1, source
From Born in Worry and Died in Happiness (from Mencius Gao Zixia), the original text is:
Mencius said, "Shun was born in mu, Fu Shuo was raised in the building, glue was raised in fish and salt, Guan Yiwu was raised in scholar, Sun Shuai was raised in the sea, and Baili was raised in the city. Therefore, if the sky is going to fall on the Sri Lankan people, they must first suffer from ideological suffering, physical suffering, physical hunger, physical emptiness and chaos in action. Therefore, their persistence has benefited them a lot.
People are unchangeable, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in consideration, and then made; Color label, sound hair, and then metaphor. A country, if there are no ministers and wise men who can assist the king, will often be in danger of the collapse of its neighboring countries and the misfortunes from abroad. Then I know that I was born in sorrow and died in happiness. "
Translation:
Mencius said: "Shun benefited from the field work and was selected from the wall building work. Glue was recommended from selling fish and salt. Guan Zhong was promoted from the position of a soldier. Sun Shuai was promoted from the seaside. Prissy was selected from the market.
Therefore, God wants to give such people a great mission. He must first temper his will, make his bones and muscles tired, make his body hungry and suffer from poverty, so things will never go smoothly. This will shake his mind, exercise his temperament and increase his talent. People always make mistakes before they can correct them.
If you are depressed, you will be extremely anxious, and then you can work hard; Expressed in the face, expressed in the voice, and then understood. A country that has no law-abiding ministers and auxiliary saints at home and no worries of hostile countries abroad is often prone to national subjugation. Therefore, anxiety makes life, but ease and enjoyment are enough to make people die. "
2. Connotation and meaning
When a person has experienced various hardships such as family changes, unsatisfactory career, lovelorn love, etc. When they suffer from these things, they need our help most, but we should not stand by and do our best to help them.
After we have helped others, don't forget that we have been through this.
The "people" in this sentence refers to Confucius, Mencius, Zhu and others.
They said that "God will give the people of Sri Lanka a great responsibility" also comes from the same meaning.
3. Background
In ancient Confucianism, two great thinkers, Confucius and Mencius, first put forward the views of "the theory of destiny", "the mysterious bird of destiny is born to be a business" and "there is no class in education"
At the same time, they are also these two great thinkers, and their ideological achievements can be said to be unprecedented.
Confucius and Mencius, two great thinkers, both stressed that to realize the ideals and ambitions of life, we must go through hard experiences.
They associate personal struggle and pursuit of ideals with making contributions, which means that their life struggle is bound to be tortuous and even arduous.
Confucius said: "Heaven will descend to Sri Lanka"-in the Analects of Confucius, he said: "Heaven will descend to Sri Lanka; That's it! " It means: "I want to undertake this great task."
4. Summary
In ancient China, people often said that "heaven sent great responsibilities", in fact, its real meaning was: "First, suffer their minds, then work their bones and muscles".
This sentence is not only a famous epigram, but also a philosophy of life.
In ancient China, many celebrities experienced setbacks and hardships. They become celebrities or great men because of their strong will and perseverance.
So, what do you think of the statement that "Heaven will be a great task for the Sri Lankan people, so we must first work hard on their minds and bones"?