He is very independent and will not easily agree with other people's opinions.(行不苟合)
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China, there
was a famous writer named Tao Yuanming.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
His maternal grandfather's name is (Meng
Jia). His mother was the fourth daughter of his maternal grandfather.
His mother is a very sincere person who
attaches great importance to his education and has a great influence on him.
After his mother died, he missed her very
much. He thought about some of the teachings his mother had given him and the
good deeds his mother had done during her lifetime.
Suddenly an idea came to him and he
thought, 'The reason I have these good behaviours now is because of the
teachings my mother gave me.
The reason my mother has such a good
character is because of my grandfather.
So he carefully collected and compiled some
stories about his grandfather during his lifetime and made a biography of him.
This is how he described his grandfather in
his biography.
He was only 52 years old. He was very
independent and would not just agree with others. He never boasts about
himself.
He is very gentle and his mood is very
stable.
His education and moral character improved
day by day as he grew older. He worked very seriously, read many books and
applied his knowledge to his work.
He lived in poverty when he was young, but
because of his positive attitude to life, the people of his hometown respected
him.
When he came of age, he joined the central
government and his achievements were loudly praised by all the officials.
He died of illness at the age of 53. If he
had lived a few more years, he would have been able to contribute even more to
this society.
But he died at such a young age and his
relatives and friends were shocked when they heard the news.
These relatives and friends all said sadly.
How could such a kind and loving person not
live long? Why did such an unfortunate thing happen?
This idiom means that he is very
independent and will not just agree with others.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Are you an independent person? If you could
choose, how old would you like to live?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
行不苟合(He is very independent and will not
easily agree with other people's opinions.)
中國的東晉王朝，有一個著名的文學家名字叫做(陶淵明)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的外祖父的名字叫做(孟嘉)。他的母親是他的外祖父的第四個女兒。
他的母親是一個很正直的人，他的母親很重視他的教育，他的母親對他的影響很大。
他的母親過世之後，他很思念他的母親，他想到他的母親生前對他的一些教導與他的母親的種種好的行為。
他突然產生的一個想法，他心中想，我現在有這些好行為，原因來自於我的母親對我的教導。
我的母親有這麼好的品德，其原因就是因為我的外祖父。
所以他很慎重地蒐集與整理了他的外祖父生前的一些故事，他把這些故事彙整起來寫成一篇傳記。
他在傳記中這樣描繪他的外祖父。
他只活到52歲，他很有主見，他不會隨便附和別人。他也從來不會自我吹嘘。
他非常的溫和，他的情緒一直保持著非常穩定。
他的修養與品德隨著他的年紀的增長一天一天地提高，他工作時非常的認真，他讀了很多書並且他把他的知識運用在他的工作上。
他年輕的時候生活很貧困，但是因為他有著積極正面的生活態度，所以他的故鄉中的人們都很尊敬他。
他成年後他進入中央政府工作，他的表現讓所有的官員都大聲讚美。
他53歲得時候因為生病所以過世了。如果他可以多活幾年，那麼他一定可以為這個社會做出更多貢獻。
但是他卻在那麼年輕的時候就過世了，聽到這個消息的他的親戚與朋友們都感到非常震驚。
這些親戚與朋友們都悲傷的說。
一個仁慈有愛心的人怎麼會不長壽呢?為何會發生那麼令人遺憾的事情呢?
這句成語的意思是他很有主見，他不會隨便附和別人。
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。
你是一個有主見的人嗎?你如果可以選擇，你想要活到幾歲呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為陶淵明-晉故征西大將軍長史孟府君傳
