It means: How can you govern the world without cleaning a room?

The original text of this sentence is not like this. Its real original text is: "If one room is not cured, why should the country be ruled by the world?" -"Habit Theory" Liu Rong (Qing) It is also recorded in Chapter 56 of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of Chen Wang and Mencius.

1. The original text

When Rong was young, the reading and nourishing hall was one room to the west. Read while leaning, think while leaning back; If you think about it, you can spin around the room. There is a depression in the room, and the ruler is immersed in it. Every shoe is full of hardships. It's a long time and it's safe. One day, my father came to the room, and Gu smiled and said, "If one room is not cured, why should the country be ruled by the world?" Tell the boy to take the soil and level it.

when Hou Rong returned to his land, he was surprised. If the land suddenly swelled, he would be flat if he looked down calmly. It has come back. After a long time, let it go. Hey! People in learning are very awkward! Tread on the ground, but not with the depression, and for a long time, if the depression is flat, and if it lasts for a long time, it will be restless. Therefore, the learning of a gentleman is more expensive than starting with caution.

2. Translation

Liu Rong, a writer in Qing Dynasty, studied in a room on the west side of Yanghui Hall when he was young. He was so absorbed that when he met something he didn't understand, he looked up and thought. When he couldn't figure out the answer, he paced up and down the room. There is a pothole in this house. Every time I pass by, Liu Rong always stumbles. At first, he felt very uncomfortable, and after a long time, he got used to it. Going there again would be as safe as walking on the ground.

Liu Rong's father found the potholes in the ground of this house, and smiled and said to Liu Rong, "If you can't manage a house, can you manage the country?" Then ask the servant boy to fill in the potholes. After his father left, Liu Rong began to walk around the house again, reading and thinking.

when he walked to the original pothole, he felt a sudden bump on the ground. He was surprised. Looking down, the ground was flat. He walked awkwardly for many days and gradually got used to it. Liu Rong can't help but sigh with emotion: when a person studies, the habits in the initial stage are very important. When a gentleman studies, it is important to treat the habit formation in the initial stage cautiously.

3. Source

Extended information from Liu Rong's Theory of Habits in Qing Dynasty

1. Creation background

The specific creation time of this article has not been verified. It is a common saying and well-known truth that habit becomes nature. Develop good habits and benefit for life; If you form bad habits, you will suffer endlessly all your life. This article is an article written by the author through a little thing in his life in order to warn the world to develop good habits in academic research.

2. Appreciate

This essay, and write a great truth through a little thing in life. From this to that, it is thought-provoking because of the small view. The author first writes about studying in a small house on the west side of Yanghui Hall when he was a teenager. "Look down and read, think back; If you think about it, you should start to spin around the room. " This description vividly outlines the image of a thoughtful scholar.

Confucius said, "Learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous." If you are not good at thinking, it is hard to say that you have learned something, let alone have original opinions. The article is based on "thinking" and runs through the beginning and end. Because of "thinking" and "revolving around the room", it is very natural to extradite from "revolving" to the interpretation of the theme. In short, this is the result of good thinking.

There is a depression in the study, which is expanding outward more and more. Walking up and down this land is of course uncomfortable. But after a long time, I get used to it. When the depression was filled up, I felt "suddenly surprised, like a sudden uplift of the soil", and after a period of time, it returned to normal feeling. The depression is used to treading on the ground, but once it is filled, it feels uncomfortable. What is the reason for this?

The author said with deep feelings, "There are so many people in learning!" This is a warning strategy, a summary of the words, and the full text. It is a simple truth that habit becomes nature. It follows that how to cultivate good habits is very important. Therefore, the final conclusion of the article is: "Therefore, the learning of a gentleman is more expensive than being cautious." It means that good habits should be formed at the beginning of academic research.

with good habits, you have a good start. This experience is not only of great significance to educating people, but also has a universal reference for doing everything well.

This is an essay on the genre. Just talking about a small matter makes people feel natural and kind, thus being enlightened. It can be said that the language is shallow and profound, and the words have substance.

3. Author's brief introduction

Liu Rong (1816—1873), also known as Meng Rong, was born in Xiangxiang. Xianfeng four years (1854), with Zeng Guofan in Hubei, Jiangxi and Taiping rebels. In the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855), he returned to Hubei from Luo Zenan by Jiangxi. His brother died in Pu Yin and was sent home. In the 11th year of Xianfeng (1861), Luo Bingzhang was appointed as a military counsellor.

With the prefect and the three products, he will be appointed as the deployment envoy of Sichuan, which will be awarded next year. In the first year of Tongzhi (1862), when Shi Dakai, the wing king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, led an army from Yunnan and Guizhou to Sichuan, he went to the front to intercept it. Shi Dakai defeated the Dadu River and threw himself into the Qing camp, but he sent his sill to Chengdu and killed it. In the second year of Tongzhi (1863), he was ordered to supervise Shaanxi military affairs, to be the governor, and to lead the army to Guangyuan.

in the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), Kejie Prefecture destroyed the remnants of Sichuan local rebels and Taiping Army. Soon, he was demoted to the post of governor by revealing the secret fold. In the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), due to illness, he still stayed in Shaanxi to handle military affairs, which was not in harmony with the governor Qiao Songnian. After the 3 th battalion of the Chu army was defeated by Zhang Zongyu of the Western Nian Army in Baqiao, he was dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown. He wrote Yang Hui Tang Poetry Collection and Speculation Record Doubts.

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