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I want what I want, and Mencius chooses between life and death and righteousness.
Life is what I want; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness. Words accumulate what I want: what I want. Also: also. Both: refers to fish and bear's paw. Both: both. Give up: Give up. Justice: morality or behavior that is just and reasonable and beneficial to the public. Fish is what I want, and so is bear's paw. You can't have your cake and eat it, so give up fish and choose bear's paw. I cherish my life very much, and I also want to safeguard the morality of human justice. You can't have both, so you give up your life and choose morality. In a few words, life and morality are big issues, and it is very laborious to choose. So, is it hard to choose between fish and bear's paw? This question is not difficult. Son, have you ever encountered the problem of "choice" in your life or study? For example, playing games or doing homework, watching cartoons or going out for an outing, eating KFC or eating pizza, etc., I think there must be many. When faced with these things, what choices will you make? This paper uses the figurative metaphor to illustrate that when "fate" and "righteousness" cannot be obtained at the same time, we must bravely "sacrifice our lives for righteousness". This is the essence of China's traditional virtue. Source: Language World (Primary Edition)