His life is poor but he is happy because he
sticks to the values he agrees with.(安貧樂道)
In the Western Jin Dynasty of China, there
was a famous scholar named Liu Zhao.
He is a descendant of the nobles of the Han
Dynasty.
He was knowledgeable and wise, and his
personality was gentle and loyal.
The king at that time hired him as a senior
government official three times, but he declined all three times.
Although he is poor, he is content, and he
is happy because he sticks to the morals and values he agrees with.
He is a teacher by profession and he is
very patient with his students.
He is an expert in ancient Chinese classics
(Chunqiu), so many people come to learn from him, and he has taught thousands
of students. .
In his spare time teaching, he writes at
home
He wrote a lot of books in his life, and
the number of words in the books he wrote exceeds one million words. He lived
to be 66 years old, and he lived a quiet and contented life.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
lives in poverty but is happy because he adheres to high standards of morality
and values.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Who is your most respected teacher? What
kind of life do you think is successful?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
安貧樂道(His life is poor but he is happy
because he sticks to the values he agrees with.)
中國的西晉王朝，有一個著名的學者，他的名字叫做劉兆。
他是漢王朝的貴族的後裔。
他的見識廣博而且很有智慧，他的個性溫和又忠厚。
當時的國王曾經三次聘請他出任高級政府官員，但他都推辭了。
他雖然貧窮但是他很知足，他很快樂因為他堅守自已認同的道德與價值。
他的職業是一個老師，他對學生很有耐心。
他是中國古代經典書籍(春秋)的專家，因此很多人來向他學習，他教過的學生有好幾千個人。。
他教課的閒暇時間就在家中寫書
他一生中總共寫了很多本書，他寫的書的字數超過一百萬個字，他活了66歲，他過了安靜滿足的一生。
這句成語用來形容一個人的生活雖然很貧困但他很快樂因為他堅守高標準的道德與價值。
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。
你最尊敬的老師是哪一位呢?你認為怎樣的人生才算是成功的呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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