If you are slow, you can't be energetic, and if you are dangerous, you can't be radical. Time goes by, meaning goes by, and then becomes withered.
That is, debauchery and negative neglect can't cheer up the mind; Zhi Tao's temperament can't make moral integrity noble because of reckless adventure and impatience. If we waste it year after year, the volunteers' time will eventually become as old as dead leaves.
Interpretation: Most of them will not be accepted by society.
Source: Zhuge Liang's Book of Commandments: Gentleman's journey is quiet and self-cultivation, and frugality is self-cultivation. Not cold, not awake, not quiet, not far away. If you study quietly, you must study. If you don't study, you won't learn widely. If you have no ambition, you can't succeed. If you are slow, you can't be energetic, and if you are dangerous, you can't be radical. Time goes by, meaning goes by, and then becomes withered, not meeting the world, and staying in a poor house sadly. What will happen?
Vernacular translation:
This is how people with moral cultivation exercise themselves. They perfect themselves through meditation and introspection, and cultivate their noble character through thrift and saving money.
Without a clear heart and desire, you can't make your ambition clear and firm. Without stability and tranquility, you can't realize your lofty ideals and study hard for a long time. To learn true knowledge, we must study and discuss it peacefully, and human talents are accumulated from continuous learning; If you don't study hard, you can't grow and develop your talents; If you don't have firm will, you can't succeed in your studies.
Indulgence and negative neglect can't cheer up the mind; Zhi Tao's temperament can't make moral integrity noble because of reckless adventure and impatience. If we waste it year after year, the volunteers' time will eventually become as old as dead leaves.
Such people will not be used by society, but will benefit society. They will only be trapped in their poor home sadly, and it will be too late to regret it.