每週金句-No.004　孟夫子說：「人之有德慧術知者，恆存乎疢疾；獨孤臣孽子，其操心也危，其慮患也深，故達。」

孟夫子說：「人之有德慧術知者，恆存乎疢疾；獨孤臣孽子，其操心也危，其慮患也深，故達。」一個人遇到窮困，面對困難時可以激發其鬥志，也能讓一個人更懂得惜福與感恩。

孟夫子說：「人所擁有的德行、慧見，技術、才智，往往是在災患中，磨練出來的；只有被孤立疏遠的臣子、沒有靠山的庶子，他們時常戰戰兢兢地在危機中求生存，在憂患下逼迫思慮深刻，因此才能通達事理。」我們在面對困苦艱難的環境時更能激發鬥志，感觸才會更深刻，更能感受到自己有多麼好的福報，才會懂得要感恩，感謝所有的發生都是為自己的成長舖墊。

Mencius said, “It is often through adversity that men acquire virtue, wisdom, skill and cleverness. The estranged subject or the son of a concubine conducts himself with the greatest of caution and is constantly on the watch out for possible disasters, and, therefore, succeeds where others would have failed. “

When a person is in poverty or difficulty, the hardship he faces can inspire his fighting spirit and make him understand better about appreciating the blessings bestowed upon him and showing gratitude for those blessings.