This hill is bare(童山濯濯)
There is an important scholar in Confucianism whose name is (Meng Ke).
There is a story in his book.
Once, he went to climb a mountain with a few students. This mountain was called (Niushan).
As he climbed the mountain, he saw that almost all the trees on the mountain had been cut down.
He sighed, then he said to all the students.
When I came to climb this mountain a few years ago, the trees on this mountain were still very lush.
Although old trees continue to grow every year, and young trees continue to grow every day, the speed of human felling is too fast, and there are many people bringing cattle and sheep here to graze.
Only a few years later, the mountain has now become such a bare look.
I think if I didn't tell you, you probably didn't know that this mountain was once covered with trees.
Remember, your love and conscience are as precious as these trees, and you must cherish and take care of them in order to maintain their prosperity.
As long as we take care of everything, these things will flourish.
As long as we don’t take care of everything, these things will quickly die out unknowingly.
This idiom was originally used to describe the state of a mountain without vegetation. But now they are all used to describe a person who is bald.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts did you have after hearing this story.
Which of the tangible trees and the intangible soul do you think is more important? Do you take good care of your own soul?
I hope this story will give you some new gains.
童山濯濯(This hill is bare)
儒家有一個重要的學者，他的名字叫做（孟軻）。
他的書中記載了一個故事。
有一次，他跟幾個學生去爬山，這座山叫做(牛山)。
他在爬山的過程中看見整座山上的樹木幾乎都被砍伐光了。
他嘆了一口氣，然後他對所有的學生說。
我幾年前來爬這座山的時候，那時候這座山上的樹木還長得很茂盛。
雖然老的樹木每年都在持續成長，每天也持續有年輕的樹木長大，但是人類砍伐的速度實在太快，加上又有很多人帶著牛羊來這邊放牧。
才過了幾年，這座山現在已經成了這種光禿禿的樣子。
我想若我沒有告訴你們，你們應該不知道這片山頭曾經長滿了樹木吧。
你們要記得，你們的愛心與良心也如同這些樹木一樣珍貴，你們必須好好的愛惜與照顧，才會維持茂盛。
任何事物只要我們用心照顧，那麼這些事物都會茂盛的生長。
所有事物只要我們不用心照顧，那麼這些事物就會不知不覺地快速消亡啊。
這句成語原本被用來形容一座山上草木不生的樣子。但現在都被人用來形容一個人禿頭。
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。
你認為有形的樹木與無形的心靈兩者中何者比較重要呢?你是否有好好照顧自已的心靈呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為孟子-告子章句上•第八節
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