Xin Wei (AD 157 1) Ji Xie, I have ten companions in Jiashan, but the youngest Ding Jingyubin is very modest.
I said to Fei, "This brother will be the first one this year. 」
Fei said, "How can you see it? 」
Yu said: "Only modesty is bliss. Brother, among these ten people, there are some leisurely people who dare not be ancestors, such as those who respect the universe. Be respectful and cautious, like a respectful person? Don't answer when insulted, don't argue when you hear slander, like a respectful person. People can do this, that is, the gods and spirits of heaven and earth will still bless. Is anyone not sending it? 」
Open the list again, Guo Ding Chinese style.
Ding Chou (A.D. 1577) was in Beijing, and he was in the same place as Feng Kaizhi. Seeing his vanity and astringency, he greatly changed his childhood habits. Li Jiyan trusted his friends and attacked them from time to time, but when he saw that he accepted them humbly, he never talked back. Someone told me, "Happiness begins with misfortune, and misfortune comes first. This is a modest heart, and the sky will match it. My brother is definitely the first this year. " Already, sure enough.
Zhao Yufeng, a native of Guangyuan and guanxian, Shandong, has lived in his hometown for a long time. His father was Jiashan Yin San, and later he was appointed. I asked for money to make it clear to me, but I saw it with the article. I know how to wipe my article. Zhao is not only angry, but also convinced and changes quickly. Next year, I will be the first.
When Ren Chen was 18 years old (AD 1592), he went to Hajj and met Xiajian College. Seeing that he was weak, modest and arrogant in Qi State, he said to his friends after returning: "Every day, you must be a Sri Lankan, first wise, then blessed; When this wisdom comes, those who float are self-sufficient and those who are arrogant are self-sufficient; If the building is gentle, it will be revealed. " There is also a list, fruit Chinese style.
Jiangyin Zhang Weiyan has a long history of learning literature and a sound art forest. During the Sino-Japanese War (A.D. 1594), he found himself in a temple after having obtained the township entrance examination in Nanjing, revealed his namelessness, and cursed the examiner for squinting. Sometimes, a person is laughing and Zhang Wei is angry. The Taoist said, "Official literature will be poor. 」
Zhang was angry and said, "Do you know well if you don't read my article? 」
The Taoist said, "I feel at ease when I hear the composition. It is unfair to listen to the public's scolding now. How to find a job gently? " 」
Zhang didn't want to give in, so he asked for advice.
The Taoist said, "Victory is fatal; Life is impossible, although the text has achieved something, it is useless. You must make changes yourself. 」
Zhang Yue said: "Since it is fate, how can it be changed? 」
Taoism said: "The creator of life is heaven, and the creator of life is me;" Do good deeds and accumulate virtue. Why can't you ask for happiness? 」
Zhang Yue said, "I'm poor. What can I do? 」
The Taoist said, "All good deeds are created by the heart. If you keep this in mind, you will have boundless merits, such as being humble and not spending money. Why not scold the official? " 」
Zhang self-sustaining from this, good at repairing, Germany and Japan thick. Ding You (1597), dreaming of a high room, had to try to record a book, but there were many lines missing. Asked others, he said, "This course is a trial record. 」
Q: "How many names are missing? 」
Yue said, "You can only become famous if you have accumulated virtue and have no blame after a three-year test. If anything was missing before, it was all the old Chinese style, and so were those who left because of the new thread. 」
Later, he pointed to a line of clouds: "You have been holding yourself carefully for three years, but you still have to make up for this and be glad that you love yourself." It's the fruit of 150 families.
From this point of view, if you look up three feet, there must be gods; It is up to me to avoid misfortune. Let me do it deliberately, not to offend the gods and spirits of heaven and earth, but to be humble, so that the gods and spirits of heaven and earth can always have pity on me, so that there will be a basis for being blessed. Those who are full of qi, not remote devices, are useless. A man with some sense will not tolerate being narrow-minded and refusing his blessing. Kuang Qian knows education, and there are many good people, especially those who are indispensable to the industry.
There is an old saying: "Those who are interested in fame will become famous; Only those who are interested in wealth will be rich. Man's ambition, like a tree with roots, will be modest and convenient, naturally moving the world and benefiting from me. Today, those who seek to enter the department have never had a real desire at first, but they are temporarily interested; When it is prosperous, it will be sought, and when it is prosperous, it will stop.
Mencius said, "The joy of Wang is almost as vulgar as it is." "The same is true of Yu Keming. The third article talks about the method of accumulating goodness, which is naturally the best, but people will inevitably associate with others in society, and the method of being a man must be particular; And the best way is modesty. If a person can be modest, he will certainly gain widespread support and trust from the public in society. If he knows how to be modest, he will know the importance of "something new and something new". Not only learning needs progress, being a man, making friends and so on, but everything needs progress. All kinds of benefits come from modesty, so it is called modesty. This article focuses on the benefits and effects of modesty; We should study it carefully, not swallow it at once, and we will certainly get great benefits.
[It is said: all lost! Humble interests, complacency will bring harm; Modest people will benefit! Benefit. ]
The Book of Changes says: Heaven's truth, anyone who is complacent will lose money, and those who are modest will benefit. The truth of the earth, no matter what, should be changed by any complacent person, who can't be satisfied forever; Modesty makes him moist and not withered, just like a low place, running water will certainly be full of his defects. The way of ghosts and gods, whoever is complacent will suffer, and the humble will be blessed. The truth of men is that they hate conceited people and like modest people.
In this way, heaven, earth, ghosts, gods and people all value modesty. Sixty-four hexagrams of the Book of Changes all talk about the changes of Yin and Yang in heaven and earth, and teach people how to be a man. In every divination, there is evil and good luck. Evil divination warns people to do evil and good, while good divination encourages people to innovate. Only this moderate divination can make every divination auspicious. The book also said: complacency will suffer, modesty will benefit.
I have taken several exams with many people, and every time I see a poor scholar, when he is about to enter the exam, his face must be modest and serene, as if he could hold it with his hand.
Xin Weinian, I went to Beijing for an exam. My hometown Jiashan went to take the exam together. There are about ten people, only Ding Jingyu, the youngest and very modest. I told Fei, who went to the exam with me, that this person would definitely be admitted this year. Fei Jin Po asked me, how do you know?
I said: only modest people can bear the blessings. Dude, do you think that the ten of us are as honest and kind as Jingyu, and we dare not get ahead of others in anything? Are you as respectful, willing to accept everything, careful and humble as Jingyu? Is there a person like Jing Yu who doesn't answer when he is insulted and doesn't argue when someone slanders him? If a person can do this, even the gods of heaven and earth and gods should bless him. Is there any reason for underdevelopment? As soon as the list came out, Ding Jingyu was really admitted.
Ding Chou lived in Beijing with Feng Kaizhi, and saw that he was always modest and self-effacing, with a smooth face and no pride at all, which greatly changed his childhood habits. He has an upright and honest friend, who often accuses him of his mistakes face to face, but only looks at him, accepts his friends' reproaches calmly and never refutes a word. I told him: if a person is blessed, he will be blessed with roots and seedlings; If there is a disaster, there must be signs. As long as this heart can be modest, God help him, your brother will definitely get the first place in the exam this year! Later, Feng Kaizhi was really admitted.
Zhao Yufeng, whose real name is Guangyuan, was born in guanxian. When I was less than twenty years old, I passed the jury, and later I passed it, but I failed many times. His father is the chief secretary of Jiashan County, and Yufeng took office with his father. Yufeng envied the knowledge of celebrity Qian in Jiashan County and went to see him with her own article. Knowing Mr. Qian, he even picked up a pen and obliterated all his articles. Yufeng was not only angry, but also persuaded him, and soon changed the shortcomings of his article. It is rare for young people to be so open-minded and diligent. Yufeng will be admitted next year.
In the year of Renchen, I went to Beijing to see the emperor and met a scholar named Xia Jiansuo. I saw his temperament, open mind, no pride and modesty, and seemed to be approaching people. When I came back, I told my friend that whenever God wants to make this man rich, he must give his wisdom first when he is not blessed. When this kind of wisdom comes out, slippery people will naturally become honest, and presumptuous people will automatically converge. If he is gentle and kind to this extent, he has achieved his wisdom, and God will certainly bless him. When the list came out, the construction did pass the exam.
There is a scholar in Jiangyin. His name is Zhang. His knowledge is profound and his articles are well done. He is famous among many scholars. 1895 During the Sino-Japanese War, he stayed in a temple after taking the provincial examinations in Nanjing. When the list was published, his name was not on the list. He was unconvinced and scolded the examiner. His eyes were not clear and he could not see that his article was good. At this time, a Taoist was laughing, and Zhang immediately took his anger out on the Taoist. The Taoist said: Your article must be bad. Zhang was even more angry and said, you didn't read my article. How do you know I'm not good at writing? The Taoist priest said: It is often said that the most important thing in making a fuss is to be calm. Now that I hear you scold the examiner, it shows that you are very upset and angry. How can your article be good?
Zhang listened to the Taoist priest, but he gave in unconsciously, so he asked the Taoist priest for advice. The Taoist priest said: If you want to be admitted, you must rely on your life. You should not succeed in your life. Although the article is useless, you will still fail in the exam. You must change it yourself.
Zhang asked: Since it is fate, how can we change it? The Taoist priest said: although the right of nature is in heaven, the right of nature is still in me; As long as you are willing to do good deeds and accumulate more virtues, what happiness can't be obtained?
Zhang Dui said: I am a poor scholar. What good can I do?
The Taoist priest said: Doing good deeds and accumulating yin merits all started from this heart. As long as you always keep the heart of doing good and accumulating virtue, your merits are boundless. Just like modesty, it costs nothing. Why don't you reflect on yourself? You are too superficial and not modest, but you scold the examiner for being unfair?
Zhang listened to the Taoist priest, and since then, he has been suppressing his proud ambition. He has paid great attention to controlling himself and not making trouble. He works hard to cultivate good deeds every day. In Ding Younian, one day, he dreamed that he went to a very high house and saw a list of exams, which contained many omissions. He couldn't understand it, so he asked the person next to him, what is this? The man said, this is the roster for this year's exam. And Zhang asked: Why are there so many missing lines on the roster? The man replied: Those who take the exam in the underworld every three years must accumulate virtue and not make mistakes, so that there will be names in this book. Just like the vacancy in front of the roster, they should have been tested in the past, but their names were deleted because they committed crimes recently.
Later, the man pointed to another line and said, you have carefully controlled yourself for three years and have never committed a crime. You'd better fill this vacancy. I hope you cherish yourself and don't make mistakes! Sure enough, Zhang won the 105 in this exam.
The right to life is in the sky, and the right to life is in me. As long as I am willing to work hard, I will do more good deeds and accumulate virtue! Ji De, what can you ask for? Can't you have it? ]
Judging from what has been said above, if you hold your head three feet high, there must be God to monitor the behavior of people. Therefore, things that benefit the people and are auspicious should be done quickly; Dangerous and harmful things should be avoided and not done, which I can decide for myself. As long as I have good intentions and refrain from all bad behaviors, I will not offend the gods of heaven and earth at all, and be modest. I am willing to accommodate myself and not be proud, and let the gods of heaven and earth pity me forever. Those who are full of pride will certainly not have great prestige, and even if they can develop, they will not enjoy happiness for a long time. A person with a little knowledge will certainly refuse to be narrow-minded and refuse the blessings he can get. Besides, there is still room for modest people to be taught. If he is not modest, who will teach him?
And a modest person is willing to learn the benefits of others, others have good actions, he will also learn, so there is no end to the good deeds. Especially those who study in Germany are definitely indispensable!
[The first three feet high! If you decide to have a god, you should not only be kind, but also humble, you should not do bad things, and you should be willing to accommodate, and the gods of heaven and earth will never offend! Don't offend! ]
There is an old saying in the ancients: those who have the heart to seek fame will win fame; Those who want wealth will surely get it. A person has lofty aspirations, just like a tree has roots; When a tree has roots, it will grow branches and leaves.
People should be modest in every thought if they want to have this great ambition, even if they encounter something as small as dust, they should also be convenient for others. If they can do this, they will naturally touch the world.
And the benefits are all on yourself. If I really want to succeed, I can. Just like those who seek fame now, they didn't have sincerity at the beginning, but they were only interested for a while; When the interest comes, it will stop. Mencius said to Qi Xuanwang, Your Majesty likes music. If it reaches the extreme, the national movement of Qi will probably flourish. However, the king likes music, but only pursues happiness. If he can extend his personal pursuit of happiness to share happiness with the people and make them happy, isn't Qi rich and strong?
I think the same is true for seeking surnames. We should carry out the idea of seeking good deeds in the name of family. And do it wholeheartedly, then fate and blessings can be decided by themselves!