Sima Niu said sadly, "Everyone has brothers, and I died alone." Xia Zi said: "Businessmen have all heard:' Life and death have a life, and wealth is in the sky.' A gentleman treats others with courtesy, and all men are brothers within the four seas. Why don't gentlemen have brothers? "
Sima Niu said sadly, "Everyone else has brothers, but I don't." Xia Zi said: "I have heard:' Life and death have a life, and wealth is in the sky.' As long as a gentleman takes what he has done seriously, does not make mistakes, respects others and conforms to the rules of etiquette and righteousness, then everyone in the world is his brother. Why should a gentleman have no brothers? "
Comment: Sima Niu Xuanbu did not recognize Huan Xuan as his younger brother, which was contrary to the concept of "Xun" advocated by Confucianism. But because his younger brother was guilty of insurrection, Confucius did not blame him, but advised him not to be sad or afraid. As long as he had a clear conscience, he was a "benevolent man". In this chapter, Xia Zi also encourages Sima Niu, saying that as long as his words and deeds are in line with the "ceremony", he will win the praise of everyone in the world, and don't worry that he has no brothers, "all brothers are also within the four seas."
Interpretation: We can't completely control our own life and death, we can only do our best. From a mysterious point of view, there is an invisible force regulating our world, and things are unpredictable; From a psychological point of view, it is a peaceful state of mind that goes with the flow. Sometimes you can't get it even if you work hard, and sometimes you can get it without moving much. Let nature take its course, enjoy life, and there is another life and death: superstition means that life and death are determined by fate and irresistible. Life and death have a life, and wealth is a very real sentence. It has little to do with attitude towards life.
Confucius lamented Yan Yuan's unfortunate life experience: a man who was still in his prime died young because of the hardships of life. With his talent and morality, he should have been rich, but he was poor all his life. This is the misfortune of Yan Yuan and the misfortune of the times. This is a pity, a dissatisfaction with social reality and a query to the authorities.
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Proverb:
1 Buddha often said in the scriptures, "The human body is thin and the Buddha stinks", especially since we are in a pre-modern society. Look at these news. It's what the Buddhist scriptures say. It's extremely turbid.
When we study today, we should risk our lives. In this era, we may die anytime and anywhere, so we should put life and death aside.
There are so many disasters in the world now that people die in piles for no reason. We should completely let go and follow the teachings of the Buddha with sincerity, purity, equality, enlightenment and compassion.
We know that life is continuous and there is a good place to leave this body. This concept is correct when we study in a better realm and achieve our wisdom and moral ability.
5 covet this body, covet the environment in which you live, and decide reincarnation. Samsara heart or samsara industry has nothing to do with learning Buddhism. These things must be clarified.
6 Buddhists smell bad, and the opportunity is rare. You must master it! Since we came to this world, we should grasp a short period of time, practice well, and cultivate our hearts into purity and goodness. Clean and good deeds are eliminated, and your wisdom will naturally appear.
China proverb says, "Life and death have a life, wealth is in the sky". At first glance, it seems that life is too negative and enterprising, but these two sentences are wise and reasonable.
8 "Life and death have life", truly understand the truth of karma, and the idea of fear of death will naturally be eliminated; "Wealth is in the sky", if you don't pursue wealth, think about society and all beings, eliminate karma and gain wisdom, natural and man-made disasters will naturally be eliminated.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Life and death are life, wealth is in the sky.