He tried his best to help everyone(磨頂放踵)
There is an important scholar in
Confucianism whose name is (Meng Ke).
There is a story in his book.
Someone asked him.
What do you think of the relationship
between a person and society?
He replied.
On this issue, there are currently three
mainstream views.
The first view is that we should take the
individual as the center, each of us is an independent individual.
Each of us should safeguard our own
interests, and we will not infringe on the interests of others.
If everyone has such a consensus, then the
whole society will be harmonious.
The second view is that we should be
group-centered, and each of us is a member of society.
We should not only consider our own interests.
We should sacrifice part of our own interests for overall development.
If everyone has such a consensus, then the
whole society will be harmonious.
The third view is that we should not be as
extreme as the first two. We should consider both personal interests and
overall interests.
He paused and continued.
From my point of view, I agree with the
third view.
The third view is like a businessman
holding a weighing pole to weigh. The businessman will adjust the position of
the weighing hammer and find the balance between the two. This is a fair and
feasible way.
But we have to distinguish. Some people
expressed their support for the third view, but these people took a weighing
pole but lacked a weighing hammer.
They lack a central idea and principle. So
they can't judge how to adjust a thing to the most balanced state.
These people will tell the first kind of people
that your views are too biased.
We should refer to the second view and find
a balance.
These people will tell the second kind of
people that your views are too biased. ,
We should refer to the first view and find
a balance.
Their statement sounds correct, but they
just want to make themselves appear correct.
The opinions they oppose seem fair, but
they will make everything impossible to move forward.
This idiom means that a person’s head is bald and his feet are broken. It is used to describe a person
doing his best for the benefit of everyone.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Which point of view do you agree with? What
do you think this objective judgment criterion should be?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
磨頂放踵(He tried his best to help everyone)
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。
有一個人問他。
你如何看待一個人與社會的關係呢。
他回答。
關於這個問題，現在主流的觀點有三種。
第一種看法是我們應該以個人為中心，我們每個人都是獨立的個體。
我們每個人應該維護自已的利益，我們都不去侵犯他人的利益。
如果大家都有這種共識的話，那整個社會就會和諧。
第二種看法是我們應該以群體為中心，我們每個人都是社會的一分子。
我們不應該只考慮到自己的利益，我們為了整體的發展應該犧牲自已的部分利益。
如果大家都有這種共識的話，那整個社會就會和諧。
第三種看法是我們不應該像前兩者那麼極端，我們應該同時考慮個人的利益又考慮整體的利益。
他停頓了一下接著說。
以我的觀點，我比較認同第三種看法。
第三種看法就好像一個商人拿著一根秤桿秤重一樣，這個商人會調整秤錘的位置然後找到兩者中間的平衡點。這是比較公正而且可行的方式。
但是我們必須要分辨，有些人表示他們支持第三種看法，但這些人拿了一隻秤桿但卻缺少了秤錘。
他們缺乏一個中心思想與原則。所以他們無法去評斷一件事情如何調整到最平衡的狀態。
這些人會向第一種人說，你的看法太偏頗。
我們應該參考第二種看法並且找到平衡點。
這些人會向第二種人說，你的看法太偏頗。，
我們應該參考第一種看法並且找到平衡點。
他們的說法聽起來很正確，但他們只是想讓自己顯得正確。
他們反對的意見看起來公正，但他們會讓所有的事情都無法推動與進行。
這句成語的意思是一個人頭頂禿了，腳也破皮了。被用來形容一個人為了眾人的利益而盡力付出。
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。
你認同哪一種觀點呢?你認為這個客觀的評斷標準應該是甚麼呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為孟子-盡心上-26條