The spirit can penetrate the rainbow in the sky(氣貫虹霓)
At the end of the Ming Dynasty in China, there was a famous writer called Feng Menglong who wrote a collection of short stories.
He adapted a true story recorded in the history books of the Han Dynasty of China into a fantastic short story that was completely contrary to the actual historical events.
The protagonist of this story is called (Zhang Shao) and he has a good friend called (Fan Shi).
In order to keep the agreement with Zhang Shao and arrive at Zhang Shao's house on a certain date, (Fan Shi) decided to commit suicide.
After Zhang Shao learned of this, he went to (Fan Shi's) home to attend (Fan Shi's) funeral.
When Zhang Shao arrived at the cemetery, Fan Shi's coffin was being prepared for burial. In his grief, he took out some sacrificial items he had prepared and the eulogy he had prepared and recited it on the spot.
The gist of his eulogy was as follows.
My good friend Fanshi, today I have prepared a roasted chicken and wine wrapped in a coarse cloth to worship you. I use these simple but sincere offerings to worship you.
You are a person with very high moral standards, and your personality is very generous and magnanimous.Your spirit can penetrate the rainbow in the sky.
We met by chance. We met in a small inn in a small village. Although we have only known each other for a short time, I think you are a very trustworthy and good friend who is worth being friends with. I value our friendship very highly.
We agreed to meet at the Double Ninth Festival this year, but I didn't expect you to commit suicide to keep your promise.
When I heard the news of your death, I was very sad. Every day I thought of the good times we had travelling and talking together.
At first I hoped you were not dead, but when I came to your hometown today and saw your coffin and your family, I was sure you were really dead.
I am really very sad. I have to accept this reality, which I don't want to accept.
In order to keep the agreement between us, you chose to commit suicide. You are such a trustworthy person, and I admire you so much.
If there is a chance, I hope to see you again after my death. If there is a chance, I hope we can still be good friends in another world after we die.
When he finished reading the eulogy, he lowered his head and cried for several minutes, and everyone at the funeral was silent.
Suddenly he looked up and said to Fan Shi's wife.
Fan Shi committed suicide to keep the promise we made to each other. I feel there is no point in living alone. I want to find him in another world. I beg you to buy me a coffin after I die and bury me next to Fan Shi.
After hearing Zhang Shao's words, Fan Shi's wife tried to stop him, but Zhang Shao was very determined. He took out a knife and cut his jugular vein.
Everyone at the funeral was shocked by the sudden incident. Some people thought that Zhang Shao should not do such a thing, while others thought that the friendship between the two was worthy of admiration.
After Zhang Shao's death, Fan Shi's wife bought a coffin for him and buried him next to Fan Shi's grave, as Fan Shi had requested before his death.
When the king at the time heard about this, he thought that the behaviour of these two people was worthy of respect, so he ordered local officials to build a temple in front of their graves to commemorate them.
The direct translation of this saying is that the spirit can penetrate the rainbow in the sky.
It is used to describe a person with a heroic spirit.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
How do you judge their behaviour? If you were Zhang Shao's mother, how would you feel?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
氣貫虹霓(The spirit can penetrate the rainbow
in the sky)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)，他寫過一本短篇小說集。
中國的漢王朝的歷史書中記載了一個真實的故事，他根據這個故事改編成一篇與真實的歷史事件完全相反的奇幻的短篇小說。
這個故事的主角的名字叫做(張劭)，他有一個名字叫做(范式)的好朋友。
(范式)為了遵守與張劭的約定，(范式)為了在一個指定好的日期到達張劭的家，所以(范式)選擇自殺。
張劭知道這件事情之後，他前往(范氏)的家中參加(范式)的葬禮。
張劭到達墓園時，范式的棺材正準備下葬，他在悲痛的情緒下，他把準備的一些祭拜的物品拿出來，他拿出他所準備好的悼念文並且當場念誦。
他的悼念文的大意如下。
我的好朋友范式啊，我今天準備了烤雞與粗布包裹的酒來祭拜你，我用這些簡樸而真摯的祭品來祭拜你。
你是一個道德很高尚的人，你的個性非常的大方又豪爽。你的氣魄可以貫穿天上的彩虹。
我們兩個人在一個意外的情況下認識，我們在一個小村莊的小客棧中相遇，我們兩個人認識的時間雖然很短，但是我認為你是一個非常有信用又值得結交的好朋友，我非常珍惜跟你的友情。
我們約定好今年的重陽節要見面，但是沒有想到你為了遵守你的承諾所以自殺了。
在我知道你死亡的消息之後，我非常的悲傷，我每天都會想起我們兩個人一起出遊一起聊天的美好時光。
我原本希望你其實沒有死，但我今天來到你的家鄉，我看到你的棺木與你的家人們後，我確定你真的已經死了。
我真的非常的悲傷，我不得不接受這個我不想接受的現實。
你為了遵守我們之間的約定，所以你選擇自殺，你是一個如此守信的人，我對你非常的敬佩。
如果有機會，我希望可以在死後有機會再見到你，如果有機會，我希望我們兩個人死後還可以在另外一個世界成為好朋友。
他念完這篇悼念文的時候，他低著頭哭了好幾分鐘，葬禮的現場的人都沉默了。
他突然抬起頭來對范式的妻子說。
范式為了遵守我們兩個人的約定所以自殺了，我覺得自己一個人活下去沒有意思，我想要到另外一個世界去找他，我請求你，在我死後，幫我買一個棺木，把我葬跟范式的旁邊。
范式的妻子聽到張劭的話後，她想要阻止張劭，但是張劭的態度非常堅決，他拿出自己身上所帶的一把刀子割斷自己的頸動脈。
參加這場葬禮的人都被這突然發生的事情驚嚇到，在場的人中，有的覺得張劭不應該這樣做，也有些人覺得他們兩個人的友情值得敬佩。
張劭死後，范式的妻子依照他死前的請求，把幫他買的一個棺木然後把他葬在范式墳墓旁邊。
當時的國王知道這件事情後，他認為這兩個人的行為很值得尊敬，所以命令地方官員在他們兩個人的墳墓前建了一座廟紀念他們兩個個人。
這句成語直接翻譯思是氣魄可以貫穿天上的彩虹。
這句成語被用來形容一個人具備氣概豪壯。
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。
你如何評價他們兩個人的行為嗎?你如果式張劭的母親，你會有怎樣的感受呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為喻世名言-16卷-范巨卿雞黍死生交
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