." ▁( L ater , ) ▁Gu o ▁experienced ▁mis fort une : ▁( his ) ▁el dest ▁son ▁died . ▁We eping ▁over ▁him , ▁( he ) ▁cried : ▁" H app iness !" ▁and ▁( he ▁thus ) ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁sad ▁( to ▁those ▁who ▁heard ▁him ). ▁( tr . ▁Fischer ▁ 2 0 1 2 : 7 4 6 – 7 5 1 ) ▁ ▁Key ▁concepts ▁According ▁to ▁Fischer ▁( 2 0 1 2 : 3 9 8 – 4 0 2 ), ▁Sh izi ' s ▁message ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁four ▁key ▁ideas : ▁self - c ult iv ation , ▁tim el iness , ▁hum ility , ▁and ▁object ivity . ▁" With ▁the ▁single ▁exception ▁of ▁self - c ult iv ation ▁( ▁or ▁), ▁none ▁of ▁these ▁ide als ▁appear ▁as ▁technical ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁text . ▁Un like ▁the ▁more ▁usual ▁advice ▁to ▁be ▁good ▁( ), ▁proper ▁( ), ▁or ▁virt uous ▁( ), ▁even ▁generalized ▁terms ▁for ▁tim el iness , ▁hum ility , ▁and ▁object ivity ▁are ▁not ▁used ; ▁rather , ▁the ▁advice ▁must ▁be ▁infer red ▁from ▁the ▁narr ative ." ▁ ▁Self - c ult iv ation . ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁Chapter ▁ 1 ▁recomm ends ▁self - c ult iv ation ▁through ▁broad ▁learning . ▁To ▁learn ▁without ▁t iring ▁is ▁that ▁by ▁which ▁one ▁cultiv ates ▁the ▁self ; ▁to ▁teach ▁without ▁becoming ▁b ored ▁is ▁that ▁by ▁which ▁one ▁cultiv