Mencius' words about "righteousness" have been passed down through the ages: "Fish is what I want; Bear's paw is what I want. You can't have both, and you can take the bear's paw instead of the fish. Life is also what I want; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who give up their lives for righteousness are also. " It means: "fish is what I want, and bear's paw is what I want. If I can only choose one, I have to give up fish and choose bear's paw." Life is what I cherish, and righteousness is what I cherish. If these two things cannot be owned at the same time, I will sacrifice my life to realize my righteousness. " For Mencius, "righteousness" is more important than life. Life is also what I want; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who give up their lives for righteousness are also. -"Mencius" Source of Wisdom "Righteousness" is a broad moral concept in ancient times, which can be fairness and righteousness, and it is to do the right thing at the right time. Different people may have different understandings of "righteousness". Confucianism attaches great importance to "righteousness" and lists it as the "five permanents", namely, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. These "five permanent members" run through the development of Chinese ethics and become the core factor in China's traditional value system. Some people understand the word "righteousness" as the word "people", add a little. When others are in trouble, it is righteous to take the lead and help others. "Giving up one's life for justice" means giving up one's life for justice, and it also means sacrificing one's life for justice. Wisdom Decoding China has been a nation advocating integrity since ancient times, and it has existed for generations for those who have forgotten their lives for the national justice. They have become the spiritual soul and model of the whole Chinese nation and are admired and respected. The lofty words about sacrificing one's life for righteousness are also widely read by people. For example, Wen Tianxiang's "Who has never died in life since ancient times? Let's take care of the heart." Lin Zexu's "Let the country live and die, why not avoid it because of misfortune and happiness?" Tan Sitong's "I laugh at heaven from my horizontal knife and stay in the two Kunlun Mountains" all show the awe-inspiring righteousness of dying for justice. (Comment by Fu Qiushuang) The word "life" in the wisdom language Lin "Give up one's life for righteousness" refers to life, not the body. Don't mistake "give up one's life for righteousness" for "give up one's life for righteousness". Wen Tianxiang once wrote: "Confucius said to be benevolent, and Mencius said to take justice." "Benevolence" and "righteousness" are the core concepts of Confucianism. An idiom corresponding to the idea of "sacrifice one's life for justice" is called "sacrifice one's life for justice", which later refers to sacrifice one's life for the sake of maintaining a just cause. From The Analects of Confucius, Wei Linggong: "People with lofty ideals are benevolent, and there is no survival to harm benevolence, but there is death to become benevolence." "Giving up one's life for righteousness" is a commendatory term. Its antonyms are "fear of death" and "drag out an ignoble existence". Source: composition, middle and senior grades of primary school