Idiom implication
Zeng Guofan skillfully resolved the opposition to the left with the Taoist technique of "harmony with light and dust" and got a heavyweight promotion. Zeng Guofan's practice has also proved a truth. To make the cause bigger, we must unite all those who can unite and make use of all available forces, even the forces that confront each other. Only with such mind, tolerance and skills can a person achieve great things.
If a person's edge is exposed, it is easy to be destroyed. "Decreasing his spirit" can not only avoid hurting others, but also avoid self-injury and successfully save himself; Only by eliminating the chaotic thoughts in the heart and solving the disputes in reality can the human mind be carefree and free, and can it live naturally and freely, so it is necessary to solve its disputes;
Sunlight exists where it is directly illuminated, but it still exists where it cannot be directly illuminated. It lives in harmony with everything and never gives up. Only by understanding "harmony with its light" can we achieve the integration of "negative yin holding yang"; The universe is full of dust, just like the complicated situation in the world.
Their objective existence and the fact that people can't be detached from reality determine that people can't completely abandon them. They must learn to respect them and guide them according to the situation, so that they can all play their due roles. This is the same dust.
Laozi believes that "overcoming difficulties and sharing dust with light" is the highest realm of life. Like Tao, people should be able to frustrate their perseverance without losing their ambition, to resolve all kinds of disturbances without feeling tired, to shine subtly without being polluted by it, and to be confused without losing their truth.
He warned people to learn to be subtle in order not to expose their stupid and ignorant side to others completely; In order not to let your working environment and interpersonal relationship deteriorate, you must learn to be tolerant and restrained. "Convergence, chaos, gathering brilliance and confusing dust." This is my ideal personality characteristic.