The original text of "Mencius" is as follows: "Everything is prepared for me. Reflexively and sincerely, there is no greater happiness. Act by forcing forgiveness, and there is no way to seek benevolence." Obviously, "reflexively and sincerely" The premise is that "everything is prepared for me", and the result is "there is no greater happiness". The meaning of the last sentence is: Practicing the path of forgiveness is the closest path to seeking benevolence. It reminds us: What this chapter of Mencius talks about is the pursuit of benevolence. Regarding "all things are provided for me", from the history of philosophy to the history of education, many textbooks understand it as "all things are provided for me or my mind" and define it as "idealism". Is that so? Actually not. Since ancient times, many commentators have understood the "thing" of "all things" as "things". In other words, this "thing" does not refer to external things that exist independent of human consciousness, but things that enter the human life world. Simply put, it is a matter of human thoughts and actions. Wang Yangming has a famous saying that "the place of intention is the object", that is, "objects" are related to people's intentions and generate people's world of meaning. Heidegger's "Being and Time" talks about "things at hand". The so-called "things at hand" are things that people care about, are busy with, and take care of. It also talks about "things" and "things". All human affairs have their own principles and principles. Therefore, to put it further, "all things" must point to "the principle of all things". Things are thought up and done by people. It is people who give meaning to their own activities and thus to the world. How can people do this? It is because when heaven and earth created the human species, they had already given humans this kind of performance. People rely on this ability to make their living world present structure, order and meaning. Therefore, in the final analysis, "all things are provided for me" means "the principles of all things are contained in human nature." "The Book of Songs" says: "People are born to be prosperous, and everything has its principles." "Mencius" once quoted this poem to clarify the principle of "nature is good": "Ze" refers to both the principle of nature and the principle of doing things; both are connected as one.

Source: Chinese Teacher