A classic book is more valuable than a
large basket of gold(贏金一經)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
of China, there was a famous minister in the Nanliang Kingdom, his name was (Xu
Mian).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
He was an important official in the central
government for a long time, and he was in charge of selecting talents to work
in the central government.
He did not use his position for personal
gain.
He used part of his salary to help his
poorer relatives and friends. His savings were very small and he lived very
simply.
His friend said to him.
You should think of your children. You
should save more money and give it to your children.
He replied with a smile.
Most people want to leave a lot of money to
their children when they die, but I want to leave my pure character and
morality to my children.
If my children have a talent for making
money, they will grow up to find ways to make money legally and become rich
people.
If my children have no character or talent,
then even if I leave them countless amounts of money, I think that this money
will not belong to my children for a long time.
I am able to have my present status and
reputation not only because of my talents, but more importantly because I have
inherited the fine traditions of our family. I lead a simple and modest life
and maintain clean moral standards.
These ideas of mine are not original to me.
There are many records in history books that can confirm my views.
A famous official in the Han Dynasty once
said.
A classic book is worth more than a basket
of gold.
I very much agree with this saying,
I have been a central government official
for over 30 years. Over the years, I have had many opportunities to make a lot
of money from inside information, but I have rejected these temptations.
I have always stuck to the principles of my
life and I hope I can be a role model for my children.
This idiom means that a classic book is more
valuable than a large basket of gold.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What assets would you like to leave to your
children? Have your parents left you anything of value?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
贏金一經(A classic book is more valuable than
a large basket of gold)
中國的南北王朝時代，南梁王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(徐勉)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他長期擔任中央政府的重要官員，他負責選拔人才進入中央政府工作。
他沒有利用自己的職位去獲取一些私人的利益。
他把他的薪水的一部分拿出來救濟那些比較窮困的親戚與朋友，他的存款很少，他生活的很簡樸。
他的朋友對他說。
你應該為你的子女著想，你應該多存點錢然後留給你的小孩。
他笑著回答。
大部分人都想要自己死後留下一大筆錢財給自已的小孩，但我想要留下我的清白的人品與道德給我的小孩。
我的小孩們如果他們有賺錢的才能，那麼他們長大後會找到合法賺錢的方式並且成為一個有錢人。
如果我的小孩沒有品德又沒有才能，那麼就算是我留下數不清的金錢給他們，這些金錢我認為也不可能長久地被我的孩子所擁有。
我能夠擁有現在的地位與聲望，我認為不單只是因為我的才能，更重要的是我承繼了我們家族的優良傳統，我過著簡單樸實的生活，我保持清廉的道德標準。
我的這些想法並非我所獨創，歷史書上有很多的紀載可以驗證我的觀點。
漢王朝有一個著名的官員說過一句話。
一本經典的書籍比一大筐的金子更有價值。
我很認同這句話，
我擔任中央政府的官員已經超過30年的時間，這些年來有很多機會可以讓我藉由一些內部的消息獲得非常多的金錢，但是我拒絕了這些誘惑。
我一直堅持我做人處世的原則，我也希望我可以成為我的孩子的榜樣。
這句成語的意思是一本經典的書籍比一大筐的金子更有價值
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。
你想留下哪些資產給你的孩子呢?你的父母親是否有留下那些有價值的東西給你呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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