All the people in this land surrounded by
the sea on all sides are my brothers.(四海之內皆兄弟)
Confucius' name is (Kong Qiu). Confucius is
the honourable name people give him.
He is an excellent educator. He is one of
the most influential thinkers in Chinese history.
He has more than 3,000 disciples, including
72 outstanding disciples.
The famous book "The Analects of
Confucius" tells a story about these students.
Confucius had a student called Sima Niu and
another student called Zixia.
One day Sima Niu and Zixia were talking and
Sima Niu suddenly sighed.
Sima Niu said
I am an only child, and I envy those who
have brothers and sisters.
When Zixia heard this, he smiled and said
to Sima Niu.
There is an old saying that only God can
decide when we are born and when we die, and only God can decide whether we are
rich or poor.
So we should not spend time worrying about
things we cannot decide.
What we should do is change the things we
can change, face reality and seize the opportunity and the time of the moment.
Teacher has taught us that we should strive
to become a morally high and honest person.
We should maintain respect for others and
reflect on and correct our mistakes every day. We should deal with others with
a humble attitude. We should be polite to others.
If we can do what the Teacher taught us,
then I believe that all the people in this land where we live, surrounded by
the sea on all sides, are my brothers.
So why should you feel bad about being an
only child?
After listening to Zixia's words, Sima Niu
thought for a few minutes and nodded in agreement with Zixia's point of view.
This saying means that everyone on this
land surrounded by the sea is my brother.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
experience have you had after listening to this story?
Do you envy other people's lives? Have you
ever worried about things you can't change?
I hope this story can bring you some new
wins.
(四海之內皆兄弟)All the
people in this land surrounded by the sea on all sides are my brothers.
孔子的名字是(孔丘)。孔夫子是人們對他的尊稱。
他是一位傑出的教育家。他是為中國歷史上最有影響力的思想家之一。
他有超過3000個學生，其中特別傑出的學生有72個。
著名的(孔夫子論語)這一本書中，記載了一個這些學生們的故事。
孔子有一個學生叫司馬牛，另外有一個學生叫子夏。
有一天司馬牛與子夏在聊天，司馬牛突然嘆了一口氣。
司馬牛說。
我是一個獨生子，我很羨慕那些有兄弟姊妹的人。
子夏聽到這句話後，微笑地對司馬牛說。
有一句古代的諺語，這句話的意思上天才能決定我們何時出生與死亡，上天才能決定我們富有還是貧窮。
因此我們不應該花時間去為了這些我們無法決定的事情去憂慮。
我們應該做的，是改變那些我們可以改變的事情，面對現實並且把握當下的機會與時間。
老師有教導過我們，我們應該追求成為一個道德高尚且誠實正直的人。
我們應該保持對他人的尊敬並且每天反省並改正自己的錯誤，我們應該用謙遜的心態與他人交往，我們應該保持對他人的禮貌。
如果我們可以做到老師教導我們的這些道理，那麼我認為我們生活的被海洋從四面包圍的這塊土地上的所有人都是我的兄弟。
所以你何必要為了自己是獨生子而感到難過呢。
司馬牛聽完子夏的話後思考了幾分鐘後點頭表示同意子夏的觀點。
這句成語的意思是被海洋從四面包圍的這塊土地上的所有人都是我的兄弟
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣
你會羨慕別人的生活嗎?你是否曾經為了那些你無法改變的事情感到憂慮呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫
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