For Chinese people, who have a strong sense of history, the short-term gain of the individual is nothing compared to how he is judged by history and how he affects the reputation and honor of the family tree.
對中國這樣有歷史感的民族來說，個人現世的短暫名位，放在千古評價、宗族榮辱之前，就顯得微不足道了。