一生的经历

【原文】子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲不逾矩。”

【英译文】The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. "At thirty, I stood firm. "At forty, I had no doubts. "At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. "At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. "At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right."

【白话文】孔子说：“我十五岁立志于学习；三十岁能够自立；四十岁能不被外界事物所迷惑；五十岁懂得了天命；六十岁能正确对待各种言论，不觉得不顺；七十岁能随心所欲而不越出规矩。”

【个人感悟】依据犹太传统，一个人一生的划分“五岁学习妥拉，十岁学习口传妥拉，十三岁成人礼成为诫命之子，十五岁开始学习塔木德，十八岁结婚，二十岁谋生，三十岁兴盛时期，四十岁明白事理，五十岁有辅导资格，六十岁成熟，七十岁白头。”