Translated by Xu Ruzi at the age of nine

When Xu Ruzi was nine years old, he once played under the moonlight. Someone said to him,'If there is nothing in the moon, will it be brighter?' Xu Ruzi said,'It's not like that. It's like a person's eyes have pupils. Without them, they definitely can't see it."

When Xu Ruzi was nine years old, he was playing under the moonlight. Someone asked him,"If there is nothing in the moon, will it be brighter?" Xu Ruzi replied,"That's not the case." It's just like how a person's eyes have pupils. Without pupils, the eyes can't see."

Xu Ruzi tasted it when he was nine years old. It referred to Xu Ruzi's experience of playing under the moonlight when he was nine years old. Someone asked him if there was nothing in the moon, would it be brighter? Xu Ruzi replied that it was not like that. He used the analogy of pupils in human eyes to explain that without pupils, the eyes would not be bright. This story expressed Xu Ruzi's intelligence and deep understanding of things when he was young.

Xu Ruzi was nine years old. He once played under the moon. People said to him,"If there is nothing in the moon, will it be very bright?" "No. For example, there are pupils in people's eyes. Without this, they would not understand."

Xu Ruzi was nine years old.

When Xu Ruzi was nine years old, he was playing under the moonlight. Someone asked him," If there is nothing in the moon, will it be brighter?" Xu Ruzi replied,"That's not the case." It's just like how human eyes have pupils. Without pupils, you can't see anything." Xu Ruzi's answer cleverly avoided the concept of " moon " and used the concept of " eyes " to answer the question. This was a commonly used debate technique. This witty answer earned Xu Ruzi the reputation of "South State Scholar".

Xu Ruzi was nine years old and once played under the moon. Someone asked him,"If there is nothing in the moon, will it be brighter?" Xu Ruzi replied,"It's not like that." It's just like how there are pupils in a person's eyes. If there are no pupils, they definitely can't see." This passage described Xu Ruzi playing under the moonlight when he was nine years old and his understanding of whether the moon was bright or not.

When Xu Ruzi was nine years old, he told us that we should be good at discovering the strengths of others, not neglect any details, and not underestimate anyone. He used a metaphor to describe the pupils in the human eye. Just like how a human eye has pupils to see things clearly, we should also learn to tolerate the shortcomings of others in life, otherwise we will feel that there is no one in the world to make friends with. This story tells us that we should be good at discovering the strengths of others. Don't just look at the surface, but analyze them from all angles.

Xu Ruzi was a smart and thoughtful person. He was born into a family of Confucian scholars and had been very diligent in learning knowledge since he was young. He had extensive knowledge and had in-depth research in the fields of classics, philosophy, astronomy, arithmetic, and calendar. Xu Ruzi's character was like jade. He valued emotions and righteousness, was respectful, thrifty, humble, indifferent, and quiet. He was respected as a scholar of the South Region. He studied hard and was full of knowledge. Xu Ruzi was not only smart and witty, but also good at observation and thinking. He was also very eloquent. At the age of nine, he was able to recite some works and show a different kind of philosophical thinking. Xu Ruzi's noble character and his philosophy of respecting frugality made him respected. He had once acknowledged Huang Qiong as his teacher, but after Huang Qiong entered politics, Xu Ruzi took the initiative to cut off contact with him. Xu Ruzi had always adhered to the integrity of a scholar and was unwilling to be an official. Instead, he devoted himself to the cause of education, imparting knowledge and teaching the people poetry, books, and etiquette. He was conferred the title of one of the twenty-four sages by Liu Xie and entered the Imperial Ancestral Temple to enjoy the national sacrifice. In general, Xu Ruzi was a smart and studious intellectual with a noble character and advocated humility.

Xu Ruzi's original text was: "When Xu Ruzi was nine years old, he once played under the moon. People said to him,'If there is nothing in the moon, will it be extremely bright?' Xu said,'No. For example, there are pupils in people's eyes. Without them, one would not understand."