What is the husband's ambition, that is, being poor is strong, and being old is strong?

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Analysis:

Husband's ambition is to be strong when he is poor and strong when he is old.

Although the guests are old, they are more ambitious.

Story Ma Yuan, a famous soldier in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was ambitious since he was a child. He plans to develop animal husbandry in the frontier. When Ma Yuan grew up, he became Du You of Fufeng County. On one occasion, the county magistrate sent him to Chang 'an to send prisoners. On the way, he felt sorry for the prisoner and couldn't bear to send him to be punished, so he let him go. I had to lose my official position and flee to the northern dynasties to hide. At this time, it just happened to catch up with the Amnesty, and the past will not be pursued. So he set his mind at rest in animal husbandry and agricultural production. In less than a few years, Ma Yuan became a big livestock owner and landlord. He has thousands of cattle and sheep and tens of thousands of stones of grain. However, he is not satisfied with a rich life. He shared all his savings, cattle and sheep with his brothers and friends. He said, "It's boring to be a miser alone." He often says to his friends, "To be a gentleman, you must always be' poor and strong, and old and strong'." In other words, the poorer you are, the more determined your ambition is; The older you get, the greater your ambition. Later, Ma Yuan became a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty and made many contributions to Emperor Guangwu.

Source: Biography of Ma Yuan in the Later Han Dynasty.

"hale and hearty, would rather move the heart of a hoary head? If you are poor, you will think about it, and you will not lose your ambition. "

Appreciation: This is the most instructive sentence in the full text. Throughout the ages, how many people with lofty ideals have always pursued their ideals in the face of all difficulties and obstacles, and will not give up even in gloomy adversity. Ma Yuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty said: "People should have ambition, be poor and strong, and be old and strong." Wang Bo used it here to warn those "people who have lost their way" not to give up because of short time and difficult situation.