Lu You, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, wrote 26 family instructions all his life and passed them on to future generations, warning them: "It is impossible to be an official, or you are a farmer. No regrets. But don't be forced by food and clothing, for the people. Ring the bell. "
It means that it is better to be an official than to farm, and it doesn't matter if you don't be an official all your life. Self-cultivation, food and clothing, such a good life, life without regret. Remember, never do bad things to survive.
2. Zeng Guofan's family precepts
Zeng Guofan is one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty. His diligence, diligence and pragmatism have been passed down by Zeng's descendants. Zeng Guofan once left a 16-character motto about family style: "frugality is prosperous, diligence is healthy;" Thrift, never be poor. "
It means that thrift can make the family prosperous, and diligence can make the body strong. Thrift, life can rest easy.
He refused to leave the money to future generations. He wrote to his daughter and said, "Since I was 30 years old, I have been ashamed to be an official and make a fortune, and I am ashamed to leave the money to my children. Sun Ruoxian on the cover can find food and clothing by himself without his parents; Children and grandchildren who are not virtuous will accumulate more money and commit more crimes. Later, they would commit adultery and make a scene at home. So I will never make a fortune by being an official, and I will never give money to future generations. "
It means being an official should be honest and clean, pleading for the people, not for making a fortune. Children and grandchildren depend on themselves. Why should I help them? Therefore, I will never leave a penny for future generations.
3, Ji Xiaolan family training
Ji Xiaolan, the first gifted scholar in Qing Dynasty, had a strict family education and asked his children to be "under temptation" and "under four clothes". Under the temptation is: one abstains from getting up late, the other abstains from laziness, the third abstains from luxury, and under the temptation is pride. Four things are: first, study hard; Second, respect teachers; Third, love; Fourth, eat carefully.
"Under the temptation" and "Four Suits" complement each other and complement each other. Complement each other and make each other interesting. Tell future generations not only what not to do, but also what to do.
4. Zhuge Liang's Book of Commandments
A gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, and frugal to cultivate one's morality. Not cold, not awake, not quiet, not far away. Fu Xue, want to be quiet; Just, you have to learn. If you don't learn, you can't be versatile, and if you don't want to learn, you can't succeed. You can't study hard if you are slow, and you can't be rational if you are in danger.
Interpretation: This is a letter written by Zhuge Liang to his eight-year-old son in his later years. In this letter, Zhuge Liang asked his son to study hard, be inspirational and work hard on his indifferent and quiet cultivation. Don't be impetuous and behave absurdly. At the end of the article, he inculcated: "Young people who don't work hard are sad."
5. Zhou's "Augmented Contributions"
It is better to understand the scriptures than to save thousands of dollars. Adopting a son without teaching is like raising a donkey, and adopting a daughter without teaching is like raising a pig. There are fields that are not cultivated and books that are not read. Children and grandchildren are stupid, and the years are lacking. Children and grandchildren are stupid and polite. People don't understand today, horses and cattle are like donkeys.
Interpretation: Instead of saving 1200 gold, it is better to buy more books and pass them on to future generations. Raising an uneducated son is no different from raising a donkey, and raising an uneducated daughter is no different from raising pigs. If you don't plow, the granary will be empty, and if you don't study, your descendants will be stupid. There is no guarantee for an empty life in the granary, and even the stupid children and grandchildren will not be polite.
Talking with you for a long time is more rewarding than studying for ten years. A person can't learn from the past, nor can he learn from the present, just like a cow or a horse wearing clothes makes no difference.