-Excerpts from Zhu Zi's Family Instructions
Zhu's family precepts:
Chu Hsi
Get up at dawn, sweep the courtyard, and be neat inside and outside. When you are unconscious, you will rest. If you close the door, you will behave well. A porridge and a meal, when
It's not easy to remember. It's hard to keep thinking about things. It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to dig a well when you are thirsty. Self-help must be frugal and feast.
Guests are not allowed to stay overnight. The utensils are clean, wabi jinyu. A good diet is better than garden vegetables. Don't run fancy houses, don't seek fertile land.
Three aunts and six wives are the media of prostitution and theft. A beautiful girl and a concubine are not the blessings of the boudoir. Servants should not be handsome, and wives should not wear heavy makeup. ancestors
Although it is far away, the sacrifice must be sincere. Although future generations are stupid, they must read the classics. The life cycle is simple, and the godson should have an upright side. Don't be greedy for accidents
Don't drink too much wine.
Don't take advantage of trade with your shoulders. Be considerate when you meet poor neighbors. If you are stingy and married, you won't enjoy it for long. Morality is always good and upright.
See death. Brothers and uncles should be generous. Young and old, both inside and outside, should be strict with themselves. Listen to the woman, good flesh and blood, is it a husband?
Wealth, thin parents, not the son of man. Choose a husband when you marry your daughter, and don't ask for re-employment. If you marry a daughter-in-law, you should ask a lady, regardless of thickness.
It is most shameful to be ashamed of being rich and most shameful to be proud of being poor. Avoid going to court at home, the lawsuit will eventually be fierce.
It is forbidden to talk too much in this world. If you talk too much, you will lose. Do not bully widows by force or kill birds by greed. If you are partial, you will regret your mistake.
Too much laziness and self-indulgence makes it difficult to get married. If you show kindness to a young man, you will get bored for a long time. Listen carefully, Ann.
Be patient and think clearly what's wrong with you before making a decision. If you argue about something, you must calm down and think about it.
Don't forget to give help, but don't forget to accept it. Leave room for everything and be proud of it. People are happy, don't be jealous.
Don't be happy when you encounter difficulties. If you want others to see you, you shouldn't behave well. If you are afraid of being known, it is a great evil. When you see color, you want to report your wife.
Female. Hide resentment with arrows in the back, delaying future generations.
The family is happy, although awkward, but still full of joy. The Chinese studies class ended in the morning, but there was nothing left. I was very happy. Reading is to be holy.
Xian, as an official, remember the country. Keep quiet and listen to the weather forecast. If you do this, you will be very close.