Disciples

Chapter 64

Original
Those who have great talents hope to be arrogant;
What people are convinced is not a big deal.

Translation
If a person has extraordinary talent, his reputation will naturally be great; people admire a person mainly because he has real ability, not because he is arrogant.

allusion
Sima Tan, Ren Taishi Ling.He is erudite and good at asking questions. He once learned about Tiangong from Tang Du, Yi Xue from Yang He, and Taoism from Huang Zi.At that time, his son Sima Qian had been promoted to doctor.When he was about to die, Sima Tan took Sima Qian's hand and said with tears in his eyes: "Our ancestors were the grand historians of the Zhou Dynasty, and they became famous a long time ago. The status of historians will not be as good as before. Will it be cut off at my hands? If you can become the grand historian again, you must inherit the cause of our ancestors!" After hearing his father's words, Sima Qian was moved to tears.Three years after Sima Tan's death, Sima Qian became Taishi Ling.

Soon, Sima Qian angered Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because of Li Ling's defense, and was imprisoned and corrupted.After he was released from prison, he did not ask about worldly affairs, but worked hard to write books, and finally completed the epoch-making book "Historical Records".

(End of this chapter)