You are very down to earth(腳踏實地)

 

You are very down to earth(腳踏實地)

 

There was a famous minister in the Song Dynasty. His name is (Sima Guang).

 

He is also a famous historian, he edited a set of history books.

This set of history books has 294 volumes with more than 3 million words

 

This set of history books records the history of China from 403 BC to 959 AD, a total of 1362 years.

It took him 19 years to complete this set of books.

 

Since writing this set of books took a lot of his energy, he passed away two years after finishing this set of books.

 

When he edited this set of books, he lived in Luoyang, Henan Province, China.

 

Here, he met a good friend who was 8 years older than him. The name of this good friend was (Shao Yong).

The two of them often trip together and often share their life insights together.

 

(Shao Yong) once said to him.

 

When you write this set of books, you are very attentive and carefully researching.

You are very down to earth. You can definitely complete this difficult task.

 

This idiom means a person is down to earth.

 

Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts did you have after hearing this story.

Is your job something you love? Is there anything you think you must accomplish in your life?

I hope this story will give you some new gains.

 



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腳踏實地(你非常的腳踏實地)

 

 

宋王朝有一位著名的大臣。他的名字叫做(司馬光)

 

他也是一個著名的歷史學家,他主編了一套歷史書。

這一套歷史書共有294冊,超過300萬字

 

這一套歷史書紀錄了中國自西元前403年到西元959年,總共1362年的歷史。

他歷時19年才完成這一套書。

 

由於編寫這一套書花費了他大量的精力,所以他編寫完成這套書後的兩年就過世了。

 

他主編這一套書的時候,住在中國河南省的洛陽。

 

在這邊,他結識了一個長他8歲的好朋友,這個好朋友的名字叫(邵雍)

他們兩個人常常一起旅行,也常常一起分享彼此的人生感悟。

 

(邵雍)有一次對他說。

 

你在編寫這一套書時,非常的用心而且仔細考證。

你很腳踏實地。你一定可以完成這個艱鉅的任務。

 

這句成語的意思是一個人很腳踏實地。

 

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。

你的工作是你所熱愛的嗎?有甚麼事情是你認為你這一生一定要完成的呢?

我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。

 

 

出處為宋-邵伯溫-邵氏聞見錄-18

 

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