Source: Mencius in the Warring States? I want what I want.

Original text:

The senior official accepted it without distinguishing whether it was propriety or propriety. Call for it, and the people on the street will be blessed; It's too much to beg for help. Is it for the splendor of the house, the service of the wives and the poor who know to be grateful to me?

Translation:

Then whatever means can be used to survive, but they refuse to use it. If what people hate does not exceed death, then whatever bad things can be used to escape disasters can survive by some means, but some people refuse to use it. A certain method can avoid disaster, but some people refuse to adopt it.

Extended data:

Fish I Want is a masterpiece of Mencius' in-depth discussion on human life and death based on his theory of good nature. Emphasize that "justice" is more important than "life" and advocate giving up life for justice.

Mencius thought that "everyone has a heart of shame and evil", so people should maintain their kind nature, strengthen their usual cultivation and education, and not do anything against etiquette. Mencius regarded this thought as the essence of Chinese traditional moral cultivation and a far-reaching thing.

Mencius first made an analogy with specific things that people are familiar with in their lives: fish is what I want, and bear's paw is what I want. In the case that both cannot be obtained at the same time, I would rather give up fish and want bear's paw; Life is what I cherish, and righteousness is what I cherish. In the case that I can't get both at the same time, I would rather give up my life and get the essence.

Mencius compared life to a fish and righteousness to a bear's paw, thinking that righteousness is more precious than life, just as bear's paw is more precious than fish, which naturally leads to the idea of "giving up life for righteousness". This proposition is the central argument of the whole article.

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