To die of sorrow and happiness is a famous saying from Mencius. The original text is as follows:

"When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a man, he must first work hard on his mind and body. , starving his skin, depleting his body, and messing up his actions, so his mind and forbearance have been beneficial to what he could not do... Then he realized that he was born in sorrow and died in peace and happiness." ("Mencius Gaozi II")

This means that if a person wants to achieve great things, he must go through many hardships and hardships. Only by experiencing hardships, going through wind and rain, and seeing the world can he temper his will, grow his talents, and take on big responsibilities. Comfort and enjoyment are the key to success. If you grow up in a greenhouse, you will not be able to develop the ability to overcome difficulties and get rid of adversity. You will be helpless in the face of difficulties. When you encounter setbacks and adversities, you will become depressed and despairing, which often leads to death. So he came to the conclusion: "Be born in sorrow and die in happiness."

Zhang Zai, a Confucian of the Song Dynasty, also said in his famous article "Xi Ming":

"Wealth and good fortune will support my life; poverty, lowliness, sorrow, and mediocrity will help you succeed." Yes."

Wealth and happiness can make us live a better life. This is common sense and is what people pursue. Poverty and sorrow are what people are unwilling to accept. But Zhang Zai said that poverty, lowliness, sorrow, and sorrow are the opportunities to help you succeed. People hope that everything will be smooth sailing and everything goes as they wish. Mencius said, "Be born in sorrow and die in happiness." People do not want to be poor, lowly, and sorrowful. Zhang Zai said that this is "Yu Ru Yu Cheng". The two thoughts are consistent, contain profound philosophy, and reflect the Chinese people's wisdom in life. It tells us a truth: life is not a broad road, and there will always be difficulties and twists and turns. , we must move forward in the struggle of constantly experiencing failures and setbacks, and constantly overcoming difficulties. It is this kind of life wisdom that guides people to regard difficulties and adversity as the driving force to motivate themselves to forge ahead, and to consciously temper themselves in difficulties and adversity, the more frustrated they become. The more they worked hard and fought for victory unyieldingly, they developed the Chinese nation's spirit of not being afraid of hardships and persevering in self-improvement. A Chinese history is permeated with this spirit. Sima Qian worked hard to write and completed the immortal work even though he suffered the humiliation of castration. His masterpiece "Historical Records". In his letter to his friend Ren An, "Report to Ren An", he listed many examples of sages who rose up in adversity. For example, King Wen of Zhou was detained and deduced the "Book of Changes"; Confucius was in trouble and wrote "The Book of Changes". "Spring and Autumn"; Qu Yuan was exiled and wrote "Li Sao"; Zuo Qiuming was blind and wrote "Guoyu"; Sun Tzu was tortured and revised "The Art of War", etc. He said that all these are the sages of the past. Sima Qian used this to inspire himself, inherited this spirit, and completed the great cause of writing "Historical Records".

Today, our country is in a period of stable development. This generation of young people Most of them are only children, who are cared for and cared for by their families and society. They grew up in a comfortable environment, so that most of them generally have the weakness of poor adaptability to setbacks and difficulties, and some even suffer from minor setbacks. Crime and even suicide. In view of this situation, it is of special significance to keep in mind the truth that one is born in sorrow and dies in happiness, and to promote the spirit of conscious tempering; only by consciously enduring hardships and hardships can we shoulder the important task of welcoming the great national rejuvenation.< /p>