I often hear unpleasant words in my ears and feel them in my heart, which is the cornerstone of learning virtue. If words are sweet and everything goes well, you will bury your life in poison. Wind and rain are angry, birds are sad; The sun is warm, the wind is sunny and the plants are in full bloom. It can be seen that heaven and earth can't live without harmony for a day, and people can't live without western gods for a day. Fat, spicy and sweet are not true, but the taste is only light; The magic is extraordinary and unique to ordinary people.

Heaven and earth are silent, and the qi machine stops without interest; The sun and the moon run at night, but it is not easy to be frank and clear; Therefore, a gentleman should have a tight heart when he is free, and a leisurely interest when he is busy. Sitting alone in the dead of night, I realized for the first time that I was poor, and I was really exposed, and I got great opportunities every time.

I think the truth is right in front of me, and I can't escape it, but I feel ashamed in it. Those who lick their mouths and eat amaranth are more pure and pure; He who eats clothes and jade is willing to take care of his knees. Gaizhisu has never met before, and he is willing to lose.

Vernacular translation:

If a person's ears can often hear some unpleasant things, then he will often think of some unpleasant things in his heart. This is a good lesson for Dunpin Lide. On the other hand, if every sentence is pleasant and everything goes well, it is equivalent to burying your life in poison. In stormy weather, even birds feel sad and worried; Wan Li is clear, and even the vegetation is thriving.

It can be seen that there can be no day of harmony between heaven and earth, and there can be no day of joy on earth. Wine and food, big fish and big meat are not really delicious, in fact, the real delicious food is only those pure tea and light rice; Innovative and extraordinary people are not really great people in the world. In fact, real great men are just ordinary people.

What we see every day seems that heaven and earth are still, but in fact, the activities of heaven and earth have never stopped. The sun rises in the morning and the moon is in the sky at night, indicating that the sun and the moon are running day and night, but in the universe, the light of the sun and the moon is eternal. Therefore, a wise gentleman should have some plans in his spare time on weekdays to deal with sudden changes.

Take a break when you are busy and enjoy the fun of life. In the dead of night, when a person sits alone and quietly observes his heart, he will find that his delusion has completely disappeared and is sincerely revealed. When this sincerity was revealed, he felt very comfortable and used the opportunity of freedom.

If only this sincerity could exist all the time, but the hope can't be completely eliminated, then the soul will feel ashamed and uneasy, and finally repent and have the idea of doing good. Most of the people who can endure simple meals are as clear as ice and as white as jade.

Most people who wear gorgeous clothes and eat delicacies are willing to make servile faces. Because a person's ambition can only be shown in a state of abstinence, and a person's moral integrity is lost in the desire for material enjoyment.

Source: Caigen Tan by Hong Yingming in Ming Dynasty.

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Creative background:

Hong Yingming, life story is unknown. It is speculated that he is probably a native of Jintan County and a hermit who has lived in the mountains for a long time. The book may be published in the middle and late Wanli period. At this time, the emperor of God had no way to govern the country, the eunuch was authoritarian, the government was lax and the party was trapped.

Since the Jiajing dynasty, the internal and external troubles that began to appear became more and more serious. People of insight were extremely dull and could not be freed from the fierce social contradictions at that time, so some people would express the voice of the times with pen and ink.

Caigen Tan refines the essence of China traditional culture, paying special attention to the adjustment of social and cultural mentality. It can be described as insightful. There have been many schools of thought in the history of China, all of which more or less involved the norms of social and cultural mentality.

And society almost completely ignores these morals, goes its own way, and the law of the jungle emerges one after another and becomes more and more fierce. The high taste of traditional culture and the low level of social customs are worlds apart. This is a very peculiar cultural phenomenon in the history of China.