The earliest written record is "Zengguang Xianwen·Zhu Xi Family Instructions" of the Qing Dynasty. The sentence was originally a folk saying, which means that if you receive a small favor like a drop of water from others, you should treat it like a spring. Return kindness to others!
Allusion:
Chinese people teach people to do good, saying that "good deeds are rewarded with good deeds."
Educate people to be grateful and say, "If you receive a drop of kindness from others, you should repay it with a spring of water."
The classic example of this is the allusion of "tie ring knot grass".
"Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong Fifteenth Year" records: Wei Wuzi had concubines but no children.
Wu Zi was ill, and Ming Ke (son of Wu Zi in Wei) said: "I must marry you."
Sickness, then it is said: You must be considered as a martyr.
When he died, he married her and said: "Diseases cause chaos, and I will treat them accordingly."
In the battle of the Fu family, I saw an old man weaving grass to overpower the Duhui, and the Duhui jumped over, so he was captured.
The night dream said: I am the father of the woman I married.
You use the teachings of your ancestors to rule your life, and I will repay you in return.
Also "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Yang Zhen Biography" Yang Zhen's word Boqi...Fubao" Li Xian annotated Liang Wujun of the Southern Dynasty and cited "Xu Qi Xie Ji·Huayin Yellow Bird": Bao (Yang Bao) Year When I was nine years old, I went to the north of Huayin Mountain and saw a yellow bird that was killed by an owl and fell under a tree. It was trapped by ants.
I took the treasure and put it in a scarf box. It only ate yellow flowers. After more than a hundred days, the hair and feathers were ready, and then they flew away.
That night, a boy in yellow bowed to Bao again and said, "I am the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West. You are kind and rescue me. I feel that I have given you four white rings." : The noble son Sun Jiebai, who ascends to the throne, should be surrounded by such things.
Later, "the ring is knotted with grass" as an allusion to express gratitude
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The content of "Zengguang Xianwen Disciple Regulations and Zhuzi's Family Instructions" not only reflects feudal ethical concepts and philosophy of life, but also preserves many long-standing proverbs and mottos. Many of them are still circulated and influential to this day. Very big.
These words are clear and easy to read and remember. Once they are recited, they will be remembered for life. Their influence and influence on young people and even adults cannot be underestimated.
p>In traditional elementary school books, there is a category that specializes in educating children on ethics and morals. Most of them take the form of a compilation of maxims and proverbs. Some of the content comes from classics, and some draw on popular proverbs in society. Among them, they are extremely popular. "Zengguang Xianwen", which has great influence on the world, is one of them.
"Di Zigui" is also a kind of traditional Mongolian book.
The original text of this book is "Xunmengwen". ", compiled by Li Yuxiu during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The book is divided into five parts. Most of the content is taken from Confucian classics. The titles of each part are taken from a passage in "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer": “When a disciple enters, he will be filial, and when he leaves, he will be a younger brother, sincere and trustworthy, loving everyone and benevolent.
If you have spare energy in practice, study literature.
Basically summarizes the basic requirements for children's ethics, conduct, and learning in the feudal era. Therefore, it has been widely disseminated since its publication, and some local governments have listed it as a must-read book for private schools.
"Zhu Xi's Family Instructions" is dually called "Zhu Xi's Maxims on Family Governance" and "Zhu Bailu's Family Maxims".
The author Zhu Yongchun, whose courtesy name is Zhiyi and whose nickname is Bailu, was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province in the late Ming Dynasty.