A person is so obsessed with one thing that
he forgets the most important goal of his life.(玩物喪志)
There is one of the most important classics
in China, the name of this book is (Shangshu).
(Shangshu) is the earliest compilation of
historical documents in China.
(Shangshu) is the political textbook and
theoretical basis for Chinese rulers to govern the country in the past
dynasties.
The time span of this book is huge,
including some important documents of the ancient Chinese royal family from
about 2300 BC to 1100 BC.
It is said that this book was edited by
Confucius in his later years.
There is a story in this book.
The Zhou Dynasty's national strength was
strong, and the Kingdom of Brigade sent a precious mastiff to the Kingdom of
Zhou.
The king of the Zhou Kingdom liked this dog
very much and spent a lot of time playing with it every day.
A minister of the Zhou Dynasty wrote an
article to exhort him. This minister is called (Zhao Gong).
O our wise king, because of your moral
excellence, many other kingdoms honor you, and these kingdoms have sent you
many precious and special things.
You are very kind, you have classified
these gifts, you have shared many precious daily necessities with those vassals
that are not related to us by blood.
You are very generous, you have classified
these gifts, and you have shared many precious jades with those vassals that
are related to us by blood.
These kingdoms are grateful for your love
for them, and they cherish the gifts you share with them.
You are a person of moral excellence, so
you will not be proud and despise others.
Because you know that if you treat officials
with pride and contempt, they won't do their best for you.
Because you know that if you treat the
people with pride and contempt, the people won't do their best to work for you.
You are a person of moral excellence, and
you should avoid being fooled by good-looking and good-sounding objects.
You should concentrate on the business of
the country so that our kingdom will be strong.
A person who does not respect others, this
person will gradually lose his character.
A person who is too addicted to one thing,
this person will forget the real purpose of life.
This idiom means to describe a person who
is so obsessed with one thing that he forgets his most important goal in life.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you have a favorite item or a special
hobby? Which of the two do you think is more valuable, a precious item or a
noble personality?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
玩物喪志(A person is so obsessed with one
thing that he forgets the most important goal of his life.)
中國有一本最重要的經典，這本書的名字叫做(尚書)。
(尚書)是中國最早的一部歷史文獻彙編。
(尚書)是中國歷代統治者治理國家的政治課本和理論依據。
這本書的時間跨度極大，收錄了大約西元前2300年到前1100年的一些中國古代皇家一些重要的文件。
據說這本書是孔子在他晚年所編輯。
這本書中有一個故事。
周王朝的國力強盛，旅王國送了一隻珍貴的獒犬給周王國。
周王國的國王很喜歡這隻狗，每天花很多時間在跟這個狗玩，
周王朝的一個大臣寫了一篇文章勸戒他。這個大臣叫做(召公)。
這篇文章的上半段如下
我們英明的國王啊，因為你的道德卓越，所以很多其他王國都尊崇你，這些王國送了很多珍貴特殊的物產給你。
你非常的仁慈，你將這些禮品分類，你把許多珍貴的日常用品分享給那一些與我們沒有血緣關係的附庸國。
你非常的大方，您將這些禮品分類，你把許多寶貴的玉石分享給那一些與我們有血緣關係的附庸國。
這些王國們都很感謝你對他們的關愛，他們都很珍惜你分享給他們的這些禮物。
你是一個道德卓越的人，所以你不會驕傲與輕視別人。
因為你知道如果你用驕傲與輕視對待官員，這些官員就不會盡心為你工作。
因為你知道如果你用驕傲與輕視對待百姓，這些百姓就不會盡力為你工作。
你是一個道德卓越的人，你應該避免被好看的與好聽的物品所迷惑。
你應該專心在國家的正事上，這樣我們王國才會強盛。
一個不尊重別人的人，這個人會漸漸地失去他的品德。
一個過於沉迷一件東西的人，這個人會忘記人生真正的目標。
這句成語意思是形容一個人過於沉迷一件東西因而忘記自已的人生中最重要的目標。
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。
你特別喜歡的物品或特別的嗜好嗎?你認為珍貴的物品與高貴的人格這兩著那一個更有價值?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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