"Honesty" is the central idea of Confucianism and the way to be a man. Being in the world should be based on honesty. Zhu, a Neo-Confucianist in Song Dynasty, said: Honest people are true and innocent. Honesty is a virtue. Famous saying: "Honesty is heaven, and heaven rewards diligence". Words and deeds must be consistent with the sky, tell the truth, do practical things and oppose hypocrisy. It means honesty.
Shuo Wen Jie Zi advocates "people's words are true", while Cheng Yi advocates "truth is true". It can be seen that "faith" not only requires people to speak honestly and reliably, but also requires people to do things honestly and reliably. The basic connotation of "faith" is to keep promises, match words with deeds, be honest and trustworthy.
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Honest celebrity stories
1, Guo Moruo was naughty as a child, but very filial. Once, his mother got carsick. Guo Moruo heard that plantain flower can cure this disease. This kind of flower is very expensive and seldom blooms, so he and his brother ran to a garden to look for it. It happened that the plantain in that garden had a big yellow flower, and Guo Moruo and his brother secretly picked it and gave it to their mother.
Although the mother knew that Guo Moruo was filial to her, her son's behavior made her sad. Since then, Guo Moruo has never stolen anything from others.
Soong Ching Ling once made an appointment with a primary school to see pupils, but on the appointed date, it rained heavily. The students all thought that Grandma Soong Ching Ling couldn't keep the appointment, but Soong Ching Ling went in the rain.
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