A spoonful of food, a bucket of Geng, if you get it, you will live, if you get it, you will die, and things will talk about it. Those who practice the Tao will be blessed with longevity, and they do not need to be happy. This is a sentence on the notice paper, Mencius's notice on the paper, how to understand it? Mencius said: The mouth is also to the words, the dream is to the eyes, the ears are to the sound, the nose is to the smell, the comfort of things, and the sex.
Mencius acknowledges that the appetite of the mouth is one of the human natures that are detailed with eyes and ears. Everyone wants their life to be comfortable and comfortable, and they don't want to work hard for their daily livelihood. But in order to be human, in addition to the desires that people are born with, they should also have an independent spirit. Walkers don't eat the food that comes from the festival.
Mencius said: A bowl of rice and a bowl of soup are life-saving for the hungry. But if it is an insulting almsgiving, even if you starve to death, you will not accept it, which is the integrity of human integrity. If you don't eat the festival, the food that comes from the festival has become a visual expression of integrity and has been internalized into the national character of the Chinese nation. Integrity is the backbone of the Chinese nation, supporting the ancient history of 5,000 years.
Mencius: Great husband, the rich and noble cannot be moved, the poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent. If a gentleman is poor, he will be good alone, and if he is good, he will be good to the world. Even if you don't have the will, you must stick to your cultivation. Because of this, Mencius had the confidence to say: I forbid the princes, that is, to despise him and not take his high position in my eyes. If I had the will, I would not have made the foundation of the temple two mountains high, and the eaves of the house a few feet high, and I would not have filled the table with hundreds of dishes, nor would I have drunk and had fun, galloped and hunted, and let a thousand cars follow after me.
In later generations, there are temperaments abounding, the game ** does not eat Zhou Li, starves Shouyang Mountain, Qu Yuan is a minister of Miluo River, and he is martyred. The carpenters did not change their ambition for 19 years, and their integrity was praised by later generations. Mencius said: When the pan is different, drink water to drive the bow, and how do you know how to enjoy it. It is not easy to be rich and more expensive than me in the floating clouds. This is what Confucius said: There is no need for fine clothes and food, soft pillows for hooked beds, simple coarse tea and light rice, and self-enjoyment.
A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. Wealth and glory are good, but they must also be in line with morality to be able to know peace of mind, otherwise it will only be a passing moment. In Chinese history, the Jin and Hui merchants were once dominant, active for hundreds of years, and became a legend in the business world. Businessmen also govern the country, and profit-seeking is the main goal of businessmen. However, the reason why the Jin and Hui merchants have stood for hundreds of years is precisely because these two do not put profit and righteousness in the position of businessmen.
Jin Shang kept the faith of the public, swore handouts, and the third is profit. Hui merchants pursue the wisdom of the source of profit, profit and reputation, is the foundation of their business, it is a perfect interpretation of the gentleman's love of money, the right way to take the sage teachings, but also fully embodies the ancient Chinese businessman's integrity and ethics.