The Book of Odes says:“The royal domain extends a thousand li – this is where the people find their abode.”
When the essence which pervades nature is warm it promotes the growth of the myriad things. When it is cold it tends to destroy the vitality of the myriad things.
“The Tiger of Zhao Cheng (The Repentant Tiger)” is a story from Strange Tales from Liaozhai (Liaozhai Zhiyi), recounting a tale of filial piety, vengeance, and forgiveness. Set in Zhao Cheng, the story revolves around an elderly woman and her son.
Ding Qianxi of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, came from a family which had plenty of money and grain. But, all his life, he was an admirer of Guo Xie, a man noted during the Han Dynasty for his chivalry. Like him, he performed many chivalrous deeds.
The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he makes the mind of the people his mind.To those who are good (to me), I am good; and to those who are not good (to me), I am also good; – and thus (all) get to be good. To those who are sincere (with…