He avoided answering this question(顧左右而言他)
There is an important scholar in
Confucianism whose name is (Meng Ke).
There is a story in his book.
He is talking with the king of Qi Kingdom.
He asks.
If you are going to other countries for
several months, ask a friend of yours to help take care of your family before
you leave.
After a few months, you came back. You find
that your friend has not kept his promise. How would you treat your friend?
Said the king.
If this happens, I will renounce this
friendship.
He asked again.
If there is an official in our kingdom who
cannot manage his officials well, how would you treat this official?
Said the king.
If this happens, I will dismiss him.
He asked again.
If there is a king of a kingdom who manages
his country very badly, he does not take good care of his people, and he does
not manage all the officials in the kingdom, then how do you think about this
king?
The king did not know how to answer.
The king said to him.
This topic is very boring, let's talk about
something else interesting.
This idiom means that one does not want to
face other people's questions. He changed the topic to another topic.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
If you were a king, how would you respond?
When others pointed out your shortcomings, how would you respond?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
顧左右而言他(He avoided answering this question)
儒家有一個重要的學者，他的名字叫做（孟軻）。
他的書中有一個故事。
他與齊王國的國王正在對話。
他問。
如果你要去其他國家好幾個月，你臨行前請你的一個朋友幫忙照顧你的家人。
幾個月後，你回來了。你發現你這個朋友沒有遵守承諾，你會怎樣對待你這個朋友呢。
國王說。
如果有這種情況，我會棄絕這段友誼。
他又問。
如果我們王國中，有一個官員他沒有辦法把他手下的官員管理好，你會怎樣對待這個官員呢。
國王說。
如果有這種情況，我會罷免他。
他又問。
如果有一個王國的國王，他把自己的國家治理的很糟糕，他沒有照顧好他的百姓，他也沒有把王國中的官員都管理好，那你會怎樣看待這個國王呢。
國王不知道該如何回答。
國王對他說。
這個話題很無聊，我們講點別的有趣的事吧。
這句成語的意思是，一個人不想面對別人的提問。他把話題岔開到別的話題。
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。
你如果是國王，你會怎樣回答呢?當別人指出你的缺點時，你會有甚麼反應呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為孟子-梁惠王下
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