たとえば勉強でも交際でも仕事でも趣味でも読書でも、何か新しく事柄にたずさわる場合のコツは、最も広い愛を持って向き合うことだ。 つまり、いやな面、気にくわない点、誤り、つまらない部分が目に入ったとしても、すぐに忘れてしまうように心がけ、とにかく全面的に受け入れ、全体の最後まで達するのをじっと見守るということだ。 そうすることで、ようやく何がそこにあるのか、何がその事柄の心臓になっているのかがはっきりと見えてくるだろう。 好き嫌いなどの感情や気分によって途中で決して投げ出さない。最後まで広い愛を持つ。これが、物事を本当に知ろうとするときのコツだ。
For example, when you start something new, whether it's studying, dating, work, a hobby, or reading, the trick is to approach it with the broadest love. In other words, even if you see unpleasant aspects, things you don't like, mistakes, or boring parts, try to forget them immediately, and just accept them completely and watch them reach the end of the whole. By doing this, you will finally be able to clearly see what is there and what is the heart of the thing. Never give up halfway because of emotions or moods such as likes and dislikes. Have broad love until the end. This is the trick when you want to truly know things.
素直に反省のできる人は、あらゆる経験や体験をすべて自分磨きの良薬にできる。一方、人に責任を転嫁してしまう人は、何の成長も得られず、だめな人間になってしまう。
謙虚に反省し、そこから学ぶことのできる人間は成長できるが、無責任で自分の言動を反省しない人間は、悪い方向へ進むばかりだ。両者の人生には、雲泥の差が生じる。
People who can honestly reflect on their actions can turn every experience into a good medicine for self-improvement. On the other hand, people who shift the blame onto others fail to grow and end up becoming useless people.
People who can humbly reflect and learn from their mistakes can grow, but those who are irresponsible and do not reflect on their own words and actions will only move in a bad direction. There is a huge difference between the lives of these two people.
よく考えて判断する
気分や思いつきで物事を始めてしまうと、始めてからいろいろな迷いが生じ、結局は長続きしない。これでは、何事も成就しない。
また、直感やひらめきで物事の是非を論じてしまうと、自分の感覚がぶれれば心に迷いが生じ、一貫した信念を保つことができなくなる。
Make a thoughtful decision
If you start something on a whim or a whim, you will have doubts once you start, and in the end you won't be able to continue. That way, you won't accomplish anything.
Also, if you decide whether something is right or wrong based on intuition or inspiration, your mind will become confused if your own feelings are wavering, and you will not be able to maintain consistent beliefs.
可哀想だと思う惻隠の心も、度が過ぎれば愛に溺れて身を滅ぼす。自分の不善を恥じたり、人の不善を憎む羞恥の心も、度が過ぎるとドブの中で首をくくる者が出てくるかもしれない。譲る心も度が過ぎると逃げてばかりいる者になる。善悪を判断する是非の心も、度が過ぎると兄弟喧嘩や親子で訴訟するようになるかもしれない。 この四つの徳目は孟子の唱える「四端」（仁義礼智）であるが、何でも極端になると逆効果になる。だから、学問をするからにはバランスを保って、過不足なくすべきである。これが本当の学問というものである。
Even the compassion that makes us feel sorry for others, if taken to an extreme, can lead to us becoming immersed in love and destroying ourselves. The shame that makes us feel ashamed of our own misconduct and hate the misconduct of others, if taken to an extreme, can lead to people hanging themselves in a gutter. The spirit of compromise, if taken to an extreme, can lead to people always running away. The sense of right and wrong that determines right and wrong, if taken to an extreme, can lead to sibling fights or parents and children to file lawsuits. These four virtues are the "four virtues" advocated by Mencius (benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom), but anything taken to an extreme can have the opposite effect. Therefore, if you are going to study, you should maintain a balance, neither too much nor too little. This is what true study is all about.
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