the book of commandments. The Book of Commandments is a family letter written by Zhuge Liang, a famous politician in the Three Kingdoms period, to his 8-year-old son Zhuge Zhan before he died at the age of 54, and it has become a famous work for students of later generations to cultivate themselves. It can be regarded as Zhuge Liang's summary of his life. Zhuge Liang is also a noble and knowledgeable father, and his earnest teachings and infinite expectations for his son are all in his words. Through these words of wisdom, rationality, conciseness and preciseness, the affection of fathers all over the world for their beloved son is expressed so deeply. Later generations have retained many "Commandments".

The original

A gentleman's trip is quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality, not indifferent to one's ambition, not quiet and not far away. If you study quietly, you must learn. If you don't study, you can't learn widely. If you don't have ambition, you can't succeed. If you are slow, you can't be energetic, and if you are dangerous, you can't be sexual. Years go with the times, meaning goes with the days, and then they become withered, and they don't meet the world, and they are sad to stay in the poor house. What will happen? ? ——? This article is selected from Zhuge Liang's Collection. (The topic was added by later generations)

1. People with high moral character and both ability and political integrity cultivate their body and mind by inner peace and concentration, and cultivate their moral character by frugal style. You can't define your ambition without seeing worldly fame and fortune, and you can't achieve lofty ideals without physical and mental peace. You must concentrate on your studies, and you must study hard to grow your talents. If you don't study hard, you can't increase your intelligence, and if you don't have a clear ambition, you can't achieve anything in your study. Excessive enjoyment and laziness cannot make progress, and frivolous impatience cannot cultivate temperament. As time goes by, the will will wear away with time, and finally it will be of no use to society like a dead leaf. How can we stay in a broken house and sigh sadly? (Poor Lu, can also be solved as an empty mind. ) 2. The character of a person with moral cultivation depends on quiet efforts to improve his self-cultivation and thrifty efforts to cultivate his moral character. You can't express your ambition without lust, and you can't reach the noble ideological realm without tranquility. Learning must be settled down, and talents must be studied to grow. Without learning, you can't have extensive talents, and without ambition, you can't achieve your studies. Indulgence and slackness can't cheer you up, and adventure and impatience can't cultivate your temperament. As time goes by, the will wears away with time, so they are down and out, and most of them can't integrate into society. When they are guarding the poor hut sadly, how can they regret? ? 3. People with moral cultivation practice in this way. They make themselves perfect by meditation and self-reflection, and cultivate their noble character by frugality. You can't make your ambition clear and firm if you don't have a clear heart and desire, and you can't realize your lofty ideals and study hard for a long time without stability and tranquility. To learn true knowledge, we must make the body and mind study and discuss in peace, and people's talents are accumulated from continuous learning; What if you don't study hard? Can't grow and develop their talents; If you don't have a firm will, you can't succeed in your studies. Indulgence and negative neglect can't encourage the mind to cheer up; Hasty risk and impatience can't make Tao Zhi's temperament noble. If the years and years are wasted, and the volunteer time is wasted, it will eventually age like dead leaves. Such people will not be used by the society but will benefit the society. They will only be trapped in their poor homes sadly, and then it will be too late to regret. 4. People with moral cultivation practice in this way: (A trip to a gentleman) They make themselves perfect by meditation and vigilance. Cultivate one's noble character by saving money and property. There is no other way to make one's ambition clear and firm except to be pure and indifferent to fame and fortune. There is no other way to make yourself study hard for a long time in order to realize your lofty ideals except peace and tranquility. If you want to learn true knowledge, you must live a stable life and make your body and mind concentrate on research and discussion in peace. People's talents must be accumulated from continuous learning. There is no other way to make one's talents grow, broaden and develop except hard work. There is no other way to make progress and success in your studies except perseverance. If you are greedy for pleasure and lazy, you can't encourage your mind to cheer up and make progress. (You can't be energetic if you are slow) You can't cultivate your nature and make your character noble if you are reckless and rash. (If you are impatient, you can't be rational.) If you waste your time and let your will pass by day by day, (Years pass by day, meaning goes by day) will fade into ashes like aging leaves, and become useless people. (Then it will become useless.) Such people are of no use to society, most of them can't integrate into society, and (mostly) they can only be sadly trapped in their own poor homes. (What will happen?)