There is an old saying that people near Zhu Zhechi will be black, which means that people's character and behavior will be influenced by their surroundings. There is a similar saying in the Book of Changes: "Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups", which means that people will be attracted by people and things around them and form similar behavior and thinking patterns.
However, this does not mean that you can't change yourself. There is a saying in the Book of Changes: "Xiu De, a gentleman, leads to the body by virtue", which tells us that only by self-cultivation can we really get rid of the influence of the external environment.
Moreover, "getting out of the mud without dyeing" is also a realm of self-cultivation. In the Book of Changes, there is a saying that "a gentleman lives in an official's place and is content with his body", which tells us that only when he is clear and honest in his heart can he maintain his independence and purity in the external environment. Therefore, only by maintaining one's morality and moral character at all times can we be free from the influence of the external environment.
In a word, it is an objective phenomenon that people close to Zhu Zhechi are all black. But we can improve our quality and ability through self-cultivation and continuous learning, so as to better adapt to and cope with the surrounding environment. At the same time, we should maintain our independent thinking ability and judgment, don't blindly follow others, and make decisions according to our own judgments and values.
Advantages of learning classical Chinese well:
1. Understand history, learn ancient culture, appreciate ancient literature and study ancient civilization.
2. The function of learning classical Chinese is to inherit China culture. It is the responsibility of everyone in China to inherit the ancient civilization.
3. Learning classical Chinese is helpful to improve people's ability of choosing words and making sentences, refining words and reading, and improving people's literary literacy.
4. Good classical Chinese can delight people's spirit, enrich people's cognition and sometimes inspire people.
5. Learning classical Chinese can be guided by the experience of ancestors, learn from each other with the wisdom of ancestors, and experience life from the sigh of ancestors.