Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang

Husband/gentleman's trip, quiet/self-cultivation, frugality/virtue. Not cold/sober, not quiet/not far away. Husband/learning must be quiet, talent/learning is also, not learning/not being broad-minded, unwilling/unsuccessful. Slow sex/inability/hardness, dangerous mania/inability/cure. Years/light at any time, meaning/with the days, it will/become a dead thing, and it will/will not meet the world. Sad to keep/poor, what will/will be!

The character of a gentleman is to improve self-cultivation from tranquility and cultivate morality from thrift. You can't be clear about your ambitions without being quiet, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference. Learning must be calm and single-minded, and talent comes from learning. Therefore, if you don't study, you won't grow up, and if you don't have ambition, you won't get results.

Indulging in laziness can't cheer you up, nor can impatience and adventure cultivate your temperament. Time flies, and the will passes with the years. In the end, most of them are out of touch with the world and are not used by society. They can only sit in the poor house sadly. How could they regret it at that time?

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Creation background

This article was written by Zhuge Liang to his eight-year-old son, Zhuge Zhan, in the 12th year of Jian Xing in Shu Han Dynasty (234). Zhuge Liang dedicated his life to the country and died. He worked day and night for the national cause of Shu and Han and neglected to educate his son personally, so he wrote this letter to warn Zhuge Zhan.

This book of commandments not only expounds the ways and methods of self-cultivation, but also points out the relationship between determination and learning. It not only explains the importance of tranquility and indifference, but also points out the harm of indulgence, neglect and extreme impatience.

Because I'm afraid I can't speak enough, I'm afraid I can't speak clearly, I'm afraid my children can't stick to it and can't do it, so I've repeatedly expounded the importance of "learning", "being quiet" and "being frugal". Because people's lives are easy, people are easy to get confused and slack, so it's not easy to stand in the street. You can't do it without a little perseverance.

Zhuge Liang dedicated his life to the country and died. He worked day and night for the national cause of Shu and Han and neglected to educate his son personally, so he wrote this letter to warn Zhuge Zhan.