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Hot 21585 views. 2016-1-31 17:44 |Individual Classification:Mood


There was a state called Chou in the Chinese history.One day, the king of Chou asked his officials for advice on deal with prisoners of war.

 

 An official said, "I once heard if you love someone, you are intended to love even the crows on the roof of his house; if you hate someone, you are intended to hate even the walls and the parapets of his. The prisoners of war were enemies fighting against us. In my opinion, we'd better kill them all."

 

But the king didn't agree with him."I think we should treat the prisoners of war differently by differing them into those who are guilty and those who are not. The guilty ones will be sentenced to death in order to avoid future disasters." Another official put forward his suggestion.

 

The king didn't think it was a proper way, either.

 

Then a third one said, "Your majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support themselves by their own labor. Moreover, you should keep strictly the rules for reward and punishment and treat your relatives and friends impartially.The people are sure to believe in you if you administer our country by morals and laws."

 

The king thought the official's proposal was quite reasonable so he accepted and followed it.As a result, the domestic situation soon settled down and gradually the country became more stable and stronger.

 

The idiom is then used to mean that if you love someone,you'll love people and things relative to him as well.

Post comment Comment (4 replies)

Reply sunnyv 2016-1-31 18:29
I agree that if you truly love someone, you should love with a true heart and at the same time accept all the negative things about her. Nobody is perfect. Tolerance and acceptance are things need for a lifelong relationship.

We should also be humane when dealing with captured enemies. Some people commit atrocities unintentionally and not on his own will. We should first determine the intent before we dispense justice. The world needs more love than hate.
Reply lovingfun 2016-2-1 08:49
sunnyv: I agree that if you truly love someone, you should love with a true heart and at the same time accept all the negative things about her. Nobody is per ...
Yeah, indeed. Love is a kind of universal topic. That is means that all people long for love(all kinds of love),  that is why no matter people in any state like to talk about this.

All in all, just as what you said  we need more love than hate.
Reply teadrinking 2016-2-2 21:30
The governance of ruling over a country and any other institution is quite similar. Love is a far more word than on the basis of being loving each other, it does to do with mutual respect and understanding, meanwhile the wisdom to benefit all the members in the group.
Reply lovingfun 2016-2-3 14:14
teadrinking: The governance of ruling over a country and any other institution is quite similar. Love is a far more word than on the basis of being loving each oth ...
I cannot agree with you more on that.

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