Confucius' Family Language, Volume 4, Six Books, Fifteenth Book
Xia Zi asked Confucius, "What kind of person is Yan Hui?" Confucius said, "Reply to Shan Xian." He said, "Who is Zi Gong?" Confucius said, "Lift it up on the mountain." He said, "Who's Luz?" Confucius said, "There is courage and virtue in the mountains." He said, "Is Zi Zhangzhi an interesting person?" Confucius said, "Teachers are wise men in the mountains." Xia Zi left the table and asked, "But what does the fourth son do, sir?"
Confucius said, "If you live in a house and I talk to you, my husband can believe you, but he can't refute you.". On the contrary, it means breaking your word. Don't believe what a gentleman says. Only righteousness is given by his ears, but he should be sensitive and not be deceived. Although he is sensitive, he should be brave and not afraid. He can be a teacher, but not the same. Although he is proud of his village, he should have four sons, so I am blessed easily.
Explanation:
Xia Zi, a student of Confucius, asked Confucius, "What kind of person is Yan Hui?" Confucius said, "Yan Hui is more benevolent than me." Xia Zi asked Confucius again, "What kind of person is Zi Gong?" Zi Gong's eloquence is above mine. Xia Zi then asked, "What is Luz like?" Confucius said, "The courage of Luz is beyond my reach."
Xia Zi asked again, "What is Zhang Zi like?" Confucius said, "Zhang Zi's solemnity is beyond my reach." Xia Zi became more and more confused and said, "Since they are all better than you, why are they all willing to worship you as a teacher?" Confucius said, "Yan Hui is a benevolent person who does not know how to be flexible; Zi Gong is eloquent but not modest enough; Lutz is brave, but he doesn't know how to give in; Although Zhang Zi is very serious, he doesn't get along well with others.
Although their advantages as human beings are beyond my reach, I don't have their shortcomings, so they are willing to worship me as a teacher and learn from me. "
Expand the philosophical truth reflected by the data;
There are no perfect students, nor perfect children or subordinates. How to stimulate the potential, give full play to the advantages and disadvantages, and make up for the shortcomings is the responsibility of the instructor. ? The effect of education, to some extent, depends on what kind of person the teacher presents to the children.
What kind of person a teacher wants to train a child depends on what kind of person the teacher is and what kind of person he shows the child. This is "educating people by people".
Creative background:
Confucius is the most famous teacher, and many talents all over the world worship him as a teacher from afar. One day, Confucius accepted a new student named Xia Zi. Xia Zi was very surprised when he saw Confucius, because Confucius looked like an ordinary old man, and he was not handsome. Physically, it is not strong; Talking or being smart is just ordinary.
Xia Zi thought, "My teacher is the most famous tutor in the world, but it doesn't seem to be anything special! Could it be that there are too many rumors? " Xia Zi looked back at her classmates. Almost all of them were dragons and phoenixes among people. Many of them are more brave and handsome than their teachers, and some of them are not lost to their teachers in speech and intelligence.
Xia Zi thought, "What the hell is going on? Since these people are already better than teachers, why should they follow teachers all over the world? " One day, he couldn't help it, so he ran to the teacher to find out about the situation. He knelt beside the teacher and asked questions eagerly. So there is such a story.