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The original and translation of Mencius' second chapter!
Fish is what I want.

Fish, what I want, bear's paw, what I want, you can't have it both ways, and you can take the bear's paw instead of the fish. Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You can't have both. Those who give up their lives for righteousness are also. If people don't enjoy life, then what can be used to find a means of survival, which can't be used? If there is nothing more in disgust than death, what can be done to avoid evil that can be used to escape evil? What people want is nothing more than life. Why not use people who can live? What makes people worse than the dead, so why not treat patients who can be cured? Because it is, there is no need to be born, because it is, there is no need to be born. So you want more than the living, and you hate more than the dead. But with disdain to drink and eat, hungry pedestrians are unwilling to accept it; Kick others' food with their feet, and beggars will not accept it.

The senior official accepted it without distinguishing whether it was appropriate or not. Call it, and the people in the street will be blessed; Begging for help is too much.

Ten thousand minutes is acceptable, and there is no need to argue whether it is appropriate. What does ten thousand minutes do to me? For the beauty of the palace, the matter of wives and concubines, the poor have me and you? Hometown is free from physical death, and today is the beauty of the palace; Hometown is not subject to physical death, and now it is regarded as a wife and concubine; I don't want to die in my hometown, but now I want to do it for the poor and needy: yes or no? This is called the loss of humanity.

Be born at hardship, die at peace and happiness

Shun was born in mu, Fu Shuo was born in the middle of the building, and the glue was in fish and salt. Guan Yi I was a scholar, Sun Shuai was in the sea, and a hundred miles was in the city.

Therefore, when the sky falls, people must first suffer their minds, their bones and muscles, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess around. Therefore, patience has benefited them a lot.

People are unchangeable, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in consideration, and then made; Color label, sound hair, and then metaphor. A country, if there are no ministers and wise men who can assist the king, will often be in danger of the collapse of its neighboring countries and the misfortunes from abroad.

In this way, you will know that sorrow is enough to make people live and pleasure is enough to make people die.

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Fish is what I want.

Fish is my favorite, and bear's paw is also my favorite. If I can't have both, then I have to give up fish and choose bear's paw. Life is what I love, and righteousness is what I love. If you can't have both at the same time, then I'll have to give my life for justice. Life is what I love, but there are things I love more than life, so I don't do anything for the benefit. I hate death, but there are some things that I hate more than death, so I don't avoid some disasters. If people love nothing more than life, then everything can survive, and what means are not used? If people hate nothing more than death, which of all the bad things that can avoid disaster can't be done? You can survive by some means, but some people can avoid disaster by some means, but some people don't do such a thing. Therefore, what they like is something more precious than life (that is "righteousness"), and what they hate is something more serious than death (that is "injustice"). Not only sages have this idea, but everyone has it. Only sages can keep it from losing.

A bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, you get it, you live, you lose it, you die. However, if you give him food, the hungry people passing by will not accept it; If you kick it to someone else, the beggar won't accept it.

What good will it do me if I accept 10 thousand minutes' salary without knowing whether it is in line with etiquette? Do you appreciate my beauty to ladies-in-waiting, my service to wives and concubines, and my kindness to the poor people I know? Originally, I would rather die for righteousness than be eaten by "Tiger" and "Chu Er", but today I accepted it for the beauty of the palace; Originally, I would rather die for righteousness than be eaten by "Tiger" and "Chu Er", but today I accepted it and worked for my wife. Originally, I would rather die for righteousness than be given a meal and a piece of soup, but today I accepted it because the poor people I know appreciate my kindness: can't this practice stop? This is called the loss of primitive ideas and the loss of "righteousness".

Be born at hardship, die at peace and happiness

Shun was appointed from other places, selected from plasterers who built walls, and recommended from fish and salt vendors. Guan Yiwu was released from prison officials and was hired as a doctor. Sun Shuaio was appointed from a secluded seaside, and Prissy was selected as a doctor from a slave trader.

Therefore, God will give such people a great responsibility. He must first make his heart ache, his bones tired, his hunger, his skin emaciated and his poverty. When he is doing things, he will reverse what he has done, use these methods to disturb his heart, make his character patient and increase his talents that he didn't have in the past.

A person often makes mistakes and can only correct them later; Confused inside, congested thinking, can rise up and make a difference; Gaunt and haggard, manifested in the face, singing sighs in the voice, (look at his face, listen to his voice) and then people will know him.

If there are no judges and wise men who can assist the monarch at home, and there is no danger of aggression from hostile countries and foreign countries abroad, it will often perish.

Only in this way can people understand that worry makes life, and ease and pleasure make people die.