A fair, selfless and open-minded person.(正大光明)
During China's Northern Song dynasty, there
was a famous minister named Fan Zhongyan. Not only was he a renowned writer, he
was also a talented military strategist.
His loyalty and integrity earned him the
admiration of generations of Chinese people.
History records a story about him.
One day in 1033 AD, the empress and several
concubines were arguing. During the mediation, the king was accidentally
injured by the empress. Enraged, the king ordered that the empress be demoted
to the status of a common concubine.
The ministers in the central government
were divided over the king's decision.
The prime minister, Lü Yijian, supported
the king, but Fan Zhongyan opposed the decision. This incident led to a fierce
conflict between the two men, which strained their relationship for years to
come. Lü Yijian also used his influence to suppress Fan Zhongyan.
A few years later, however, Lü Yijian
suddenly felt the need to mend his relationship with Fan Zhongyan and took the
initiative of speaking well of him in front of the king.
Upon hearing this, Fan Zhongyan readily
accepted Lü Yijian's gesture of goodwill and returned to the central
government, where he assumed a prominent position.
Zhu Xi, a renowned Southern Song dynasty
scholar, commented on Fan Zhongyan as follows:
Zhu Xi said:
'Fan Zhongyan was a fair, selfless and
open-minded person.' He understood that, despite their differing positions and
philosophies, they shared the same goal: to strengthen and prosper the Song
Dynasty. Therefore, Fan Zhongyan graciously accepted Lü Yijian's kindness and
chose to reconcile with him.
This incident demonstrates Fan Zhongyan's
great character.
The idiom translates as 'a person who is
fair, selfless, and open-minded'.
Dear friends, what insights or thoughts
have you gained from this story? Have you ever been oppressed by someone? If
you were Fan Zhongyan, would you reconcile with your oppressor?
I hope this story provides you with some
new insights.
正大光明(A fair, selfless and open-minded
person.)
中國的北宋王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做范仲淹，他不但是一個著名的文學家，他還會是一個很有才能的軍事家。
他的忠誠與正直讓後代的中國人所景仰。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元1033年的某一天，皇后與另外幾個嬪妃發生了爭執，當時的國王在調解的過程中被皇后不小心打傷國王。國王非常的生氣，就下令要將皇后貶為一般的嬪妃，國王要另外立一個新的皇后。
對於國王的這個決策、當時的中央政府中的大臣們有一半贊成有另一半反對。
當時的宰相的名字叫做呂夷簡，他贊成國王的決定，范仲淹則是表達反對的立場。呂夷簡與范仲淹因為這件事情發生了很激烈的衝突，這件事情導致兩個人的關係在接下來的好幾年內都非常不好，呂夷簡在這幾年內也運用自己的勢力來打壓范仲淹。
這件事情發生幾年後，呂夷簡突然覺得自己應該要修復與范仲淹的關係，他主動在國王的面前說范仲淹的好話。
范仲淹知道這件事情之後，他也坦然的接受呂夷簡的好意，他重新回到中央政府並擔任中央政府內的重要職務。
南宋王朝的一個著名的學者朱熹就如此評價范仲淹。
朱熹說。
范仲淹是一個公正無私又心胸坦蕩的人，范仲淹知道他與呂夷簡雖然有著各自不同的立場與想法，但他們都有相同的目標，他們兩個人都希望宋王朝變得更加強大與繁榮，所以最後范仲淹決定大方地接受呂夷簡的善意，他選擇呂夷簡和解。
從這件事情上，我們就可以看到范仲淹展現出他的偉大人格。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個正無私又心胸坦蕩的人。
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。
你曾經被別人欺壓嗎?你如果是范仲淹，你會與那個打壓你的人和解嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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