His head went bald due to long-term friction from wearing a hat, and his heels got scratched from long-term walking in shoes.(摩頂放踵)
His head went bald due to long-term
friction from wearing a hat, and his heels got scratched from long-term walking
in shoes.(摩頂放踵)
The Zhou dynasty in China lasted from 1046
BC to 256 BC.
The period from 770 BC to 476 BC was known
as the Spring and Autumn Period, while the period from 476 BC to 221 BC was
known as the Warring States Period.
At that time, the highest leader in China
was the king of the Zhou dynasty.
He divided the land among more than 100
princes, who each established their own kingdoms.
There were many tragic wars between these
kingdoms for land and resources.
It was an extremely chaotic era.
However, it was also a golden age of
Chinese thought. Many famous thinkers lived during this period. These thinkers
proposed their own solutions to social and life problems at that time.
Some believed that moral education was the
key to a stable society, while others emphasised the importance of clear laws.
In order to strengthen their kingdoms, the
various kings tried the methods proposed by these thinkers.
Various social experiments were carried out
in different kingdoms across China.
One such thinker was Mo Di, whose views
formed a prominent school of thought at that time.
He advocated diligence and frugality,
leading a simple and frugal life himself.
Rather than talking about theories in vain,
he took concrete actions to make the world a better place. He and his followers
practised strict self-discipline. They helped the weak in society and supported
weaker countries in fighting the powerful.
Mo Di believed that life should be as
simple as possible. He refused to listen to the music popular among the nobles
and did not agree with the funeral customs of the time. He believed that, after
a person died, their funeral should be as simple as possible.
He believed that we should love everyone.
He believed that society should enable everyone to live a good life. He was
strongly opposed to war. He and his followers immersed themselves in the lives
of ordinary people, who supported them.
The person he respected most was Yu, the
founder of the Xia dynasty in China. The founder of the Xia dynasty was named
Yu.
During Yu's lifetime, serious floods
occurred all over China. To solve the flooding problem once and for all, Yu
travelled all over China alone. He studied and recorded the various rivers and
mountains. He designed a set of drainage methods to control the flooding. He
led the people to dig canals and build water conservancy projects. Together,
they successfully solved the problem of flooding.
Mo Di admired Yu very much and told his
followers as much.
Yu did a lot of things in secret to save
people from suffering due to floods. He did not seek pleasure. He worked hard
every day. He devoted his life to the people of China. We should regard him as
our role model.
Mo Di ran around every day to realise his
ideals. His head went bald due to long-term friction from wearing a hat, and
his heels got scratched from long-term walking in shoes.
Mo Di's followers agreed with his views.
Each of them wore uncomfortable but durable clothes made of wear-resistant
sheepskin. They wore straw sandals and helped many disadvantaged groups in
various kingdoms during the Warring States period.
This idiom literally means that
someone's head went bald due to
long-term friction from wearing a hat, and his heels got scratched from
long-term walking in shoes.
It is used to describe a person who
sacrifices themselves to save the world and works tirelessly.
Dear friends, what inspiration do you take
away from this story?
Who do you admire most in your life? Do you
agree with Mo Di's concepts and ideas?
I hope this story gives you something new
to think about.
摩頂放踵(His head went bald due to long-term
friction from wearing a hat, and his heels got scratched from long-term walking
in shoes.)
中國周王朝的政權從公元前1046年延續到公元前256年。
其中從公元前770年到公元前476年這段時間被稱為春秋時代，公元前476年到公元前221年這段時間被稱為戰國時代
當時中國的最高領導人是周王朝的國王。
周王朝的國王把土地分封給100多個諸侯，這些諸侯各自成立的自己的王國。
這些王國之間為了爭奪土地與資源而發生許多慘烈的戰爭。
那是一個極度混亂的年代。
那是一個中國思想上的黃金時代，有許多著名的思想家生活在那個年代，這些思想家針對當時的社會問題與人生問題提出了各自認為最好的解決的辦法和思想。
有些思想家認為要用道德教育來讓社會更安定，有些思想家強調要用明確的法律來建構一個更好的社會。
當時各王國的國王為了讓自己的王國更強大，所以各個王國的國王分別嘗試了這些思想家所提出的各種方法。
當時的中國的各個王國中進行著各種不同類型的社會實驗。
其中有一個思想家的名字叫做墨翟，他的看法在當時是一門顯學。
他崇尚勤勞與節儉，他的生活過得非常的樸實與節儉。
他不空談理論，他付出具體的行動去讓這個世界變得更好，他與他的追隨者們都用嚴格的紀律來自我約束，他們幫助社會弱勢，他們協助那些弱小的國家打擊並且對抗強權。
他認為我們的生活要盡量的簡單，他拒絕聽那些貴族間流行的音樂，他也不認同當時的喪葬習俗，他認為人死了之後就應該用最簡單的方式來舉辦葬禮。
他主張我們人類要愛所有的人，他認為一個社會要讓所有的人民都過上好的生活，他非常的反對戰爭，他與他的所有追隨者們深入社會的底層，他們受到很多普通百姓的支持。
他最尊敬的人是中國夏王朝的建立者，夏王朝的建立者的名字叫(禹)。
(禹)生活的年代中國各地發生了嚴重的水災，(禹)為了徹底解決水患，他一個人走遍了全中國，他研究並且記錄下各條河流與大山，他設計出一套疏導的方式來治理水患，他帶領當時的所有百姓一起挖運河與進行水利工程的建設，他帶領所有百姓成功的解決水患的問題。
(墨翟)非常的崇拜(禹)，他對他的追隨者說。
(禹)為了所以百姓的生活免於水患之苦，他默默做了非常多的事情，他沒有貪圖享樂，他每天辛勤的工作與思考，他為了全中國的所有百姓付出了他的一生，我們應該要把他當作我們的楷模。
墨翟每天都為了實現他的理想到處奔走，他的頭頂因為帽子長期摩擦所以變成禿頭，他的腳跟因為長期行走被鞋子磨擦而破皮。
(墨翟)的追隨者們認同(墨翟)的觀點，他們每個人都穿著耐磨的羊皮做成的穿起來不舒服但很耐用的衣服，他們穿著草鞋，他們在當時的戰國時代的各個王國中幫助許許多的弱勢族群。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個人的頭頂因為帽子長期摩擦所以變成禿頭，他的腳跟因為長期行走被鞋子磨擦而破皮。
這句成語用來形容一個人捨己救世、這個人不辭勞苦。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有什麼樣的或有什麼樣的啟發呢。
你這輩子中最崇拜誰呢?你認不認同墨翟的觀念與想法呢?
我希望這個故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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