孔子说:“君子不器。”这句话的内涵之一:器不是君子。器,即工具或用具,只有特定的用途。君子岂能像一件让别人称心称手的工具?君子应当有自己的主心骨,他应该作为“人”而存在,而不是作为“工具”而存在。人若是器,便只能在特定的技术领域有用处。比如一个修鞋匠或电脑工程师,假如他们的知识和兴趣只局限于修鞋或电脑,只在这两项事务中有见解,他们就只是一个“器”。而当他们对人类一般事务都关心,并有出于正 Confucius said: “gentleman not device. ” One of the connotations of this sentence: the device is not a gentleman. A device, that is, a tool or appliance, for a specific purpose only. How can a gentleman be like a tool that makes others feel good about himself? The gentleman should have his own backbone, and he should exist as a “person,” rather than as a “tool.” If human beings, it can only be useful in specific technical fields. A tinker or computer engineer, for example, may be a “controller” if his or her knowledge and interests are limited to shoe-fixing or computer-based, and only have insight in both matters. And when they are concerned about the general human affairs, and out of positive