the reading response

As we pursue the behaviour of a gentleman in terms of personal conduct and cultivation, it is all the more important for us to be disciplined in our lives and to treat the rich and the poor correctly. Tzu said, "A gentleman should not seek satiety in his food or comfort in his dwelling." A gentleman does not seek satiety in his food or comfort in his dwelling." Wealth and nobility are the desires of men, but if they are not attained in the right way, they will not be dealt with; poverty and lowliness are the evils of men, and if they are not attained in the right way, they will not be dealt with." Wealth and riches, which everyone desires, will not be accepted unless they are obtained in the proper way; poverty and lowliness, which everyone detests, will not be shunned unless they are resolved in the proper way. It is evident that spiritual pleasures are far superior to material ones. This is a time when the smell of copper is everywhere, when the heart is often in a state of impatience, and it is difficult to calm down and think mindfully. We are so busy, so busy, so busy that we don't know what we have done or what we have done. We are often cautious and think twice about things. We often look around us with suspicion and wonder whether we have deceived ourselves, others have deceived us or the world has deceived us. Some people often hang on their mouths the saying, "I would rather have the world suffer from me, never let the world suffer from me." And so, for the sake of their own acreage, or even to get benefits that are not their own, a horrible collusion begins. The name of the game is: "I'm doing this for a living, and that's how life is supposed to be, and if you peel off the skin, who is more noble than anyone else? Yes, the world is a cruel place, where the fittest survive and the unfit are eliminated. But if the world continues in such a vicious circle, and eventually reaches a dangerous state where everyone is in danger, how can we save our children and how can we gain peace of mind? The reason we live this way is to keep ourselves alive, and then to live well. But is it really what we want to do, to be in fear all day long? In fact, when we advocate Confucius' idea of the "gentleman", we are not saying that we should compromise our own interests in order to fulfil the interests of others. Rather, we are looking at the world from the perspective of development. In this world, each person is not an isolated island, but is connected to the vast continent of the world. At times, to harm the interests of others is to harm one's own interests in disguise. So it is a good idea to use the idea of a gentleman's harmony and difference to guide one's approach to the world. This is a book worth reading and I hope that such an excellent translation will be widely disseminated.