The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 107 One Cannot Be Gloating
【Original Code】

On the ninth day, the bird burns its nest, and the traveler laughs first and then wails.It is inauspicious to lose a cow in Yi.

"Xiang" says: If you travel above, your righteousness will burn.The loss of a cow in Yi, will never be heard of.

——"Book of Changes Journey"

【Interpretation】

The nine lines on the hexagram of "Travel" said: The bird's nest caught fire, and the traveler thought it was funny. Unexpectedly, the fire spread and burned the hostel. The traveler lost his money, so he cried.Later, he lost his cattle in other places, and misfortunes never come singly.

"Xiangci" said: When you go out and see the nest on fire and don't go to put out the fire, but gloat on the sidelines, it is expected that the house will be burned; As it should be.

One must not take pleasure in other people's misfortune. When one sees a bird's nest burning on a tree, one should try to put it out. However, a traveler watching the excitement there will end up hurting himself.Many times we also make fun of others unconsciously. After hurting others, we are not only unaware of it, but also complacent, and eventually we will fall into disaster.

【Category】

Story [-]: Chen Simin imitated and caused trouble

There is a primary school student named Chen Simin, she especially likes to imitate other people's speech, the big boy next door is a bit stuttering, so Chen Simin often imitates his speech and actions in front of others, and gets a little bit of help from the ignorant laughter of her classmates. An inexplicable satisfaction.

Once, when she was dancing and performing the boy's funny speech to several classmates, she didn't expect that the boy had rushed over with a kitchen knife and wanted to fight Chen Simin desperately.Chen Simin was scared out of her wits and ran away.Later, if several adults hadn't snatched the kitchen knife from the boy in time, maybe Chen Simin would suffer a big loss this time.

Although the turmoil passed, Chen Simin himself suffered from severe stuttering.At this time, she became the object of others' teasing instead.Only then did she realize her previous mistakes and stupidity.

In order to cure her stuttering disease, her parents not only spent a lot of money, but also wasted a lot of energy.From then on, Chen Simin never dared to make fun of others casually.

In life, whenever we make fun of others, we have to check ourselves first, whether we have been laughed at by others, so that we can get rid of gloating, stupid thoughts, and hurting others is equal to hurting ourselves.Only if you have a benevolent heart in your heart and don't make fun of others ignorantly, can you get kindness in return.

Story [-]: The head teacher cannot be a teacher

There was a short classmate who was most afraid of queuing, especially when the whole school gathered on the playground to listen to the principal's speech.Whenever this time, he is always at the top of the class without exception.

Once in a meeting, this classmate was reluctant to stand at the front of the line, and the other classmates also stood here and there randomly because he did not stand at the front of the line first.

At this time, the principal said: "What's the matter with the students in your class, why haven't you stood up yet?"

The head teacher felt embarrassed when he heard the headmaster named their class, so he walked up to the classmate and grabbed his ear and said, "You are short in stature and don't want to stand in the front, so that the whole class can't do anything." queue!"

The head teacher didn't shy away from this short student, but directly pointed out "You are short". Such a teacher doesn't know how to respect others, so how can he be a teacher?And this student's self-esteem was also greatly insulted, and he has been brooding about this matter.

Tagore once said: "If you respect others, others will respect you. This is a fair transaction between people." Making fun of other people's shortcomings will deeply hurt their self-esteem and make them hold a grudge against you. , which is of no benefit to oneself.

【The Heart of the Book of Changes】

One cannot gloat, let alone make fun of others.In real life, some people inadvertently make fun of other people's flaws. As long as you do this, you will hurt others' self-esteem, cause unnecessary conflicts with you, or hold grudges against you. It can also hurt you.Spoken words are like water that is spilled, and it cannot be recovered when it is overwhelmed.Therefore, as a human being, you must be careful about your own words and deeds, and don't say words that hurt their self-esteem to others.

When you see others in trouble, don't stand aside and watch jokes, but remember that you will also encounter misfortune.To be a human being should have a heart of sympathy and compassion, which is a foresight of the misfortunes we may encounter in the future.We give aid to others to ensure that they will aid us in future situations similar to our own.Properly speaking, the help we give them is a favorable arrangement we have made for ourselves in advance.

(End of this chapter)