Thousand Characters

Chapter 50

[Original text]

Read and play the market, watch the bag box.It is easy to be afraid, and belongs to the ear wall.

【Note】

Wanshi: a lively market and a place to play.Bladder: Bags and boxes for books.Yi: easy, negligent.輶: A light and smart car.Easiness refers to some small things that are easily overlooked by us.Youwei: means to be afraid.Genus: connection, association.It belongs to the ear wall: it refers to be careful when speaking, don't think that others can't hear you, and prevent the partition wall from having ears.These four sentences teach us to concentrate on doing things, and at the same time be cautious, and never make mistakes in small things.

【Interpretation】

Everyone should be like Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who can concentrate on reading and studying even in lively markets and places of entertainment. Wang Chong's eyes are only on the bags and boxes containing books.If you change to a light and compact car, you should pay attention to the danger, and don't neglect some trivial things;

【allusion】

reading and playing the market
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a famous thinker named Wang Chong. His parents died when he was very young, and he became an orphan.When Wang Chong grew up, he went to Luoyang to study. Because his family was very poor, he had no money to buy his favorite books.Wang Chong thought of a way himself, since he has no money to buy books, he just reads them and doesn't buy them.So he often went to the bookstore in Luoyang Market alone, stood there to read the books in the bookstore, and then silently recited the knowledge in the book and remembered it in his mind.Through this method, Wang Chong gradually became proficient in various theories and thoughts of various schools of thinkers in history.For Wang Chong, who only wants to learn knowledge, even in a very noisy market, he can calm down to study and study, and ignore everything that happens outside.In his eyes, there seemed to be nothing but books.It is precisely because of this dedicated and hardworking spirit that he spent 30 years and finally wrote a book "Lunheng" that has a profound influence on later generations, thus leaving his name in the history of Chinese thought.In the process of learning, no matter how difficult a person encounters, he should not give up easily like Wang Chong.Some external difficulties are temporary, as long as you face them bravely, with a spirit of perseverance, and do it bit by bit wholeheartedly, you will surely succeed in the end.

(End of this chapter)