You come to me especially from afar(不遠千里)
There is an important scholar in
Confucianism whose name is (Meng Ke).
There is a story in his book.
Once, he was having a conversation with the
king of the Wei Kingdom.
Said the king.
Old gentleman. You came to our kingdom from
so far away. I am very happy. Why are you looking for me?
Do you want to tell me something that will
benefit our kingdom?
He said with a smile.
What is the most beneficial thing for your
kingdom, is it money and power?
The king nodded.
He said.
If everyone in a kingdom considers money
and power first.
Then your kingdom will fall into crisis.
Said the king.
What crisis will our kingdom have?
He went on to say.
Human desires are endless. When a person
has a hundred carriages, the person wishes to own a thousand carriages. When this
person has a thousand carriages, he hopes to own 10,000 carriages.
If a person prioritizes money and power
when doing something, then the person will be greedy and have no bottom line to
seize and possess all the things he can obtain.
Said the king.
So what should I do.
He said.
I think the things that are most beneficial
to a kingdom are not money and power, but justice and compassion.
I suggest you maintain justice and
compassion. And lead by example. Justice and compassion can make a person be
restrained and make a person respect the king and the elders in the family.
If everyone in a kingdom puts justice and
compassion as priority considerations.
Then this kingdom will prosper.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is passionate about something and is not afraid of a long journey.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
What is the most important value in your
life? What are you passionate about?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
不遠千里(You come to me especially from afar)
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，他與魏王國的國王正在對話。
國王說。
老先生啊。你從那麼遠的地方來我們的王國。我很開心。你來找我是為了什麼呢。
你是否要告訴我一些對我們王國會產生利益的事嗎。
他笑著說。
什麼是對你們王國最有利益的事情呢，是金錢與權力嗎。
國王點點頭。
他說。
如果一個王國中的所有人都以金錢與權力為優先考量。
那麼你們王國將會陷入危機。
國王說。
我們王國會有何危機呢。
他接著說。
人類的慾望是無窮盡的，當一個人有了一百輛馬車後，這個人就希望自己擁有一千輛馬車。當這個人有了一千輛馬車後，他就希望自已擁有一萬輛馬車。
如果一個人做一件事情時以金錢與權力為優先考量，那麼這個人將會貪婪而且沒有底線的去奪取與占有他可以獲得的所有東西。
國王說。
那我該怎樣做呢。
他說。
我認為對一個王國最有利益的事情不是金錢與權力，而是正義與慈悲。
我建議你要保持正義與慈悲。並且以身作則。正義與慈悲可以讓一個人有所節制，讓一個人尊敬君王與家中的長輩。
如果一個王國中的所有人都以正義與慈悲為優先考量。
那麼這個王國將會興盛。
這句成語的被用來形容一個人對一件事很有熱情所以不怕路途遙遠。
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。
你的人生中最重要的價值是什麼呢?你對甚麼事情有著熱情呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為孟子-梁惠王上。
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