每週金句-No.029 君子待人以「真、誠」,德修無怨,身段謙柔,仁義為懷,遇不合情理處,持守道骨志節,莫任人予取予求,自合乎中庸。

君子待人以「真、誠」,德修無怨,身段謙柔,仁義為懷,遇不合情理處,持守道骨志節,莫任人予取予求,自合乎中庸。

  一個有德性的人,是以打從心底的真實、誠信的態度與人相處。在身心修養的過程,遇到困蹇不順,也不會怨天尤人,而是保持寬厚心胸、柔軟身段、謙和待人。碰到不合理的對待,仍是擇善固執,不輕易放棄堅持的中庸之道,也不會任人擺布,而是「以德報德,以直報怨」,執其兩端而用其中於待人處世。

  A superior man treats others with genuineness and sincerity, cultivating virtues without complaints, acting with modesty and tenderness, and having benevolence and righteousness in heart. When encountering any situation contrary to reason or common sense, he holds on to his moral bones and aspirations, not allowing others to make repeatedly unreasonable demands on himself, and thus will be in line with the doctrine of mean.