Cherish every minute(惜分陰)
There was a famous minister in China's Jin
Dynasty. His name was Tao Kan. There is a story about him in the history books.
He made great contributions to the Eastern
Jin Dynasty and put down many rebellions during the dynasty.
The king of the Eastern Jin Dynasty held
him in high esteem and gave him many precious jewels and rare treasures.
In addition to his wife, he had dozens of
concubines.
He had 17 children and more than 1,000
servants in his household.
He attached great importance to the
education of his children and often repeated his advice to his children and his
family.
The founder of the Xia dynasty in ancient
China was called Yu. At that time, China had been suffering from severe floods
for many years, causing great loss of life and property.
Yu led the people to control the flood, so
he was respected and trusted by the people.
According to historical records, Yu was
very conscious of his time and his schedule was divided into 15-minute units.
He is a very wise leader with a strong ability to execute, and he values every
day of his life.
We are all ordinary people. Our wisdom and
skills are not as good as Yu's. So I think we should pay more attention to time
management than Yu. We should cherish every minute of our lives and make good
use of every minute of our lives.
We should not spend our time having fun and
drinking. We should not waste our time doing these things.
We should have ambitious goals and motivate
ourselves to contribute to society and the country.
Our lives are so precious. If no one
remembers us after we die, won't our lives be wasted?
The literal translation of this idiom is to
cherish every minute.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What do you expect from your life? Do you
cherish every day that you are alive?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
惜分陰(Cherish every minute)
中國的晉王朝時代有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做陶侃，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他對於東晉王朝有很大的貢獻，他曾經平定了東晉王朝中的很多場的叛亂。
東晉王朝的國王非常的重視他，所以給了他很多珍貴的珠寶與奇特的寶物。
他除了自己的妻子之外還有好幾十個妾。
他有17個小孩，他家中的僕人超過1000人。
他很重視小孩的教育，他常常對他的小孩與他的家人重複叮嚀。
中國古代夏王朝的創立者的名字叫做禹。當時的中國因為長年的嚴重水災所以造成人民生活的生命與財產的重大損失。
禹帶領人民們治理洪水，所以他受到人民的尊敬與信賴。
根據歷史書的紀載，禹非常的重視自己的時間，他的行事曆是以15分鐘為單位來安排。他是一個很智慧又有著超強的執行能力的領袖，他非常的愛惜他的生命中的一天。
我們都是普通人，我們的智慧與能力都比不上禹，因此我認為我們應該比禹要更重視時間管理，我們要珍惜我們人生中的每一分鐘並且好好的利用我們生命的中的每一分鐘。
我們不應該把時間放在玩樂禹喝酒上面，我們不要在這些事情上面浪費自己的時間。
我們應該抱持著遠大的目標，我們應該要激勵自己要做一個對社會與對國家有貢獻的人。
我們的生命如此可貴，如果我們死了之後，沒有人記得我們，那我們這一輩子不就白活了嗎?
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是愛惜每一分鐘。
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。
你對你的人生有怎樣的期許呢?你是否珍惜你活著的每一天呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-卷66-陶侃傳
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