original text
Confucius said, "The knower enjoys water, and the benevolent enjoys Leshan; The knower moves, and the benevolent is quiet; Those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent are longevity. "
translate
Confucius said: "love the water, a wise man, loves mountains;" The wise are active, while the benevolent are quiet; Wise people enjoy water, but benevolent people live long. "
reading comprehension
It is vivid and profound to describe mountains and rivers as different people have different opinions. This is just like Zhu's exposition in The Analects of Confucius: "Without a deep understanding of benevolence and wisdom, we can never make such a description." The sage has both wisdom and benevolence, so the patent right of this description belongs to him.
A wise man is a wise man. Smart people are quick-thinking, active in thinking, and active in temperament through rational thinking, so they use water as a metaphor.
A benevolent person is also a kind person. Good-hearted people are content with justice, kind and tolerant, but not impulsive, quiet and stable, so use mountains as a comparison.
But if you ask the average person whether they are happy with water or Leshan, the answer is mostly that mountains and rivers are happy. Because-
"Ha, ha, the water is a cross, and the mountain is an eyebrow peak.
If you want to ask pedestrians which way to go, your eyebrows are shining. "(Crown)
Every landscape has its advantages, and kindness is our pursuit. Even if it is beyond our ability, we must yearn for it.
Of course, as far as the actual situation is concerned, everyone's temperament is different, and there are indeed mountains and rivers. In other words, some people are happy with water and others are happy with mountains.
"The green hills are endless, and the green water keeps flowing." (Cui Hao)
Do you like water or Leshan?