A talent that surpasses all the rest of the
world.(超世之才)
Firm, resilient and unflappable.(堅忍不拔)
Su Shi was a famous politician and gourmet
in China's Song Dynasty. He was also an outstanding 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 Su Shi read (Chao cuo's) biography,
he wrote an article.
The general meaning of the second paragraph
of this article is as follows.
(Chao Cuo) was a very loyal person. He
found that the power of the princes in various parts of China was too great. He
knew that if this situation continued, it would have a very bad effect on the
Han Dynasty, so he suggested that the king should reduce the power of these
princes.
This proposal of (Chao Cuo) aroused the
dissatisfaction of the princes all over China, so these princes started a
rebellion, and finally (Chao Cuo) was sentenced to death for causing this
turmoil.
I would like to give some of my views on
this historical event.
I have read many history books, and after
reading many stories of people who have achieved great things in history, I
have come to a conclusion.
The conclusion is that these people who can
achieve great things, in addition to having talents that surpass anyone else in
the world, must also have a firm, resilient and unshakable will.
Let me give you an example to prove my
point. In ancient China there was a great leader called Yu. When he led his
people to control floods, he faced great difficulties and opposition, but he did
not give up, and he succeeded in the end.
Why (Chao cuo) was finally sentenced to
death, I think the most important reason is that although he has talents that
surpass anyone in the world, he lacks a firm, resilient and unwavering will.
I think when he heard that those princes
had formed an army and were marching towards the capital, he should have told
the king.
The power of these princes is extremely
great. If we try to reduce their power, they will naturally rise up in
resistance.
This is the situation I expected.
I am willing to give my life for this
proposal, and I am willing to lead the army to fight against the coalition of
these princes.
I believe we will win, and we can
definitely defeat the armies of these princes.
But (Chao cuo) did not do this. Faced with
such tremendous pressure, he made an extremely wrong decision.
The first idiom means to describe a person
who has talents that surpass everyone else in the world.
The first idiom means to describe a person
with a firm, resilient and unshakable will.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
When you are faced with great pressure,
will you choose to escape or to face it? What do you think is more important,
intelligence or strong willpower?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
超世之才(A talent that surpasses all the rest
of the world.)
堅忍不拔(Firm, resilient and unflappable.)
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。
這篇文章的第二段的大概的意思如下。
(鼂錯)是一個非常忠誠的人，他發覺當時中國各地的諸侯的勢力太大，他知道這種情況如果持續下去會對漢王朝產生很不好的影響，所以他建議國王要削減這些諸侯的權力。
(鼂錯)的這項建議引起了中國各地的諸侯的不滿，所以這些諸侯發動叛變，最後(鼂錯)因為引發這場動亂被判處死刑。
針對這個歷史事件中，我提出我的一些看法。
我看過很多的歷史書，我看了很多歷史上成就大事業的人的故事後，我得到一個結論。
這個結論就是這些可以成就大事業的人，他們除了要有超越世上所有人的才能之外，他們還要能夠具備堅定有韌性且毫不動搖的意志力。
我舉一個例子來證明我的這個觀點，中國古代偉大一個名字叫做(禹)的偉大領袖，他帶領人民治理洪水的過程中，他遭遇的很大的困難與阻力，但是他沒有放棄，所以他最終才能獲得成功。
(鼂錯)最後為何被判處死刑，我認為最重要的原因是因為他雖然有超越世上所有人的才能，但是他缺少了堅定有韌性且毫不動搖的意志力。
我認為當他聽到這些諸侯們組成一支軍隊朝向首都前進的時候，他應該跟國王說。
這些諸侯的勢力極大，我們要削減他們的勢力，他們當然會起來反抗。
這是一個我早就預料到會發生的狀況。
我願意為我提出的這個建議付出生命，我願意帶領軍隊去對抗這些諸侯們組成的聯軍。
我相信我們一定會勝利，我們絕對可以打敗這些諸侯們的軍隊。
但是(鼂錯)沒有這樣做，當他面臨到這個巨大的壓力時，他做出了一個極其錯誤的決定。
第一句成語的意思是形容一個人有著超越世上所有人的才能。
第一句成語的意思是形容一個人有著堅定定有韌性且毫不動搖的意志力。
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。
當你面對巨大壓力的時候，你會選擇逃避還是面對呢?你認為聰明與堅強的意志力這兩者何者更重要呢?
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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