"A wise man will not be confused, a benevolent man will not be worried, a brave man will not be afraid" means that a wise person will not feel confused, a benevolent person will not feel sad, and a courageous person will not feel fear .
Source
This sentence comes from a dialogue in the ancient Chinese Confucian classic "The Analects"
Excerpt from the original text
Confucius said: "The wise will not be confused, the benevolent will not worry, the brave will not be afraid."
Translation
Confucius said: "The wise will not be confused, the benevolent will not be sad, the brave People will not be afraid."
Appreciation
The meaning of this sentence is that the true wise, benevolent and brave do not simply rely on intelligence, morality or courage. The quality itself lies in the inner mentality and attitude. Their mentality and attitude will not be affected by the external environment. They already possess an inner tenacity and stability. This also inspires us to have the correct mentality and attitude in our daily lives to cope with different challenges and difficulties, so as to achieve better growth and progress.
Creative background
In "The Analects of Confucius·Zihan", Zihan, a disciple of Confucius, asked about moral cultivation. Confucius answered him: "The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, the brave do not worry. "The wise do not be confused," "the benevolent do not worry," and "the brave do not fear." This is Confucius's summary of Confucian moral cultivation.
Confucius’ educational thought is mainly to cultivate students to become gentlemen with moral qualities such as benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and wisdom through precepts and deeds. In "The Analects", Confucius often discussed the issue of moral cultivation through dialogue, which played a great role in the systematic development of Confucianism.
In the era of Confucius, China was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The society was in turmoil, wars between countries were frequent, and social morals were corrupt. Confucius inherited the thoughts and traditional culture of the pre-Qin philosophers and tried to revitalize social morality and cultivate virtuous and talented talents through his educational thoughts, words and deeds, in the hope that the country and people could return to the track of morality and civilization.
Therefore, the background of this famous saying in "The Analects of Confucius: Zihan" is that Confucius hoped to cultivate gentlemen with wisdom, benevolence and courage through Confucian educational ideas in order to rebuild China's morality and culture.
Notes
Knower: A wise person usually refers to a person who has a deep understanding of the inner nature or laws.
No confusion: no doubts, no confusion, which means inner peace and clarity.
Benevolent person: A virtuous person, usually refers to a person with sympathy, compassion, love, kindness, etc.
Don’t worry: don’t worry, don’t worry about personal interests, don’t worry about external things.
Brave: A courageous person refers to a person who can act decisively in the face of difficulties and dangers.
Don’t be afraid: Don’t be afraid, don’t shrink from fear, and face difficulties and challenges bravely.
Life Enlightenment
This sentence means that we hope that we can become well-rounded people with the three qualities of wisdom, kindness and courage. Wisdom is a clear understanding of the nature and laws of things, so that we are not confused by things; benevolence is a person with good qualities such as sympathy, compassion, and love, so that we do not worry about personal interests; courage is Being able to act decisively in the face of difficulties and dangers prevents us from shrinking due to fear. Only in this way can we become true gentlemen and achieve better development and success in life and work. At the same time, we also need to pay attention to cultivating these three qualities in our daily lives and improve our own cultivation and quality so that we can better face various challenges and pressures.