Daily Advice August, 2, 2011

八月二日 August 2, 2011

禮***

孔子提倡要守禮
做人要非禮勿視
更應要非禮勿聽
謹記著非禮勿言
守禮是基本行為
用禮來推廣論理
改善社會的關係
調整政治的關係

Rituals***

Confucius encourages acts of following rituals. Don’t partake in things that are indecent. Don’t’ listen to discourteous speech. Don’t express yourself by using profanity. Following the right ritual is the basic behavior of any decent person. He uses the concept of rituals to explain everything including social relationship and politics. If everyone has a ritual behavior, the society will be peaceful and prosperous.

禮義為標準***

做人要克己復禮
以禮義作為標準
按禮來約束自己
對人要以禮相待
一言一舉要有禮
時刻要整肅衣冠
保持著端正面目
可使人尊重敬愛

Use good-manner and justice as a standard measurement***

People should train themselves to have good manners. Always resort to good manners as a standard behavior and justice as a means to measure their performance. Always be courteous when dealing with people. Conduct your speech and action in a well behaved manner. Put on appropriate clothes and a kind face. If you behave like this, you will gain people’s love and respect.

Philip Chan, author of “Good Advice”
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