tea & chinese characters
niisonge quotes Confucius: 敬其事而后其食
敬 (jing) derives from the term 敬* (jing zhi), meaning to carry
out one's duty to his best ability, from the book of 大* (da xue) :
为人臣, *于敬 As a subordinate, to carry out one's duty to the
best of his ability
食 (shi) is food = living = living expenses = salary
Hence the quote means : first one must complete a job to the best of
his ability before he can discuss how he should be paid
ps. Using Google groups to access, not sure how the chinese characters
will turn out. If you can't read it, send me a private mail and I'll
forward this to you.
Danny
|