"Only women and villains are difficult to get along with" This sentence comes from the Analects of Confucius. Why does Confucius say that women and villains are difficult to get along with? Is Confucius also a straight man who abandoned all emotions and six desires? In fact, Confucius said that women and villains are difficult to get along with. This sentence is considered disrespectful to women by many people, so some people interpret "woman" as "you", but it doesn't seem to make sense. In fact, no matter how you explain it, Confucius cannot escape the suspicion of discriminating against women. After all, Confucius is not a saint. Although he is wise, he is not perfect. We have all heard that only women and villains are difficult to raise, but there is another sentence after this sentence. Do you know what it is?

I believe many people have heard this sentence: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise." "It is difficult to raise a villain." If you just look at the superficial meaning, it means that only women and villains are the most difficult to deal with. Who said this? It was Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, who said this, This sentence juxtaposes women with villains. Many people think this is a great disrespect for women. Even in a feudal society where men are superior to women, women's status will not be so low. However, many people have misunderstood Confucius's original meaning. If you want to understand the original meaning of this sentence, you need to know the historical background of Confucius saying this sentence.

We all know that Confucius is the founder of Confucianism. When Confucianism was just born, many people did not understand it. Therefore, Confucius traveled around the world to promote his Confucianism to the monarchs of other countries. One day, Confucius came to Weiguo to promote his Confucianism, but he was rejected by the king of Weiguo. Why did the king of Weiguo reject Confucius? It turned out that the king's concubines and some treacherous officials spoke about Confucius in front of the king of Weiguo. It was precisely because of listening to their slander that Confucius was not treated favorably. In desperation, Confucius had to leave Weiguo. Before leaving, Confucius said this sentence: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise." timeless saying.

It can be seen that the villains mentioned by Confucius here refer to those treacherous villains who speak ill of others behind their backs, while "women" refers to those concubines who speak ill of others. It is only a specific term, not a general term. There is no intention to denigrate or discriminate against a kind of people. After this sentence, Confucius also said another sentence. This sentence is: "If you are close, you will feel inferior, and if you are far, you will resent". What does it mean? That's it. It is said that for those insidious and cunning concubines, if the monarch gets close to her, they will use their power to bully others and take advantage of others. If you alienate her, she will resent you secretly. It is really difficult to get along with such a woman!

Therefore, don’t be misled by the literal meaning of some common sayings. When we understand the meaning of a sentence, we must also look at its historical background and the words before and after it. Only in this way can we more accurately understand the truth of these common sayings. meaning.