Revitalizing benefits and removing
disasters(興利除害)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, there was an outstanding statesman in the Qi Kingdom. His name is (Guan
Zhong).
He is known as one of the most capable
prime ministers in Chinese history.
After his death, his students wrote a book
in which his thoughts and philosophy were recorded.
There is a passage in this book as follows.
In the ancient times when human beings
first started to gather together, there was no social class in human society,
and there was no marriage system.
In that era, in order to defend against the
wild beasts around the living area, human beings competed for resources with
force.
In those days, the treacherous people
deceived the foolish, and the strong deceived the weak. The elderly, young
children and women in the group are not protected.
Gradually, humans slowly built some consensus
in the process of living in groups.
At that time, people elected some wise men, and these wise men formulated rules and systems, and through these rules and systems, they revitalized the interests of all people who lived together and removed disasters.
Because people follow these rules and
systems, they also establish a good moral concept.
All people respect these rules and systems,
and violence and malice in the group are therefore restrained.
Because people established the rules and
systems of justice and justice, more and more people gathered together and
finally formed a kingdom.
A kingdom is made up of many people.
The king of a kingdom has the power to
judge and decide the right and wrong of a matter, so he is respected and feared
by the people.
The most important responsibility of the
king of a kingdom is to maintain fairness and justice.
This idiom means to revitalize interests
and remove disasters
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you like the political system of your
own country? Do you think there is really a perfect political system that suits
every country and every nation?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
興利除害(Revitalizing benefits and removing
disasters)
中國的春秋時代，齊王國有一位傑出的政治家。他的名字是(管仲)。
他被稱為中國歷史上最有能力的宰相之一。
他過世之後，他的學生們寫了一本書，這本書中記錄了他的思想與哲學。
這本書中有一段的內容如下。
人類剛開始群聚在一起的上古時期，當時人類社會中沒有身分階級，也沒有夫妻制度。
在那個時代，人類為了抵禦居住區域四周圍的野獸，因此人與人間以武力爭奪資源。
在那個時代、奸詐的人欺騙那些愚昧的人，強壯的人就欺負那些弱小的人。群體中的老人、幼童、女子們得不到保護。
漸漸地，人類在群居的過程中慢慢建立了一些共識。
那時候的人們推舉出了一些智者、這些智者制定了規則與制度，藉由這些規則與制度替所有群居在一起的人們振興利益去除災禍。
人們因為遵循這些規則與制度，也因此建立了善良的道德觀念。
所有的人都尊重這些規則與制度，群體中的暴力與惡意也因此被約束。
人們因為建立了正義與公理的規則與制度，所以愈來愈多人群聚再一起，最後形成了一個王國。
一個王國是由許許多多的人所組成的。
一個王國的國王，有權力可以去審判與裁決一件事情的是非，所以他被百姓尊重與畏懼。
一個王國的國王，最重要的責任就是要保持公平與正義。
這句成語的意思是振興利益去除災禍。
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。
你喜歡自己的國家的政治制度嗎?你認為真的會有一種完美的政治制度，而這個政治制度適合各個國家與各個民族嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為管子-君臣下-1條