Confucius is waiting for Bole; Where a gentleman lives, how can he be modest?

Zi Gong said, "Sri Lanka has beautiful jade, but you hide it? Ask everyone to sell it? " Confucius said, "This thing is for sale! Sell it! I treat Jia ②. "

Zi Gong said, "Here is a beautiful jade. Is it kept in a box, or is it sold by a businessman who knows the goods? " Confucius said, "Sell it!" Sell it! I'm waiting for a businessman who knows the goods! "

Zi Gong is a businessman, and his metaphors are often related to business.

Zigong said in the merchant's language: Here is a beautiful jade. Should I hide it in a box or find a good merchant to sell it?

Confucius said, "sell it, sell it, and I'll wait for a good price."

What Confucius wants to express is that I am willing to come out and do things. I'm waiting for someone to invite me, but the problem now is that because no one invited me, I had to hide in the box. Therefore, Confucius is actually willing to actively join the WTO.

Many students don't know much about Confucius. They think that Confucius is so capable that all monarchs and nobles are familiar with him and everyone respects him. Why has he never gone out to be a big official? He must be unwilling. They thought that Confucius didn't want to be an official, but just wanted to hide himself in a box and be a hermit.

This is a misunderstanding of Confucius. In fact, Confucius really wanted to do things, but he knew that many things were not as simple as he thought. It was not so easy to find a suitable position and meet a Bole who knew himself.

This sentence expresses Confucius' willingness to be an official in the World Trade Organization.

Zi wants to live in September 1. Or: "What about ugliness?" Confucius said, "How can a gentleman be humble if he lives there?"

Confucius wanted to live in a remote area. Someone said, "That place is very humble. How can you live? " Confucius said, "How can a gentleman be humble if he lives there?"

Confucius intends to emigrate because he wants to live in Jiuyi. Presumably Confucius wanted to find a job in Chu. At that time, Chu belonged to a remote mountainous area, a land of barbarians, and was not in the category of China.

Confucius wants to find a job in Chu. Some people say that it is shabby, crude and backward, and it may be inconvenient to eat, sleep and take a bath. What should I do?

Confucius said, "How can a gentleman be humble if he lives there?" Confucius said: as long as I can study and work, I can go there. It doesn't matter whether the external environment is beautiful or not.