Yu Fan(虞翻)(164 AD -
233 AD)
His surname is (Yu), his parents gave him
the name (Fan) and when he grew up his friends called him (Zhongxiang). He was
born in Zhejiang Province, China.
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虞 |
The name of a dynasty in ancient China.
It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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翻 |
It means to fly. It means to turn around.
It means to cross over. |
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仲 |
The second among brothers. |
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翔 |
It means to glide. |
He was a very famous minister in the Wu
Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms era, and his story is recorded in history books.
He is very knowledgeable, he knows the Book
of Changes very well, and he is also very knowledgeable about the Confucian
classics. He was a very sincere man, and he often said things that were true
but would make the king very unhappy.
Once, the king and some ministers were
drinking. During the conversation, they suddenly all started talking about one
subject. The topic was whether there were immortals in the world.
If there are immortals, how can people
become immortal through practice?
Everyone took turns to express their own
opinions on the subject.
When it was Yu Fan's turn to speak, he said
to the king and other ministers
Each of us has a limited life, and each of
us will die.
We humans have limited wisdom and limited
lives, so I think it is ridiculous for you to discuss whether there are
immortals in this world.
If you want to ask my opinion, I think
there are no immortals in this world.
His answer made the king and other
ministers very unhappy.
Another time, at a grand banquet, the king
personally toasted all the ministers, but only Yu Fan deliberately refused to
drink. The king felt that Yu Fan despised him.
During the banquet, the king was so angry
that he almost killed Yu Fan. However, other ministers tried their best to
dissuade him, so the king later decided to spare Yu Fan's life.
When Yu Fan was in his 50s, the king sent
him to what is now Guangxi Province in China.
Yu Fan died in the Guangxi province of
China. He never returned to the capital of the Wu Kingdom until he died.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
How would you feel if you felt despised by
others? Have you maintained the same personality since childhood and are you
unwilling to change?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
虞翻(Yu Fan )(西元164年-西元233年)
他的姓是(虞)，他的父母給他取的名字是(翻)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(仲翔)，他出生地位於在中國的浙江省。
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虞 |
中國古代一個王朝的名字。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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翻 |
意思是飛翔的意思。意思是翻轉的意思。意思是翻越的意思。 |
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仲 |
兄弟中排序第二的男子。 |
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翔 |
意思是滑翔的意思。 |
他是三國時代的吳王國的一個非常著名的大臣，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的學識非常豐富，他精通易經，而且他對於儒家的經典也有很深入的研究。他是一個很正直的人，他常常說一些很正確但是國王聽了會很不開心的話。
有一次，國王與幾個大臣在喝酒，在聊天中，大家突然聊到一個話題，這個話題就是這個世界上到底有沒有神仙。
如果有神仙，那麼人要怎樣才能藉由修練的方式成為神仙。
大家輪流針對這個問題提出自己的看法。
輪到虞翻發言的時候他對著國王與其他的大臣說。
我們每個人的生命都是有限的，我們每個人都會死亡。
我們人類的智慧有限而且生命有限，因此我覺得你們討論這個世界上有沒有神仙的這件事多麼可笑啊。
如果要問我的意見，我認為這個世界上沒有神仙。
他的這個回答讓國王與其他的大臣很不開心。
還有一次，國王在一場盛大的宴會上親自向每個大臣敬酒，但是只有虞翻故意不喝酒，國王覺得他被虞翻藐視。
那一次的宴會中，國王氣得差點要殺了虞翻，後來是因為別的大臣極力勸阻，所以國王後來才決定饒恕虞翻。
在虞翻50幾歲的時候，國王把他派任到現在中國的廣西省。
虞翻死在中國的廣西省，他到死都沒有再能夠回到吳王國的首都。
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。
你如果覺得被別人藐視，你會有怎樣的感受呢?你是否從小到大都保持一樣的個性而不願意改變呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為三國志-吳書-虞翻傳-裴松之注引-虞翻別傳
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