加密数字货币交易所-《论语》详解：给所有曲解孔子的人-圣人之道”披之六合、播于八方，法度之，教化之

To uphold the “Way of the Sage” across the six directions and spread it to all corners, the principles, regulations, teachings, and transformations must inevitably face the problem of “people not knowing.” If “everyone knows,” then there is no need for “principles, regulations, and teachings.” Walking the “Way of the Sage” is a difficult journey; knowing is easy, but difficult to practice, and practice is even more challenging.

“People do not get angry when they do not know,” almost all explanations interpret “know” as “understand” or “comprehend.” The phrase “people do not get angry when they do not know” has almost become the modern equivalent of “understanding is eternal.” But here, “know” is not the original meaning of “know,” but an ancient character for “wisdom.” “People do not know” does not mean “people do not know,” but “people lack wisdom.”

“People” generally refers to others, but here it specifically refers to those who cannot “hear, see, learn, or practice” the “Way of the Sage,” that is, those who need “principles, regulations, and teachings” when practicing the “Way of the Sage.” “People do not know”—these people lack wisdom. Do they have no wisdom? No “hearing, seeing, learning, or practicing” the wisdom of the “Way of the Sage.”

Compared to the misunderstanding of “anger” in “people do not get angry when they do not know,” the misinterpretation of “know” above is minor. Regarding this “anger,” after the compilation of the Analects, all explanations equated it with “anger” or “resentment.” In fact, “anger” (yùn) has two tones. The first tone is the falling tone, usually interpreted as “anger” or “resentment,” but this is a big mistake here. The correct pronunciation is the rising tone, meaning “sullenness” or “depression.” The “Kongzi Jiayu” states, “The southern wind’s fragrance can relieve my people’s anger,” where “anger” is pronounced with the rising tone, meaning “sullenness.” The “not getting angry” here is based on “The southern wind’s fragrance can relieve my people’s anger.”

“Not getting angry” means “to prevent anger.” The “it” refers to the people who “do not know”—who causes this? The person practicing the “Way of the Sage.” The root of “anger” lies in “not knowing.” When a person “does not know,” various negative emotions will accumulate within, leading to illness. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, all illnesses ultimately stem from “anger,” or “sullenness.” If a family, a group, a nation, or the world is composed of “those who do not know,” they will also inevitably “anger” and develop “sullenness.” The so-called popular protests, marital discord, cold wars, hot wars, etc., are all the results of “anger” caused by “not knowing.”

A harmonious world, a great harmony, a world of peace and order—these prerequisites must be “not angry.” Those who practice the “Way of the Sage” aim to make the “ignorant” become “not angry,” and to transform the “world of ignorance” into a “world of non-sullenness.” “Learning and practicing regularly,” “friends coming from afar,” and acting like “the southern wind’s fragrance” to practice the “Way of the Sage”—the most important standard for measuring success is “not anger,” which is harmony, great harmony, peace, and order. The goal is to transform a world of “people not knowing” into a world of “people not being angry.”

“People do not know and do not get angry,” yet the current world has not yet manifested the “Way of the Sage.” In reality, most people cannot “hear, see, learn, or practice” the “Way of the Sage.” They lack the wisdom to do so. Those who practice the “Way of the Sage” must, like “the southern wind’s fragrance,” influence and transform them, turning “unwise” people into “non-sullenness” people, and transforming the “world of ignorance” into a “world without sullenness.” Only then can it be called “not unworthy of a gentleman,” and only then can one truly be said to practice the “Way of the Sage.” **$CVC **$CVX