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Chapter 5 The Holy Word Opens Wisdom

"What's going on here? Am I born with a body of wisdom? Although refreshing and awakening the mind and nourishing the wisdom orifices, it is impossible to open up the body of wisdom? Could it be..."

Su Lin suddenly thought of a possibility and was shocked, "I understand, it's Meng Zhicao. That damn Su Liu, it turns out that for the past nine years, I have been adding Meng Zhicao to my meals, which has led to my delay in enlightenment. If it weren't for Zijin's bowl of refreshing soup, I'm afraid I would have to wait until I get into the Tongsheng exam before I can enlightenment."

With a clue, it would be no longer difficult for Su Lin. Seeing Su Lin's sudden joy, Dong Zijin asked happily: "Brother Su Lin, is there anything worth being happy about?"

"It's worth it! It's worth it. Zijin, thank you for this bowl of refreshing soup. Now, I'm enlightened and unhindered!"

The excited Su Lin immediately pulled Dong Zijin back to the wing room. Before Su Lin sat upright on the desk, he couldn't wait to open Confucius' "The Analects of Confucius", while Dong Zijin sat at the head of the bed with one hand holding his chin, looking at him in a daze.

"The higher the level of Kaizhi's speech, the higher the achievements you can achieve in the future. According to the history of the Tianren Continent, only the sub-saint Mencius and the semi-saint Son Si. Today, I, Su Lin, will give you a try and see how difficult it is to open your wisdom in this saint?"

Sitting upright, Su Lin's eyes were bright and bright. He opened the Analects of Confucius and read the chapter. One was the record of Confucius' remarks before his eyes. Just like just now, the thoughts conveyed by Confucius were rippling in his heart, but no matter what, it had not reached the point where the qi rushed to the wisdom.

"Sure enough, just understanding the superficial meaning of the holy words of the Analects of Confucius is not enough to enlighten one's wisdom. It must be truly understood and understood and understood, just like the ten-year-old Su Wen. In his long-term living environment, Su Liu oppressed me and felt depressed in his heart. So once he saw the words and sentences about filial piety and brotherhood, he would empathize with it, integrate the thoughts in it, and break through the wisdom hole..."

How can it be so easy to use the holy words to gain wisdom? The sage's thoughts must be penetrated into their own way before they can break through the wisdom essay. In the Analects of Confucius, most of the sages Confucius implemented the nine thoughts of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, trustworthiness, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and fraternity". The nine countries each took one of the words as the foundation of the country.

Su Lin looked through the "Analects of Confucius" and wanted to find a way that represents his thoughts. Suddenly, his heart moved and saw the "gentleman is not a weapon" in the chapter on government. His thoughts surged like a tide, and he quickly interpreted these sentences.

"A gentleman is not a weapon! A gentleman is not a weapon! What does it mean? Why do I feel that seeing these four words makes my thoughts so clear, my thoughts surge, and I will soon break through my wisdom?"

With intuition, Su Lin knew that if he wanted to use the holy words to gain wisdom, it would be the sentence "A gentleman is not a weapon", but what does this sentence mean? According to a straightforward translation, the meaning of this sentence is "A gentleman cannot be like a tool."

The reason why people in the world are difficult to enlighten their wisdom is because the deep thoughts contained in the speech of the saint Confucius, and every sentence is not just the meaning they see on the surface. In order to thoroughly understand this sentence "A gentleman is not a weapon", Su Lin started the wordless heavenly book in his mind and quickly searched for all relevant records about "A gentleman is not a weapon".

In the end, Su Lin found the most credible source of this sentence. In fact, behind this sentence, there is an allusion.

This allusion is that Confucius called his disciples to his side, pointed to a pottery that filled with water and said that each person has his own special purpose, just like this water-filled utensil, whose function is to fill water.

At this time, disciples came up to ask their teacher Confucius what kind of weapon they were. Confucius smiled and pointed it out one by one. Among them, Zigong, the most respected disciple, was compared by Confucius, to Hulian. This Hulian was a sacrificial vessel that filled millet and sorghum in the ancestral temples in ancient times. This shows that Confucius' high evaluation of Zigong was compared to Hulian, which means that Zigong had the ability to govern the country.

However, Zigong, who received such high praise, frowned and asked Confucius boldly: "What kind of equipment is the teacher?"

Confucius smiled and shook his head, and whispered four words: "A gentleman is not a weapon!"

Zigong suddenly realized that what the teacher said, ordinary human tools are like those vessels, with only fixed functions, while a true gentleman must be versatile and cannot have only fixed functions like a "device".

Zigong said what he had realized, and the other disciples suddenly realized it and praised Zigong for his great understanding. However, Confucius still sighed and stopped talking.

The four words "A gentleman is not a weapon" are followed by a remarks by Confucius and his disciple Zigong, which is later the semi-saint Duanmu Ci.

Su Lin had a good understanding and was often able to learn from one example in school. However, what he could understand from these four words was just like Zigong, thinking that the gentleman mentioned by Confucius was to be versatile and not limited to one talent. However, at the end of the story, Confucius shook his head and sighed. What was this for? Is it true that what Zigong said was incorrect?

"It's just a little bit! It's just a little bit. What does it mean?" Su Lin's mind was running wildly, and the thoughts in his heart surged little by little. "A gentleman is not a tool. The so-called instrument is ordinary. Some vessels containing water are more expensive. The more valuable ones are like sacrificial Hulian, but they are essentially the same and have only fixed uses. The gentleman said by the wise Confucius, who is not a tool. Since a gentleman cannot be the same as a vessel, it means that a gentleman cannot have only fixed uses. Then... it's not what Zigong said to be versatile. Could it be that Confucius means..."

After slapping his head, Su Lin suddenly grinned and instantly understood. It turned out that what Confucius said about a gentleman is not a real meaning. It is not that a gentleman should be versatile, but that he should not have specific talents at all. A gentleman should become the bearer of value and should form his own way.

No matter what a gentleman does, he always implements his own way, that is, his own understanding and value, and should not only know some or a few talents. In Confucius' view, those so-called talents are the last, and the way of a gentleman is the foundation. A gentleman does not have a tool, but a person who masters the tool.

"A gentleman does not have a weapon, but wants to become a person who holds a weapon! Haha! This is my Su Lin's way, this is my Su Lin's way!"

Suddenly, the gentlemanly thought in Su Lin's heart surged up and rushed straight into his eyebrows, and he opened his wisdom without any effort. Then a golden light directly rushed from Su Lin's wisdom to the sky and the sky. This is the momentum of fighting bulls that can only be achieved by the true saint's words.
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