最近的六四之爭其實是君子與小人在爭辯
(2015-06-05 17:46:09)
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君子與小人的爭辯,其結果就是無休無止。有一句通俗的話,就是“秀才遇見兵,有理講不清”。這是因為君子與小人的價值標準不同。
小時候,隨父母下放勞動,邂逅一位同命相憐的老右。我們對那位北京來的老右,莫名其妙地敬仰,現在講就是一種人格的魅力。畢竟從北京來的,穿著洋氣。七十年代末,穿一件蔚藍的羽絨服,在地方上很是罕見。這對我們一些初中生而言,更添幾分神秘。
有一天父親、老右和幾位叔叔喝上了,老右健談,酒後愛鬧,大呼小叫的。那天,他自在地吸了口煙,眯了一會兒,突然蹦出一句:
“我這人有些傻,現在才明白。其實,我和他們之爭,就是小人與君子之爭。”
我問:“什麽君子?”
有一位叔叔說:“世事練達為君子。”
老右說:“不對,那是小人”。
叔叔說:“君子有所為,有所不為。”
“君子有所為有所不為,還是指世事練達。再加一句。”, 老右磕了磕煙灰,接著說,
“有所為有所不為,明知不可為而為之,方為君子。君子做的事,全是不可為而為之,比如譚嗣同、秋瑾這樣的,人們才稱他們為君子。苟利國家生死以,豈因禍福趨避之。”
“君子想未來,小人想眼前。”
"君子立言,立行、立德,小人唯利是圖。這樣的兩群人,怎麽能講到一塊兒。“
”就個人而言,做小人也不是什麽壞事。畢竟大部分人都是小人。如果一個國家沒有幾位君子,那就沒什麽真事了。“
Politicians and Statesmen: We hear a lot about politicians but not enough about statesmen. People believe a politician is someone who has one primary objective -- to get elected. The general view of a statesman, however, is of someone interested in the common good of constituents and not his own ego. An example of a politician is a person running for office who flip-flops on issues as the polls change. The politician makes promises but may not deliver on them once elected. A statesman is a person who stands by his ideals and does everything in his power to do what he believes is right for the people of his country.
君子與小人,也是普世的。