Take Virtue Seriously and Let Go of Past Resentments
 
No matter what career one has or what industry one works in, one should take virtue seriously and respect the related ethical behaviors. That is how things should be in human society because taking virtue seriously and building up virtue is fundamental for a human being.  Therefore, a teacher should follow teachers' ethics, a businessperson should follow business ethics, a doctor should follow medical ethics, a politician should follow his/her appropriate code of ethics, a martial artist should follow the virtue of martial arts, and so on. The following is a story of how the renowned doctor Wan Quan in the Ming Dynasty followed medical ethics and let go of hatred against others.
 
Wan Quan, courtesy name Quanren, art name Mizhai, was a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty. He was born on the eleventh year of Hongzhi (1498 AD) in present-day Luotian County in Hubei Province. Not only was he highly skilled in medicine, but he also followed a high medical ethic. He was caring and forgiving. When those who previously had conflicts with him were sick, he tried his best to cure their diseases, treating them as he would as any other patient.
 
Wan Quan had a conflict with his fellow townsman, Hu Yuanxi, when he was young. Hu's four-year-old son later developed a rare illness, coughing up blood. Over a period of eight months, Hu tried many doctors, but none of them could cure his son. Hu had no choice but to ask Wan for help.
 
Following the principles of saving others and letting go of past hatreds and issues, Wan started diagnosing Hu’s son right away. After his diagnosis, Wan told Hu that he could cure his son's disease, but it would take a month. After five doses of Wan's medicine, the son's condition improved.
 
However, Hu Yuanxi was wary of their past conflict and thought that Wan might not be trying his best to help his son. The one month treatment was too long and that it was proof of Wan’s insincerity, so he switched to another doctor, Wan Shao.
 
Some people talked to Wan Quan and said, "Since Hu does not want you to treat his son, you should just leave him alone and not be bothered." Wan Quan replied, "He has only this one son. No one but I can cure his illness. If I leave, Hu will not come to me for help again and then his son will be in danger. If his son dies, even though I did not kill him, I am still at fault." Wan Quan added, "I need to stay here to see how the other doctors treat him. If they treat him properly, I will leave. But if they are doing something wrong, I will try my best to stop them. If I cannot stop them, then I will leave."
 
When Wan Quan saw Wan Shao's prescription, he knew it was not correct for the boy, who might be in danger if he took it, so he pointed this out sincerely. However, Wan Shao refused to listen and insisted that his prescription was correct. Wan Quan told Wan Shao in all seriousness, "I am not jealous of you. I am just concerned for the boy."
 
Seeing that nobody would take his advice, Wan Quan decided to leave. But he was still very concerned about the boy. Before his departure, he touched the boy's head softly and said, "Take a small dose of the new medicine first. It’s sad to wonder about what to do when the disease relapses?"
 
After taking a small cup of the medicine, the boy's symptoms returned even worse than before, exactly as Wan Quan had predicted. The boy cried, "Mr. Wan Quan's medicine was better. The new doctor is trying to poison me."
 
Hu Yuanxi was very regretful and went to ask Wan Quan for his help again. Wan Quan did not let Hu's previous treatment and attitude disturb him. He told Hu, "If you had listened to me earlier, this would not have happened. Now if you really want me to treat your son, you need to trust me completely. Please give me a month and I will take care of him."
 
Hu Yuanxi gave his son to Wan Quan's care. It took only 17 days for the boy to completely recover. Hu's family was very grateful to Wan Quan.
 

重德为上　不记宿怨
 
无论从事甚么行业，都要重德，也就是要遵守相应的道德规范，以此来约束自己，这才是正常的人类社会，因为重德积德是为人之本。所以说，做老师的要重师德，经商的要重商德，行医的要重医德，做官的要重官德，习武的要重武德……下面讲的便是明朝名医万全重医德、不记宿怨的故事。
 
万全，字全仁，号密斋，是明朝著名医学家，生于弘治十一年，今湖北罗田县人，他不仅医术高超，其医德更是令人钦佩，他为人宽恕，不计旧怨，对于同自己有旧怨的人一视同仁，竭力救治。
 
万全早先与同乡胡元溪不和。后来，胡元溪四岁的儿子得了疑难病症，咳嗽、吐血，胡家遍访名医，治了八个月都不见好转。无奈之际，只好来求万全。
 
万全「以活人为心，不记宿怨」，立即去为胡元溪的儿子诊病。经过诊断，万全告诉胡元溪，说其儿子的病他可以治愈，只是需要一个月的时间。经过万全的处方治疗，孩子服药五剂后，病症减轻了一些。
 
可胡元溪始终对万全有戒心，认为自己同他有怨恨，心想他一定不会用心治疗自己的儿子，并且怀疑万全治疗需要的时间太长就是证明，于是另换了万绍来医治。
 
有人劝万全：「他不用你治，你走就是了。」万全说：「他只有这一个儿子，除了我没人能治好他的病，我走了后，他就不会再去找我了，如果耽误了孩子的病，虽然不是我杀的，也是我的过失啊！」并且说：「我要留下来看看其他医生是怎么诊治的，如果诊治得当我就走，如果诊治有误我一定要阻止他，实在阻止不了，我再离开也不迟。」
 
在看了万绍的新处方后，万全认为并不合适，如果孩子服了会有生命危险，于是诚恳的指了出来。可万绍并不接受，固执己见，胡元溪也在一旁附和不听。万全严肃的对万绍说：「我是为这个孩子担忧，不是妒嫉你啊！」
 
万全最后见自己的意见不被采纳，不忍见死不救，临行之际，再次抚摸著孩子的头说：「先少吃些，可怜疾病再复发时可怎么办呢？」
 
孩子在服药一小杯后，果然如万全所预料，病情再次复发并加重。孩子哭泣著说：「我吃万全先生的药好些，父亲请这人来，是要毒杀我。」
 
胡元溪至此方才开始后悔，只好负疚再次来请万全，万全一点都没有计较，对他说：「早听我的话，就不会现在后悔了。要我诊治，必先去嫌疑之心，诚心托付给我，给我一个月时间。」
 
自此胡元溪完全将孩子托付给万全诊治，万全只花了十七天，便使孩子痊愈，胡元溪一家对他感恩不尽。