Lun Yu, a book in which Kong zi's students reported his words and behavīors. For thousands of years, Kong zi has been Chinese's teacher. In modern times, there is also a need to learn from him.
Recently, I read the articles written by Yu Dan, the person who gives excellent lectures in Bai Jia Jiang Tan, about her understanding of Lun Yu. From her writing, I learn sth. new, sth.true, and sth.useful.
First, many Chinese believe that everyone is born kind-hearted. In fact, Kong Zi never taught that. He just taught that everyone is born to tend to be kind. So we need education and social disciplines to keep us from evil. In this case, only with education, can a person be perfect.
Second,about making friends. We should avoid the state of mind: high self-inportance. Because the world is made up of all individuals, you should never
fix all your attention on yourself if you want to make friends. Once I read a sentence which taught me a lot: It takes three years to make a friend when you talk about yourself;it takes three minutes to make a friend when you talk about him. To a degree, it's reasonable.
Third,About great ambitions and feasible actions
Kong Zi believed that any great ambition is deeply rooted in the most honest virtues, in the self-perfect of personalities. We should search deep within our hearts before persuing high social status and abundant material.
After reading Kong Zi's words,I conclude that life should not be always on the go, and we should smell the roses. Slow down your steps. Focus on your needs of your heart and soul. Tressure your friends and care about others more than yourself.
Happy to communicate with you on Lun Yu. Hope to
share your gains after reading good books.
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发布于2008-04-21 19:55:31