He is like a steep stone peak.(嶔崎歷落)
There was a famous minister in the Eastern
Jin Dynasty of China, his name was (Huan Yi).
There is a story about him in the history
books.
His father was an official in the Western
Jin Dynasty. His father died when he was a young child.
His mother raised him.
The financial situation of his family was
very poor when he was a child, and he often went hungry. However, his character
was very optimistic . He accepted his current situation and faced life's
hardships with a positive attitude.
He took the initiative to learn on his own,
he liked to observe people and he also studied physiognomy on his own.
This later became one of his specialities.
He could analyse a person's character and interpret their true inner thoughts
based on their words and actions.
He later recommended many people to work in
the central government, and these people he recommended performed very well.
He has several good friends who like him
very much.
He has a good friend called (Zhou Yi).
Zhou Yi once said to his friends
I think Huan Yi is a very special person.
To me, he is like a steep stone peak.
His words and actions are direct and frank,
and his attitude to others is sincere.
He has his own opinions and independent
thoughts, and he is not bound by the social norms that everyone in this society
follows.
Because his behaviour is different from
most people's, many people think he is ridiculous, but I think he is a very
sober person.
The direct translation of this saying is
that he is like a steep stone peak.
It is used to describe a person who is
noble and pure, who does not succumb to power.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What do you think are the characteristics
of your personality? Can you face difficulties in life with a positive
attitude?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
嶔崎歷落(He is like a steep stone peak.)
中國的東晉王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(桓彝)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的父親是西晉王朝的一個官員，他還是幼童的時候，他的父親就過世了。
他的母親扶養他長大。
他小時候的家中的經濟情況很差，他常常餓肚子，但是他的性格很樂觀很開朗，他接受自己的現況，他用積極正面的態度面對生活中的苦難。
他自己主動學習，他很喜歡觀察人，他也自己研究了面相學。
後來這變成他的一個專長，他可以根據一個人的言語與行為表現去剖析這個人的性格與解讀這個人的內心的真實想法。
他後來推薦了很多人進入中央政府工作，他推薦的這些人都有很好的表現。
他有好幾個好朋友，這些好朋友們都很喜歡他。
他有一個好朋友的名字叫做(周以)。
周以有一次對他的朋友們說。
我認為桓彝是一個很特別的人。
他給我的感覺就像是一座險峻的石峰。
他的言語與行為很直接與坦率，他對待他人的態度很真誠。
他有自己的見解與自己獨立的思想，他不被這個社會中的大家所遵循的社會規範束縛。
因為他的行為與大多數人不同，很多人覺得他很可笑，但我覺得他是一個很清醒的人。
這句成語直接翻譯的的意思是他像是一座險峻的石峰。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的人品高尚而且清潔，這個人不屈服於權勢。
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。
你認為你的個性的特點為何呢?你在面對人生中的困境時可以用積極的心去面對嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-列傳44-桓彝傳
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