Confucius's friend died, and there was no relative responsible for the burial of the deceased, and Confucius knew the situation and said: I will handle the funeral! Friends gave Confucius objects, even if they were chariots and horses, not sacrificial meat, and Confucius did not worship them when he accepted them. When Confucius slept, he did not stand upright like a dead body, which was very relaxed and natural; When he is usually at home, he is not as solemn and serious as when he is a guest or a guest. When getting on the bus, he must first stand upright, and then pull the handrail to get on the bus; In the car, he didn't look back, didn't speak loudly, didn't point with his fingers.

Confucius was walking on a bumpy and winding mountain path, and when he saw a flock of pheasants in front of him, Confucius's expression moved, and the pheasants seemed to sense the danger, and they all flew up, and after flying for a while, they landed on the tree. Confucius saw this situation and said: These pheasants on the mountain beams are good, they can fly freely and fall freely, and they are at the right time! Zilu arched his hand to the pheasants, and the pheasants crowed a few times and flew away.

Confucius must have taken his attitude seriously when he saw that people in mourning clothes, even if they were very close friends; It must be very polite to see the official and the blind, even if they are often together; When he saw a person in mourning clothes while riding in the car, Confucius prostrated himself on a crossbar in front of the car to express sympathy; Seeing the man who bears the national picture, he also does it as a sign of respect; When a guest is a guest, if there is a sumptuous feast, Confucius will change his expression and stand up to thank him; When encountering thunder and strong winds, he will definitely change his expression to show his awe of the heavens.

That's all for the first ten chapters of the Analects, how about it, it's easy to read, right? The Analects is composed of a number of sub-chapters, each of which is very independent and has little relationship between the two chapters. Because of its poor coherence, it is not easy for us to conclude a suitable theme for each passage in the Analects. At the beginning of each article, I have arranged a passage as a general introduction to the whole article, which is for reference only, and the purpose of this is to help us absorb the nutrients of the Analects to a greater extent.

The Analects is a collection of quotation-style essays, and if you taste it carefully, you will know that it is indeed scattered enough. But the outstanding feature of the Analects is that it is philosophical, and each of its chapters is relatively short, like the essence that can no longer be condensed. According to the characteristics of the Analects, when we appreciate it, we can treat each chapter as an enlightening aphorism, and if we summarize it appropriately, we will actually gain a lot. After all, as a reference book for our daily life, the Analects is the most suitable.

Let's take a break to appreciate a little bit of something else before we get back to business.

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For some reason, the word "martial arts spirit" suddenly popped up in my head, so I began to think about what martial arts spirit is. Martial arts is actually not a world of fighting, killing and killing, in martial arts, we see many brothers and sisters gathered together, on the one hand, they are practicing martial arts, in fact, the most important thing is to cultivate their own hearts. Group life, showing the living state of each person, first of all, we must learn to cherish ourselves, and secondly, we must learn to think about others, reflect the sincerity between people, in exchange for a delicious group life.

Many martial arts masters say that the purpose of practicing martial arts is not to hurt the opponent, because there are many ways to hurt the opponent, and it is not necessary to use martial arts. The purpose of martial arts training is to dispel one's violent and impetuous spirit, and to stop the fight with static braking. Practicing martial arts can better regulate one's breath, make one's breath smooth, and at the same time, prevent one's qi from easily rushing to the top of one's head, disturbing one's sober thinking, so as not to let oneself act impulsively, and maintain a stable state for a long time. is neither humble nor arrogant, and the fusion of aura is itself a manifestation of abiding by the middle way.

After so many years of wandering, I deeply realized the meaning of the plan of the day in the morning, so I rarely slept lazy. When you wake up early, you feel like you can do a lot more, and everything seems so easy. In the midst of ups and downs, what I should cultivate most is my own heart. If you slow down your pace appropriately, you will gain the width and thickness of life, and such a life will become long-lasting. I used to be so impetuous that I listened to songs when I was quiet, and I couldn't get used to an environment where there was no sound at all. This restlessness, now thought about it, instead of allowing oneself to achieve one's goal, consumed one's life excessively.

I tried to be quiet and leaned on the railing by the river. Looking back, I always wanted to live in the attention of others, and I wanted to make a little splash without wind, lest I be forgotten by others. Now that I have finally settled myself in a quiet corner, I can be a solid audience, appreciate the excitement of others, and cheer for others.

Next to me was an old couple, the old man was sitting there fixing the wheels of the car, and the old lady was choosing vegetables. The river flows quietly, there are many old people fishing by the river, and not far away, there is smoke curling from the cooking. It turns out that the world has always been like this, and it is my heart that is anxious, which is why I feel that the world is also very chaotic.

Success or failure turns empty, the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. How many heroes and unknown people have appeared in a hot land? When the passers-by passed here, they all left their own traces more or less, some blood, some sweat, some tears, and some left incomparable resentment. And these things left behind have slowly become a little wave in the long river of history.

In this life, is it useful to pursue success and failure too much, and care too much about right and wrong? If you have it, you will lose it, and if you let it go, you will have it, and the fool will be foolish, and the mediocre will disturb you, and you will be cocooned and bound yourself. Have we ever wondered what is the purpose of human life? Life is short, everything is like a white horse, why don't we look down on the glitz, properly integrate ourselves into nature, and appreciate the greatness of the Creator? Does the impetuous heart make us lose the courage and insight to discover beautiful things, and even we will no longer have the ability to be happy!

In fact, no matter when and where, we can pay attention to our quality of life. The quality of life comes from loyalty and love for oneself, which comes from the heart, and in fact, it does not need too much material color to whitewash. It is not enough for us to realize that it is not enough to live happily, once we learn to live happily, we will be grateful for everything in life, and we will evaluate life in an optimistic way. We should believe in ourselves and we can learn to live happily!