I just want to share with you one very powerful proverb which i learned from Mencius….(who is Mencius, see below, or check wikipedia)

especially his political view, which read as below…
Mencius emphasized the significance of the common citizens in the state. While Confucianism generally regards rulers highly, he argued that it is acceptable for the subjects to overthrow a ruler who ignores the people’s needs and rules harshly. This is because a ruler who does not rule justly is no longer a true ruler. Speaking of the assassination of the wicked King Zhou of Shang, Mencius said, “I have merely heard of killing a dictator Zhou, but I have not heard of murdering [him as] the ruler.”[9].

the proverb is ??????? pronounced as De(obtain) Min(people) Xin(heart) Zhe(person) De(acquire) TianXia(anything below the sky, means the world)

it simply means he who able to gain the heart of people, he will rule the world.

One night before the 3.08 election, I told MP of Wangsa Maju, YB Wee Choo Keong, you will win the election, he ask me why, I told him, my mother (a Chinese old lady)in Parit Buntar who has voted for “Timbang” (BN logo, they call it Chingpiao) in her lifetime has decided to vote for “Bulan” (PAS logo, they call it Gueknio) this time. the Tsunami is here !!!

and for your info, PKR logo is “Mata”, (to remember you kena belasah by Gestapo) they call it “Maakjiu”

We have no doubt you will win Permatang Pauh, but we want you to win handsomely, sampai sapu the deposit of En Arif Shah. we have no problem with Arif, in fact like him for he can speak mandarin, but what for, he is with BN, MCA also has a lot of Chinese who can speak Mandarin, but what for, they are coward, they dont even dare to give a fair statement when UMNO is doing something aggresive to hurt other races.

more importantly, you have to become the next PM, people are worry what will happen to Malaysia if BN continue ruling malaysia.

we bless for your well being, we love kak Azizah and your family and we wish victory of PKR and Pakatan, Hope to attend your rumah terbuka this Raya at Putrajaya! not like last year at Segambut, that house too small for youlah.

:)

who is Mencius ??
Mencius (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Mèng Z?; Wade-Giles: Meng Tzu), most accepted dates: 372 – 289 BCE; other possible dates: 385 – 303/302 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher who was arguably the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself.

Contents [hide]
1 Life
1.1 Mencius’ mother
2 Influence
3 View on human nature
3.1 The Four Beginnings
4 View on politics
5 View on wars
6 Comparisons to contemporaries
6.1 Xun Zi
6.2 Plato
7 Notes and references
8 External links

[edit] Life
Mencius, also known by his birth name Meng Ke or Ko, was born in the State of Zou (simp.:??; trad.: ??; pinyin: z?u guó; Wade-Giles: tsou1 kuo2), now forming the territory of the county-level city of Zoucheng (??; originally Zouxian), Shandong province, only thirty kilometres (eighteen miles) south of Qufu, Confucius’ birthplace.

He was an itinerant Chinese philosopher and sage, and one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism. Supposedly, he was a pupil of Confucius’ grandson, Zisi. Like Confucius, according to legend, he travelled China for forty years to offer advice to rulers for reform.[5] He served as an official during the Warring States Period (403–221 BCE) in the State of Qi (?; pinyin: qí; 1046 BC to 221 BC) from 319 to 312 BCE. He expressed his filial devotion when he took an absence of three years from his official duties for Qi to mourn his mother’s death. Disappointed at his failure to effect changes in his contemporary world, he retired from public life.

[edit] Mencius’ mother
The traditional Chinese four-character idiom ???? (pinyin: mèng m? s?n qi?n; Zhuyin/Bopomofo: ?? ?? ?? ???; Kana: ???????; Romaji: mou bo san sen; literal translation: Mencius’ mother, three moves) refers to the legend that Mencius’ mother moved their house three times—from beside a cemetery to beside a marketplace, to finally beside a school—before finding a location that she felt was suitable for his upbringing. As an expression, the idiom refers to the importance of a proper environment for the proper upbringing of children.

[edit] Influence
Mencius’ interpretation of Confucianism has generally been considered the orthodox version by subsequent Chinese philosophers, especially the Neo-Confucians of the Song dynasty. The Mencius (also spelled Mengzi or Meng-tzu), a book of his conversations with kings of the time, is one of the Four Books that Zhu Xi grouped as the core of orthodox Neo-Confucian thought. In contrast to the sayings of Confucius which are short and self-contained, the Mencius consists of long dialogues, including arguments, with extensive prose.

[edit] View on human nature
While Confucius himself did not explicitly focus on the subject of human nature, Mencius asserted the innate goodness of the individual, believing that it was society’s influence – its lack of a positive cultivating influence – that caused bad moral character. “He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature”[6] and “the way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind”.[7]

His translator James Legge finds a close similarity between Mencius’ views on human nature and those in Bishop Butler’s Sermons on Human Nature.

[edit] The Four Beginnings
To show innate goodness, Mencius used the example of a child falling down a well. Witnesses of this event immediately feel

“ alarm and distress, not to gain friendship with the child’s parents, nor to seek the praise of their neighbors and friends, nor because they dislike the reputation [of lack of humanity if they did not rescue the child]…
The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling of deference and compliance is the beginning of propriety; and the feeling of right and wrong is the beginning of wisdom.

Men have these Four Beginnings just as they have their four limbs. Having these Four Beginnings, but saying that they cannot develop them is to destroy themselves.[8]
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[edit] View on politics

Portrait painting of Mencius from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.Mencius spoke frequently and highly of the well-field system.

Mencius emphasized the significance of the common citizens in the state. While Confucianism generally regards rulers highly, he argued that it is acceptable for the subjects to overthrow a ruler who ignores the people’s needs and rules harshly. This is because a ruler who does not rule justly is no longer a true ruler. Speaking of the assassination of the wicked King Zhou of Shang, Mencius said, “I have merely heard of killing a dictator Zhou, but I have not heard of murdering [him as] the ruler.”[9].

[edit] View on wars
He said during the Spring and Autumn Period, there’s no Just war.

[edit] Comparisons to contemporaries
His alleged years make him contemporary with Xun Zi, Zhuangzi, Gaozi, and Plato.

[edit] Xun Zi
Xun Zi was a Confucian who believed that human nature is originally evil, and the purpose of moral cultivation is to develop our nature into goodness. Obviously, Mencius was at odds with him. His views were declared as unorthodox by Zhu Xi, and Mencius as orthodox.

[edit] Plato
Mencius is often compared to Plato for their theories on human nature. Both were idealists in that they believed in the innate moral goodness of all human beings.

Mencius’ argument that unjust rulers may be overthrown is reminiscent of Socrates’ argument in Book I of Plato’s Republic.

Dari Abi Hurairah r.a, Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:

“Awasilah diri kamu daripada berjahat sangka kerana jahat sangka itu sebohong-bohong cakap dan janganlah juga kamu mengintip rahsia-rahsia orang, jangan mencari berita buruk, jangan berhasad dengki, jangan bermasam muka dan jangan bermarah-marahan, sebaliknya jadikanlah semua itu saudara-mara.” (Hadith Rasulullah s.a.w)

Hidup berbaik-baik dan berhubung mesra antara satu sama lain adalah satu amalan yang baik dan sangat dituntut oleh Islam, kerana ini mampu membawa kepada keteguhan perpaduan dan kebahagiaan hidup.

Sebaliknya, hidup berpecah-belah dan berjahat sangka adalah dilarang keras, kerana ini boleh membawa kepada keruntuhan dan porak-peranda masyarakat. Dalam hadith di atas, junjungan besar kita telah mengingatkan seluruh manusia tentang beberapa sifat keji yang mampu mendorong perselisihan dan permusuhan. Setiap insan ditegah melakukan perkara yang boleh mendatangkan perselisihan faham dan perkelahian, iaitu:

i. Berjahat sangka; seperti menganggap seseorang itu benci kepadanya atau menghasut seseorang sehingga menimbulkan perbalahan.

ii. Mencari rahsia orang lain; seperti menyelidik keburukan peribadi seseorang hingga menimbulkan suatu perselisihan.

“Wahai orang yang beriman, jauhilah kamu daripada banyak berjahat sangka, bahawa setengah daripada sangkaan (jahat sangka) itu dosa, maka janganlah kamu mencari rahsia-rahsia (aib) orang dan janganlah bermaki-hamun (mengumpat juga) setengah kamu terhadap setengah yang lain. Sukakah kamu memakan daging saudara yang telah mati? Takutlah kamu kepada Allah s.w.t. Sesungguhnya Allah itu maha penerima taubat dan maha penyayang.” (al-Hujurat: 12)

iii. Mencari berita buruk; seperti mencari kejahatan orang lain untuk disebarkan, termasuklah mangambil berita buruk dan khabar buruk dari orang tidak bertanggungjawab.

“Wahai orang yang beriman, jika datang kepada kamu orang fasiq (membawa) berita , hendaklah kamu periksa, (kerana takut), jika kamu menimpakan musibah kepada suatu kaum tanpa pengetahuan, lau kamu menyesal atas perbuatan kamu.” (al-Hujurat: 6)

iv. Berhasad dengki; iaitu mencari jalan untuk menghilangkan ni’mat yang ada pada orang lain. Perbuatan ini sangat besar kerosakannya dan keburukannya, bukan sahaja kepada orang yang didengki, malah juga kepada pendengki dan masyarakat.

“Berhati-hatilah kemu terhadap hasad kerana ini merosakkan kebaikan sebagaimana api memakan kayu.” (Hadith Rasulullah s.a.w)

v. Bermasam muka; iaitu menunjukkan perasaan benci kepada orang lain. Sifat ini boleh meregangkan perhubungan baik antara satu sama lain.

vi. Bermarah-marahan; iaitu bertengkaran antara satu sama lain.

“Janganlah kamu marah-memarahi, jangan kamu berhasad dengki, dan jangan kamu bermasa muka, sebaliknya jadilah kamu hamba Allah yang bersaudara.” (Hadith Rasulullah s.a.w)

Oleh itu, orang Islam perlulah hidup berbaik-baik dan hormat-menghormati antara satu sama lain supaya mampu mengeratkan tali persaudaraan Islam dan kerjasama untuk kebaikan bersama, insyaAllah.

awak pun sama. Awak fikir awak bijak kah? Awak lihat lah pemimpin awak tu yang sanggup membunuh peluang bangsa sendiri dengan membuka kouta 10% untuk bukan bumiputra. Bodoh kan namanya tu. Sepatutnya perkataan “BODOH” tu ditujukan kepada MB SELANGOR dan awak sekali. Awak hendak jadi pemimpin atau sekadar pengikut yang tidak akan mengeluarkan input idea yang boleh membawa malaysia ke satu tahap yang tersendiri kerana otak awak dah berulat akibat maksiat yang telah awak lakukan. Saya bukan marah tetapi setiap manusia yang berakal pasti akan mempunyai perasaan dan beza dengan awak yang tidak ada rasa malu. Malu ialah satu sifat atau perasaan yang menimbulkan keengganan melakukan sesuatu perkara yang tercemar atau kurang sopan. Oleh itu, orang yang mempunyai sifat malu sentiasa memelihara maruah dan harga dirinya. Dia dapat menahan dirinya dari melakukan perkara-perkara yang boleh membuatkan maruah dan harga dirinya tercemar.

Malu adalah sifat manusia yang lahir dari rasa aib, hina, rendah diri dan seumpamanya. Dalam Islam malu adalah pelengkap kepada kesempurnaan Iman dalam diri seseorang. Bahkan malu adalah salah satu cabang daripada Iman. Hal ini dijelaskan oleh Rasulullah dalam hadis baginda yang diriwayatkan oleh Muslim dan Tarmizi yang bermaksud: “Malu itu sebahagian daripada Iman”.

Dan dalam hadis yang lain, Rasulullah bersabda yang bermaksud: “Iman itu mempunyai lebih 70 cabang dan malu itu adalah salah satu daripada cabang Iman”(Riwayat Muslim).

Dengan kata lain, tahap keimanan seseorang dapat dilihat daripada sifat malu yang ada dalam diri insan tersebut. Orang yang paling beriman mempunyai sifat malu yang tinggi, sedangkan kurangnya sifat malu menandakan kelemahan Imannya. Sebenarnya sifat malu dan Iman mempunyai kaitan yang sangat rapat ibarat rumpun yang tidak dapat dipisahkan. Jika salah satu dipisahkan maka rosaklah yang satu lagi.

Sabda Rasulullah yang bermaksud: “Sifat malu dan Iman adalah seiring. Jika salah satu ditinggalkan maka kedua-duanya akan hilang.” (Riwayat Baihaqi).

Berdasarkan hakikat tersebut, sifat malu mampu menjadi benteng menahan diri daripada melakukan perbuatan yang akan memalukan dirinya. Perbuatan tersebut termasuklah perkara yang menyalahi tuntutan agama, kebiasaan adat dan undang-undang negara. Sesiapa yang tidak malu melakukan perbuatan itu, ternyatalah tahap Imannya pada ketika itu adalah nipis. Puncanya mungkin disebabkan oleh keenganan mematuhi perintah Allah berkaitan perbuatan tersebut atau tidak dapat membezakan antara yang baik dan buruk.

Sabda Nabi saw: “Setiap akhlaknya dan (punca) akhlak Islam itu adalah al-haya’ (malu).” (Riwayat Malik, Ibn Majah dan Baihaqi)

MES harap anda ada perasaan malu selepas baca artikel ini. Ajak kawan-kawan awak yang suka mencarut tu. Jangan berfikir menggunakan kepala lutut sebab dilutut tiada otak.

Agaknya awak ni manusia kah apa? Jika manusia, awak ni manusia pengikut Yakjuj dan Makjuj-mencarut. Lebih baik awak duduk diam kat rumah kerana pemikiran awak dah kritikal. Manusia adalah lebih teruk daripada binatang apabila manusia tidak menggunakan otak untuk berfikir.