"Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" gives me the enlightenment that we should put our ancestors before ourselves, put comity first and use a sense of social responsibility. Although you can't be as open-minded as Fan Zhongyan and always put yourself last, you can at least keep a broad mind and be helpful in real life.
The origin of "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" is The Story of Yueyang Tower written by Fan Zhongyan, a politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Fan Zhongyan (989-152), born in Wuxian, Suzhou, was an outstanding thinker, politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the third year of Qingli (143), he took office as a political adviser (equivalent to prime minister) and initiated the "Qingli New Deal". After the New Deal was frustrated, Fan Zhongyan was banished from Beijing, and learned about Zhangzhou, Dengzhou, Hangzhou, Qingzhou and Yingzhou. Emperor You died in 152, and was posthumously awarded to the Minister of War, the Duke of Chu, and posthumous title, known as the Duke of Fan Wenzheng, had a collection of Fan Wenzheng's official documents handed down from generation to generation. .
The Story of Yueyang Tower, a well-known masterpiece, was written in September (146) in the sixth year of Qingli, at the request of my good friend Teng Zijing. Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County, and under his administration, Baling County soon became well connected with people and took on a new look. In his spare time, Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower, a scenic spot. After the building was repaired, Teng Zijing asked Fan Zhongyan for an essay to commemorate this event. Fan Zhongyan was happy to write, so he had this famous article. The article * * * is divided into three parts. In the first part, the reasons for rebuilding Yueyang Tower are written. The second part describes the scenery of Yueyang Tower and the feelings it gives people. The third part, that is, the part from which the quotation comes from, is extended from the ordinary people's "feeling of seeing things" to the lofty realm of "benevolent people in the ancient times" and "not enjoying things and not being sad for themselves", expressing their feelings of home and country "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later". Its relatively complete context is:
"Well, husband! What is it to taste the heart of the ancient benevolent, or to do something different from the two? Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself; If you live high in the temple, you will worry about your people; If you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your husband. It's worrying about advancing and worrying about retreating. But when will you be happy? It must say,' Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later'. Hey! Weiss, who are we going home with? " The general idea is: ah! I used to explore the feelings of those people with lofty ideals in ancient times, and their mood probably won't change with the weather! Why? Because their hearts will not be sad and happy with the quality of external things and their own gains and losses. When they are officials in the court, they are worried about the people; In the Jianghu, I am worried about the king. I am also worried about being an official in the imperial court, and I am also worried about being in the remote rivers and lakes. In this case, when will they feel happy? They will definitely say, "My worries are before the world, and my happiness is after the world.". Ah! Without such people, who can I be with?