He works hard and never rests(汲汲營營)
There was a famous writer in the Song
Dynasty, who was the leader of the literary world at that time. His name is
(Ouyang Xiu).
He wrote a letter to one of his students.
The student's name is (Xu Wudang).
The key points of this letter are as
follows.
Humans, like other animals and plants, will
all die.
But why after some people die, they can be
remembered by many people in future generations, but most people are forgotten.
I think there are three kinds of people who
will be remembered by future generations.
The first type of people is that they have
a high level of morality, the second type is that they have created a great
business, and the third type is that they have written a lot of moving articles.
Each of us has different talents.
Although we want to be this kind of people
who will not be forgotten by future generations, our ability and luck will not
necessarily allow us to accomplish this difficult goal.
I have read a lot of books. There are too
many excellent writers in history. They have created many works. They are very
hardworking and never rest. They hope to gain more fame and praise.
Although they wrote a lot of articles, but
after the elimination of time, very few of these articles have survived to this
day.
What a sad thing this is.
Among the students of Confucius, the one
who was most admired by later generations was the student Yan Yuan.
He didn't write anything, and he didn't
build a very great business.
He died very young, his life was simple and
poor, but he had a high moral standard.
His influence surpassed all of Confucius'
students.
You have been studying with me for a long
time, and your articles are well written and praised by many people.
You have also become an important official,
we are about to separate, and you will go to a distant place to hold an
important position.
You can write great articles, but let me
remind you that one's moral level is more important than writing articles. This
will allow you to be remembered by future generations.
This is what I remind you, and I also
remind myself through this letter.
This idiom means that a person works hard
and never rests. This idiom is used to describe a person who is eager for money
and fame.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever met people who write well but
have poor morals? If it were you, which of these three people would you like to
be?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
汲汲營營(He works hard and never rests)
宋王朝有一位著名的文學家，他是當時的文壇領袖。他的名字叫做(歐陽修)。
他寫過一封信給他的一個學生。這個學生的名字是(徐無黨)。
這封信的重點如下。
人類與其他的動物與植物相同，我們都會死。
但是為何有些人死了之後，能被後代的許多人所紀念，但有大多數人被遺忘。
我認為有三種人會被後人所紀念。
第一種人是他們有很高的道德水平，第二種是他們創立了很偉大的事業，第三種是他們寫了很多動人的文章。
我們每個人的天份都不同。
我們雖然想成為這種不被後人所遺忘的人，但是我們的能力與機運不一定會讓我們完成這個艱難的目標。
我讀過很多書，歷史上優秀的文學家實在太多了，他們創作出許多作品，他們很辛勤且從不休息的創作，他們希望可以獲得更多的名聲與讚美。
他們寫的文章雖然很多，但是經過時間的淘汰，這些文章留存至今的卻很少。
這是一件多麼可悲的事情啊。
孔子的學生中，最被後人所推崇的，就是顏淵這個學生。
他沒有寫任何著作，他也沒有建立很偉大的事業。
他很年輕就過世了，他的生活很簡單又貧窮，但他有很高的道德水平。
他的影響力超過孔子的所有學生。
你跟我學習已經很久了，你的文章寫得很好也受到許多人的稱讚。
你也成為一位重要的官員，我們即將分離，你將到遠方去擔任一個重要的職位。
你能夠寫出非常棒的文章，但我要提醒你，一個人的道德水平比寫文章更重要。這才能讓你被後代的人所紀念。
這是我提醒你的，我同時也藉著這封信提醒我自已。
這句成語的意思是指一個人很辛勤而且從不休息。這句成語被用來形容一個人急切地求取金錢與名聲。
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。
你有見過那些寫的文章很好但道德水平很差的人嗎?如果是你，你想成為這三種人中的那一種人呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋-歐陽修-送徐無黨南歸序
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