Meaning: Brothers should care for each other, because they share the blood of their parents and are connected like branches. To make friends, you need to be like-minded, learn from each other, and encourage each other in terms of conduct.

Excerpt from the original article

Brothers Kong Huai are like brothers.

Score points for making friends and cutting rules.

Be kind and compassionate, and never leave after making mistakes.

Be honest and upright, and be honest and honest.

Quiet in nature and relaxed in mood, with an excited heart and a tired mind.

Stand true and be full of ambition, and pursue things and change your mind.

Translation

Brothers should care for each other, because they share the blood of their parents and are like branches connected together. To make friends, you need to be like-minded, learn from each other, and encourage each other in terms of conduct. Benevolence, kindness, and compassion for others cannot be abandoned at any time or anywhere. Characters such as integrity, justice, honesty, and humility cannot be lacking even in the most destitute times. Keep your heart quiet and calm, and your emotions will be comfortable and comfortable. If your heart is moved by external things, your spirit will be tired and sleepy. If you maintain your natural good nature, your wishes will be satisfied. If you pursue materialistic enjoyment, your good nature will shift and change.

Extended information:

During the period of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties (502-549), Zhou Xingsi, the Minister of Sanqi, was ordered by the emperor to select 1,000 characters from Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy and compile them into a document. "A Thousand Character Essay".

The 1,000 words of "The Thousand Character Essay" were not allowed to be repeated, but when Zhou Xingsi compiled the article, he repeated the word "jie" (jie and 絜 are synonyms). In addition, after mainland China implemented simplified characters and merged variant characters, the simplified Chinese version was left with more than 990 different Chinese characters. It actually took less than a thousand Chinese characters to write such a rhyming and catchy miniature Chinese encyclopedia. It is a children's enlightenment book with great influence in China.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Thousand-Character Essay