I know an allusion. When Zuo was in Xinjiang, he passed by Lin Zexu's house. Lin sent a pair of couplets to show encouragement: tolerance is great in a hundred rivers, and rigidity is strong without desire.
Mr. Qian Mu explained in "A New Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius" that "what is right if you want to do it?" It is said that "many people are addicted to lust, so they will bend their hearts to things instead of being strong." "In this chapter, you can't just say too much, or you can't just say that you have no desire. For example, Daojiazhuang has always insisted on judo without desire, which is not a virtue. " I think Lin Zexu's meaning is closer to the Analects of Confucius. It is Confucian and an official ethics, which is different from explaining "no desire".
"Tolerance is great", that is to say, to be broad-minded and broad-minded, which is also the embodiment of one's self-cultivation. China used to say that "a prime minister can sail in his stomach". No matter whether the prime minister is generous or not, people regard those who are broad-minded as the sea as respectable people.
The "desire" in "no desire is just" refers to the requirement of obtaining something or achieving a certain purpose. Desire is a physiological instinct of human beings. People have all kinds of "desires" if they want to live. However, everything must have a scale. If you have more and greater desires, you will be greedy; Too much desire is inevitable. Greedy people are often fascinated by money desire, material desire, lust and power desire. And they are desperate for everything and eventually indulge in disaster.
Lin Zexu was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. During the opium ban, he wrote a couplet in the office: "All rivers run into the sea; The couplet "No desire is just" is vivid and meaningful. Shanglian earnestly warned itself that to do things well and be in an invincible position, we must listen to different opinions extensively; In the second part of the league, officials must resolutely put an end to selfish desires in order to stand upright in the world like a mountain. This spirit advocated by Lin Zexu is admirable and a lesson for future generations.
I take the content of this couplet as my motto, one is to appreciate its tolerance and atmosphere, and the other is to motivate myself to get rid of selfish desires and devote myself to the public. On the eve of the 2 1 century, we should not only inherit the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, but also strive to adapt to the requirements of the new era, so it is extremely important to have clear principles in dealing with people.
"Tolerance is great", that is to say, to be broad-minded and broad-minded, which is also the embodiment of one's self-cultivation. China used to say that "a prime minister can sail in his stomach". No matter whether the prime minister is generous or not, people regard those who are broad-minded as the sea as respectable people.
The "desire" in "no desire is just" refers to the requirement of obtaining something or achieving a certain purpose. Desire is a physiological instinct of human beings. People have all kinds of "desires" if they want to live. However, everything must have a scale. If you have more and greater desires, you will be greedy; Too much desire is inevitable. Greedy people are often fascinated by money desire, material desire, lust and power desire. And they are desperate for everything and eventually indulge in disaster.
China's traditional culture emphasizes "being brave" and "killing yourself". It is the spirit of sacrificing everything for justice. And moral integrity is the embodiment of this spirit, and it is also the goal pursued by ancient and modern sages. Lin Zexu once wrote a pair of self-encouragement couplets: "All rivers run into the sea, with great tolerance;" The first part tells myself to listen to all kinds of different opinions, and the second part urges myself to put an end to selfish desires and be an upright and good official. " No desire is just ",which reveals a truth: if you get rid of selfish desires, you can be fearless; Fearless, you can stand upright.
People have all kinds of "desires" if they want to live. It is natural for people to have worldly desires. "No desire is just" does not mean that people are not allowed to have desires, but to restrain their own selfish desires. Restrain your own selfish desires, you can be indifferent; If you control your own selfish desires, you will live forever.
Today, in the face of a complicated world and all kinds of temptations from all sides, how should we deal with them? The epigram of "no desire is just" can be used as a guide to be a man. People will be proud if they don't want goods. In other words, if people have no selfish desires, their character is naturally noble and clean. There are still false, evil and ugly phenomena in society. Purifying society and air is a long-term and important task that we must shoulder. The ethics of "no desire is just" will let us identify the direction in the blind fog and go forward bravely. It enables us to uphold justice in the struggle against evil, defeat the enemy, and make people, like pines and cypresses, stand in the world without fear of dark clouds and wind and rain and not be destroyed.