To be observant is not to be paid

To be observant is not to be paid

”It means that you have a keen eye, you can see the hair of birds and animals, but you can't see a cart of firewood. It is compared to being smart, seeing only the small but not the big. It comes from Mencius, the first king of Liang Hui.

Pronunciation of words

I'm not aware of it

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Mencius · Liang Hui Wang Shang written by Mencius · Mencius · in the pre Qin period: "if the Ming Dynasty is enough to observe the end of autumn, but there is no public salary, then is it Wang Xu?" King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, "can you tell me the story of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin dominating in the spring and Autumn period?" Mencius replied, "Confucius' students didn't talk about the deeds of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin, so they didn't spread them to later generations. I've never heard of it. If Wang wants me to say it, let's talk about Unifying the kingly way of the world with the power of morality! " King Xuan of Qi asked, "what kind of morality can unify the world?" Mencius said, "no one can stop us from working hard for the people's life and unifying the world in this way." King Xuan of Qi said, "can people like me make people's life stable?" Mencius said, "yes." King Xuan of Qi said, "how can I know that I can?" Mencius said: "Hu Yi once told me one thing: Wang was sitting on the main hall, and someone was leading an ox past the hall. When Wang saw it, he asked," where are you going with the ox? "? The petunia replied, "ready to kill the sacrificial bell.". The king said: let it go. I can't bear to see it shivering and pitiful. It's innocent, but it's sent to the slaughterhouse! The man said, "then, should the ceremony of sacrificing bells be abolished?" Then the king said, "how can it be abolished? Use a sheep instead. "_____ Don't you know that's true? " King Qi Han said, "yes." Mencius said, "with this kind heart, we can unify the world. The common people think that Wang is mean. I have known for a long time that Wang can't bear it! " King Xuan of Qi said, "yes, there are such people! Although the state of Qi is not big, I don't even want to give up a cow. I just can't bear to see it tremble and feel pitiful. I was sent to the slaughterhouse without any guilt, and then I used sheep to replace it. " Mencius said, "the common people say you are mean. You don't have to be surprised. How can they understand your deep meaning by replacing the big with the small? If it was sent to the slaughterhouse without any guilt, what's the difference between slaughtering cattle and sheep? " Qi Xuan Wang said with a smile, "I really don't know what psychology it is. It's true that I didn't use sheep instead of cattle just because I was stingy with money. When you say that, the people take it for granted that I'm stingy. " Mencius said, "it doesn't matter that the people misunderstand you. Your unbearable heart is benevolence. The truth lies in that you saw the cow with your own eyes, but didn't see the sheep. When a gentleman sees the birds and beasts alive, he can't bear to see them die again. When he hears them wailing, he can't bear to eat their meat again. This is the truth that gentlemen set their kitchens away from themselves. " Qi xuanwang said happily: "there are two poems:" I can figure out what other people have in mind. "That's what you are like. I just do it and ask myself again, but I can't tell why. When you say that, my heart will open up. But what's the reason that my mood is in line with kingcraft? " Mencius said, "if someone reports to you:" my physical strength can lift 5000 Jin, but I can't lift a feather; my eyesight can see the fine hairs of autumn birds clearly, but I can't see a cart of firewood in front of me. "Can you believe this "No," said King Xuan of Qi Mencius immediately said, "now, your favor is enough to make animals shine, but it can't make people benefit. But why? In this way, people can't pick up a feather just because they don't use force, they can't see a cart of firewood, they just don't use their eyes, they can't get a stable life, they just don't want to be kind. So you can't unify the world with benevolent politics, but you are not willing to do it, not unable to do it. " King Xuan of Qi said, "what's the difference between being unwilling to do it and being unable to do it?" Mencius said, "take Mount Tai under your arm, jump over the North Sea and tell people," I can't do this. " It's really impossible. Break a branch for the old man and tell him, "I can't do that." It's a refusal, not a failure. You can't be benevolent. You don't belong to the category of jumping over the North Sea with Mount Tai under your arm, but to the category of breaking branches for the elderly. "

usage

Complex sentence; participle; derogatory

Other uses

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