Yu Lingyi's Teaching Solution

Yu Lingyi was a businessman in Cao Zhou (now Heze). He was generous and didn't break the law, and his family was quite rich in his later years. One night, a thief broke into his house and stole something. As a result, his sons caught him and found that it was a neighbor's child. Yu Lingyi asked him, "You seldom make mistakes. Why are you a thief today?" The thief replied, "Because of poverty." Yu Lingyi asked him what he wanted, and the thief said, "Ten thousand yuan for clothes and dinner is enough." After hearing this, Yu Lingyi gave it to him. Just as the thief was about to leave, Yu Lingyi stopped him again, and the thief was greatly frightened. Yu Lingyi said to him, "You are so poor that you will be scolded if you go back with 1000 at night." So he left the thief and let him go after dawn. The thief was deeply ashamed and finally became a good citizen.

In the story of "Yulingyi helps thieves to be good", Yulingyi teaches people around him through his words and deeds, and influences others, even thieves, with a generous heart. The practical significance of the article lies in that we should not draw a judgmental conclusion about a thing, but should analyze the causes of it, and have a forgiving and kind heart, so as to win the respect of others.