Wednesday, November 17, 2010

怀橘遗亲

后汉时期的陆绩,是当时的天文学家。他自小受父亲高风亮节的熏陶,深懂忠义孝悌之道。

陆绩聪明伶俐,酷爱读书,博学多识,人称 “ 神童 ” ,颇有名气。六岁那年,他去九江拜见大名鼎鼎的袁术,一点也不怯场。袁术提的问题,他侃侃而谈,不卑不亢。袁术惊叹小陆绩的才学,破例地给他赐坐,还命人端来一盘桔子。

那桔子圆圆的,大大的,皮色金黄,肉肥汁多,味道极美。陆绩悄悄地往怀里塞了两个,在场的人谁也没有注意到。

— 席长谈,袁术对小陆绩的才华非常满意。当他向袁术拜别时,怀中的桔子滴溜溜滚到了地上。袁术开始吓了一大跳,以为那是什么 “ 秘密武器 ” ,待看清那不过是桔子时,不禁哈哈大笑: “ 陆绩呀陆绩,今天你是我的贵客,怎么还偷桔子呢 ?”
陆绩不慌不忙,跪地答到: “ 我母亲爱吃桔子,您的桔子太好吃了,我想拿回家去给母亲尝个新鲜。 ” 他振振有辞,神色自若,一点也不显得难堪。

因为在他心目中,母亲是伟大而神圣的,儿子孝顺母亲,天经地义,没有什么见不得人的。

袁术听了陆绩的回答,惊奇不己,意识到陆绩将来肯定是个不同凡响的人物。

后来,果真如此。

陆绩之孝行史籍记载只有一件事,但足以反映其为人。所谓: “ 当年桔子入怀日,正是天真烂漫时,纯孝成性忘小节,英雄从古类如斯。




Lu Ji was a man of Huating, Wu County (today's Songjiang, Shanghai) in the period of the Three Kingdoms and a scientist.

When he was six years old, he went to Jiujiang with his father to call upon Yuan Shu.

The latter entertained them with oranges and Lu Ji hided two oranges under his clothes.

When they departed, the oranges fell to the ground and Yuan Shu laughed: "You came to my home as a guest.

Why should you take away the host’s oranges when you leave?" Lu Ji answered: "My mother likes to eat oranges and I want to take them back for my mother."

Yuan Shu was very surprised to learn he was pious to his mother at such a young age.

When Lu Ji was grown up, he was knowledgeable and knew astronomy and the calendar.

He drew the Armillary Sphere Map, annotated the Book of Changes and wrote the Annotations on Canon of Supreme Mystery.

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