In fact, this is a very high realm, just like the open-mindedness of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later". In addition to Du Fu, there are actually countless poor people with high standards. In the Qing Dynasty, a beggar wrote a poem before freezing to death, which became the swan song of several generations and made many scholars feel extremely ashamed.
This ancient poem is "Why doesn't the yellow dog stop here from time to time", which means: "A person should have his own character, and don't give up his dignity and bottom line because of the hardships of life. If he is ignorant, he is likely to live worse than a dog. "
This ancient poem has now become a masterpiece, and many people often use it in famous online sentences. However, some scholars lose themselves more and more in society, and the two phenomena naturally form a sharp contrast. "Imperial Examination System" has attracted many scholars' research since the birth of Sui and Tang Dynasties.
However, some people study just to complete the imperial examination selection and want to be an official. Some people go to school just to broaden their thinking, broaden their horizons and enrich their lives. It was not until 1905 that the imperial examination system officially withdrew from the history of China.
This "imperial examination system", which began in 2000, has great advantages as a selection system for civil talents by China's political rulers. However, because of objectification and reality, many scholars have slowly lost their true intentions in officialdom. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the corruption in officialdom was more serious, especially since the end of Qianlong, when corrupt officials were in power, the most famous one was Xiao Shenyang, a big corrupt official.
The concept of "imperial examination system" was actually born in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but it was not officially used at that time. The real formation period was in the Tang Dynasty. However, all previous dynasties paid too much attention to students' profound knowledge and ability, and did not require students to improve their integrity and integrity to a greater extent.
Therefore, it also shows that although some scholars have become bureaucrats through the selection of imperial examinations, their hypocrisy has been exposed, and they have become corrupt officials, attached to power and without thinking about the people. And some students still live with dignity even if they live in cold weather. This deserves people to think about the importance of learning, whether to master knowledge or whether not to forget the bottom line and principles that your active mind should abide by while mastering knowledge.