It means: I can stand on my own feet at the age of 30; Forty years old can't be confused by foreign things; At the age of 50, I knew that some things were beyond human control.

Original text:

Confucius said, "Five out of ten, I am determined to learn; I am thirty years old; Forty without confusion; At the age of fifty, I knew my destiny; I am obedient at the age of sixty; I am still obedient at the age of seventy; I didn't cross the line. "

Translation:

Confucius said: "I decided to study at the age of fifteen;" Self-reliance at the age of 30; Forty years old can't be confused by foreign things; At the age of 50, I knew that some things could not be dominated by human resources; At the age of 60, I can treat all kinds of remarks correctly without feeling uncomfortable; At the age of seventy, you can do anything you want without breaking the rules. "

Precautions:

(1) Yes: same as "you".

(2) Standing: Standing, standing, here can be understood as doing things independently.

(3) Don't be confused: master knowledge and don't be confused by foreign objects.

(4) Fate: refers to things beyond the control of human resources.

(5) Shun: There are many explanations for this. Generally speaking, even opinions that are unfavorable to you can be treated correctly.

(6) Do what you want from the heart: the meaning of obedience; It's over, it's over; Time, rules.

Extended data

The chapter "As a Politics" consists of 24 chapters. The main contents of this paper involve Confucius' thought of "ruling by virtue", the basic principles of how to seek and be an official in politics, the relationship between learning and thinking, the process of Confucius' own learning and self-cultivation, the new learning methods of reviewing the past, and the further elaboration of filial piety and other moral categories.

In this chapter, Confucius tells the story of his learning and cultivation. This process is a process of gradually improving the ideological realm with the growth of age.

As far as the ideological realm is concerned, the whole process is divided into three stages: the age of fifteen to forty is the stage of learning and understanding; Fifty or sixty years old is the stage of peace of mind and stability, that is, the stage of being unaffected by the environment; Seventy years old is the stage of integration of subjective consciousness and life rules. At this stage, moral cultivation has reached the highest level.

There are reasonable factors in Confucius' moral cultivation. First, he saw that people's moral cultivation can not be completed overnight, nor can it be completed overnight. It takes a long time to study and exercise, and there should be a gradual process. Second, the highest state of morality is the unity of thought, words and deeds, and consciously abide by moral norms, not reluctantly. These two points apply to anyone.

The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of Confucian school, which was compiled by Confucius' disciples and their descendants. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, logical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.

It is also called "Four Books and Five Classics" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu. There are twenty popular Analects of Confucius. The language of The Analects is concise and profound, and many of its remarks are still regarded by the world as "small words with great righteousness".

Political dissatisfaction made Confucius devote a large part of his energy to education. Confucius used to be a scout in Lu, but later he traveled around the world with his disciples and asked Lao Tzu for advice in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Finally, I returned to Shandong and concentrated on teaching. Confucius broke the monopoly of education and started private school, with as many as 3000 disciples, including the famous "72 sages". Many of these 72 people are the pillars of senior officials in various countries, which have continued the glory for Confucianism.

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