1. In The Analects of Confucius, Confucius commented on Yan Hui's "xian" as follows: "Xian zai Ye Hui! A spoonful of food, a spoonful of drink, in the mean lane, people can't bear their worries, and they won't change their fun when they go back. Xian zai hui also! "
2. Comparing it (Yan Hui) with ordinary people, it reflects their different performances in the face of difficulties: ordinary people's performance in the face of life difficulties is "unbearable worries", and Yan Hui's performance is "not changing their fun".
3. Why is there such a difference? The reason is that ordinary people have a strong desire to pursue fame and wealth and material enjoyment, and are usually in a state of "constant sorrow", not to mention falling into the predicament of material lack. Of course, it is "unbearable sadness", which means: I am sad at ordinary times, but now it is sadness that adds more sadness.
On the other hand, Yan Hui, one of the top ten disciples of Confucius, won the praise of Confucius for his moral cultivation. He doesn't pay much attention to material enjoyment in his daily life, but is in a happy state of peace of mind. Therefore, even if he falls into a life of material deprivation, he can maintain such a happy state of peace of mind, be content with poverty and be happy, and "never change his pleasure."