In the world, have you ever wondered if there is such a kind of person: they have never stepped into the school, there is no guidance from the teacher, but in the years after days, their knowledge is like a surging river, endless, and finally become admired scholars? Yes, such people do exist, and Wang Fu is one of them.
Wang Fu, a native of Wuyuan, Shangrao, Jiangxi, was born in 1692 AD. Wang Fu's family was once a prominent official family, but in the Qing Dynasty, the family was in the middle of the road, and life became increasingly embarrassing, and by the time Wang Fu's grandfather's generation had to rent a house to live.
Wang Fu's father, Wang Shiji, was talented and good at poetry and ancient writing, but he chose a different path: he pursued freedom and loved to travel, rather than changing the fate of his family through the imperial examination.
When Wang Fu's mother married Wang Shiji, the Wang family was already quite poor. However, this mother was not only virtuous, but also very knowledgeable and well-versed in scripture and history. When Wang Fu was young, Wang Shiji traveled and evaporated. The embarrassment of life did not crush Wang Fu's mother, she took Wang Fu with her, while supporting her mother and son by making some female celebrities, on weekdays, personally taught him "Four Books", "Five Classics" and other classics, Wang Fu is talented, learns quickly and well, and by the age of eight, he has been able to recite what he has learned proficiently; By the age of ten, he knew the classics by heart.
When Wang Fu was twenty-three years old, his mother died of overwork. After losing the protection of his mother, Wang Fu was lonely. He had defected to his father, Wang Shiji, who later learned of his whereabouts, but his father not only did not take him in, but turned him away. In order to survive, Wang Fu made a living by painting bowls in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. However, the hardships of life did not defeat Wang Fu, he still insisted on reading, and immersed himself in the sea of books whenever he had free time.
Wang Fu was already a knowledgeable all-rounder before the age of thirty. His books cover a wide range of fields and are worth millions of words. However, it is shocking that at the age of thirty, he actually burned his hard work. In his later years, he devoted himself to preaching, teaching, and writing books. He did not step into the official career, but he became a well-known Confucian family in the world.
Wang's achievements are not accidental. Some people think: "The reason is only its intelligence and studiousness, but also because of the concept of learning, to seek knowledge and seek its reason, to know what it is and why it is so, to seek the root of the end, to trace the source, this learning is true!" ”
He wrote a wealth of books in his life, such as "Interpretation of the Book of Changes", "Interpretation of the Book of Books", "Interpretation of the Book of Songs", "Spring and Autumn Collection", "Chapters and Verses of the Book of Rites", "The Book of Rites or Questions" and other works that have been handed down to this day.
Wang Fu's story tells us that no matter how difficult the environment is, as long as there is determination and perseverance, self-study can also achieve excellence. His life is the best interpretation of the "way of learning": not to pursue the flashy appearance, but to go deep into the essence and root of things. He is not only a self-taught model, but also a role model and example for us to learn from.