He restrains his selfishness and devotes
all his attention to public affairs.(克己奉公)
There was a famous minister in the Eastern
Han Dynasty of China, his name was Ji Zun.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
His native family was very wealthy, but he
did not develop proud and luxurious habits because of his wealthy family.
He doesn't like to wear nice clothes. He
likes to read.
When he grew up, he became a general in the
Eastern Han Dynasty. Unlike other generals, he retained the temperament of an
intellectual, and his words and actions were very elegant.
He and his wife had no children.
One day his brother said to him.
If you don't have children, there will be
no one to inherit your career. I think you should marry a concubine and have
her bear a child for you.
He replied to his brother.
The kingdom of the Eastern Han Dynasty has
just been established, and the king has entrusted me with many things.
I am busy with the affairs of the kingdom
every day. If I have a child now, it will distract me, so I will not take a
concubine.
He is a very honest and careful man. He
restrains his selfishness and gives all his attention to public affairs.
He was a very generous man. He gave all the
rewards given to him by the king to the soldiers in his army. Therefore, the
soldiers in the army he led respected and liked him very much.
He did not accumulate money for himself. He
and his wife lived a very simple life. He wore cloth clothes like ordinary
civilians. He did not wear silk clothes like other ministers.
Before he died, he said his last words.
He said to his family, 'After I die, please
hold my funeral in the simplest way possible.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
restrains his selfishness and gives all his attention to public affairs.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you want to have children? If you could
decide for yourself, what kind of funeral would you want others to hold for you
when you die?
I hope this story has given you some new
insights.
克己奉公(He restrains his selfishness and
devotes all his attention to public affairs.)
中國的東漢王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做祭遵。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的原生家庭非常的富裕，但他沒有因為自己的家境富裕而養成驕傲與奢侈的習慣。
他不喜歡穿漂亮的衣服，他很喜歡讀書。
他長大後成為東漢王國的將軍，他不像其他的將軍，他保持著一個知識份子的氣質，他的言語與行為都非常的風雅。
他與他的妻子沒有生小孩。
有一天，他的弟弟對他說。
你沒有小孩就沒有人繼承你的事業，我認為你應該娶一個妾，然後讓你的妾為你生一個孩子。
他回答他的弟弟。
現在東漢王國才剛建立，國王交付給我有很多事情讓我來處理。
我每天都忙著處理王國中的事情，我如果現在有了小孩反而會讓我分心，所以我不娶妾。
他是一個非常廉潔與謹慎的人，他克制自己的私心，他把心力都放在公家的事務上。
他是一個非常大方的人，他把國王給他的獎賞全部分給他的軍隊中的士兵們，因此他所帶領的軍隊中的士兵們都非常的尊敬與喜歡他。
他不為自己積累金錢，他與他的妻子的生活方式非常的簡單，他跟一般的平民一樣穿著布做成的衣服，他沒有像其他的大臣一樣穿綢緞做成的衣服。
他死之前，他留下遺言。
他對他的家人說，我死了之後，請用最簡單的方式舉辦我的喪禮。
這句成語的這句成語被用來形容一個人克制自己的私心，這個人把心力都放在公家的事務上。
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。
你是否想要生小孩呢?你如果可以自己決定，你希望你死後別人為你舉辦一場怎樣的葬禮呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為後漢書-祭遵傳
