Li Shimin(李世民)
Li Shimin(李世民)(598
AD-649 AD)
His last name is (Li), his parents gave him
the name (世民), and his birthplace is in Gansu
Province, China.
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李 |
The meaning of plum tree. It is also one
of the Chinese surnames. |
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世 |
The meaning of an era also has the
meaning of a person's life. |
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民 |
The meaning of the people. |
In the Tang Dynasty of China, the second
king was (Li Shimin).
He is one of the most famous and respected
kings in Chinese history.
Among the officials of the central
government under his leadership, there is a minister named (Wei Zheng).
Although he is a king, he is also a human
being.
So he also has blind spots, and he often
makes mistakes.
Often, when his shortcomings are seen by
(Wei Zheng), (Wei Zheng) will directly point out his mistakes.
When he heard these advices from (Wei
Zheng), he often angrily wanted to kill (Wei Zheng).
But he endured it. After he calmed down, he
carefully considered Wei Zheng's words.
He accepted that his idea was wrong.
He corrected his shortcomings.
In 643, Wei Zheng, who was 18 years older
than him, died.
He felt very sad.
He said to all the ministers.
He says.
I have three mirrors.
The first mirror is a bronze mirror. I use
this mirror every day to check whether my clothes are neat and tidy.
The second mirror is a few history books. I
use this mirror every day to see why the dynasties prospered and declined.
The third mirror is (Wei Zheng). I use this
mirror every day to see my blind spots and mistakes.
I feel sad, I only have two mirrors left now.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you have such a good friend who can
objectively point out your shortcomings? How do you react when you face other
people's advice?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
李世民(Li Shimin)(西元598年-西元649年)
他的姓是(李)，他的父母給他取的名字是(世民)，他出生地位於在中國的甘肅省。
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李 |
李子樹的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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世 |
一個時代的意思，也有一個人的一生的意思。 |
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民 |
人民的意思。 |
中國的唐王朝，第二任國王是(李世民)。
他是中國歷史上最著名、最被眾人推崇的國王之一。
他所領導的中央政府官員中，有一位大臣的名字叫做(魏徵)。
他雖然是國王，但他也是人。
所以他也會有盲點，他也常會犯錯。
經常性的，當他的缺點被(魏徵)看見時，(魏徵)就會直接指出他的錯誤。
當他聽到(魏徵)的這些勸告，他常常很生氣地想要殺了(魏徵)。
但是他忍了下來，他冷靜下來後，仔細地思考了魏徵的話。
他接受了自已的想法有錯誤。
他改正自已的缺點。
西元643年，大他18歲的魏崢死了。
他感到非常的悲傷。
他對所有的大臣說。
他說。
我有三面鏡子。
第一面鏡子是銅鏡，我每天用這面鏡子來檢查自己的服裝儀容是否整齊。
第二面鏡子是幾本歷史書，我每天用這面鏡子，來看見各朝代為何興盛為何衰亡。
第三面鏡子是就是(魏徵)，我每天用這面鏡子，來看見自已的盲點與錯誤。
我感覺很難過，我現在只剩下兩面鏡子了。
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。
你有這樣的好朋友可以客觀地指出你的缺失嗎?你面對別人的勸戒時，你會採取甚麼反應呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為舊唐書-卷七十一(列傳卷二十一)-魏徵傳