A simple and empty thatched hut.(空室蓬戶)
He wears clothes made of coarse cloth and
eats rough food.(褐衣疏食)
Sima Qian is the most outstanding historian
in China. His history book is one of the most classic books in China.
The name of this book is (Historical
Records).
In this book he mentioned a phenomenon he
observed.
I saw recently that there are many
Confucian scholars who are very famous. These scholars served as high officials
in the central government of the Han Dynasty. The king trusted these scholars
and these scholars had great influence.
In addition, I saw some other Confucian
scholars. These scholars don't care whether they have status or fame. These
scholars concentrate on reading and doing research. These scholars have higher
moral standards than ordinary people, stick to their own principles, and will
not be influenced by secular trends.
Many rich and powerful people will laugh at
these scholars.
These scholars are like (Ji Ci) and (Yuan Xian),
two famous students of Confucius.
These two people lived in an empty thatched
hut all their lives. The two students of Confucius ate very simple and wore
ordinary clothes every day.
But although they did not have any power or
money during their lifetime, their influence continues to this day, and their
lifestyles are respected and imitated by many people.
These two idioms are both used to describe
a person's life is very poor.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Do you want to live brilliantly or
peacefully? Do you think matter is more important or mind is more important?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
空室蓬戶(A simple and empty thatched hut.)
褐衣疏食(He wears clothes made of coarse cloth
and eats rough food.)
司馬遷是中國最傑出的歷史學家。他寫的歷史書是中國最經典的書之一。
這本書的名字叫(史記)。
在這本書中他提到他所觀察到的一個現象。
我看到最近有很多儒家學者的名氣很大，這些學者在漢王朝的中央政府內擔任高級官員，國王很信任這些學者，這些學者具有很大的影響力。
另外我又看到另外一些儒家學者，這些學者不在乎自已是否有地位與有名氣，這些學者專心讀書並且做研究。這些學者具有高於平常人的道德標準，堅守自已的原則，這些學者不會被世俗的潮流所影響。
很多有錢有權力的人會嘲笑這些學者。
這些學者就像是(季次)與(原憲)這兩位孔子著名的學生一樣。
這兩個人一輩子都是住在一間空無一物的茅屋之中，孔子的這兩個學生每天都吃得很簡單，穿的衣服也很普通。
但是他們雖然生前沒有任何權力與金錢，但是他們兩個人的影響力持續到現在，他們兩個人生活方式被許許多多的人們推崇並且效法。
這兩句成語都是被用來形容一個人的生活很貧困。
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。
你想要人生過的輝煌還是平靜呢?你認為物質比較重要還是心靈比較重要呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-遊俠列傳
