Book of rites Article 21 The golden mean

Precautions:

Advance: advance means to make plans or preparations in advance;

Standing: achievement;

Waste: corruption.

Rudder: Sound editing means tripping. This is the significance of argument.

Sleepy: difficult, confused.

Guilt: sadness and bitterness, inner pain.

Poverty: This refers to despair.

Moral:

No matter what you do, you can succeed if you are prepared in advance, otherwise you will fail.

Original text:

Everything is prepared, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted. Make rules before speaking, make rules before doing, make rules before doing, and make rules before doing. ?

Meaning:

You can succeed if you are prepared, and you will fail if you are not prepared. Everything can be successful if it is prepared in advance, and it will fail if it is not prepared; If you are ready to speak, you won't be unable to stand up; If you are prepared in advance, you will not encounter difficulties and setbacks; Make up your mind to act again, and there will be no mistakes and regrets.

Brief introduction to The Book of Rites:

The Book of Rites is a classic work of Confucianism, and its position in the study of Confucian classics has long been conclusive. The Book of Rites is a forty-nine book compiled by Dai Sheng, a ritualist in the Wu Xuan era of the Western Han Dynasty. It is a compilation of Confucian academic papers in the pre-Qin period, not written by one person at a time. It contains the works of various schools from Confucius to Mencius and Xunzi, all of which are works of Confucius after his seventies, and the contents are quite complicated.

Most of them were written in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Most of the basic contents reflected in the article are the pre-Qin ancient system, in which some of Confucius' remarks or his disciples' expressions of the true meaning of Confucius' thoughts are recorded. Even though some chapters were written by Confucian scholars in the Qin and Han Dynasties, their basic contents are also memories of the pre-Qin ancient system, the ancient etiquette contained in the book and the contents of social life scenes at that time. In addition, the Book of Rites has special chapters from the general plan of governing the country to the family law.

These chapters embody the principles and spirit of patriarchal clan system everywhere. The Book of Rites occupies a prominent position in the academic history of Confucianism. Combining with the relevant chapters in the Book of Rites, we can roughly outline the inheritance relationship between Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi and even Qin and Han Dynasties.

The Book of Rites provides sufficient information for studying the history of Confucianism in the pre-Qin period, especially the etiquette thought. Confucian etiquette thought is extensive and profound. From the initial etiquette thought of Confucius to the development of Mencius and Xunzi, it has reached a higher stage and the system is well prepared. At the same time, the Book of Rites has the most wonderful and complete discussion on the study of etiquette. The Book of Rites is also a collection of profound academic papers such as The Doctrine of the Mean, Daxue and Li Yun, which is a masterpiece in the history of China's academic thought and has far-reaching influence. This is an important reference for understanding Confucian etiquette thought.