They are equal in status(分庭抗禮)
(Zhuang Zhou) is one of the most famous
philosophers in Chinese history.
He wrote a story.
One day, Confucius took his students to
teach outside the school by a river.
Confucius sang while playing the Chinese
guqin, and his students sat on the grass and read.
There was a fisherman in a boat on the
river. When the fisherman saw them, he stopped the boat by the river and
chatted with them.
Confucius could tell from the fisherman's
behaviour that he was not an ordinary person.
Confucius said to the fisherman with a very
respectful attitude.
I am 69 years old and have been searching
for the truth all my life, would you share some words of wisdom with me?
Seeing that Confucius was very polite, the
fisherman told Confucius some of his observations about life and the world.
After hearing these words, Confucius said
to the fisherman
Your wisdom is so profound that it has
removed many doubts in my heart.
I am very happy to have met you today.
I hope to learn more from you, may I be
your student?
After the fisherman smiled and said no, he
left in his boat.
After the fisherman had gone, Confucius'
disciples asked Confucius.
Teacher, you are an important minister of
the Kingdom of Lu and the most famous scholar of our time.
Your status is so high that the kings of
various kingdoms dare not despise you when they meet you, and they all treat
you with the same courtesy. Why do you show such respect to this ordinary fisherman?
Confucius said to his disciples.
What this old man said to me is beyond your
understanding.
You only see his appearance as a fisherman,
but I see him as a person of almost perfect moral cultivation.
He was a truly wise man, and I have the
utmost respect for him, so I am humbled.
This idiom is used to describe two people
of equal status, and it is also used to describe two people of equal status
against each other.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Have you ever felt inferior in front of
someone? Are you ashamed because you do not have money or because your morals
are not perfect?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
分庭抗禮(They are equal in status)
分庭抗禮(他們雙方的地位相等)
(莊周)是中國歷史上最著名的哲學家之一。
他寫過一個故事。
有一天，孔子帶著他的學生們到一條河邊校外教學。
孔子邊彈中國古琴一邊歌唱，他的學生們坐在草地上看書。
有一個漁夫駕著一條船在河上，這個漁夫看到他們後就把船停在河邊與他們聊天。
孔子從這個漁夫的行為舉止中發現這個漁夫不是一個普通人。
孔子用很恭敬的態度對這個漁夫說。
我已經69歲了，我這輩子都在追尋真理，你願意分享一些智慧的話語給我嗎。
這個漁夫看見孔子的態度很有禮貌，就跟孔子說了一些自已對於生命與對於這個世界的觀察。
孔子聽完這些話後對這個漁夫說。
你的智慧太過於高深，解決了我心中許多的疑惑。
我今天可以遇見你真的太幸運了。
我希望可以跟你多學習，請問我可以成為你的學生嗎。
這個漁夫笑著拒絕他後這個漁夫駕著小船離開。
這個漁夫離開後，孔子的學生們問孔子。
老師啊，你是魯王國重要的大臣，你又是當代最著名的學者。
你的身分地位如此的高，各個王國的國王與你見面的時候都不敢輕視你，都用平等的禮儀與你交往。你為何對這個普通的漁夫表現得如此的恭敬呢?
孔子對他的學生們說。
這個老人對我說的話已經超過你們可以理解的範圍。
你只看見他的外貌是一個漁夫，但是我看到的是的是他是一個道德修養接近完美的人。
他是一個真正的智者，我對他由衷的尊敬，因此我表現出謙卑。
這句成語被用來形容兩個人的地位相等，也被用來形容兩個人地位相等的人彼此對抗。
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。
你是否曾在誰的前面感覺到自卑呢?你會因為自已沒錢而覺得羞愧還是會因為自己的道德不夠完美而覺得羞愧呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為莊子-雜篇-漁父