When you see your name, you must think of
what your name represents.(顧名思義)
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.
In this article he admonishes his two sons.
You must learn to be content, a person who
knows how to be content is a truly rich person.
If you are greedy, you may lose everything
you have now.
We can see many examples in the history
books.
The end of life for those whose desires are
endless is usually miserable.
Many people spend their lives blindly
chasing after lots of wealth and fame. You must learn when to go on and when to
stop.
If you do that, you will have no regrets at
the end of your life.
From some cultural relics in ancient China,
we can see that the ancient Chinese used to engrave some mottos on their daily
necessities. This is their way of reminding themselves not to forget these
maxims.
The names I gave you when you were born
represent my expectations of you.
Of the two of you, the older brother's name
means be quiet and talk less, and the younger brother's name means be humble
and keep calm.
I hope that every time you think of your
own name, you will think of the meaning of your name.
I hope that your name will always remind
you and motivate you to be a person of noble character.
I admonish you to be patient.
Look at those beautiful flowers, they bloom
in a few months and then they wither. Don't be those beautiful flowers.
Look at those simple pine and cypress
trees, they can still keep their leaves green through the harsh winter.
You should be those pines and cypresses
that do not rot and wither,
This idiom means that when you see your
name, you must think of what your name represents.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Does your name mean anything to you? What
do you expect from yourself?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
顧名思義(When you see your name, you must
think of what your name represents.)
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。
這篇文章中他告誡他的兩個兒子。
你們要學會知足，一個懂得知足的人，才是一個真正富有的人。
如果你們很貪心，那麼你們可能會失去現在所擁有的一切。
我們從歷史書中，可以看到很多例子。
那些慾望沒有止盡的人，其人生的結局通常都很悲慘。
很多人的人生就是盲目的追求很多的財富與名譽，你們要學會何時該前進，也要知道何時該停止腳步。
如果你們這樣做，你們在人生的終點時才不會陷入後悔與懊惱之中。
我們從中國古代的一些文物中，可以看到古代的中國人會在他們的日常用品的上面刻上一些箴言。他們藉由這個方式提醒自已不要忘記這些箴言。
我在你們兩個人出生的時候，給你們取的名字，就代表了我對你們的期望。
你們兩個人中，哥哥的名字的意思是安靜而且少說話，弟弟的名字的意思是謙虛而且保持恬淡。
我希望你們每次想到自己的名字的時候，就要想到你們的名字的意思。
我希望你們藉著自己的名字時刻提醒自已與激勵自己成為一個品格高潔的人。
我勸誡你們，你們必須要有耐心。
你們看那些美麗的花，它們開放不久後就會凋謝。你們不要成為那些美麗的花。
你們那些樸實的松樹與柏樹，它們歷經嚴寒的冬天仍然可以保持樹葉的翠綠。
你們應該成為那些不會衰敗與枯乾的松樹與柏樹，
這句成語的意思是你看到自己的名字就要想到自己的名字所代表的意思。
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。
你的名字有隱含什麼意思嗎?你對自己有怎樣的期望呢?
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