Guoyu Zheng Yu in the Warring States Period
I heard nothing, wrote nothing, tasted nothing and said nothing.
Interpretation: I can't hear anything when there is only one sound. If the colors are the same, they are not good colors. If the taste is the same, it is not delicious. If things are single, there will be no comparison.
Mrs Zhou and Zheng Huangong discussed the general trend of the rise and fall of the Zhou Dynasty. Starting from the destiny, Tai Shibo said: "People's wishes must put personnel first. If the rulers turn a blind eye and refuse to listen to different opinions, it will only lead to the decline of the country. As the old saying goes, it is clear when you listen, but dark when you listen. Now, we use this sentence to teach people to listen to different opinions and then choose the best one to implement.
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Guoyu, also known as Chunqiu Zhuan or Zuoshi Zhuan. Legend has it that it was written by Zuo Qiuming, a native of Lu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Zuo Qiuming (502 BC-422 BC); Du Jun (now Shandong Province) was born in Taiwei, Ming Dynasty. He was a historian, writer, thinker, essayist and strategist at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. At the same time or slightly older than Confucius. As a historian of Lu, he wrote Zuo Zhuan to analyze Chunqiu.
Zuo Qiuming's thought is Confucianism, which reflects the interests and demands of the people at that time. Most of his thoughts reflect the traditional Confucian thoughts of harmony, pluralism and respect for the people. The idea of "harmony" runs through the world view of harmony between man and nature, the national view of harmony but difference, the social view of harmony but difference, and the moral view of good human nature, which is fully embodied in the idea of "don't ask, don't taste, don't talk"
"If you live in harmony with real creatures, you won't continue."
Only when different things are in harmony with each other can all things in the world be derived. If everything is consistent, the world will no longer develop. "Harmony" emphasizes that things complement each other, make up for their shortcomings, and make things in their proper places. "Only a variety of things coordinate, cooperate and coexist with each other can we achieve the realm of' harmony and reality'.
Chinese civilization has always had the tolerant character of moderation, understanding, being virtuous and carrying things, and being harmonious but different. Harmonious thought is the essence of China culture, which we should inherit and carry forward.