The young child knows the stars, and Confucius worships him as a teacher.
Although Zhang Ailing said that it is necessary to become famous early, I think that fame should be "late", after all, becoming famous too early may bring some problems. Young people, because of their lack of life experience, may become too arrogant, open-mouthed, and even get into trouble.
Like the young teacher of Confucius, he was able to answer Confucius's question at the age of seven: How many stars are there in the sky? Therefore, he was known as a "prodigy", but because of this, he was killed.
Therefore, we should accumulate enough life experience and wisdom before pursuing fame.
On his way around the world, Confucius was blocked by a group of children. The ** in the carriage persuaded them to get out of the way, but one of the young boys was adamant that he would not give way, claiming to protect his "city".
After hearing the controversy, Confucius got out of the car and walked to the little boy, and asked kindly: "Little friend, where is your city?" The little boy proudly pointed to the little house made of mud and stones at his feet and said, "This is my city." ”
Confucius smiled and nodded, indicating understanding. This story teaches us that even the youngest children have their own worlds and dreams, and we should respect and understand them.
We ask each other questions, and those who lose will worship each other as teachers, what do you think? ”
Why did Confucius apprentice to a seven-year-old child? Hearing this question, the child clapped his hands happily and said, "Okay, I'll test you first, right?" ”
Then the child asked, "Teacher, what's in the well water, what's in the fireflies, what's in the snowflakes, what's in the dead trees?" Confucius thought for a long time, but still couldn't answer, so he had to ask the child for advice.
I saw the child leaning back and laughing: "Teacher, you are so stupid." There are no fish in the well water, no smoke in the fireflies, no branches in the snowflakes, no leaves in the dead trees, you can't answer such a simple question. ”
After listening to the child's answer, Confucius did not feel angry, but was a little ashamed. In order to save the situation, he asked an extremely difficult question: Children, do you know how many stars there are in the sky and how many kinds of grains are in the ground?
Even today, no one has been able to answer this question accurately. Although there are only 6,974 stars that can be seen by the naked eye, who can say the number of stars that cannot be seen by the naked eye and cannot be detected by instruments?
The child's answer to the question was full of wisdom and wit, and he answered Confucius's questions in concise and philosophical language, which made Confucius feel very impressed.
Confucius once said: "If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher", and this child proved the true meaning of this sentence with his own actions. Although he was only seven years old, his wisdom and talent surpassed his years, which made Confucius feel very admired.
However, this kind of fame too early brought Xiang Lu a fatal disaster.
When Xiang Lu was 12 years old, the thirsty King of Qi sent someone to the Kingdom of Ju to invite Xiang Lu, hoping that he could serve the State of Qi. However, Xiang Lu politely declined on the grounds of patriotism.
Subsequently, the king of Qi sent someone to assassinate Xiang Lu, after all, for the king, the prodigy will either be used by me or killed to prevent future troubles. Although Xiang Lu is only eight years old, after all, he is still young, lacks rich life experience, speaks and does things straightforwardly, is not good at weighing the pros and cons, and is not the king's opponent.
Therefore, it is not a good thing to become famous too early, and I think it should be a late bloomer, just like Zeng Guofan.