焦先

焦先

焦先者,字孝然,河東大陽人也。在鄉里累歳,年一百七十,常食白石,似今之熟者大芋也。先日日入山伐薪以施人。先從村頭一家起,周而復始。始擔薪以置人門外。人見之時,布席與坐,爲設食。先便坐食,亦不與人語。若人不見,便私置薪於人門間,便去。連年如此。及魏受禪,居河之湄,結草爲庵,獨止其中,不設牀席,以草蓐襯坐,其身垢濁如泥漆。或數旦一食,行不由徑,不與女人交遊。衣弊則於市賣薪,以買故衣著之。冬常著單衣。太守董經往視之,亦不肯語,經亦以爲賢。後野火起,燒其庵屋,人往視之,見先危坐於庵下不動,火過,庵燒盡,先乃徐起,其衣服亦不焦灼。又更作庵,時天大雪,人屋多壞,先庵倒,人往不見先所在,恐已凍死,乃共拆庵索之,見先熟卧於雪下,顔色赫然,氣息休休,如暑夏醉卧之狀。人莫知其異,多欲從學道。先曰:我無道也。或老或少,如此三百餘年,乃與人别去,不知所適,所請者竟不得一言也。魏書云:自羲皇以來,一人而已。

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