If you are poor, you will be immune, and if you are rich, you will help the world. Where did it come from?

It means that when you are frustrated, you can cultivate yourself to show yourself in the world. If you are poor, you will be immune to it, and if you are obvious, you will help the world. From Mencius' Special Seal Sentence in the Warring States Period. Mencius' words show a methodology of Confucianism to realize self-worth, that is, to realize the survival and development of individuals first, and then realize the value of individuals to society.

It turned out that "poverty is the only way to protect yourself, and goodness is the best way to help the world." Later generations changed "both goodness" to "both economy", without losing the original meaning of Mencius. In other words, when you are frustrated, you should lead an honest and clean life, cultivate one's morality, and when you are ambitious, you should benefit the people all over the world. Poverty refers to being in adversity, being down and out, and being frustrated in life. Good health means good health, that is, making yourself more noble in moral cultivation. The so-called cultivation is nothing more than that. ?

As the embodiment of "Confucianism and Taoism complement each other" in the essence of China culture, "poverty is the only way to protect yourself, and success is the way to help the world". He expressed the spirit of Confucianism's entry into WTO and the open-minded attitude of Taoism.

Extended data:

original text

Mencius said that Song Goujian said, "Is it easy to swim? My children travel: people know, but it is also noisy; People don't know, and they are embarrassed. "

He said, "How can you be so noisy?"

He said, "If you respect morality, music and righteousness, you can make a scene. The homeland is poor in righteousness, and it is inseparable from the Tao. You gain yourself if you are poor (1). People are not disappointed because they can't get rid of Tao. Ancient people, success, Zejia people; If you don't succeed, cultivate your morality and see the world. If you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are good, you will help the world. "

Original translation

Mencius said to Song Goujian, "Do you like lobbying monarchs? I tell you the attitude of lobbying: others understand and feel at ease; Others don't understand and are complacent. "

Song Goujian asked, "How can I feel at ease?"

Mencius said: "Respect for virtue, love for benevolence and righteousness can make you feel at ease. Therefore, the scholar is poor without losing his righteousness; Don't deviate from morality when you are prominent. If you are poor, you will not lose your righteousness, so you will be peaceful and complacent; People won't be disappointed because they didn't deviate from morality when they stood out. In ancient times, people got timely benefits from the people; When frustrated, we should cultivate ourselves to appear in the world. If you are poor, you will be immune to it, and if you are out, you will help the world. "

References:

People's Network-Poor people are immune to it, while rich people help the world.