligence to find a solution to the problem when he encounters something puzzling; A brave man will not be afraid of a strong enemy, and he will meet the challenge without hesitation.

Allusion: once Sima Niu, a disciple of Confucius, asked how to be a gentleman, and Confucius replied, "A gentleman is not sad or afraid." Sima Niu didn't quite understand and asked, "Can you tell a gentleman not to worry or be afraid?" Confucius' answer is: "If you introspect, what is your husband worried about?" In other words, if you have a clear conscience, what are you sad and afraid of? Of course, an honest person's openness is not only a matter of correct behavior, but also comes from people's inner moral quality.

The ancients believed that a gentleman had three basic qualities-kindness, wisdom and courage. Confucius said, "The benevolent is not worried, the wise is not confused, and the brave is not afraid." That is to say, if a person has a loving heart, a lofty life wisdom and a brave and strong will, then he is bound to have a good psychological and mental state, so as to be broad-minded and open-minded.

Extended data

The Analects of Confucius Zi Han includes 3 1 chapter. Involving Confucius' moral education thought; Confucius disciples' evaluation of their teachers; In addition, some activities of Confucius are described.

This * * * includes chapter 3 1. Among them, the famous sentence is: "Going out is for the public, and entering is for the father and brother"; "The afterlife is awesome, how do you know that the newcomer is not now"; "the three armies can win the handsome, but the ordinary man can't win the ambition"; "If you are cold, you will know that pine and cypress will wither"; "The knower is not confused, the benevolent is not worried, and the brave is not afraid." This paper involves Confucius' moral education thought; Confucius disciples' evaluation of their teachers; In addition, some activities of Confucius are described.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-The Analects of Zi Han