The heart belongs. What's the story of this article in history?
Xu Heng fled with many people in his early years. When he passed Heyang (now mengzhou city, Henan Province), he was very thirsty because of the long distance and hot weather. His peers found a pear tree near the highway, which was full of pears. Everyone scrambled to pick pears to quench their thirst. Only Xu Heng sat upright under the tree, motionless. Everyone thinks it's strange. Someone asked Xu Heng, "Why don't you pick pears?" Xu Heng replied, "That pear tree is not mine. How can I just pick it and eat it? " The man said, "The situation is so chaotic now that everyone has fled separately. I'm afraid this pear tree has no owner. Why bother? " Xu Heng said; "The pear tree has no master, and my heart has no master? What others lose, even a little bit, is unacceptable if it is not moral. "
Whenever fruit trees in rural areas mature and fall to the ground, children in rural areas pass by without looking. The villagers all taught their children not to be greedy. Weddings at funerals on weekdays, Xu Heng must follow the customs and etiquette, and the whole town is affected, and the reading atmosphere in the village is gradually flourishing. Xu Heng's virtue spread all over the world, and it was said that Xu Heng would be appointed as prime minister, but Xu Heng did not appreciate Li Rong, and fell ill after politely declining.
After Xu Heng's death, people from all over the country gathered in front of the coffin and wept bitterly. Some people came from thousands of miles away to pay homage and wept bitterly under the tomb. Emperor posthumous title "Zheng Wen".
Xu Heng told us that although pears can be ownerless, our hearts cannot be ownerless. Honesty is golden, and only honest people can gain the respect and trust of others.
One should have his own principles. He should have his own moral standards when dealing with people.