A person's habits create his unique
character(習以成性)
The name of the founding king of China's
Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin, and a story about him is recorded in history
books.
When he founded the Song Dynasty, China was
divided into several kingdoms.
In the Western Yuan Dynasty, he wanted to
unite all of China. He knew that this was a very difficult goal, but he had
faith in himself. He believed that he could accomplish this difficult task.
At that time there were the Hou Shu
Kingdom, the Southern Han Kingdom, the Southern Tang Kingdom and several other
kingdoms in the south of the Song Dynasty.
In 971 AD, the Song Dynasty army defeated
the Southern Han Kingdom and the Southern Han Kingdom fell.
The king of the Southern Han Kingdom was
escorted to the capital of the Song Dynasty.
The King of the Southern Han Kingdom was
placed under house arrest in the capital of the Song Dynasty.
The King of the Southern Han Kingdom was a
man with a quick mind and good eloquence. He knew that his kingdom had been
destroyed and that he had no chance of returning to his former life. Therefore,
if he wanted to survive, he would have to please Zhao Kuangyin.
So the king of the Southern Han Kingdom
made a very exquisite craft with his own hands. He threaded the beads to make a
saddle with a dragon totem on it. He dedicated it to Zhao Kuangyin.
After Zhao Kuangyin received this special
gift, he showed it to some professional royal craftsmen in the palace. These
craftsmen were surprised and said to Zhao Kuangyin
Who made this saddle? The person who made
this saddle must have a pair of skilled hands. The process of making this
saddle is very complicated, and the production level of this saddle is very
high.
said Zhao Kuangyin to these royal
craftsmen.
This saddle was made by the king of the
Southern Han Kingdom, who was under house arrest in the capital.
After saying this, Zhao Kuangyin sighed and
made his comment.
A person's habits create his unique
character, and a person's character has a great influence on his life.
I think the King of the Southern Han
Kingdom is a very intelligent and flexible man. If he can use his talents to
manage a kingdom well, I think the Southern Han Kingdom will definitely become
very powerful.
But he did not develop good habits of
self-discipline, and his character became pleasure-loving and averse to hard
work.
He put his time and energy into drinking
and women, so the Southern Han Kingdom perished in his hands.
This saying means that a person's habits
create his unique character.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
What good habits do you think you have?
What bad habits do you think you have that you need to change?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
習以成性(A person's habits create his unique
character)
中國的宋王朝的開國國王的名字是趙匡胤，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他建立宋王朝的時候，中國分裂成好幾個王國。
西元他想要統一整個中國，他知道這是一個非常困難的目標，但是他保持著對自己的信心，他認為自己可以完成這項艱鉅的任務。
當時宋王朝南方有後蜀王國與南漢王國與南唐王國和其他幾個王國。
西元971年，宋王朝的軍隊戰勝了南漢王國，南漢王國滅亡。
南漢王國的國王被押送到宋王朝的首都。
南漢王國的國王被軟禁在宋王朝的首都內。
南漢王國的國王是一個腦筋動得很快的人，他的口才很好，他知道自己的王國已經滅亡了，他已經沒有機會再回到從前的生活，因此他如果要活下去，他就必須要討好趙匡胤。
所以南漢王國的國王就親手做了一個很精美的手工藝品。他把珍珠穿線做成一個馬鞍，這個馬鞍上面還有一隻龍的圖騰。他把這個東西獻給趙匡胤。
趙匡胤拿到這個特別的禮物後，他把這個禮物公開展示給皇宮中的一些專業的皇室工匠看，這些工匠們很驚訝的對趙匡胤說。
這個馬鞍是誰製作的呢?製作這個馬鞍的人一定有著一雙靈巧的雙手。這個馬鞍製作的過程非常的複雜，這個馬鞍的製作水平非常的高。
趙匡胤對這些皇室工匠說。
這個馬鞍是那個被我軟禁在首都內的南漢王國的國王親手做的。
說完這句話後，趙匡胤嘆了一口氣發表他的評論。
一個人的習慣會造就出這個人獨特的性格，而一個人的性格會對這個人的一生產生巨大的影響。
我認為南漢王國的國王是一個非常聰明而且頭腦很靈活的人，如果他可以把他的才能放在如何管理好一個王國上，那麼我認為南漢王國一定會變得非常強大。
但是他沒有養成好的自律的習慣，他的性格因此變得喜歡享樂而且厭惡辛勞。
他把他的時間與精神都放在喝酒與女人身上，所以南漢王國才會在他的手中滅亡啊。
這句成語的意思是一個人的習慣會造就出這個人獨特的性格。
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。
你認為自己有那些好習慣呢?你認為自己有那些應該要改變的壞習慣呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為續資治通鑑長編-卷12-52條