I dislike being constrained.(不羈之才)
Sima Qian was China's most eminent
historian. He and his father both served as officials in the central
government, responsible for recording history. While this position was not
extremely high in rank or salary, it was highly respected.
Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian
is China's most classic history book. In his youth, he travelled throughout
China conducting detailed fieldwork. In middle age, based on the materials he
had collected, he began to compile Chinese history from 2700 BC to 100 BC.
In 99 BC, an event occurred that profoundly
impacted Sima Qian's life. He angered the king and was sentenced to castration,
a punishment that severely damaged his male dignity.
In a letter to a close friend named Ren An,
he reflected on his life, and a passage in the letter reveals his inner anger.
"My personality craves freedom; I
dislike being constrained. In my youth, I disregarded others' opinions and only
did what I liked. Perhaps because of this, I didn't have a good reputation
among my family members when I came of age.
However, I was very fortunate. Thanks to my
father's connections, the king allowed me to serve as a mid-level official in
the central government. I was deeply moved by the opportunity to contribute,
however small my skills were, and I cherished it greatly.
However, after starting the job, I
discovered that my perspective was extremely limited. It was as if I had a
large basin over my head, preventing me from seeing the vast sky and limiting
my knowledge.
In order to do my job well, I cut off all
social activities with friends and put family matters aside. Every day, from
morning until night, I thought about how to do my job to the best of my
ability. I believed that the only way I could repay the King was by doing my
job perfectly.
However, I never expected that my life
would turn out this way. The current situation is the complete opposite of what
I expected.
This idiom translates literally as "I
dislike being constrained".
This idiom is used metaphorically to
describe a highly talented person who is also very outgoing.
Dear friend, what inspiration or insights
did you gain from this story?
Is your life now what you hoped it would be
when you were young? If not, what should you do now?
I hope this story gives you some new insights.
不羈之才(I dislike being constrained.)
司馬遷是中國最傑出的歷史學家。他的父親與他都在中央政府內擔任負責記錄歷史的官員，這個工作沒有非常高的地位與非常好的薪水，但是這是一個非常令人尊敬的職位。
司馬遷寫的史記是中國最經典的歷史書。他在青年時代走遍了全中國，進行詳細的田野調查。他在中年之後根據所蒐集的材料，開始整理中國從公元前2700年到公元前100年間的中國歷史。
西元前99年，發生了一件對司馬遷的生命影響巨大的事情。他因為惹怒了國王所以被判處一個極度損害男性尊嚴的刑罰，他被判處宮刑。
在他寫給他的一個叫做(任安)的好朋友的信中，他回憶起他的人生，他的信中有一段敘述透露出他內心的氣憤。
我的個性追求自由，，我的個性不喜歡受到拘束，我年輕的時候都不理會別人的想法而只做我自己喜歡的事。可能是因為這樣，所以我成年之後，在我的家族的族人眼中，我並沒有好的名聲。
但是我非常的幸運，因為我的父親的關係，所以國王讓我可以進入中央政府內擔任一個中階的官員，我非常的感動有機會可以奉獻自己微小的技能，也非常地珍惜這個機會。
開始這個工作之後，我發現我的眼界非常的有限，我就像是一個頭上被一個大盆子蓋住頭的人，我無法看見寬廣的天空，我知道的事情非常的少。
我為了做好我的工作，我切斷了全部跟朋友的社交活動，家裡的事情也都先放在一旁，我每天從早到晚都在思考如何把自己的工作做到最好，我認為只有我把工作做到完美才是最好的報答國王的方式。
但是我完全沒有想到，我的人生竟然會走到這一步，目前這種情況跟我的期望完全相反。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是我的個性不喜歡受到拘束。
這句成語被用來引申用來形容一個很有才能且個性不受拘束的人。
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。
你現在的人生與你年輕時所期望的相同嗎?如果你現在的人生不夠好，你現在應該做那些事情呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為司馬遷-報任少卿書
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