Forgetting the important things and chasing
after the unimportant things(背本逐末)
During the Three Kingdoms period in China,
there was a famous minister in the Kingdom of Cao Wei, and his name was (Wang
Chang).
History books tell a story about him.
He attached great importance to the
education of children, and he wrote an article for his two sons.
There is a paragraph in the article that
reads as follows
You are still very young, you are living in
this stage of life, I think you should pay attention to these three points.
1- Take care of your body.
2- You must correct your own behaviour.
3- Make your family proud of you.
These three points seem very simple, but
they are very difficult to do.
Many young people ignore them. When these
young people reach adulthood, their personal health and financial crisis often
occurs. They are often unable to live a kind and positive life.
You also need to cultivate yourself to have
the four qualities of filial piety, respect, benevolence and justice.
A good character can enable you to behave
well and produce correct values.
A filial person, a person who respects
others, will have harmonious interpersonal relationships.
A benevolent and just person will win the
respect of others.
You must always keep this in mind.
A person's character and moral cultivation
are like the roots of a tree, which are the most important assets in your life.
All the money, wealth, and power on the
outside, all the compliments and flattery from other people, are like the
leaves of a tree.
The leaves may be very beautiful and lush,
but if the roots of the tree rot, the leaves of the tree will soon die and rot.
I am not saying these words to ask you not
to be a rich and famous person,
I just want to remind you that you should
always practice your own character and moral cultivation, and use reasonable and
legal methods to get the money, power and wealth you want.
You must first know what is most important
in your life.
You don't forget the most important things
and chase after the unimportant things.
This idiom means to forget the most
important things and chase after the unimportant things.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after listening to this story?
What do you think is the most important
thing in your life? Is everything you are chasing now really what you want?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
背本逐末(Forgetting the important things and
chasing after the unimportant things)
中國的三國時代，曹魏王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(王昶)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他很重視孩子的教育，他寫過一篇文章給他的兩個兒子。
這篇文章中有一段的大意如下。
你們還很年輕，你們生活在人生的這個階段，我認為應該注意這三點。
1-你們要珍惜自己的身體。
2-你們要端正自已的行為。
3-你們要讓家人以你為榮。
這三點好像很簡單，但是實際要做到則是非常的困難。
有很多年輕人輕忽了這幾點，這些年輕人在成年之後，他們個人健康與財務往往會發生危機。他們往往不能夠活出一個善良與正面的人生。
你們還要培養自己具備孝順，尊敬，仁愛與正義這四種品格。
好的品格可以讓你們有做出好的行為與產生正確的價值觀。
一個孝順的人，一個尊敬他人的人，他的人際關係才會和諧。
一個仁愛的人，一個保持正義的人，他才會贏得別人的敬重。
你們必須永遠牢牢地記得。
一個人的品格與道德修養就像是一棵樹木的根，這是你們的人生中最重要的資產。
外在的那些金錢與財富還有權力，那些其他人對你的恭維與奉承都像是一棵樹的樹葉一樣。
這些樹葉可能非常很美麗與茂盛，但是如果這棵樹的根腐爛了，這棵樹的樹葉也會在不久後就凋亡與衰敗。
我說這些話並非我要求你們不能成為一個有錢有權有名的人，
我只是要提醒你，你應該隨時修練自已的品格與道德修養，並且用合理合法的方式去獲得你們想要得到的金錢與權力還有財富。
你們必須要先知道你們人生最重要事情是什麼。
你們不要忘記最重要的事情而去追逐那些不重要的東西。
這句成語的意思是忘記最重要的事情而去追逐那些不重要的東西。
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。
你認為什麼事情是你這輩子最重要的事情呢?你現在追求的一切真的是你想要的嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為三國志-卷27魏書-徐胡二王傳-王昶
