I think the living environment affects people’s temper and temperament. Living in a good environment can make people excited and relax. Living in a noisy busy city will make people irritable and not conducive to physical and mental growth. But it cannot be said absolutely that the living environment can affect a person's temper and mood. If a person's willpower is strong enough, then no matter what environment he lives in, it will not affect a person's mood.
Living in the shade of green trees and the fragrance of birds and flowers can make people completely relaxed. Working and studying in this environment allows the body and mind to be completely immersed in it and will not be affected by other things, thereby effectively improving learning and work efficiency. If this continues, people's mood will also improve, thereby exercising people's mind and temperament, and this good mood will also affect other people around them, so that we can live in an environment full of laughter and laughter. If you live in a noisy, dirty and messy living environment. People's mood will also become irritable, because in a dirty and messy environment, they cannot relax their body and mind, which will make people feel anxious and irritable. This kind of mood will continue to spread and will affect life, work and study, which is not conducive to healthy physical and mental growth. If a child lives in this kind of environment since he was a child, his body and mind will definitely be greatly harmed.
Meng Mu’s three moves are an effective interpretation of this environment. Every time Mencius' mother moved, it was to provide him with a good learning environment. His mother believed that he could grow better in a good learning environment. For example, when they first lived near the tomb, Mencius would play with others near the tomb. Mencius' mother believed that this was not conducive to Mencius' growth. The second time they moved to the downtown area, Mencius followed the merchants to learn business. Mencius' mother thought that this was not conducive to Mencius' growth, and finally moved to the side of the academy. Only then did Mencius learn reading and etiquette from the students in the academy. Only then did Mencius' mother think that this was the best living environment for Mencius. Therefore, the living environment affects people's temperament.