His life is very simple(食不二味 居不重席)
During the Spring and Autumn Period of
China, the Kingdom of Wu wanted to attack the Kingdom of Chu.
The ministers of the Chu Kingdom met to
discuss countermeasures.
A minister said.
I think that our chances of victory in this
battle are very small.
The previous king of the Wu Kingdom once
defeated us, and the current king is his son.
I heard that the current king has more
military talents than his father.
The name of the other minister was (Zixi),
and he put forward a different view.
He said.
I don't think the current king of the Wu
Kingdom can match his father, so we don't need to worry.
All ministers asked him. Why do you judge
this way.
(Zixi) answered.
The former king of the Wu Kingdom was very
hardworking, and he was very simple to eat and live.
His philosophy is to be practical rather
than luxurious.
He treated the people and soldiers of the
Wu Kingdom very well.
So he defeated us at that time.
The current king of the Wu Kingdom is
completely opposite to his father.
He is extravagant. He is very particular
about eating and living.
His philosophy is to pursue luxury rather
than practicality.
He didn't care whether the soldiers of the
Wu Kingdom people lived well.
So I don’t think they
can beat us this time.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
life is very simple.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you already have a child? If you have a
child, what do you think you should pass on to him?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
His life is very simple(食不二味 居不重席)
食不二味 座不重席(他的生活過得非常的儉樸)
中國的春秋時代，吳王國要攻打楚王國。
楚王國的大臣們開會討論對策。
有一個大臣說。
我認為，這場戰役我們勝利的機率很小。
吳王國前任的國王曾經打敗我們，現任的國王是他的兒子。
我聽說現任的國王比他的父親更有軍事才能。
另一個大臣名字叫做(子西)，他提出不同的看法。
他說。
我認為吳王國現任的國王比不上他的父親，我們不用擔心。
所有大臣問他。你為何如此判斷。
(子西)回答。
吳王國前任的國王非常的刻苦，他吃與住都很簡單。
他的理念是講求實用而不追求奢華。
他對待吳王國的百姓與士兵們非常的好。
所以他那時候打敗了我們。
吳王國現任的國王跟他的父親完全相反。
他很奢侈。他吃與住很講究。
他的理念是追求奢華而不講求實用。
他不在乎吳王國百姓的士兵們的生活是否過得好。
因此我認為他們這一次不可能戰勝我們。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的生活非常的簡約。
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。
你是否已經有小孩了呢?若你有小孩，你認為你應該傳承什麼東西給他呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為左傳-哀公元年
