Thousand Characters

Chapter 56

[Original text]

The letter is brief, and the answer is detailed.Dirt wants to take a bath, insists on heat and wants to cool.

【Note】

Letters: Letters, documents.Die: Bamboo or wood chips used for writing in ancient times. Small and thin pieces of wood or bamboo are called ultimatums, while large and thick ones are called slips.Here Jianyi is used together to refer to letters.Brief: Simple, clear and to the point.skeletal: the skeleton of a human body.These four sentences tell us that we must put ourselves in the shoes of others in everything, and be able to consider what we do from the perspective of others, not just for our own convenience.

【Interpretation】

Letters to others should be concise, clear, focused, and not long-winded; answers to other people's questions should be cautious, detailed and thoughtful.If there is dirt on your body, you want to take a bath to wash it off; if you hold something hot in your hand, you want a gust of wind to cool it down quickly.

(End of this chapter)