Fish is what I want; Bear's paw is what I want, too If I can't get both at the same time, then I'll give up fish and choose bear's paw. Life is what I want, justice is what I want. If these two things can't be obtained at the same time, then I will give up my life and choose justice. Life is what I want, but what I want is more important than life, so I don't do anything to drag out an ignoble existence; Death is something I hate, but some things I hate are more serious than death, so I can't avoid some disasters. If what people want is not as important as life, what can't be used to save lives? If there is nothing more hateful than death, then what can't be used to ward off evil spirits? You can survive by some means, but some people refuse to use it; Some methods can avoid disaster, but some people refuse to adopt them. Therefore, what they want is more precious than life (that is "righteousness"), and what they hate is more serious than death (that is "injustice"). Not only saints have this nature, everyone has it, but saints can't lose it.
A bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, can survive if you eat it, or starve to death if you don't eat it. But it is impolite to shout for food, and the hungry people passing by are unwilling to accept it; Kicking (or stepping on) others for dinner, beggars are unwilling to pick it up.
Accept. I accepted the generous salary of "Wanzhong" without knowing whether it was in line with etiquette. So, what good will this generous salary do me? Is it because of the magnificent house, the service of wives and concubines, and the poor people I know? In the past, (some people) would rather die than accept it, but now they accept it for the grandeur of the house; In the past, (some people) would rather die than accept it. Now they accept it for the service of wives and concubines. In the past, (some people) would rather die than accept it, but now they are grateful to the poor people they know, but they accept it. Can't this practice be stopped? This is called losing people's bad feelings and sense of shame.