Jiang Gong (姜肱)(91 AD -
173 AD).
His surname is (Jiang), his parents gave
him the name (Gong) and when he grew up his friends called him (Bohuai). He was
born in Jiangsu Province, China.
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姜 |
The name of a river. It is also one of
the Chinese family names. |
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肱 |
It means the part of a person's arm from
the elbow to the shoulder. |
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伯 |
It means the eldest of several brothers.
It is also a Chinese surname. |
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淮 |
The name of a river. |
He was a famous scholar in China's Eastern
Han Dynasty and also a famous fortune teller. There is a story about him in the
history books.
One day, he and his youngest brother were
going to the county town. On the way, they met some robbers.
The robbers caught them, tied them up and
took their money and clothes.
The robbers decided to kill them.
When Jiang Gong heard what the robbers had
said, he said to the robbers
My brother is very young and has not yet
married. My parents love him very much.
I beg you, if you want to kill someone,
just kill me. I beg you not to kill my brother.
When Jiang Gong's brother heard what Jiang
Gong had said, he quickly said to the robbers
Don't listen to my brother.
My brother is a very knowledgeable person.
He is the pride of our family. He is also a famous scholar. His life is more
valuable than mine, so I beg you, if you want to kill someone, just kill me.
I beg you not to kill my brother.
The robbers were moved by their actions.
Suddenly the robbers released them and gave
them back the clothes and money they had stolen.
The robbers said to them
You two brothers are of noble moral
character, and you are both willing to sacrifice your lives for your brothers.
We admire your actions.
We believe that killing virtuous people
will bring us bad luck.
We have decided not to rob you of your
money, we will release you now.
Leave quickly.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
For whom are you willing to sacrifice your
life? Is there anything or value that you think is more important than life?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
姜肱(Jiang Gong)(西元91年-西元173年).
他的姓是(姜)，他的父母給他取的名字是(肱)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(伯淮)，他出生地位於在中國的江蘇省。
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姜 |
一條河流的名字。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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肱 |
意思是指一個人的手臂從肘到肩的部分。 |
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伯 |
意思是幾個兄弟中，年紀最大的那一位。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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淮 |
一條河流的名字。 |
他是中國的東漢時代一個著名的學者，他也是一個著名的占卜師。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
有一天，他與他的最小的弟弟要去縣城，他們兩個人在半路上遇到了強盜。
這幾個強盜把他們兩個人抓起來並綁起來，並且把他們兩個人的錢與身上的衣服都搶走。
這幾個強盜就商量著要把他們兩個人都殺了。
姜肱聽到這幾個強盜的話後，就對這幾個強盜說。
我的弟弟年紀還很輕，他還沒有娶妻，我的父母特別的疼愛他，
我拜託你們，你們如果要殺人請你們殺了我就好，我懇求你們不要殺我弟弟。
姜肱的弟弟聽到姜肱的話後，他連忙對這幾個強盜說。
你們不要聽我哥哥的話。
我的哥哥是一個知識很豐富的人，他是我們家中的驕傲，他也是著名的學者。他的生命比我更有價值，因此我拜託你們，你們如果要殺人請你們殺了我就好。
我懇求你們不要殺我哥哥。
這幾個強盜被他們兩個人的行為感動了。
這幾個強盜突然之間把他們兩個人鬆綁，又把從他們身上搶來的衣服與金錢還給他們。
這幾個強盜對他們說。
你們兄弟兩個人的品德高尚，你們都願意為了自己的兄弟犧牲自已的生命。你們的行為讓我們感到欽佩。
我們認為殺了品德高尚的人會讓我們遭遇厄運。
我們決定不搶你們的錢了，我們現在就讓你們自由。
你們快點離開。
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。
你願意為了誰犧牲自己的生命嗎?你認為有什麼事情或什麼價值比生命更重要嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為後漢書-卷53-姜肱傳
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