How to understand " old and be to be a thief to death " this word?

The welcome opens historical treasure.

This word also makes the speech of a sage that a lot of people misunderstand.

"Ordinary man old enemy " this classical scold a word, be afraid even if from now on and come.

It is primary area so this individual is awaiting Confucius, but he was not sitting to wait well, diverge double leg to sit however on the ground. This movement is extremely clumsy, be in especially without briefs, it is the year period of robe. The village of free and easy unruly ever had sat so, also kept a vivid word -- " sit with one's legs stretched out " .

Standard sitting position -- genuflect sits

Confucius visits primary area such disrespectful are respected, scold him: "Your this fellow, year young when do not cherish little little brother, do not tell filial piety. Old later what to do serious issue, old now not dead still, staying is a damage really! Staying is a damage really!!

Saying to still indissoluble hate, taking the walking stick that conveniently takes, knock the crus of primary area.

This is " the analects of confucius " in, aperture sage's not much angry name-calling record.

From this and know, "Old and not be to be a thief to death " this word, have special background, because this individual does not do decent thing all one's life, old old still frame-up classics, so Confucius cannot be borne, scolded.

Not all old person is " thief " . Although be in animal bound, abandon raise those who do not have inheritance gene value is aged and individual it is very common phenomenon, but in human society, especially traditional period, the rich society experience of the old person, of enormous still wealth, also have so say: The home has one old, if have one treasure.

Couple appears socially those are old not honour those groups, be like those who touch porcelain, those who a word says is very good, not be old person addle, however hellion aged.