Summary of the content of the six-foot alley of modesty

One day during the Kangxi period, Zhang Ying, a scholar at the Wenhua Hall and the Minister of Rites, received a letter from his family saying that his family had a dispute with their neighbors over the land on which they were building a house, and that the letter implicitly requested Zhang Ying to suppress his neighbors with his official position.

Zhang Ying contemplated and wrote: "A letter of a thousand miles is only for the wall, so what is the harm of letting him three feet. The Great Wall of China is still there today, but I don't see the Qin Shi Huang of the past."

After receiving Zhang Ying's letter, his family immediately took the initiative to set back the wall to be built by three feet, and the neighbors also took the initiative to set back the wall by three feet when they learned of the situation, creating the legendary "Six Feet Lane" in Tongcheng, Anhui Province.

Materials, because of their longevity, are easily discarded in the river of time.

We go to the museum to see the display of countless rare and exotic treasures, bright and shining, recorded how many splendor they have had, but their owners? Those who once cherished it have them where are they now?

Westminster Abbey, London, England. John Doe gravestones

The crypt of the church is lined with tombstones. It is unassuming compared with those of kings and celebrities, which are of superior quality and workmanship, and does not even contain the name of the owner, or the dates of birth and death.

However, it is such an anonymous gravestone that the inscription on it has shocked the world, making Westminster Abbey one of the most famous churches in the world.

"When I was young, my imagination was never limited and I dreamed of changing the world.

As I matured, I realized that I could not change the world, I shortened my sights a bit and decided to change only my country.

As I entered my twilight years, I realized that I could not change my country, and my last wish was to change only my family. But that is not possible either.

As I lie in bed now, on the verge of death, I suddenly realize that if I had started out simply to change myself, and then acted as a role model, I might have changed my family; with their help and encouragement, I might have done something for my country.

However, who knows? I might even change the world."

This is a philosophical and intensely powerful inscription on the tombstone of John Doe.

Everyone, everyone should pay attention and care about what they can and should do. Do yourself well, do your own thing, the world will be much better

Six-foot Lane is a model of neighborly harmony in traditional Chinese culture. When people talk about the story of Six Feet Lane, they often praise Zhang Ying, thinking that Zhang Ying's magnanimity and modesty and not relying on the power of the six feet of the lane achievements. In fact, it is not true, the achievements of the six-foot alley, is Zhang Ying, Wu and Tongcheng magistrate *** with the results of the role.

First of all, the six-foot alley is Zhang Ying living in a high position and the results of the humble Chong self-pastoral. The Qing dynasty, the equivalent of the prime minister, high-powered, important ministers of the country. Zhang Ying not only trusted by the emperor himself, his son Zhang Wenrui in the career also have achievements, and later also did the university degree, "father and son all bachelor", by the people of the time as a beautiful story. Neighbor Wu, unknown, in front of the prestigious Zhang family, but is an ant under the feet of the elephant. In the occurrence of neighboring disputes, Zhang Ying did not rely on the power of bullying, on the contrary, but also asked the family to let three feet, living in a high position can be so modest Chong self-pastoral, let a person respect the mountains.

Secondly, the six-foot alley is Wu's dare to defend the right to fear the results of the powerful. This dare to the phase of the Wu, according to the Huangmei opera "six-foot alley" scriptwriter Wang Xiaoma said, "check all the information that can be checked, asked all the old Tongcheng that can ask. It's still the same words: neighborhood Wu's." In addition to having a large family fortune, the Wu family has no special background. In the suppression of business cheap feudal society, rich and officials do not fight is the world's brightest, rich and powerful, not the same day, simply not in a weight class. This "illiterate" Wu, dared to openly challenge, and Zhang's family in court, the courage to defend their rights, let people admire. If the Wu's "know what's good for them," they would have swallowed their anger, and Six Feet Lane would have been dead in the water.

Finally, the six-foot alley is the Tongcheng County magistrate not a noble not to bully the people's results. "There are people in the government", in order to climb the dragon and phoenix, many people humble words and colors, many camps, the best of flattery and flattery. As a Tongcheng county magistrate, their own district has Zhang family such a big tree, is really a godsend! Can climb up this tree, soaring to fame and fortune is like a bag of gold. As long as he understands and can come to things, why worry about not leaving a good impression on the Zhang family. This neighboring dispute was eventually settled by both sides, Tongcheng County magistrate did not seem to play much of a role. In fact, after all, one of the parties is the dynasty scholar, Tongcheng county order can not be cautious, he can do not pervert the law, do not do gourd monk judgment gourd case, rare and valuable. If the first to Wu this "unruly people" three hundred kill stick, under heavy punishment, six feet of the alley will be ashes into thin air.

Lin Yutang in the "wind and crane" said: "do not fight, is a big fight: do not fight, then the world and the people do not fight."

Poet Liushahe also said: "In the face of net difficulties do not fight hard to grab. Give in a few steps, find out the gap between the difficulties and difficulties. Then catch up head on will be much easier."

Lenin once downstairs, in the narrow aisle of the staircase, just bumped into a woman worker carrying a pot of water upstairs. When the woman saw that it was Lenin, she was about to back away to make way for him. Lenin stopped her and said, "There is no need for that. You are halfway up the stairs with your things, and I am now empty-handed, so please go through first!" He said the word "please" very loudly and kindly. Then he pressed himself against the wall and let the workwoman go up the stairs before going down.

One day Goethe went for a walk in the park, and was met by a critic who had sharply criticized his work, and who stood in front of Goethe and shouted, "I never make way for fools!" Goethe, however, replied, "And I am just the opposite!" While saying this, he stepped aside with a big smile on his face. Goethe's humor avoids a needless argument and removes his own irritation at the same time. In a sense, it got rid of an awkward, embarrassing situation for himself and stepped down smoothly, while at the same time showing his own heart and temperament.

An ancient poem has a variety of versions of legends, and leads to many ancient and modern Chinese and foreign stories, but it tells us the same truth: "A little more humility, a little more tolerance." Narrow a "six-foot alley", in the vigorously build a harmonious society today, especially thought-provoking.