Those of high status(王侯將相)
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, a man named
(Chen Sheng) led a group of people to rebel against the rule of the Qin
Dynasty.
History books record a story about him.
In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and more than 900
others were conscripted by the central government to build fortifications in
Hebei Province.
However, their journey was seriously
delayed by several days of heavy rain, which washed away bridges and roads.
The laws of the Qin dynasty were very
strict, and if they did not arrive in Hebei Province on time they would be
sentenced to death, so they were very worried.
They are in an embarrassing situation.
There is absolutely no way for them to
reach Hebei Province in time.
The rain stopped, and one night he quietly
thought about the status quo and made a decision.
A few days later, he created the right
opportunity and gave a speech to a crowd of over 900 people who were travelling
with him.
He said.
We are facing the most important turning
point in our lives, and we have to make decisions now.
Are we still going to Hebei Province? If we
go to Hebei Province, we will be sentenced to death.
If we don't go to Hebei Province, we will
become fugitives.
The administration of the Qin Kingdom is
very strict, and we will be arrested soon.
If we are lucky enough not to be arrested,
we will live in fear every day for the rest of our lives.
I think the end of life is the same, we all
die one day.
But if we have a choice, we should choose
the way we want to die.
As far as I know, because the laws of the
Qin Dynasty were very strict, there was a lot of dissatisfaction with the
central government in the hearts of the common people all over China.
There are many people who want to rebel
against the current central government.
So we can form an army of resistance and
call on many people who have the same idea as us to fight against the Qin
dynasty.
Each of us has the right to choose our own
life, and we all have the ability to change our own destiny. Those famous
generals, kings, prime ministers, princes and other prominent people in
history, are they better than us? There are many prominent people who were born
as civilians like us, but they have achieved great things.
I believe that we will succeed, and if we
succeed, each of us will be the founding hero of the new kingdom, and we will
all become nobles of this new kingdom.
After these people listened to his
discussion, they all agreed with him.
They all chose him as their leader.
This idiom is used to describe those of
high status.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
How do you think life should be meaningful?
If you could choose, how would you like to die?
I hope this story can give you something to
gain.
王侯將相(Those of high status)
秦王朝末年，有一個名字叫做(陳勝)的男人帶領了一群人反抗秦王朝的統治。
歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
西元前209年，陳勝與其他900多人被中央政府徵召，他們要前往河北省修築防務工事。
但由於他們遭遇連日大雨，大雨沖毀橋樑與道路，所以他們的行程嚴重耽擱。
秦王朝的法律非常嚴峻，如果他們沒有在規定的期限內抵達河北省，他們就會被處以死刑，因此他們非常的焦慮。
他們面臨一個很尷尬的處境。
他們絕對沒有辦法在規定的時間內抵達河北省。
雨停了，在一個夜裡，他靜靜地思考現狀，他做了一個決定。
過了幾天，他創造了一個合適的機會，他對與他同行的900多人發表了一場演說。
他說。
我們面臨人生最重要的關鍵點，我們必須現在做出決定。
我們還要前往河北省嗎?我們到了河北省之後，我們將會被處以死刑。
我們如果不前往河北省，我們就會成為逃犯。
秦王國的管理非常嚴酷，我們很快就會被逮捕。
我們如果僥倖沒有被逮捕，但我們往後的人生將每天都活在恐懼裡。
我認為人生的終局都一樣，我們都有一天會死亡。
但如果我們可以選擇，我們應該選擇一個對我們自己想要的死亡方式。
據我所知，由於秦王朝的法律非常嚴峻，因此中國各地的百姓的心中都累積了許多對中央政府的不滿。
有很多人都想反抗現在的中央政府。
所以我們可以組成一支反抗軍，我們可以號召許多與我們有同樣想法的人們一起反抗秦王朝。
我們每個人都有選擇自已的人生的權利，我們都有可能改變自已的命運，那些歷史上知名的將軍、國王、宰相、諸侯等地位顯赫的人們，難道他們比我們更優秀嗎?這些地位顯赫的人們，有很多人跟我們一樣是平民出身，但是他們成就了偉大的事業。
我相信我們會成功，而當我們成功之後，我們每個人都會是新的王國的開國功臣，我們都將會成為這個新的王國的貴族。
這些人們聽完他的論述後，所有人都認同他的想法。
所有人推舉他成為領導者。
這句成語被用來形容那些地位顯赫的人
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你認為人生要怎樣才算有意義呢?如果可以選擇，你會想以何種方式死亡呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為史記-陳涉世家
https://www.arteducation.com.tw/guwen/bookv_135.html