【廢寢忘食】Story
forgets to eat and rest Devote oneself heart and soul to one’s work This idiom comes from ) Yan Zitui's ( 顔之推 "Yan Family Instructions: Encouraging Learning " in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Confucius , named Qiu , courtesy name Zhongni(仲尼) , was an educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period and the founder of Confucianism . When Confucius was old, he began to travel around the world. When he was 64 years old, he came to Shè yi of Zhao State( 趙國葉邑 ). Shen Zhuliang ( 沈諸梁 ), a senior official in Shè County , warmly received Confucius. Shen Zhuliang, known as Shè Gong ( 葉公) ( ㄕㄜ ˋ ) , heard that Confucius was a famous educator and taught many outstanding students. However, he did not know Confucius himself very well, so he asked Confucius's student Zilu about Confucius' personality. Although Zilu had followed Confucius for many years, he didn't know how to a...