1, original: fish, what I want; Bear's paw is what I want You can't have your cake and eat it. You can't have your cake and eat it. Life is what I want; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness.
Fish is my favorite, so is bear's paw. If I can't get these two things at the same time, then I can only give up fish and choose bear's paw. Life is what I love, so is morality. If you can't have both, then I have to sacrifice my life and choose morality.
3, the original text: a dish and a bean soup, if you get it, you will live, and if you get it, you will die. Call it, and the people in the street will be blessed; Begging for help is too much. Is it for the splendor of the house, the service of my wives and the poor people who know how to appreciate me? For the beauty of the palace, the matter of wives and concubines, the poor have me and you?
A bowl of rice and a bowl of soup can survive if eaten, or starve to death if not eaten. However, when passing hungry people gave it to others contemptuously and angrily, they refused to accept it. Beggars don't want to accept kicking or stepping on others to eat. However, 10,000 yuan received a generous salary without knowing whether it was in line with etiquette, and 10,000 yuan refused to accept it without knowing whether it was in line with etiquette!
Mencius related knowledge
Mencius was a famous thinker, educator, politician and one of the representatives of Confucianism during the Warring States Period. He inherited and developed Confucianism, which had a far-reaching influence on later generations. It advocates that human nature is good and emphasizes the importance of moral cultivation and human inner spiritual world. He believes that human nature is good, but it needs to be maintained and developed through education and training.
2. The Fish I Want is also the work of Mencius in the pre-Qin period (recorded by his disciples). It is an important Confucian classic and is listed as one of the "Four Confucians". Starting with a metaphor of fish and bear's paw, this paper discusses that in life, we should take righteousness as the most important thing, seek survival with righteousness, and don't violate justice because of interests.
3. This article is a classic in Mencius' thought, which has high academic value and ideological significance. This paper not only discusses how to deal with the relationship between morality and interests in life, but also puts forward the emphasis on people's inner spiritual world and the pursuit of moral cultivation.