Many people like to watch the Q&A session of diplomatic press conferences and draw wisdom from them. After studying the 26th chapter of "The Analects of Confucius Yong Ye", I deeply feel that Confucius answered the tricky questions that are said to be "rotten wood" and can be called a press conference classic.
- Original text annotation
Zaiwo asked: "A benevolent person, even if you tell him, 'How can there be benevolence in the well,' how can he follow it?" Confucius said: "Why is this so? Gentleman It can be passed away, but it cannot be trapped; it can be deceived, but it cannot be ignored."
Zaiwo: Ji's surname, Zai's family name, Yu, Ziwo, one of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius", is praised as one of the "Thirteen Sages of Confucius". Intelligent and eloquent, he was once sent by Confucius as an envoy to Qi, Chu and other countries.
although: if, if.
pass away: means to save.
甔: false accusation, fooling.
- Hanliao translation annotation
Zaiwo asked Confucius: "A virtuous person, if someone tells him, 'A kind man fell into the well,' will he jump down?" Confucius said: "Why do you have the idea of doing this? A gentleman can go there Look at the well, and if someone really falls into the well, you should try to save it, and don't let yourself fall into the well; a gentleman can be deceived by others for legitimate reasons, but he can never be fooled. The questions he asked Confucius were very sharp and profound, which fully demonstrated his thinking skills. Confucius turned away the clouds and saw the sun, and his answers seemed to be wrong, and they were full of political wisdom.
Confucius used "five tricks" to answer Zaiwo's tricky questions:
secretly saw through the "trap" of Zaiwo's question.
"A benevolent person, even if he tells you, 'There is benevolence in a well,' how can he follow it?"
Zai Me According to Confucius's theory, "A benevolent person tries every means to save people in distress. This is the duty of a benevolent person."
Then the question comes. He set a trap for Confucius: Someone said to a "benevolent person" like you: "A benevolent person fell into this well, so will you jump in after him?" "
zai I deliberately and cleverly only asked "the benevolent person who fell into the well" whether he would jump, which deliberately gave Confucius' answer a "trap": if you jump down, you will know that you will also encounter disaster, because the previous "benevolent person" has already fallen; if you don't jump, it will be hypocritical and false, and it will violate your original intention to be a benevolent person. If you answer positively. Answer, whether you answer or not, you will naturally fall into the "trap" he involves. You must not be able to justify yourself, which will damage your wisdom.
Confucius first saw through Zaiwo's cleverness and doubts about his own implementation of benevolence, which shows Confucius' wisdom!
Secretly guessed the meaning of the questioner's words.
Suppose someone says, "There is benevolence in a well." The implication is that some people say: "A benevolent person may encounter misfortune and unexpected events";
Confucius speculated and synthesized the implication of Zaiwo's words: Some people say: People who practice benevolent government will inevitably encounter difficulties and disasters, so other benevolent people should continue to pursue benevolence.
feints in the face and strikes back with a counterattack.
After Confucius saw through the questioner's "trap" and figured out his hidden meaning, he was not eager to answer his question directly, but first asked, "Why is this so?" "Why do you have the idea to do this?" Confucius feinted in front of Zai Wo. He asked Zai Wo verbally, scaring and threatening him. He also asked himself in his heart why Zai Wo had similar questions, leaving more time and space for himself to think further, and further confirming the true intention of the questioner.
jumps out of its discourse system and "makes an impact in the east and attacks in the west".
Immediately afterwards, Confucius thought: Kill me, you are being clever, and asked me if the "benevolent man" followed the "benevolent man" and "jumped into the well". I told you how a gentleman should deal with similar problems. You asked whether to "jump", and I said whether to "save". This way you can maintain your benevolence and let you know the charm of wisdom. Like! The originator of excellent news spokespersons should really be Confucius!
Look at Confucius's answer: "Our position is consistent and clear" and "A gentleman can pass away but cannot be trapped."A gentleman may go to the well to save others, but he must never allow himself to fall into the well. The process of a gentleman's benevolence is the agility of wisdom, and it is prerequisite to protect oneself and others.
finally warns the clever questioner.
Press conferences should strive to make tricky questioners remember. Confucius solemnly declared: A gentleman "can be deceived, but not ignored." A gentleman may be deceived by legitimate reasons and kind lies, but he must never be fooled by villains!
- A Simple Enlightenment of Lingcun
A gentleman advocates benevolence, but with wisdom as the carrier, "sacrifice one's life for righteousness" and "sacrifice one's life to become benevolent" are only choices of last resort.
A gentleman is benevolent and wise
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