The gentleman on the beam (樑上君子)
In the Eastern Han Dynasty of China, there
was a famous minister. His name is (Chen Shi),
There is a story about him in history
books.
One night, he was reading in the study
alone.
He felt very tired, and he stretched.
He suddenly saw a person hiding on the roof
beam.
He became sober in an instant.
He thought to himself.
This man must be a thief. How can I deal
with this situation?
After about a minute, he thought of a
countermeasure.
He opened the door of the study, and he
ordered the servants to call all the family members to the study.
About ten minutes later, he stood in front
of all his family members.
He said to everyone.
You must feel very confused, why I called
you all to come here.
The reason for this is because I want to
share a life truth that I think is very important.
Each of us must remind ourselves at any
time that we can't do even small bad things.
Many people have not noticed this important
principle.
These people did not self-examine and
reflect after they did some small bad things.
They develop the habit of doing bad things.
They ended up committing very bad things.
You must remember this important principle.
If you forget, then one day, you will face
the same dilemma as the gentleman on the roof beam.
After he said this, he looked up, and all
his family members also looked up on the roof beams.
The man saw the people in the whole room
looking at him, he knew he had no way to escape.
He climbed down and knelt in front of (Chen
Sh). He said tremblingly.
Will you forgive me, I will definitely
reform.
At this time, (Chen Shi) finally saw this
person clearly.
This man looks very honest, he is very thin,
his clothes and shoes are very torn.
He said to this man.
I think you are actually a good person, you
are too poor and that's why you want to steal.
I forgive you, and I will also give you
some belongings to help you through this difficult situation.
You must remind yourself later that you
must never do illegal things anymore.
This idiom is used to describe the meaning
of a thief.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
If you were him, how would you treat this
thief? If you were that thief, how would this matter affect your life?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
樑上君子(The gentleman on the beam)
中國的東漢王朝，有一個著名的大臣。他的名字叫做(陳寔)，
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
有一天的晚上，他獨自一人在書房看書。
他覺得很累，他伸了一個懶腰。
他突然看見有一個人躲在屋樑上。
他瞬間變得清醒。
他的心裡想。
這個人一定是個小偷。我要怎樣處理這個情況呢。
大約一分鐘後，他想到了一個對策。
他打開書房的門，他吩咐僕人把全部的家人都叫來書房。
大約十分鐘後，他站在全部的家人前面。
他對所有人說。
你們一定覺得很困惑，為何我叫你們大家來到這裡。
這個原因是因為我要分享一件我認為很重要的人生道理。
我們每個人都要隨時提醒自已，就算是小小的壞事也不能做。
很多人沒有注意到這一個重要的原則。
這些人他們作一些小小的壞事後，他們沒有自我檢討與反省。
他們養成做壞事的習慣。
他們最後犯下非常大的壞事。
你們一定要記得這個重要的原則。
如果你們忘記，那麼有一天，你們就會面臨到像是屋樑上面那位先生一樣的困境。
他說完這句話抬頭向上看，所有的家人也抬頭看著屋樑上。
那個人看見整個屋子裡的人都看著自已，他知道自已已經沒有辦法逃脫。
他就爬下來，他跪在(陳寔)的面前。他顫抖的說。
你原諒我好嗎，我一定會改過自新的。
這個時候，(陳寔)終於看清楚這個人。
這個人看起來很老實，他很瘦，他穿的衣服與鞋子都很破了。
他對這個人說。
我認為你你其實是一個好人，你太過貧困因此你才想要偷竊。
我原諒你，我另外我還會送你一些財物協助你度過這個難關。
你之後要提醒自已，千萬不要再做犯法的事情了。
這句成語被用來形容小偷的意思。
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。
你如果是他你會怎樣對待這個小偷呢?你如果是那個小偷，這件事情對你的人生會有怎樣的影響呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為後漢書-列傳-荀韓鍾陳列傳
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