Every man is innocent, but he is guilty

Every man is innocent, but he is guilty

It comes from Zuozhuan, the tenth year of Duke Huan. The original text is: at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Yu Shuyou had jade, and Yu gongqiu Zhan. Fuxian. Then he regretted it and said, "as the saying goes in Zhou Dynasty," every man is innocent, but he is guilty. " How can I use it to do harm? " It's a gift. And the sword. Uncle said, "it's not tiresome. No weariness, it will reach me. " Then he attacked Duke Yu. So Yu Gong went out to gongchi. It used to mean that treasure can cause disaster. Later, it also refers to suffering from talents and ideals.

essential information

[interpretation] the common people are not guilty, they are guilty of hiding jade. Originally, it means that grass people can't hide treasure and jade privately. There's no reason for a small grass people to have treasure and jade unless they steal and rob. Later, it also refers to suffering from talents and ideals. [example] what is the color of the sky? Is everyone innocent and guilty? Omnipotent truth, why are you indifferent? - Zhong jieying's sacrifice of blood and tears in Luofu Mountain

Related allusions

At first, uncle Yu had a piece of jade, but he didn't give it to him. Then, uncle Yu regretted it and said, "there's a saying in this place of Zhou that says," a man is not guilty, but he is guilty because he has a piece of jade. " So he gave Baoyu to Duke Yu. However, Duke Yu came to ask for uncle Yu's sword again. Uncle Yu said, "this is insatiable. I will be killed if I am so greedy. " So he sent troops to attack Duke Yu. So Duke Yu went to gongchi. In this story, uncle Yu presents Baoyu because he is worried that his greed for treasure will bring disaster. However, Duke Yu is still unsatisfied when he gets Baoyu, and finally brings disaster because of his insatiable greed.

semantic analysis

We can see that the meaning of Zuo Zhuan is that you should not be greedy for wealth, so you can avoid disaster. However, it does not mean that you should give all your wealth to others without principle. If others are greedy for wealth, they may succeed at first, but if they are not satisfied, they will inevitably bring disaster. This sentence was later extended to "cherish the talent and its sin", and even "cherish the color and its sin" and so on. Treasure, talent and beauty are not guilty in themselves, but people with bad intentions always want to destroy or rob them. So if you cherish the wall, the talent, the color and so on, you should beat away those who covet you, just like Uncle Yu later did to Duke Yu. A similar sentence is in the book of changes, Xici upload: "slow collection, teaching and stealing, smelting, teaching and licentiousness". Mr. Zhang Erqi said: "if you hide slowly but don't know how to prevent it, you will teach people to steal; if you beautify yourself and show off yourself, you will teach people to commit adultery. Why not do it yourself!