Ignorant ordinary people(愚夫愚婦)
During the Southern Song dynasty in China,
there was a famous thinker and philosopher named Lu Jiuyuan.
He believed that the most fundamental
natural laws governing the universe reside within each of our hearts. We should
all learn to observe and cultivate our own hearts, and we all have the
opportunity to perceive and cultivate the conscience and goodness within us.
He once told his students:
'The essence of each of us is good; we are
born with the capacity to do good.'
A person's ears naturally hear and their
eyes naturally see; a person naturally knows how to show filial piety towards
their parents and respect towards their elder brothers.
We are all inherently perfect; our hearts
are without deficiency. Therefore, as long as we understand and feel this, we
will not seek to compensate for any perceived lack through external material
means.
In one of his books, he wrote the
following:
'The difference between a human and a beast
lies in the presence of kindness within us.' Many people today have abandoned
their inner kindness and are living like beasts.
A person of high moral character and noble
aspirations will constantly remind themselves to maintain their inner kindness.
If such a person finds their kindness weakening, they will feel fear.
We cannot deceive the gods, ghosts or
unseen forces of nature, nor can we bully ordinary, ignorant people. We must
constantly examine whether the goodness within us still exists, and cultivate
it to make it stronger.
This idiom translates as 'ignorant ordinary
men and women'.
It is used to describe a group of ordinary,
ignorant people.
Dear friend, what are your thoughts or
feelings after hearing this story?
Do you often feel empty inside? Have you ever examined your heart sincerely?
I hope this story gives you some new insights.
愚夫愚婦(Ignorant ordinary people)
中國的南宋王朝有一個著名的思想家與哲學家，他的名字叫做陸九淵。
他認為維持宇宙運行的最基本的自然法則就存在於我們每個人的心中，我們每個人都應該學習去觀察與修練自己的內心，我們每個人都有機會去覺察並發揮那些存在於我們內心的良知與美善。
他曾經對他的學生說過這段話。
我們每個人的本質都是善良的，我們生來就具備著做好事的能力。
一個人的耳朵自然能聽、眼睛自然能看，這個人侍奉父母自然就知道孝順、對待兄長自然就知道恭敬。
我們每個人原本就是完美的，我們的內心本來就沒有缺欠，所以只要我們可以理解並且感受這一點，我們就不會想要憑藉任何外在的物質來彌補我們內心中的缺乏。
在他寫的書中，他曾經寫過一段話如下。
一個人和禽獸的差別就在於我們人類的心中有著善良的存在，現在有很多人拋棄了內心的善良，他們讓自己活得像一隻禽獸，
一個品德高尚而且有著崇高的人生追求的人，他會時刻提醒自己要保持著內心中的善良，這個人如果發覺到自己善良的心變得弱小的時候，這個人就會感到害怕。
我們無法欺騙神與鬼與大自然中那個無形的力量，我們也不能欺負那些無知的普通的百姓，我們要記得隨時檢視自己內心的良善是否仍然存在，並且培養自己內心的良善變得壯大。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是那些無知的普通男人與普通女人。
這句成語被用來形容一群無知的普通的百姓。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你的內心是否常常感到空虛呢?你是否曾經真誠地審視自己的內心呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋史-卷434-陸九淵傳
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