1. Write a 400-word essay using a famous quote from Chapter 12 of "The Analects"
Here is a summary of Confucius's self in his later years, that is, "I am five out of ten. Dedicated to learning, at thirty you will be established; at forty you will not be confused; at fifty you will know the destiny; at sixty your ears will be attuned; at seventy you will follow your heart's desires without going beyond the rules."
This sentence should be said by Confucius in his later years. It is a summary of Confucius's life experience, not a request for others. Nowadays, we often quote and quote this sentence from beginning to end, misinterpreting Confucius’ meaning.
Especially when you are thirty, many of us now have a biased understanding of it. Some people think that you must achieve your career at the age of thirty; some people think that you must be able to function in society at the age of thirty. Self-reliance; some people think that they should start their own business at the age of thirty; some people think that they should leave their parents and make a living on their own at the age of thirty. There are many similar sayings, but they are not in line with the original meaning of Confucius's words.
Confucius began to summarize his life at the age of fifteen, taking every ten years as a time point. Being determined to learn five times out of ten means that you start to be determined to learn at this time and make learning the main content of your life.
Confucius’ father died when he was born, and he grew up in a single-parent family. Later, his mother passed away. When Confucius was determined to study at the age of fifteen, he had already established a foothold in society. He decided to study only after solving the problem of survival.
"Historical Records" records that before his death, Meng Lizi, an official of the state of Lu, praised Confucius as a young and studious scholar, and asked his successor Meng Yizi to take Confucius as his teacher. Confucius was only seventeen years old at this time. Being able to receive such recognition from the ruling officials showed that he had already established himself in society and made considerable achievements.
So the next thirty years does not mean starting to establish a foothold in society or achieving achievements at the age of thirty. This sentence means that when I was thirty years old, I clarified my goal and started my future career with this goal.
Having a goal does not mean that career development will be smooth sailing. During the development process, especially in the early stages of starting a career, there will be many unexpected difficulties, and there will also be various so-called temptations to give up the established goals. Opportunity, maybe Confucius also wavered. But by the age of forty, Confucius had firmed up his goals and would no longer be swayed by difficulties and temptations, so he "did not be confused."
When you are fifty years old, you have a profound understanding of the history of society and the destiny of life, and understand many of its laws. This is called "knowing destiny." Confucius was actually a very emotional person, and he might have been a little extreme when he was young.
As a sage, Confucius was aware of his own weaknesses and had been working hard to overcome them. When a person reaches the age of sixty, he has experienced more things, the secretion of male hormones also decreases, his mentality becomes calmer, and his ears naturally begin to become smoother.
Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times. When you are seventy, there is nothing you can’t see clearly, so you can do whatever you want, but you must also pay attention to abide by the rules and laws, that is, not to violate the rules. I have a special understanding of the phrase "do what you want without going beyond the rules," and I would like to share it with you here.
There was once a popular word called "chicken and unrestrained". At that time, people strived to be chic and thought they were chic. Later, the word gradually faded out of our daily language, and now almost no one mentions it.
Because we are beginning to feel unhappy more now, happiness has become our current buzzword. But no one has ever made it clear what is unrestrained and what is happiness.
I think Confucius unintentionally gave the best explanation of unrestrainedness and happiness, which is - follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules.
2. Write a 400-word essay using a famous quote from Chapter 12 of "The Analects"
Here is a summary of Confucius's self in his later years, that is, "I was determined to learn when I was fifteen, and I stood up when I was thirty. "At forty, you will not be confused; at fifty, you will know the destiny; at sixty, your ears will be attuned; at seventy, you will follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules."
This sentence should be said by Confucius in his later years. It is a summary of Confucius's life experience, not a request for others. Nowadays, we often quote and quote this sentence from beginning to end, misinterpreting Confucius’ meaning.
Especially when you are thirty, many of us now have a biased understanding of it. Some people think that you must achieve your career at the age of thirty; some people think that you must be able to function in society at the age of thirty. Self-reliance; some people think that they should start their own business at the age of thirty; some people think that they should leave their parents and make a living on their own at the age of thirty. There are many similar sayings, but they are not in line with the original meaning of Confucius's words.
Confucius began to summarize his life at the age of fifteen, taking every ten years as a time point. Being determined to learn five times out of ten means that you start to be determined to learn at this time and make learning the main content of your life.
Confucius’ father died when he was born, and he grew up in a single-parent family. Later, his mother passed away. When Confucius was determined to study at the age of fifteen, he had already established a foothold in society. He decided to study only after solving the problem of survival.
"Historical Records" records that before his death, Meng Lizi, an official of the state of Lu, praised Confucius as a young and studious scholar, and asked his successor Meng Yizi to take Confucius as his teacher. Confucius was only seventeen years old at this time. Being able to receive such recognition from the ruling officials showed that he had already established himself in society and made considerable achievements.
So the next thirty years does not mean starting to establish a foothold in society or achieving achievements at the age of thirty. This sentence means that when I was thirty years old, I clarified my goal and started my future career with this goal.
Having a goal does not mean that career development will be smooth sailing. During the development process, especially in the early stages of starting a career, there will be many unexpected difficulties and unexpected difficulties. There would be various so-called opportunities that tempted him to give up his established goals. Maybe Confucius had also wavered. But by the age of forty, Confucius had firmed up his goals and would no longer be swayed by difficulties and temptations, so he "did not be confused."
When you are fifty years old, you have a profound understanding of the history of society and the destiny of life, and understand many of its laws. This is called "knowing destiny." Confucius was actually a very emotional person, and he might have been a little extreme when he was young.
As a sage, Confucius was aware of his own weaknesses and had been working hard to overcome them. When a person reaches the age of sixty, he has experienced more things, the secretion of male hormones also decreases, his mentality becomes calmer, and his ears naturally begin to become smoother.
Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times. When you are seventy, there is nothing you can’t see clearly, so you can do whatever you want, but you must also pay attention to abide by the rules and laws, that is, not to violate the rules. I have a special understanding of the phrase "do what you want without going beyond the rules," and I would like to share it with you here.
There was once a popular word called "chicken and unrestrained". At that time, people strived to be chic and thought they were chic. Later, the word gradually faded out of our daily language, and now almost no one mentions it.
Because we are beginning to feel unhappy more now, happiness has become our current buzzword. But no one has ever made it clear what is unrestrained and what is happiness.
I think Confucius unintentionally gave the best explanation of unrestrainedness and happiness, which is - follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules. 3. An article about the Analects of Confucius, 300 words
How to cultivate yourself? Personally, I believe that filial piety is the foundation.
Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, said in "The Analects of Confucius·Yongye": "If quality is superior to literature, then you will be wild; if literature is superior to quality, you will be history. If literacy is gentle, then you will be a gentleman."
"Confucius said "gentle and gentle". "Wen" refers to literary talent and literary spirit; "quality" refers to simplicity and reality; in the behavior of dealing with people and things, the combination of the two is called "gentle". Therefore, "gentle and gentle" is a "gentleman" "The proper conduct is a manifestation of good national quality. Confucius' general meaning is that only when the inner cultivation and the outer temperament complement each other can one be called a gentleman.
Mr. Nan Huaijin said that literature It is literature, knowledge is knowledge, and learning is learning. Learning comes from life experience. Only those who continuously improve their cultivation and gain experience can be called a gentleman.
"A gentleman is based on his roots, and the Tao is born from his roots." "The brilliance of literature and the profoundness of knowledge are not the foundation. The foundation of being a human being lies in the establishment of a outlook on life and inner cultivation.
"A gentleman will not be powerful if he is not serious, and he will not be solid if he is learned. "A gentleman, only by building self-confidence can he have prestige and achieve academic success. No matter whether the ancients wear long robes, live in the countryside, lecture in the hall, admire the moon in the courtyard, or the urbanites are clean and tidy, living in a corner of the city, working hard and living happily; They all need to stick to their roots and "put filial piety first." ”
“The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop; the child wants to be raised but cannot be kissed.” Those who go but cannot be pursued are years; those who go but cannot be seen are relatives. "Different people asked about filial piety, and Confucius had different answers.
A father is kind and his son is filial, and brothers and sisters are respectful. In "The Analects", Meng Yizi, a doctor from the state of Lu, asked about filial piety. Confucius said, "No violation. No violation." , don't violate it. To be filial to the world, as an official, you must know the sufferings of the people and treat the people of the world as your parents.
Disciple Fan Chi asked about filial piety. Confucius said that when you are alive, you should treat it with propriety; when you are dead, you should be buried. To do things with etiquette, to put it simply, it should be love for parents.
Meng Wubo, the son of Meng Yizi, asked about filial piety. Confucius said that parents only worry about their illness. To put it simply, if you don’t raise your children, you don’t know your parents’ kindness.
Disciple Ziyou asked about filial piety. Confucius said, “If you are disrespectful, why should you be filial?”
Disciple Zixia asked. Filial piety, Confucius said, is difficult to show. In terms of attitude, one must truly practice filial piety with love.
"A loyal minister must come from the gate of a filial son." "A person must first be filial to his parents before he can love his family and society, be a loyal minister, and become a public servant who serves the people wholeheartedly. Filial piety is the foundation of personal self-cultivation, as well as the foundation of family and country governance. 4. In an Analects of Confucius, A composition about moral cultivation, 200~300 words
"The Master said: Eat sparingly and drink water, bend your arms and rest your head on it, and you will enjoy it.
Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me. " Confucius lived a life of poverty and thought that fun was in the middle. The wealth obtained by unfair means was like floating clouds in the sky.
Although life was difficult, There is also joy in poor days, and it does not necessarily mean that only a lot of wealth can lead to happiness. Most wealthy families cannot have happy days.
Confucius would rather live in poverty all his life. I don’t want to use bad behavior to seize wealth. Although my family is not a wealthy family, we live in harmony and happiness every day.
My father and mother are working hard with their hands. Change your life. Our family is full of laughter every day.
My sister is a "pistachio", my father is a "humorous person", and my mother and I are a "laughter". But within a few minutes, they reconciled immediately, unlike some wealthy families who quarreled and still didn't reconcile after more than ten years.
It's like skin that is burned by boiling water and doesn't go away. Even if you don’t apply ointment for treatment, it will still leave unsightly and ugly scars in the end. Just like in today’s society, some people and leaders who are already very wealthy still use unfair means to corrupt the country. Property is privately owned.
There are also some poor people who can't stand the poor life, so they steal and rob to make a good life instead of creating with their own hands. Create your own beautiful and happy days. This morally cultivated saying by Confucius has benefited me a lot.
Life has dignity, and it does not want to see that it has created itself by unfair means. It will be very angry.
"Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me." How philosophical this sentence is! It warns us that wealth obtained through unfair means is like clouds passing by in the sky.
We must be people who are "unjust and yet rich and noble, like floating clouds with me". 5. Write Confucius’ famous sayings and write more from The Analects
Look at mine: If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. If you want to stand up for yourself, stand up for others. If you are a master, you will be generous to yourself but not responsible to others, and you will be far away from resentment. When you see the virtuous, you will think about them, and when you see the virtuous, you will introspect yourself. When three people walk together, there must be a teacher, choose the good one and follow him. If he is not good, he should change it. He should be respectful in his place, respectful in his work, and loyal to others. A gentleman should be respectful and courteous, and he should be respectful and courteous to others. He is a brother in the world. He should be loyal in words and respectful in actions. Even in a barbaric country, It's OK. If you are not faithful in words and sincere in deeds, even if you are in the state, is it OK? He who behaves himself with shame, spreads his word to all directions, and does not disgrace the king's orders, can be called a scholar. Confucius said: "He who can do these five things will be benevolent in the world." I asked him about it. If you are not insulting, if you are tolerant, you will win people; if you are trustworthy, you will be trusted; if you are agile, you will be successful; and if you are kind, you will be able to make people successful." A gentleman takes righteousness as a pledge, etiquette as a basis for action, and trust as a reward for success. What a gentleman! To make a mistake without correcting it is to make a mistake! If you fail, you will be in a hurry to change. If you don't vent your anger, you won't make mistakes. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will! If a person has no long-term concerns, he will have immediate worries. If he has no desire for haste, he will not see small gains. If he wants haste, he will not achieve anything; if he sees small gains, he will not achieve great things. If he does not hold on to his morality and his faith, how can he be successful? Death. Make friends and keep your word. Use literature to make friends, and friends to support benevolence. Three friends will benefit you, and three friends will harm you. Friends who are straightforward, friends who are forgiving, and friends who are well-informed are beneficial. Friends are easy to open, friendly and gentle, and friends are sycophants. , it is a loss. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. A gentleman does not seek to be full to eat and live in peace. If he is quick to do things but cautious in speaking, he will be Taoist and upright. He can be said to be eager to learn. Clever words confuse virtue. Clever words make people look fresh and benevolent. Strong, perseverance, wood, and restrained are close to benevolence. Those who are virtuous must cultivate their words, and those who are eloquent do not need to cultivate their virtues. Listen to their words and observe their actions. You should not use your words to promote others, and do not use others to waste their words. .In ancient times, if you cannot express your words, you cannot be ashamed of them. A gentleman's name must be eloquent, and his words must be practical. A gentleman is nothing more than meticulous in his words. If you can say something but don't say it to someone, you will lose people; Talking to someone who cannot be spoken to is a slip of the tongue. A person who knows does not miss a person and does not slip up in words. To talk to someone without speaking is called impatience. To talk to someone without speaking is called hiding. To speak without seeing the color is called blindness. Good benevolence. If you don't like to learn, your concealment is also stupid; if you like knowledge but not learning, your concealment is also arrogant; if you like faith but not learning, your concealment is also a thief; if you like straightness but not learning, your concealment is also twisted; if you are brave but not learning, your concealment is also chaotic; if you like to be firm, you will not learn well. If you are not willing to learn, you will be arrogant. Being respectful but rude will lead to fatigue, being cautious but rude will lead to chaos, being brave but rude will lead to chaos, being straight and rude will lead to strangulation. To serve the king, respect his actions and then his food. The purpose of etiquette is, Harmony is the most precious thing. Act with the interests in mind and don't complain too much. Don't worry about others without knowing it, and worry about others without knowing it. Three thousand disciples and seventy-two sages. Learn and practice it over time. Isn't it a joy? Wouldn’t it be great to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman who doesn't know something but doesn't get upset? When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. The wise are happy with water, and the benevolent are happy with mountains. The wise are active, and the benevolent are still. The wise are happy, and the benevolent are long-lived. Is this tolerable, which one is intolerable? If you think it's good, give it some points. 6. Write an essay of about 300 words around the Analects
From "The Analects" we can see that the purpose of Confucius' education is to cultivate social managers rather than executors, so he included moral education Put it in the first place, rather than focusing on skills education as the direction of his education.
Why is Confucius so obsessed with gentleman and villain? He must let his students become gentlemen and not villains? It can be seen from the different categories of the above two that the social role and historical influence of the gentleman as a social manager are incomparable to those who perform specific technical work. In fact, we can tell by looking at the Analects. The Analects is a record of the words and deeds of some of Confucius's main disciples. The reason why these words and deeds can be recorded, compiled into the book "The Analects of Confucius" and passed down to this day is inseparable from the contributions of Confucius's disciples and his subsequent disciples.
The Analects of Confucius is estimated to have been edited by Zeng Shen and his disciples. However, there was no paper at that time, and the text was recorded on bamboo slips and other large-volume but small-capacity carriers. It was not an easy task to complete an Analects of Confucius. If it were just Zeng Shen and some of his disciples, without the promotion and support of Confucius's students who were in upper-class positions and became social managers, that is, Zeng Shen's brothers, it would be difficult to popularize "The Analects of Confucius" even if it could be reluctantly edited. Come and pass on. The reason why Confucius's disciples were able to accomplish this was because of their strength.
It is precisely because the gentleman is in the management of society and has such immeasurable and long-lasting social influence that Confucius emphasizes the morality of the gentleman and has very high moral standards for the gentleman. Confucius was very wise. His education focused on cultivating his students into gentlemen and tried his best to avoid making students become villains. However, the focus of our education today is on knowledge and technology. It can be said that moral cultivation is lacking, and it is very necessary to review this aspect. If Confucius had not worked hard to do this, he would not have been able to train a group of students who became social managers and influenced his time and later generations. And without this group of students, Confucius's students were all ordinary people, and he would not have been able to stay in history. name. And if there are problems with the morality of these students, even if they allow Confucius to leave his name in history, I am afraid that all they will leave behind is infamy.