Remove the old and arrange the new.(除舊佈新)
The history books of the Kingdom of Lu in
China tell the story of an event that occurred in the winter of 535 BC.
One night, a huge comet streaked across the
sky. After passing through a star representing fire, it moved westwards towards
the Milky Way.
In ancient China, the appearance of a comet
was considered an ominous sign, and several astrologically-minded ministers
offered their interpretations of the comet's appearance.
One minister, Shen Xu, said:
'The comet represents the removal of the
old and the establishment of the new.
Its appearance signifies destruction, but
there is no need to worry because destruction can create a new order.' Based on
the direction and size of the comet, I predict that a major fire will occur in
China in the near future, although I cannot specify where.'
An astrologer from the Kingdom of Lu named
Zi Shen agreed with Shen Xu's assessment and elaborated further. 'According to
my professional inference, the four most likely locations for this great
disaster are the Kingdoms of Song, Wei, Chen and Zheng.' These four kingdoms
were primarily located within present-day Henan Province.
Zi Shen also calculated the likely date of
the fire.
A few days later, Bi Zao, a minister from
the Kingdom of Zheng, heard Zi Shen's prophecy and became deeply concerned. He
presented his proposal to the King of Zheng at a state meeting.
Zi Shen of the Kingdom of Lu said that four
kingdoms were likely to experience a devastating fire, one of which was Zheng.
I believe we should release our kingdom's
treasured jade artefacts and hold a grand sacrificial ceremony.
We should sincerely pray to the heavens to
prevent this disaster from happening to us.'
After Bi Zao expressed his opinion, another
minister named Zi Chan offered a different view.
Zi Chan said: 'Since we know a major fire
is imminent, our priorities right now should be to conduct comprehensive fire
inspections throughout the kingdom, raise public awareness of fire prevention
and prepare emergency response personnel.'
I believe these tasks should be prioritised
now, as they are more important and meaningful than offering sacrifices.
This idiom literally means to remove the
old and prepare for the new.
Dear friends, what insights or lessons have
you gained from this story?
Have you heard any prophecies about major
disasters? Do you conduct drills and exercises for various possible disasters?
I hope this story provides you with some
new insights.
除舊佈新(Remove the old and arrange the new.)
中國的魯王國的歷史書上記載了一個發生在西元前535年的冬天的一個故事。
有一天晚上，有一顆巨大的彗星畫過天空，這顆彗星在天空穿過一顆代表火的星星後向西延伸到銀河。
彗星的出現在中國古代代表著一個不好的預兆，好幾個對星象學有研究大臣針對這顆彗星的出現提出自己的看法。
一個名字叫做(申須)的大臣說。
彗星代表著除去舊有的東西接著布置新的東西的意思。
這顆彗星的出現代表著破壞，但我們不用擔心，因為破壞後可以創建出新的格局。根據這顆彗星的走向與大小，我認為近期會有大火災在中國境內出現，但我無法確定在大火災會發生在那一個地方。
魯王國中一個精通星象的名字叫做(梓慎)點頭表示他認同(申須)的判斷，(梓慎)進一步補充說明。
根據我的專業推斷，這場巨大的災難最有可能發生的地點有四個，宋王國、衛王國、陳王國或是鄭王國四國。這四個王國的主要位置位於今天的河南省的境內。
(梓慎)還推算了這場火災可能發生的日期。
幾天後，鄭王國的一個名字叫做(裨灶)的大臣聽到了(梓慎)的預言，他感到很憂心，他就在一場國家會議上向鄭王國的國王提出他的建議。
根據魯王國的(梓慎)的判斷，有四個王國可能會遭遇大火災，其中一個就是我們的王國。
我認為我們應該要先拿出我們王國中珍藏的玉器來舉辦一場巨大的祭祀典禮。
我們應該虔誠地祈禱上天不要讓我們遭遇到這場巨大的災禍。
(裨灶)完表達自己的意見之後，另外一個名字叫做(子產)的大臣提出他的不同的看法。
子產說。
既然我們已經知道最近可能會發生大火災，我們目前最重要的事情應該是先在王國內推動全方位的消防檢查，接著加強宣傳喚醒全部百姓的防火意識，同時做好發生緊急事故時的人員安排。
我認為我們現在應該優先做這些事情，這些事情比祭祀更重要而且更有意義。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是除去舊有的東西接著布置新的東西。
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。
你是否聽過那些關於大災禍的預言嗎?你是否會針對各種可能發生的意外災害進行演習與演練呢?
我希望這個故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為左傳-昭公17年
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