Going through fire and water without hesitation means facing difficulties without fear, moving forward bravely, without refusing, and having the courage to face them head-on.
Source: Going through fire and water without hesitation comes from Jin Ji Kang's "The Book of Breaking Diplomacy with Shan Juyuan": "If you are long and restrained, you will be crazy about your tassel; you will go through fire and water." and Chapter 2 of Guo Moruo's "Zheng Chenggong" : "Master Guo and you are my reborn parents. As long as I can serve you, I will sacrifice my life without hesitation."
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"Yu Shan Ju" "Yuan Jue Jiao Shu" is a letter written by Ji Kang, a writer in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, to his friend Shan Tao (also known as Juyuan). It is also a famous prose that has been passed down through the ages. This letter was written by Ji Kang after he heard the news that Shan Tao wanted to recommend him to replace his original position when he was transferred from Cao Lang to general to serve as Zhong Lang.
The letter rejected Shan Tao's recommendation, pointed out that people have their own preferences, and stated that he was lazy by nature and could not be restrained by etiquette and law and could not be forced. His emphasis on letting nature go is not only his contempt for secular etiquette, but also a reflection of his admiration for Lao and Zhuang's inaction. The style of the article is clear and solemn, the intention is transcendent, and the writing is concise.
This article is about a letter written by Ji Kang when he broke up with his good friend Shan Juyuan. Because Shan Juyuan was working for the Sima family at that time, and when he was promoted, he wanted to promote Ji Kang to replace his original position. But Ji Kang did not want to be an official. So I wrote such a letter to break up the relationship.
In the article, Ji Kang also described the reasons why he did not want to be an official. The first point: I like to sleep in, but after I became an official, the guards would wake me up. The second point: I like to walk and sing at will while holding the piano, or go to the countryside to shoot birds and fish. After becoming an official, officials and soldiers will always be by my side, and I will not be able to act as I please.
The third point: After becoming an official, I have to sit upright and work. My legs and feet are numb and I can’t move freely. I have many lice on my body and I have to scratch them. I have to wear official uniforms. Welcome the superior officials.
The fourth point: I have never been good at writing letters, and I don’t like writing letters, but after becoming an official, I have to deal with many worldly matters. Official documents and letters are piled up on my desk. Violating the ethics and losing the etiquette, if you barely socialize, it will not last long.