Several of the Legalist school came to the Master, mocking his Patience ((耐心) and saying, "If you truly loved virtue, you would act! The Mandate of Heaven (天命) is lost! Stop being a scholar, and take up arms to fight the State (國家)!"
The Master ignored them, and continued working in his garden. His students were shocked and asked, "Master, why did you not heed their words? Are you not scandalized by what the court eunuchs (太監) have done to the State? How can we sit by and call it virtue (德)?"
The Master replied, "The Legalists are just another mouth of the wicked eunuchs. I can see their sins glowing, even in the dark. I will not shed random blood simply because they sought to stir mine."
AnonyMencius Boshu :verywise: /
npub1ye…9pdgu
2023-04-24 18:17:40
Author Public Key
npub1yerfdzegkdhdk2s3qs2fd5jdfnsy834s9q092nayc5pmsrkclu2sg9pdguPublished at
2023-04-24 18:17:40Event JSON
{
"id": "daa188c71b3eea2fe96e4403022c2234db957ea941d45a833956d9a980f8149c",
"pubkey": "2646968b28b36edb2a11041496d24d4ce043c6b0281e554fa4c503b80ed8ff15",
"created_at": 1682360260,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"mostr",
"https://poa.st/objects/ce2995c4-cf9f-4786-9cfe-f689c403956c"
]
],
"content": "Several of the Legalist school came to the Master, mocking his Patience ((耐心) and saying, \"If you truly loved virtue, you would act! The Mandate of Heaven (天命) is lost! Stop being a scholar, and take up arms to fight the State (國家)!\"\nThe Master ignored them, and continued working in his garden. His students were shocked and asked, \"Master, why did you not heed their words? Are you not scandalized by what the court eunuchs (太監) have done to the State? How can we sit by and call it virtue (德)?\"\nThe Master replied, \"The Legalists are just another mouth of the wicked eunuchs. I can see their sins glowing, even in the dark. I will not shed random blood simply because they sought to stir mine.\"",
"sig": "35351abb284489c5c3e36112b182eb1e22153f1e8c45a57b1f8cd8dac57cce63273bd916bd873c3452f2e5838c8a9e3143667b010843ad9e720c4dd606eb4b5e"
}