A very earnest and diligent attitude(懃懃懇懇)
He was China's most outstanding historian.
He and his father both served as officials in the central government,
responsible for recording history. While this position was not particularly
high-ranking or well-paid, it was highly respected.
Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian
is China's most classic historical work. 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 wrote about the impact of this punishment.
'Not long ago, you wrote to me, instructing
me to treat those around me with caution and to consider recommending and
introducing virtuous and capable people as my duty.'
Your letter shows a very earnest and
diligent attitude, but I sense an underlying reproach that I have not heeded
your teachings. You believe that I have recently been misled by vulgar people.
To clarify this misunderstanding, I am
writing to you.
I am foolish and slow-witted, but I aspire
to be a person of high moral character who positively influences those around
me.
Recently, however, I suffered a humiliating
punishment that harmed my body and severely damaged my spirit. I have become
timid and cowardly, afraid that any action I take will cause me harm.
Consequently, I have become very reserved, and there are many things I dare not
do.
During this time, I have felt depressed and
sorrowful, and I have had no one to confide in.
This idiom translates as "a very
earnest and diligent attitude".
It can also be used to describe someone who
works diligently and conscientiously.
Dear friend,What inspiration or insights
have you gained from this story?
Have you ever experienced physical or
emotional harm? When you're feeling down, is there someone you can talk to?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
懃懃懇懇(A very earnest and diligent attitude)
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，在這封信中的開頭，他提到了在遭受到這個刑罰後對自己的影響。
不久前你曾經寫信給我，在你寫給我的那封信中，你指導我要用謹慎的態度對待身邊的人，要把推舉與引薦賢明能幹的人才當作自己的職責。
你這封信中展現出的態度非常殷勤懇切，但我可感覺到你在這封信中隱含的責備我沒有聽從你的教誨的意思，你認為我最近聽信了一些庸俗之人的話。
為了澄清你對我的誤解，所以我寫這封信給你。
我是一個愚昧且遲鈍的人，但我的內心也期許自己成為一個品德高尚且對周圍的人們有著正面的影響的人。
但是由於最近我遭受到了一件讓我感到非常羞辱的刑罰，這個刑罰不只傷害了我的身體還重創了我的心靈，我變得很膽小與怯懦，我很害怕我的任何行動會給自己帶來傷害，因此我的行為變得非常的拘謹，有很多事我都不敢去做。
在這段時間內，我的內心感到鬱悶與憂愁，而且我沒有人可以訴說。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是態度非常殷勤懇切。
這句成語也可以被用來形容一個人工作勤奮且認真。
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。
你是否曾經同時受過身體與心靈的傷害呢?你感到憂鬱時，你有沒有傾訴的對象呢?
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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