The Relationship Between Heavenly Phenomena
and Human Affairs(天人之際)
During the time of the Northern and
Southern Dynasties in China, there was a famous minister in the Northern Wei
Kingdom, his name was (Cui Hao).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
He was a famous scholar in the Northern Wei
Kingdom. The king of the Northern Wei Kingdom often listened to him explain
some ancient Chinese classics.
He also had extensive knowledge of
divination and astrology.
He could accurately see the connection
between heavenly phenomena and human affairs.
The king would ask for his advice when he
had a difficult decision to make, or even some important decisions in governing
the country.
He would advise the king by divination and
by watching the stars in the night sky.
Because his predictions were so accurate,
the king valued his opinions highly.
Once a rabbit appeared near the king's
bedroom. The king was very puzzled because the administration of the palace was
very strict. According to common sense, a wild rabbit would never escape into
the heavily guarded palace.
The king thought that this might be an
omen, so he asked Cui Hao for his opinion.
Cui Hao told the king the next day.
Based on my knowledge of divination and
astrology, I believe that the appearance of a wild rabbit in the palace is a
good omen.
In the near future you will have a
beautiful concubine.
The next year, just as he had predicted, a
kingdom friendly to the Northern Wei Kingdom sent a beautiful woman to the king
of the Northern Wei Kingdom.
The king was very happy and trusted Cui Hao
even more.
This saying refers to the interrelationship
between heavenly phenomena and human affairs.
Dear Friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you know these astrologers? Do you think
a person can predict their future through astrology?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
天人之際(The Relationship Between Heavenly
Phenomena and Human Affairs)
在中國的南北王朝時代，北魏王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(崔浩)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他是北魏王國的著名學者，北魏王國的國王經常聽他講解一些中國的古代經典書籍。
他對於占卜與星象學的知識也很豐富。
他可以準確地看出天象與人事之間的相互關係。。
國王在遇到一些難以做出決定的事情的時候，甚至在治理國家的一些重要決策上，都會請教他的意見。
他會藉由占卜與觀看夜空中的星象去提供國王建議。
由於他的預測都非常的準確，因此國王非常重視他的意見。
有一次，在國王的寢室附近出現了一隻兔子，國王覺得很納悶，因為皇宮中的管理非常的嚴密，按照常理來說，一隻野生的兔子絕對不可能跑入戒備深嚴的皇宮中。
國王認為這件事情可能是一個預兆，所以特別請教崔浩的意見。
崔浩隔天對國王說。
根據我利用占卜與星象學的知識，我認為皇宮中出現了一隻野生的兔子的這件事情，預表了一件好事情。
在不久的將來你會得到一個美麗的嬪妃。
隔年，就如同他所預言，一個與北魏王國友好的王國送了一個漂亮的女子給北魏王國的國王。
國王非常的高興，從此就更信任崔浩。
這句成語的意思是天象與人事之間的相互關係。
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。
你認識那些星象學的學者嗎?你認為一個人可以藉由星象學去預測自已的未來嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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