Tseng Tzu served twice, and his feelings changed twice. He said:
“I served while my parents were alive, I received only three fu, but my heart rejoiced. Then I received three thousand zhuang, but did not send it to my parents, and my heart was sad.
The disciples asked Confucius:
“Can someone like Tseng Tzu be considered innocent of self-interest?”
- There was self-interest. Would one free from self-interest indulge in sadness? Such a one would look at three fu or three thousand zhuang, like a bird at a mosquito flying in front of it.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru