A person of high moral character, ambition
and willingness to act for his ideals(仁人君子)
Su Shi was a famous politician and gourmet
in China's Song Dynasty. He was also an excellent writer and calligrapher. He is
also one of the most popular poets in Chinese history.
During the Han Dynasty of China, there was
a famous and loyal minister called Chao Cuo. He argued that the power of many
princes in the Han Dynasty needed to be reduced. His actions aroused the anger
of these princes, who later rebelled. Chao Cuo was eventually sentenced to
death for causing the unrest.
After reading (Chao Cuo's) biography, Su
Shi wrote an article.
The general meaning of the first paragraph
of this article is as follows
Our society often seems very stable, but we
do not realise that there are dangers hidden under this stable life.
Some clever people will discover these
dangerous factors. But if these wise people do not take the initiative to
change the situation and wait until the dangerous situation becomes so serious
that we cannot save it, the danger will erupt and endanger the entire society.
Why do these smart people discover these
dangerous factors but are not willing to take the initiative to change the
situation? I think it is because these smart people know that most people are
ignorant, and in a peaceful era no one will believe their insights into the
future.
Only some people with high moral character
and ambition, who are willing to act for their ideals, some truly brave people,
will take action when they see this situation. These people will give their
honest advice to the whole of society, and these people will say things that
are correct but not pleasing to people.
These people deserve our admiration because
they are not like the cowardly people and those who only want to pursue money
and interests and choose to remain silent when they see danger.
But if these people of high moral character
and ambition want to change this situation, if they see these crises and want to
launch major reform actions, they must be wise enough. They must first draw up
a complete plan before taking action. When they push for reforms, they should
know that they will face great difficulties and resistance. They should be
mentally prepared for this.
Some people are not mentally prepared
enough, so when they encounter resistance while promoting reform, they may
retreat and not dare to take responsibility out of fear. They will shift the
pressure they face in promoting reform onto others, and their actions will
cause great harm to themselves.
This idiom describes a person with high
moral character, ambition and willingness to act for his ideals.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What problems do you think exist in the
society you live in? Have you ever been involved in social movements?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
仁人君子(A person of high moral character,
ambition and willingness to act for his ideals)
蘇軾是中國的宋王朝的一個著名的政治家與美食家，他還是一名傑出的文學家與書法家。他更是中國歷史上最受人喜愛的詩人之一。
中國的漢王朝有一個著名的很忠誠的名字叫做(鼂錯)的大臣，他主張必須削減漢王朝中許多諸侯的權力，他的行為引發了這些這些諸侯的憤怒，後來這些諸侯發動叛變，鼂錯最後因為引發了這場動亂被判處死刑。
蘇軾看完(鼂錯)的傳記後，他寫了一篇文章。
這篇文章的第一段的大概的意思如下。
很多時候，我們的社會看起來非常的安定，但是我們沒有覺察到在安定的生活下已經隱藏著危險。
有些聰明人會發覺這些危險的因子。但是如果這些聰明人沒有主動去改變這個情況，等到這個危險的情況嚴重到我們無法挽救，這個危險就會爆發並且危害整個社會。
這些聰明人為何發現這些危險的因子卻不願意主動去改變這個情況呢?我認為這是因為這些聰明人知道大多數人是愚昧的，在一個和平的年代沒有人會相信他們的對未來的洞察。
只有一些品德高超與有志向且願意為理想付出行動的人、一些真正勇敢的人才會在看到這種情況的時候採取行動，這些人會對整個社會提出他們的諍言，這些人會說那些正確卻不討人們喜歡的話。
這些人值得我們敬佩，因為他們不像那些怯懦的人與那些只想要追求金錢與利益的人在看到危險時選擇沉默。
但是這些品德高超與有志向的人想要改變這個情況時，這些人看到這些危機想要發動重大的改革行動時，這些人必須要有足夠的智慧，這些人必須要先擬定一套完整的計畫才可以開始行動，這些人在推動改革的時候應該要知道他們一定會遭遇到很大的困難與阻力，這些人應該要有這樣的心理準備。
有些這個人沒有足夠的心理準備，那麼當這個人在推動改革而遭受到阻力的時候，這個人就有可能會退縮並且因為恐懼而不敢承擔責任，這個人會把推動改革時所遭遇的壓力推卸給別人，這個人的這些行為就會為他自己帶來極大的禍害。
這句成語的意思是形容一個品德高超與有志向且願意為理想付出行動的人。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認為你生活的社會有怎樣的問題呢?你是否曾經參與過那些社會運動嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為蘇軾-鼂錯論
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