Back in 29 years, the hair turned white and the flea died. Confucius cried bitterly and said, "Since I have something in return, my disciples benefit my relatives." Lu Aigong asked, "Who is a studious disciple?" Confucius said to him, "Those who have Yan Hui are eager to learn, will not be angry but will never fail. Unfortunately, if you are short-lived, you will die today. You have never heard of a good scholar. "
Don't be angry and don't translate the Analects of Confucius Yong Ye as follows.
Yan Hui was twenty-nine, his hair turned white, and he died young. Confucius was very sad about Yan Hui's death and said, "Since I had Yan Hui, my disciples have become closer to each other."
Lu Aigong asked, "Who among your disciples likes studying best?" Confucius replied, "I have a student named Yan Hui who likes to study. He never turns his anger on others, nor does he make the same mistake again. But it's a pity that he died young, and so did Yan Hui. I haven't heard of anyone who is eager to learn. "
Brief introduction of Yan Hui
Yan Hui (52 BC1-48 BC1), surnamed Cao, Yan, Ming Hui, Zi Ziyuan, a native of Lu, lived in an ugly alley (now the ugly alley street in the old city of Qufu City, Shandong Province, where Yan Temple is located), and was honored as Fu Yanzi, a thinker and scholar in Lu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the head of the seventy-two sages of Confucius.
Yan Hui was smart and eager to learn, which made him realize the profoundness of Confucius' theory earlier. He has more respect for Confucius than ordinary disciples. He respects Confucius with the attitude of respecting the sages of past dynasties, and his relatives are like father and son.
Yan Hui's allusion-Yan Hui is not an official.
Confucius said to Yan Hui, "Yan Hui, come here! Your family is poor and humble. Why not be an official? " Yan Hui replied, "I don't want to be an official. I have fifty acres of land outside the city, which is enough to supply thick porridge; Ten acres of land in the city are enough to wear silk and hemp; Playing the piano is enough to entertain yourself, and what you have learned is enough to make you feel happy. I don't want to be an official. "
Confucius changed his face happily and said, "Good, as you wish! I have heard:' The contented do not bear the burden of wealth; See get carried away, lose without fear; People who cultivate their minds are not ashamed of being an official and being light. "I have read these words for a long time, and now I only see them in Yan Hui. This is my experience! "