His family is poor and his parents are old
(家貧親老)
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.
Among his 72 outstanding disciples, one was
named (Zeng Shen) and a story about him is recorded in the history books.
When he was young, he served as a
low-ranking official in the Qi Kingdom.
At that time he lived with his parents. His
salary was very small, his family was very poor and his parents were very old,
but he lived happily every day.
His friend asked him.
Your financial situation is very bad, but
why do I feel that you are in a good mood every day?
He replied with a smile.
I heard a proverb that made sense to me.
Instead of killing a cow to commemorate
your parents after they die, why not kill a chicken to feed your parents while
they are still alive?
Each of us has a limited life. Our parents
cannot live forever. They may pass away one day.
My parents have given me a lot of love and
care throughout their lives, so I think I should seize the moment and take
concrete actions to repay our parents while they are still alive.
The main reason I chose to stay in Qi
Kingdom and do this job is because it will give me more time to take care of my
mother and father.
Although my job does not pay well, the
salary is enough to support me and my parents. Our daily expenses are
sufficient, so I am in a good mood every day.
My position is very low, so I don't work
long hours. I have a lot of free time to spend with my parents, so I am happy
every day.
The direct translation of this idiom is
that the person's family is very poor and the person's parents are very old.
This idiom is used to describe a person
whose financial situation is very bad.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What is the main reason why you chose your
current job? Are you happy with your current life?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
家貧親老(His family is poor and his parents
are old)
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。
他的學生超過3000人，其中特別傑出的學生有72個。
他那72個特別優秀的學生中、有一個的名字叫做(曾參)，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他年輕的時候曾經在齊王國擔任一個職位很低的官員。
他那個時候跟他的父母親住在一起，他的薪水很少，他的家境很貧困而且他的父母親很老了，但是他每天都過得很開心。
他的朋友問他。
你的經濟狀況很不好，但為何我每天都覺得你的心情很好呢?
他笑著回答他的朋友。
我聽說過一句諺語，這句諺語我認為很有道理。
與其在你父母親過世之後殺一隻牛來紀念你的父母親，不如你在你父母親還活的時候殺一隻雞來給你的父母親吃。
我們每個人的生命都是有限的，我們的父母親不可能永遠活著，他們總有一天或離世。
我的父母親這一生對我付出許多的的愛與關懷，所以我認為我應該把握當下，我應該在我們的父母還活著的時候用具體的行動去回報他們。
我會選擇留在齊王國做這份工作的最主要原因，就是因為做這份工作可以讓我有多餘的時間照顧我的父親與母親。
我的工作雖然薪水不高，但是這份薪水已經足夠養活我自己與我的父母親，我們每天的日常生活的開支都很足夠，所以我每天的心情都很好。
我的職位很低所以我工作時間不長，我可以有很多空閒的時間陪伴我的父母親，因此我每天都很開心。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是這個人的家境很貧困而且這個人的父母親很老了。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的經濟情況很不好。
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。
你選擇你現在的工作的主要原因為何呢?你滿意你現在的生活嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為漢-韓嬰-韓詩外傳-卷7