The meaning of the deceased not giving up day and night is as follows:

Time is like this rushing river, passing by day and night.

Fu (fú): particle. Used at the beginning of a sentence: Fighting means courage. b) Used at the end of a sentence or at the pause in the sentence to express exclamation: Man is determined to conquer the sky, and he believes in his husband│The deceased is like a husband, and he does not give up day and night.

Confucius looked at the mighty and surging river on the river bank and said: "The passing of time is like a man, never leaving day or night." This means: Time is like this rushing river, regardless of day or night. The night goes on and on.

Source

This sentence comes from "Zihan" in The Analects of Confucius.

Original text

The original text is "Confucius said on the river: The deceased is like a man! He does not give up day and night." It means: Confucius said on the riverside: "The rushing river is Such a rush. Day and night flow non-stop. "As for "the deceased is like a man, he does not give up day and night", the traditional explanation is Zhu Xi's "Annotations on Four Books". Zhu Xi interpreted this sentence from the standpoint of a Neo-Confucianist. The meaning can be summarized in four words: "Continue to learn", which means that we must continue to learn. This explanation is still very inspiring for our learning attitude. The original meaning of Confucius also includes this meaning, which is consistent with Confucius' lifelong academic attitude of "not getting tired of learning". However, this is the essence of Confucius' thoughts when he was investigating the universe and experiencing all things. It has a more general meaning, that is, we should cherish time. Time is like water, flowing quietly around us, and we lose the best time if we don't pay attention. It is this truth that youth is fleeting and time is difficult. This sentence always reminds us that we must cherish time and cherish time in the modern fast-paced life.

Notes

① Pass: go, leave.

② Si: Pronoun, this refers to the river water.

③Hu: Modal particle, used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.

Translation

Confucius sighed by the river: "Time flows away like a river, day and night without stopping."

Time is like flowing water, gone forever Return;

Those who have gone before cannot be pursued, and those who have come are a pity.

Appreciation

When Confucius was on the river bank, he must have looked up and down, and then looked at the flowing water in the river, and he sighed. The "dead" he refers to has no specific reference and can be all-encompassing. And as far as the heaven, earth and human affairs are concerned, Confucius looked up at the astronomy and thought about the movement of the sun and the moon and the changes in day and night, so one day went forward. When he looked down at the geography and thought about the flowers blooming and trees falling, and the changes of the four seasons, he thought about the changes in the four seasons. One year. Heaven and earth are like this, and people born between heaven and earth are no exception. After a person is born, he grows from young to strong, from strong to old. Every day that passes is one day gone, and every year that passes is one year gone. This is true for individuals, and it is no exception for groups. In the era of the Five Emperors in Chinese history, there were no longer three emperors. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were no longer five emperors. Confucius was born in the turbulent times of the Spring and Autumn Period. He wanted to see the grandeur of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but he could not see it. He could only dream of the Duke of Zhou. It can be seen from this that all things in nature, the human world, and the universe are all dead, and all are like the flowing water in the river. It flows day and night. Once it flows away, it will never flow back. That's why Li Bai said when he was about to drink wine: "It rushes to the sea and never returns." The ancient Greek philosopher also said: "Washing one's feet in the rapids, pumping one's feet and entering again, is no longer the same as before." From this point of view, the interpretation of the word "pass away" should be good. .

A sage's words contain multiple meanings. Although the Bible can be read through the text according to the annotations, it cannot stop there. It is still necessary to think extensively about the meaning behind the words. Zigong, the great sage of Confucius, once praised Yan Zi for hearing one and knowing ten, but he himself could only hear one and know two. We ordinary people dare not compare with Yan Zi, but we cannot know one after hearing one. We should think of Zigong. For example, when we read about the meaning of the deceased, we think that ourselves and the power and wealth outside of us are like flowing water, fleeting, so we can only sing to the wine and wonder about the geometry of life. This is the fault of hearing and knowing. The deceased here refers to all phenomena, not the ontology. All phenomena come and go in various ways, but the real body neither comes nor goes, is neither born nor destroyed. Just as Su Dongpo said in the poem "Red Cliff", "The dead are like this, but they have not yet passed away."

"If reading the Bible is not just about knowing one thing after hearing it, you have to pursue the non-flowing essence from the phenomenon of flux. As long as you pursue a little bit of information, you will be able to have a sudden enlightenment. The universe and life presented in front of you will be a different state. Only then can you experience reading the Bible. fun.

Introduction to "The Analects of Confucius·Zihan"

"Zihan" in "The Analects of Confucius·Zihan" is not the same thing as the character Zihan. Here, "Zi" refers to Confucius; "Han" is an adverb indicating frequency, that is, "Shao Ye".

"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan" *** includes 31 chapters. Among the famous sentences are: "When you go out, you serve the ministers, and when you enter, you serve your father and brother"; "You are to be feared by the younger generation, how can you know that those who come are not as good as they are now"; "The three armies can seize the commander, but the ordinary man cannot seize the ambition"; "When it is cold, you will know the pines and cypresses. Then it will wither"; "The wise will not be confused, the benevolent will not worry, the brave will not be afraid." This article involves Confucius's thoughts on moral education; the discussions of Confucius' disciples on their teacher; in addition, it also describes some of Confucius' activities.