Thursday, March 12, 2009

How the ancient Chinese believed that to repair its mistakes

The elders thought it was very important to repair its own mistakes - it was a way to cultivate virtue. It was also an important problem of introspection and cultivation. The former believed that even a saint could make mistakes. In "The Classics", it is said that no man is infallible, and being able to correct its mistakes is the noblest of virtues.

Make a mistake and not correct it, is thus committing another mistake. Confucius said, "If you know you made a mistake and you do not correct, that's when you truly commit a mistake." This is wonderful when someone can actively improve its behavior. We should act as Mo Zi, one of the most famous disciples of Confucius, "Happy every time he was learning from its mistakes." Only when someone is anxious to correct the errors that can continuously improve and become a person of great virtue.

In The Analects Zi Chang 19, Chang Zi, one of the disciples of Confucius, said: "The errors of a gentleman are like the eclipses of sun and moon, when a gentleman made a mistake, everyone sees and when it corrects, everyone admires that. " Mistakes are inevitable, particularly errors of a gentleman. If it can reform itself, the others will continue to respect it. Failing to do so or if he made efforts to conceal them, then not only will lose his self-esteem but will also face the disdain of others towards him.

In the Book of Changes, it is said that we must change for better and fix our mistakes.

It is impossible for anyone not to make mistakes, but what is crucial is the correct time. Taizhong, the famous emperor of the Tang dynasty, was renowned for his ability to accept different ideas and thus he was able to correct his mistakes at the right time. When he was reminded by Wei Zheng, the counselor in whom he had had the most confidence, he said: "If you take copper as a mirror, it will help you adjust your outfit, if you take history as a mirror, you will see the emergence and fall of dynasties, if you take a human being as a mirror, you will learn the loss and gain. " Take "human being as a mirror" means taking the words and behavior of people like references to discover that no matter that we have right or wrong, we must abandon our own idea if others have better, we must recognize and correct our mistakes if we find that others will behave in the right way, We will be cautious and attentive if others make mistakes, so you do not reproduce the same.

In the senior officials in ancient China, it is said that we must correct its mistakes without hesitation.

Mencius told this story: "There was a man flying every day a chicken with its neighbor. Someone told him that this was not the conduct of an honest man. The man replied, "I need time to correct that. First, I steal one chicken per month, instead of one per day, and next year I will steal more. "He knew he was acting badly. Why does it not correct its error immediately instead of waiting until next year? Once you know your mistakes, you should take steps to correct them quickly and not let things drag.

Lu Jiuyuan, a thinker of the Southern Song Dynasty, said, "When someone shows you errors, you must correct them immediately when you know your mistakes, you should not try to hide, when you correct your mistakes, you do not have fear. "

Mencius was once praised Zi Lu, saying: "Every time someone pointed out to Mo Zi had made a mistake, Zi Lu was very happy." Based on what Mencius said, Lu Jiuyuan drew this conclusion and said: "First, do not be afraid when others highlight your mistakes and secondly, having learned from your mistakes, you should not try to mislead others and yourself, and finally, you must persevere constantly correcting your mistakes. "Have no fear." These words are of great importance. After you have committed a fault, do not be afraid of criticism, do not be afraid to be embarrassed, and furthermore, do not be discouraged because of difficulties that might arise in the process of repairing the fault. When you are able to follow these three steps, your moral rise continuously.

Yan Yuan, a thinker and tutor of the Qing Dynasty, recommended learning all things and apply it in everyday life. He said, "Cultivate your character means to correct your mistakes and change for the better. He insisted that we must apply ourselves to the strict standards.

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