prison · ji
Pinyin qiú
Original meaning: to imprison, to detain.
"Prisoner" is composed of "mouth" and "person". The word "mouth" is like a prison, imprisoning people inside.
Look at the word "prisoner", there is a person in the middle, surrounded by high walls in all directions. Not only is there no exit, there is not even a window for ventilation.
There is also a saying in "Erya Commentary": "Prison, detention."
Sometimes, it is not others who imprison us, but ourselves .
Whether it’s the things you can’t get by being too persistent, or the obsession with losing, or the hard pursuit of perfection.
Once our entire mind is surrounded by obsession, it is equivalent to using a ray of obsession to draw a wall and encircle our heart inside.
life has become a "prison" word.
What is lost must not belong to you; what is yours will definitely come back to you in another way.
Remember, leaves a gap for itself in everything does.
In his later years, Zeng Guofan named his study room "Qiuque (Que) Zhai" to warn himself that he seeks for everything but not for satisfaction.
There is a saying in the "Tao Te Ching": "It is forbidden to be full in the way of heaven, and to be perfect in the way of humanity."
Don't blindly pursue a life without flaws. Perfection is precisely the source of trouble and the source of pain.
Leave a gap so that we can see the outside world through this gap, appreciate different wonderful things, and give ourselves some time to breathe.
begging · ji
Pinyin: qiú
Definition: begging for
There are many explanations for the word "beg". Here we mainly talk about the meaning of "begging for begging".
" The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong ": "A gentleman seeks everything from himself, and a villain seeks everything from others."
Confucius said: "People with a gentleman's character first look for the cause of problems within themselves, while those villains, When trouble occurs, they always try to shirk responsibility and distance themselves from themselves. They never reflect on themselves and look for the reasons themselves. "
This sentence is not difficult to understand, but it is difficult to do.
After all, if you look at it yourself, will you think there is something wrong?
However, "sit quietly and think about your own mistakes." Only by looking inward to see our own shortcomings can we grow better.
If you always attribute the occurrence of problems to external factors, the same problem will still appear next time and will never be solved.
No one is perfect, and no one is free from mistakes.
The difference is that some people can improve through mistakes, while some people just put their mistakes on others.
There is a saying: "Being able to defeat others can only be considered powerful; being able to defeat yourself can be considered a real strong man."
We grow up in battles with ourselves again and again.
Don't base your success and happiness on others.
Of course, everything has its limits, and a gentleman should seek for himself, but in moderation.
About the author: The poem is thin and thin, snacks are justice, thinness is my soulless dream.
