Chapter 880: Zeng participated in the opening of the edition of the Analects

Zeng replied: "I think! The importance of learning. If we don't learn, where can we understand things? So! I put the 'learning' article in front. And also! The most important thing that Mr. used to say was that we should learn and not be playful. If you don't learn, you can't make progress, and you don't know. Isn't it?"

Talking! Zeng Shen spread his hands towards Lege.

"Hehehe! In your opening chapter, I only read a little bit, and you listed the names of many people! And! You've made yourself in! Hey! Do you want to make a name for yourself? ”

"Hehehe!" Zeng Shen's face flushed, and he was embarrassed.

"I'm very satisfied with this opening! Confucius valued learning, and it was important to place it at the beginning. There are many aspects of knowledge, and Confucius not only attached importance to learning, but also focused on a certain aspect. Well! Very good! You've got off to a great start! ”

"Thank you! Thank you Uncle Le! I'll try! It's just a draft! Draft! After Uncle Le read it and gave me his opinion, I will carefully sort it out and sort it out carefully. ”

"Learn! Just the beginning! And Confucius! It is also an education that pays attention to morality! You've got off to a great start! Just pay attention to morality! Just learn to be a human being! Your first point is to study, which is already good! First click on the importance of learning, and then click on which aspect of learning is more important. Afterwards! To give a general example. Good! ”

"Thank you!"

"Zigong, they saw that you made yourself in, and it was the beginning, will they have any opinions?" Le Ge asked with a smile.

Zeng Shen smiled: "I also made him in!" ”

"Why did you put Youzi in the first place?" Lege asked puzzled.

Who is this Youzi? He wasn't too familiar with it yet. Confucius had so many students that he couldn't remember it clearly. There are many students who may not have come to the school at all, but followed Confucius. So! Lege didn't know them at all.

"Youzi: A student of Mr., whose surname is Yes, whose name is Ruo, who is 33 years younger than Mr. I followed him at about the same time. Isn't it? He helped me a lot when I was writing the Analects......"

Zeng Shen explained: "Didn't we all guard the grave of my husband at that time? Sometimes! When I was away, there were children who were collecting and recording information. Others say, we remember! So! I thought he was a great contributor, so I put him in front. And also! It's not entirely me who is selfish! But! What he said can be put in front! Uncle Le! ”

"Oh?" Lege nodded.

"He's not only honest, he's just as talented! His comprehension skills are also very good! "Zengsando.

"A son said: 'He is also a filial brother, and he who is good at offending is rare; It is not easy to commit, and those who are good at making trouble are not there. A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence and', what does this sentence mean? ”。

once saw Lege and asked him, so he had to answer: "Youzi said: If a person can be filial to his parents and respect his brother, but often offends and contradicts his superiors and elders, such a person is rare. There is no one who does not offend or contradict his superiors and elders, but rebels. A gentleman concentrates on his own affairs and manages himself first. Don't be nosy, don't be ambitious, and be based on the fundamentals of being a man. When the foundation is firmly established and we learn to be a man, it is also the fundamental principle of governing the country, and there is a moral code of conduct. Filial piety to parents and respect for elder brothers, this is the foundation of benevolence! Benevolence is the foundation of governance! ”

"That? What did Confucius say? Le Ge asked.

"Mr. said: clever words, fresh and benevolent."

"What do you mean?"

"The gentleman said: Rhetoric and pretending to be pleasant, this kind of person has very little benevolence. Benevolence is not pretended, but determined by the heart, and benevolence in the heart is not in the appearance, but in the action, in the results of doing things and doing things! ”

"What do you mean?" Le Ge asked, "Is he praising Youzi for being right?" Still is? ”

"Confucius is praising Youzi, right! Mr. thinks that people who speak well are rarely benevolent. And the first kind of person that Youzi said, straight to the point, he has benevolence in his heart and will not be pretentious. If you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go. So! He may often go against others. But! There are very few such people. And those who have a set on the surface and a set behind the other, are very dangerous. Frequently! They rebelled, you don't know it yet. ”

"Hmmm! Very good! Le Ge nodded and said, "What your husband usually teaches you is these simple truths, and they are all very superficial!" ”

Lege didn't receive such an education from Confucius, so I don't know how Confucius usually trained his students?

Although he was also a student of Confucius, he was only literate at the time. Later, he did not attend the moral education class.

"This?" Zeng Shen said unconvinced: "How can this be a simple truth? How is this superficial? ”

"Why isn't it plain?" Le Ge explained: "These are all things on the ground, and they are all ways of dealing with the world and observing people. The more social experience a person has, the more he can see others. Isn't it? ”

"This?"

"A person who has no social experience, you tell them this, and they think it makes sense. And an old Jianghu, do they still want you to tell them this? As soon as they come into contact with people, they can see others as they are. ”

"This?"

"We Taoists! Don't teach students these simple truths, only teach the big truths of life. A person does not understand why people live, what they live for, and living is in vain! Isn't it? ”

"Uncle Le! You? Zeng Shen wanted to argue with Lege, but he thought about it.

"We Taoists! I like to get to the bottom of it! Go back to the root of the surface. For example! Youzi said it, didn't it? What does Azuko say? ”

Youzi said: "Zeng Shen had to respond: "He is also a filial brother, and those who are good at offending are rare; It is not easy to commit, and those who are good at making trouble are not there. A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence. ”

"That's what Ariko said, right?" Le Ge responded: "We are Taoists! Won't interpret it like your husband does. But! Interpret it from the perspective of the great truth of life. Taoists ask: Why should we honor our parents and elders? Why should you be nice to your family? Why lose your temper? Why do you want to contradict superiors, elders, and others? And not to discuss the question of 'benevolence or not', the question of whether there is benevolence or not. ”

"This?"

"Why should we honor our parents and elders and be good to our families? In fact! It's just to live. In this troubled world, we can only have strength if we are united as a family and take care of each other. From the perspective of survival, we decide whether we are good for our family and others! Isn't it? Why do you want to contradict others? In all probability! Others are of no use to us, on the contrary! Harmful to my survival! Not good for my survival! So! When we meet this kind of person, our temper is naturally not good! It's going to be angry! So! This has nothing to do with benevolence or non-benevolence! Zeng Shen! Do you understand what I mean? ”

"This?"

"Hehehe!" Seeing that Zeng Shen was embarrassed, Le Ge laughed.

The educational methods of Taoism and Confucianism can be seen from this. Taoism explains the problem fundamentally, while Confucius's Confucianism discusses these superficial issues on a case-by-case basis.