Li Er (李耳)
Li Er (李耳)(571 BC-about 471 BC)
His last name is (Li), his parents gave him
the name (Er), and his friends call him (Dan) when he grows up. He was born in
Henan Province, China.
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李 |
The meaning of plum tree. It is
also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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耳 |
The meaning of ears. |
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聃 |
The ears are very big and the earlobes
are very long. |
He is one of the most famous thinkers and
philosophers in China.
He wrote a book called Tao Te Ching.
This book has only more than 5,000 words,
but it has influenced China for thousands of years.
This book is second only to the Bible, the
world's second-largest text-published work in the world.
There is a story about him in history
books.
He lived in the Zhou Dynasty of China.
He served as the curator of the National
Library of the Zhou Dynasty, and he read a lot of books.
He reads these books because he likes to
read them, and he wants to explore the truth of this world.
He did not study to boast of himself, not
to get more money and power.
He maintains a good character.
After he retired in old age, he was going
to live in seclusion.
There was a government official at the
time, his name was (Yin Xi).
He said to Lao Tzu.
You are the wisest person in this era, and
your departure is the biggest loss for our entire Zhou Kingdom.
I can't force you to stay, but I beg you
for one thing.
He said.
What can I do for you.
(Yin Xi) said.
Can you write down what you have learned
for us.
Your philosophy and your world view,your
observations and your thoughts.
When we see the content of this book, we
will think of your wise words and opinions.
This will be very helpful to us young
people.
(Li Er) Nodded and said yes.
After he finished writing this book, he
said to (Yin Xi).
The more books I read, the more I feel that
I know too little.
How limited mankind knows, how
insignificant I am.
I try my best to write this book, I hope it
can help you a little bit.
The record about him in the history book
ends here.
After he lived in seclusion, no one saw him
again.
No one knows how long he lived again. No
one knows when he died.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Are you studying for yourself or for
others? Does your higher education make you more arrogant or more humble?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains
李耳(Li Er) (西元前571年-推測為西元前471年)
他的姓是(李)，他的父母給他取的名字是(耳)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(聃)，他出生地位於在中國的河南省。
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李 |
李子樹的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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耳 |
耳朵的意思。 |
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聃 |
耳朵很大，耳垂很長的意思。 |
他是中國最著名的思想家與哲學家之一。
他寫了一本書，書名叫做道德經。
這本書只有5000多的字，但是卻影響了中國幾千年。
這本書是僅次於聖經之後，全世界全球文字出版發行量第二大的著作。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他生活的年代是中國的周王朝。
他擔任周王朝國家圖書館的館長，他閱讀了大量的書籍。
他念這些書是因為他喜歡念，他想要探索這個世界的真相。
他念書不是為了誇耀自已，不是為了讓自己取得更多的金錢與權力。
他保持一種很好的品格。
他老年退休之後，他準備去隱居。
有一個當時的政府官員，他的名字叫作(尹喜)。
他對老子說。
你是這個時代最有智慧的人，你的離開是我們整個周王國最大的損失。
我沒有辦法強迫你留下來，但我懇求你一件事。
他說。
我可以為你做甚麼呢。
(尹喜)說。
你可以把你學習到的東西寫下來給我們嗎。
你的哲學觀與你的世界觀，你的觀察與你的思想。
當我們看見這本書的內容時，我們就會想起你充滿智慧的話語與觀點。
這會對我們這些年輕人很有幫助。
(李耳)點頭說好。
他寫完這本書後，他對(尹喜)說。
當我讀愈多的書，我就愈覺得自已知道的太少。
人類所知的何其有限，我是多麼的微不足道。
我盡我所能地寫下這本書，希望可以對你有點幫助。
歷史書中關於他的記載就到這邊。
他隱居之後，再也沒有人看到過他。
大家不知道他又活了多久。他何時死去的也沒有人知道。
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。
你學習是為了自已還是為了別人呢?你的學歷愈高是讓你愈來愈自大還是愈來愈謙卑呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫
典故出處為史記-老子韓非列傳