A Wise Man with High Morals

Hello everyone, the story I'm going to share today is a wise man with high morals. Sima Hui, whose goddess name was Decao, was a hermit in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He was proficient in Daoism and Qimen, literal meaning mysterious gates, military strategies, and Confucian classics, and was known as Mr. Shui Jing, meaning Mr. Water Mirror. He was knowledgeable and had extraordinary talents, but he lived in seclusion in the mountains, indulging himself in the mountains and long rivers, while leading a life of joy in harmonious nature. In addition to his love for wandering around, Sima Hui also liked making friends. He had contacts and close relationships with Pang Tong, Zhu Ge Liang, and Xu Shu. At that time, Liu Biao, a relative of the Han royal family, was the governor of Jing state. He advocated establishing schools and pursuing Confucianism. Famous scholars from all over the world came to join him, including Sima Hui. Due to his extensive knowledge, Sima Hui was treated by Liu Biao as a guest of honor. After spending some time together, however, Sima Hui realized that Liu Biao was not the one he wanted to join. So he became more and more taciturn in the presence of Liu Biao. As a result, he was gradually looked down upon by Liu Biao, who thought that Sima Hui was just a little scholar, no different from a fool. Although Sima Hui lived a secluded life, he could not avoid dealing with some trivial matters of ordinary people. Once, Sima Hui's neighbor lost a pig. At that time, a pig might be a family source of meat for a year. It can be imagined that the person who lost the pig was very anxious. The man said to Sima Hui, the pig in your courtyard is the one I lost. Sima Hui didn't say anything and just gave his pig to the man. A few days later, the man's pig was found. He felt very ashamed and quickly returned Sima Hui's pig to him and apologized to him. Throughout the entire incident, Sima Hui was neither angry nor did he blame the man. Another time, someone wanted to weave silk, but he did not have any silk worms. When Sima Hui heard this, he gave his silk worms to that man and made his family give up weaving silk. When someone asked him, why do you help others at the cost of harming yourself? Sima Hui said, he needed silk quickly and I do not need it right now. So I gave him what I had because I know he needed it. Someone else asked, why did you do that? He replied, if I didn't take the initiative, he would not feel comfortable asking me for it. How can I make others uncomfortable if I know they need something? Shouldn't I just help them and give them what they need? Sima Hui's noble morals were discovered by Liu Bei, who also lived in Jin State at that time. Liu Bei was also well known as one of the high morals and thus won the favor of Sima Hui. When Liu Bei expressed his wish to keep working with him, however, Sima Hui politely declined, but recommended Zhu Ga Liang and Pang Tong to him. Later, Liu Bei visited Zhu Ga Liang three times in his dachshund cottage to ask him to come down from the mountains. Sima Hui, who clearly understood the situation and various powers in the world at that time, said, although Kongming means Zhu Ga Liang got the right master, but not at the right time. This sentence consists of only ten Chinese characters but contains profound philosophical meaning. The result was really true in the life of Zhu Ga Liang after he left the mountains. In the 13th year of Jianhai, Liu Bei died of illness, and the new lord of Jin State Liu Cong surrounded Cao Cao. Sima Hui also came to Cao Cao's camp. Unfortunately, Sima Hui passed away due to illness soon after, which made Cao Cao very sad because he admired Sima Hui's talents for a long time and lost the chance to work with him. Sima Hui's noble morality is reflected in the tiny things in life. This allowed us to see that he was a truly selfless gentleman who considered others in everything he did. His erudition and extraordinary talent did not make him feel different, but instead made him many friends. Although he was admired by many famous people at that time, he continued to live a simple, peaceful life. When observing the thoughts and behavior of some people today, I deeply feel the importance of returning to tradition. For five thousand years, the sacred culture given by God made us wiser and able to distinguish between good and evil. Thus, it is extremely important to be a person with high moral characters and a shining particle for the sake of the new world. Thank you very much for listening to the story. More touching stories will be ready for you if you just subscribe it. Thank you again.