Duanmu ji (520 BC-446 BC)
His surname is (Duanmu), his parents gave
him the name (ji), and when he grew up, his friend called him (Zi gong).
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端
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Righteous, upright. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames.
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木
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Generic term for trees. It is also one of
the Chinese surnames.
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賜
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The meaning given.
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子
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The original meaning is baby. It is also
one of the Chinese surnames.
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貢
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It means tribute. It also means giving.
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He is one of Confucius's best students and
a successful businessman.
About (Zi gong). There is a story about him
in the history book.
The nationalities of Confucius and
(Zi gong) are (Lu Kingdom).
Kingdom of Lu is quite weak, so many
people are taken to other kingdoms.
The king promulgated a law.
If anyone sees the people of these
unfortunate kingdoms of Lu in other kingdoms.
This person should assist him so that he
can recover his freedom and return to the Kingdom of Lu.
All expenses in the process will be fully
subsidized by Lu Kingdom.
(Zi gong) is a very rich businessman. He
helped several compatriots living in other kingdoms to return to the Kingdom of
Lu.
But he told the king that I chose not to
receive this subsidy.
After Confucius heard this, Confucius told
(Zigong). Your behavior is wrong.
(Zi gong) was puzzled. Teacher, where did I
do this wrong?
Confucius answered him:
When we make any decision, in addition to
thinking from our own standpoint, we must also consider how our actions will
affect the people around us.
In our kingdom, there are few rich people
and many poor people.
You are very rich, so whether or not to
receive this subsidy will not have much impact on your life.
But if you are a poor person, this subsidy
is very important.
People often see only the surface. When
people see that you don't receive the subsidy, and other people choose to
receive the subsidy, they will feel that the person receiving the subsidy is
more greedy.
Think about it, if you are a poor person,
after being misunderstood, are you willing to continue to do this?
Your behavior looks good, but good behavior
may also produce bad results.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
ideas do you have after listening to this story?
When you make any decision, have you
considered how your own actions will affect others? How can you avoid yourself
from judging others just by looking at the surface?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
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端木賜（西元前520年－西元前446年）
他的姓是端木，他的父母給他取的名字是賜，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是子貢。
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端
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端正，正直的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。
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木
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樹木的總稱。也是中國人的姓氏之一。
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賜
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給予的意思。
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子
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本意是嬰兒的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。
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貢
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意思是進貢。也有給予的意思。
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他是孔子最優秀的學生之一，也是一位成功的商人。
關於(子貢)。歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
(孔子)與(子貢)的國籍都是(魯王國)。
(魯王國)相當弱小，因此有很多人民被擄到別的王國。
國王便頒布了一條法律。
若有人在其他的王國中，看見這些不幸的魯王國的人民。
這個人應該協助他、讓他可以恢復自由、並回到魯王國。
過程中的所有花費魯王國會全部補助。
(子貢)是一個很有錢的商人。他幫助好幾個流落在其他王國的同胞回到魯王國。
但他卻跟國王說，我選擇不領取這筆補助。
孔子聽到這件事情之後，孔子便告訴(子貢)。你這樣的行為是錯的。
(子貢)感到疑惑。老師啊，這件事我哪裡做錯了?
孔子回答他：
我們做任何決定，除了站在自己的立場去思考，也要考慮到自己的行動會對周圍的人們、產生甚麼影響。
我們王國之中、有錢的人少，貧窮人多。
你很有錢，所以領不領取這補助對你的生活沒有太大的影響。
但若你是一個貧窮的人，這筆補助就非常重要。
人們看見的往往只有表面。大家看見你不領取補助，而其他人選擇領取補助的時候，就會覺得領取補助的那個人比較貪心。
你想想看，若你是一個貧窮的人，在被誤會之後，還願意繼續做這件事嗎?
你的這個行為看起來很好，但好的行為也有可能產生不好的結果阿>
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。
你在做任何決定的時候，有考慮到自已的行動會對別人產生什麼影響嗎?你如何避免自已不要只看到表面就評斷別人呢？
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。