以和为贵的故事

LIVE AND LET LIVE

北京奥运会，让世界认识了一个新的中国。“和”字的演变，展示了中国的文化底蕴。

Beijing Olympics, let the world know a new China. The evolution of the word "和", Displaying The China's cultural heritage.

中国历来，讲求“以和为贵”，“和”字，它有多重含义：谐调，平息事端。和美，和睦，和衷共济。祥和，和平，和气，和悦。除了有对立统一的“阴阳之和”的意思之外，还有“合适”、“恰当”、“适中”、“无过无不及”的“恰当好处”之意。

China have always believed “LIVE AND LET LIVE”,the word of “和”, has many meanings: harmonization(subside the effects of the incident).harmonious and happy, peaceful relations, in times of difficulty work together with one heart. Peaceful,peace,kind manners, pleasant. Besides the meaning of the unity of opposites " the sum of yin-yang", and "right" and "appropriate", "medium", "and" all have no right of "good".

“以和为贵”的思想随着中华文明，流淌了几千年。孟子在《公孙丑下》篇中说：“天时不如地利，地利不如人和。”三者之中，“人和”是最重要的，起决定作用的因素，“地利”次之，“天时”又次之。

The idea of" LIVE AND LET LIVE " with Chinese civilization, flow for thousands of years . Mencius had said:”Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are less important than terrestrial advantages, which in turn are less import ant than the unity among people” . in the next article GongSun ugly. Among the three,” the unity among people” is the most important, and determines the effect factor;” terrestrial advantages” is Second;” Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven” In the later

三国中的曹操占天时兵多将广，孙权占地利兵气在长江，而刘备占人和，拥有大将关羽、张飞、赵云和智囊诸葛亮。最终与东吴联盟，百万雄师，烟火飞腾，红透长江!

In the Dynasty of Three Kingdoms, Caocao possess Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven and has a great army, then Sunquan possess terrestrial advantages on the south of the Yangtse River, Yet Liubei possess the unity among people ,and possess many Magician ,such as Guanyu Zhangfei Zhaoyun and the Brainer of Zhuge Liang. Eventually, Aligned with Eastern Wu,million mighty armies, then won the war

我们现实生活中所说的“和”，应该是讲团结、讲谅解、讲安定。

In real life,” Harmony” is strengthen the notions of unity ,understanding, stability.

生活中需要和睦的人际关系，需要和谐的社会环境。

Life needs peace relationships, the harmonious social environment.

人们需要在和颜悦色中交往，要和蔼可亲中相处。

People need in the power of contacts, Get along in kindly hearted.

人与人之间相处的好与坏，对自己的学习、工作、生活以及思想情感、行为方式都有很大的影响。

Between the good and bad, and get to your study, work and life and thoughts and feelings, behavior has great influence.

与事以和为贵，做人应该有一颗仁和之心、谦和之德、温和之气、慈和之容。

And the thing being harmony, there should be a benevolence and the heart of things, and the breath of the mild.

人与人之间，彼此少一些盛气凌人，多一些态度温和，凡事换位思考，就会少许多不必要的争吵和不开心。

Between each other, some less overbearing, bland, empathy, would be less many unnecessary and unhappy quarrel.

人与人之间有和的心态，即使互不相识，彼此也能体悟到温暖的阳光。

Between the mentality, and even strangers to each other, also can compare the warm sunshine.

国与国之间的和平，人与自然之间的和谐，人与人之间的和睦，不正是我们所追求的一种境界吗？

Among countries and peace, harmony between man and nature, and harmony between human beings, is our pursuit of a state?