1. Guo Moruo and Banana Flower
Guo Moruo was very naughty when he was a child, but he was very filial. Once, his mother suffered from a "sickness", and Guo Moruo heard that banana flowers could cure this disease. This kind of flower was very expensive and rarely bloomed, so he and his brother ran to a garden to look for this kind of flower. It happened that a large yellow flower bloomed on the banana plant in that garden. Guo Moruo and his brother secretly picked the flower. Gave it to my mother. Although his mother knew that Guo Moruo was filial to her by doing this, her son's behavior made him sad. From then on, Guo Moruo never stole other people's things again.
2. Washington and the Cherry Tree
This is a widely circulated story. When Washington was a child, he accidentally cut down a cherry tree that his father loved. Washington bravely admitted it. This matter was forgiven by my father.
3. The story of "a promise of a thousand gold"
In the late Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu who always kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people established a strong friendship with him . There was even a proverb circulating at that time: "It is better to get Jibu Yinuo than to get a hundred catties of gold." (This is the origin of the idiom "A promise of a thousand catties") Later, he offended Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and was offered a reward for his arrest.
As a result, his old friend not only was not deceived by the huge sum of money, but also risked the destruction of the nine tribes to protect him and save him from disaster. A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and can gain everyone's respect and friendship.
On the other hand, if you are greedy for temporary comfort or small gains and break your trust with your friends, you will get "benefits" on the surface. But for this benefit, he ruined his reputation, and reputation is much more important than material things. Therefore, breaking trust with a friend is like losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds. The gain outweighs the loss.
4. The story of death due to breach of trust in "Yu Ion"
A businessman in Jiyang was crossing a river when his boat sank. He grabbed a hemp stalk and shouted for help. A fisherman heard the sound and went there. The businessman hurriedly shouted: "I am the biggest rich man in Jiyang. If you can save me, I will give you 100 taels of gold." After being rescued ashore, the businessman turned his back on him.
He only gave the fisherman 10 taels of gold. The fisherman blamed him for not keeping his word and going back on his word. The rich man said, "As a fisherman, you have never made much money in your life. Aren't you satisfied with suddenly getting ten taels of gold?" Ganfu had no choice but to leave in dismay. Unexpectedly, the rich man's boat capsized again. Someone wanted to save him, but Ganfu, who had been deceived by him, said: "He is the one who talks but does not keep his words!" So the businessman drowned. It was accidental that the businessman capsized and met the same man twice, but the bad news for the businessman was to be expected. Because if a person does not keep his word, he will lose the trust of others. Therefore, once he is in trouble, no one is willing to come to his rescue. Those who break their trust will have no choice but to sit back and wait for death if they are in trouble.
5. Zeng Zi’s wife goes to market, and his son wants to go with her, crying as she goes. His mother said to him: "You go back, and when I come back, I will kill a pig for you to eat." His wife came back from the market, and Zeng Zi wanted to catch pigs to kill. His wife stopped him and said, "That's just talking to a child." "It's just for fun."
Zengzi said: "You must not play with children. Children are not sensible at first. They should learn from their parents and listen to their parents' teachings. Now you are teaching them." It's a lie. If a mother lies to her child, it's impossible to teach her well if the child doesn't believe her." Zengzi then killed the pig.