Said by: Mencius, Gongsun Chou
Excerpt:
The weather is not as good as the right place. Geographical location is not as harmonious as humanity. ? The city of three miles? The country of seven miles, ring and attack it. ? The husband attacked it with a ring. There must be someone who has the right time. However, the winner is not. Not as good as the right place at the right time. ? The city is not high, is it? This pool is not too deep. Military revolution doesn't make money, does it? Rice and millet are not too much. Leave it alone. Not as harmonious as human beings in geographical position. ? So,? The people in this area are not bound by the government. Consolidate the country without risking mountains and rivers. Wei Xiatian did not benefit from this war. ? Those who get the word help more. It doesn't help people who get lost. ? I can not help you with anything. Take the side of relatives. ? More help,? The world goes with it. ? In this world? Attack relatives, gentlemen don't fight. This war will be won.
Translation:
The weather and season conducive to combat are not as good as the geographical situation conducive to combat; The geographical situation conducive to combat is not as good as the will of the people and internal unity in combat. (For example, in a small town in Lisan, Fiona Fang, there is only an outer city in Qili, Fiona Fang, surrounded by all sides to attack, but it can't win. Surrounding the city on all sides, we must get weather and seasons conducive to combat, but we can't win, because the weather and seasons conducive to combat are not as good as the geographical situation conducive to combat. The city wall is not high, the moat is not deep, the weapons and equipment are not bad, and the food supply is not insufficient. But the defenders still abandoned the city and fled, because the geographical situation (no matter how good) is not as good as the people's hearts and internal unity. Therefore, to make the people live and stay, we can't rely on the demarcated frontier, consolidate national defense, shock the world, and rely on the strength of force. A monarch who can do "benevolent government" will have more people to help him, while a monarch who does not practice "benevolent government" will have fewer people to support him. There are very few people who support and help him, and even relatives inside and outside will betray him; With so many people supporting and helping him, everyone in the world will submit to him. On the condition that all the people in the world submit to him, he attacked the king whose relatives opposed betrayal. So a gentleman will either not fight or (if) win.
The relationship between heaven, earth and people has always been concerned by people. Who is the most important of the three has become a topic of discussion.
Mencius mainly analyzed and discussed the relationship between climate, geography and human harmony from the military aspect, and his viewpoint was clear: "climate is not as good as geography, and geography is not as good as human harmony." Among the three, "harmony between people" is the most important decisive factor, followed by "geographical location" and "weather". This is inseparable from his thought of always attaching importance to people's subjective initiative, and also from his purpose of discussing climate, geography, people and relations, and also from his purpose of discussing climate, geography, people and relations. It is from emphasizing the importance of "harmony between people" that he came to the conclusion that "those who gain the Tao will help more, while those who lose the Tao will help less".
According to Mencius' point of view, border sealing can't control people and Jiangshan can't save the country. Therefore, there is no way out of the country. We should reform and open up, strengthen our national strength and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. As long as this is achieved, that is, "those who get the word will help more", and if they help to the extreme, the people of the world will submit.
In this way, "those who gain the Tao help more, those who lose it help less" has become a famous saying, so that we still often use it to evaluate international relations and condemn hegemonism.
Of course, "the weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as the harmony between people" is also a famous saying, which is also widely used in business competitions, sports competitions, especially football competitions. This fully shows that its philosophy is rich, profound and broad.
The so-called "people are United, Taishan is the top." Who says "harmony with people" is not the most important wealth?