His expression is respectful and serious(道貌岸然)
There was a famous minister in the Qing
Dynasty of China, his name was (Ji Yun). He collected the experiences of many
relatives and friends and made a collection of fantasy stories.
There is one story in this book.
A man was passing a temple one night.
Suddenly he saw a man coming out of the
temple through the closed door.
He immediately realised that this man was
an immortal.
He took the initiative to talk to this immortal..
He asked the immortal.
Every god has a different job, what is
yours?
Replied the immortal.
My job is to use a mirror.
He asked.
I have heard that there is a magic mirror
in heaven. This mirror can reflect all the bad things the person using it has
ever done.
Is that the mirror you use?
Replied the Immortal.
The mirror you mentioned does exist, but it
is no longer in use.
People today are very good at hiding their
true thoughts, and these people are also very good at doing bad things.
People do a lot of bad things these days,
but when others see them, they often think they are doing good things.
The mirror I am holding now can directly
reflect all the bad thoughts in the mind of the person using the mirror.
Nowadays a lot of people look respectful
and serious on the outside, but they have done a lot of bad things.
This mirror of mine can accurately identify
these people.
He asked.
Why do you use this mirror to find those
who have evil thoughts?
the immortal replied.
The immortals in the sky will give everyone
the rewards or punishments they deserve based on a person's behaviour and
thoughts. This mirror allows us to better judge whether everyone is a good
person or a bad person.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
respectful and serious expression.
This idiom is usually used to describe a
person who is sanctimonious.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
If you had these two kinds of mirrors, how
would you use them on whom? Are there any of your friends who look serious and
upright, but have a very low moral character?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
道貌岸然(His expression is respectful and
serious)
中國清王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(紀昀)。他蒐集了許多親朋好友的經歷，編輯了一本奇幻故事集。
這本書中有一個故事。
有一個人在一個夜裡經過一間寺廟。
他突然看到有一個男人穿過關上的門從寺廟中走出來。
他立刻覺察到這個人是一個神仙。
他就主動去與這個神仙攀談。
他問這個神仙。
每個神仙都有不同的工作，你的工作是什麼呢?
這個神仙回答。
我的職責是使用一面鏡子。
他問。
我聽說天界有一面神奇的鏡子，這面鏡子可以反映出使用鏡子的人曾經做過的所有壞事。
你所使用的就是這面鏡子嗎?
這個神仙回答。
你說的那一面鏡子的確存在，但是那一面鏡子已經不再被使用了。
現在的人們都很會隱藏自己真正的想法，這些人做壞事也都非常的有技巧。
現在的人們做的壞事很多，但是如果曾表面上看起來，旁人往往會覺得這些人在做好事。
我現在拿的這一面鏡子可以直些反映出使用鏡子的人的腦袋中的所有不好的想法。
現在很多人的外表都表現出恭敬而且嚴肅的神情，但是這些人卻做了很多壞事。
我這個鏡子就可以準確地找出這些人。
他問。
你們為何要用這個鏡子找出那些有邪惡的念頭的人呢?
這個不朽者回答。
天上的神仙們會根據一個人的行為與念頭去給每一個人應有的獎勵或懲罰，這個鏡子可以讓我們更好的判定每一個人到底是好人還是壞人。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的神情恭敬而且嚴肅。
這句成語通常被用來形容一個人道貌岸然。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你如果有這兩種鏡子，你會拿來怎樣使用在誰身上呢?你的朋友中，有外表嚴肅正直但品德非常低下的嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為清-紀昀-微閱草堂筆記-卷7
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