When a man is dying, his words are good

When a man is dying, his words are good

It is a Chinese idiom that people are good when they are dying. The Pinyin is R é nzh ī Ji ā ngs ǐ, Q í y á NY ě sh à n. It means that when people are dying, they all hope to forget the pain and evil of being human, and yearn for the only joy and purity. From the Analects of Confucius, Taibo.

essential information

Source: in the Analects of Confucius, Taibo, written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn Period: "Zeng Ziyan said:" when a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are good. " usage: as an object, clause; refers to the words when people are dying. Chapter 6 of Emperor Qianlong by yehenara Tuhong: "as the saying goes, '~', I hope you will remember this sentence well." English Translation: aman's swordsore kindwhendeathisclose.whenamanisneardeathhespeaksfromhisheart . words of a manonhis death should always come from the heart (prover) grammatical usage: as an object, clause; refers to the words when people are dying.

Idioms and allusions

The eighth Analects of Confucius: when a man is dying, his words are also good. Zeng Ziyan said, "when a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are good." Notes: (1) MEng Jingzi; Zhong sunjie, a senior official of the state of Lu. Zeng Zi is bedridden. Meng Jingzi goes to ask him. Zengzi said: "when a bird is dying, its voice is sad; when a man is dying, his words are kind." Zhu Xi explained: "birds are afraid of death, so they cry sad; people are poor, so they say good." (Analects of Confucius) that is to say, birds cry bitterly because they are afraid of death. When people come to the end of life, they reflect on their life and return to the essence of life, so they say kind words. At the end of one's life, all struggles, all calculations, all glories and all disgraces have become the past, and this world gradually recedes, as if it were on the other side, and it seems that it is nothing to do with oneself. no chance, a kind of regret, a kind of nostalgia for life arises spontaneously. Is this what people often call "Conscience Discovery"? If so, it's too late to find out! Background brief analysis: there are three aspects that a gentleman should pay attention to: to make his appearance solemn and serious, so as to avoid being rude and presumptuous; to make his face serious, so as to approach honesty; to make his speech and tone careful, so as to avoid being rude and unreasonable. As for sacrificial rites and rituals, officials in charge of these affairs are responsible for them. Zeng Zi and Meng Jingzi are opposite in political position. Before Zeng Zi died, he was still trying to change Meng Jingzi's attitude, so he said, "when a man is dying, his words are good." On the one hand, he shows that he has no malice to Meng Jingzi, and at the same time, he tells Meng Jingzi that as a gentleman, he should pay attention to three aspects. These enlightenments are of great significance in the contemporary era. It has important reference value for personal moral cultivation and harmonious interpersonal relationship.