How much do you love your elder?

My link/friend LieZi posted an ancient code, it is not taught in school, and cannot be found on book anymore. I really appreciate it very much. Some quotes strike me again. I will attempt to translate them here.

亲爱我　孝何难 We have no problem showing filial piety to loving parent
亲憎我　孝方贤 True filial piety never changes even if they despite you
亲有过　谏使更 Advise your elder when you see their fault
怡吾色　柔吾声 Be gentle and clam in your persuasion
谏不入　悦复谏 If it don’t work the first try, cool down and try again
号泣随　挞无怨 …..

I am not going to translate the last part. You can study them in 烈子 - 弟 子 规. highly recommended.

And this, my friends,

用人物　须明求　倘不问　即为偷
借人物　及时还　后有急　借不难

Is why you still keep your friends…

Therefore I am a wise man

Albert Einstein proves that genius cannot do Accounting. The simpler your brain, the higher chances you have to become CPA. I agree whole heartedly.

Quote,

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax”

lostin proverb of the night: what horse are you riding

勇气是马，美德如将军。

将军无马，寸步难行。
马无骑士，横冲乱聘。
两者合倂，则无往而不利。

My previous rant about horses.. (Link)

Yesterday philosophy of Humanity

William James said,
“Many human think that they are thinking when they are actually rearranging their prejudices”

lostin says,
“Every human prejudice against one another, they just don’t know it yet.”

I am about to finish Alienist by Caleb Carr, next book is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

Million dollar idea, live like a peasant professor

Ryuta Kawashima was offered million bucks from the royalties Nintendo DS made out of his popular video game. The man refuses to take it. He live exactly like a proverb I always like to use, especially when I am broke – “腰缠万贯，日进不过三餐，华屋千尺，夜眠亦只数丈。”

He says,

"Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it."

"To hear this may put you off -- but my hobby is work,"

"Having fun is not studying. Making them study is not to entertain children but to pressure them to make efforts. People fall to lower and lower places unless they are driven to go higher,"

"I'm confident I'll go senile."

(Link)

lostin Chinese night – the first military strategist

南洋华文之夜。This is, quote from a famous historical strategist. I cannot find a complete one from the web. I’ll share it here.

“日中必慧，操刀必割，执柯必伐。日中不慧，是谓失时；操刀不割，失利之期；执柯不伐，贼人将来；涓涓不塞，将为江河；荧荧不救，炎炎奈何；两叶不去，将用斧柯；为虺不摧，为蛇若何。”

南洋左右铭 – 寒窗

I make this proverb poster for myself, again. 十年一树木，七载一磨剑，淡泊以名志，藏翼甘待天。