Thousand Characters

Chapter 46

[Original text]

Humiliated and nearly ashamed, Lin Gao is lucky.When the two meet each other, whoever will force them to disband.

【Note】

Nearly: about to, soon.Humiliation: being bullied.Shame: Refers to inner shame.Gao: A place near the water's edge.Lingo here refers to the meaning of resigning from the official position and retiring to the mountains and forests.Two Shu: Refers to Shu Guang and Shu Shou's uncle and nephew during Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. These two were once the emperor's teachers, but they both retired voluntarily.Machine: omen, omen.Group: Abbreviation for "group ribbon", a silk ribbon with embroidery.Here is the story of Shu Guang and Shu Shou's uncle and nephew in the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty to tell us that we must be cautious in life and doing things. will pass slowly.This is also what we often say, "Take a step back and endure the calm for a while".

【Interpretation】

If you know that something dangerous and shameful is about to happen to you, you should hurry up and return to your hometown and retreat to the mountains and forests, so that you can survive the disaster.During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Shu Guang and Shu Shou's uncles and nephews quickly resigned from their official positions and retired to their hometown when they saw that the omen was not good. No one forced them to do so.

【allusion】

During the Han Dynasty, the crown prince's teacher, there were two very learned people, one was Shu Guang and the other was his nephew Shu Shou.Shuguang liked reading since he was a child, and taught others knowledge at home when he grew up, and there was an endless stream of people who came to study.Later, Shuguang was elected to be the prince's teacher, specializing in teaching the prince's "Spring and Autumn", and often discussed with Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty the major issues of governing the country.His nephew, Shu Shou, was kind and polite, smart and humble, quick-witted, and later became the prince's teacher through election.Under the careful teaching of these two teachers, Shu Guang and Shu Shou, the prince's etiquette became more and more decent, and his knowledge became more and more abundant.Just when everyone was proud of Shuguang and Shushou, the two felt that the task of educating the prince had been successfully completed, and they should retire and return home.On the day of returning home, people who came to see him off crowded the roadside, and they were all moved by the noble character of the uncle and nephew.After returning to their hometown, the two uncles and nephews distributed part of the gold rewarded to them by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty to the local people. A life of great joy.

(End of this chapter)