This chapter is actually a supplement and explanation to the previous chapter. In the previous chapter, Confucius mentioned that learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous. This famous saying tells the relationship between learning and thinking. The two should be parallel and mutually supportive, and it is very dangerous to focus only on one point. This is a very important educational thought of Confucius. Therefore, in this chapter, Confucius discussed his past experience. If you dream blindly, it will only waste time and will not help solve the problem. It is best to study on the ground. It also reflects Confucius' pragmatic attitude towards education.
This is actually some misunderstandings that many of us will have today. Mr. Jiang Yang once said this sentence when answering the confusion mentioned by a reader when he wrote to her, which probably means that your problem is that you don't read many books, but you think too much. There is another saying today, thinking too much and doing too little. Young people have little social experience, and it is easy to walk into a dead end when they encounter a little problem. In fact, it's just that their vision is not big enough and much ado about nothing. Many problems that we once thought might be huge, in fact, with the passage of time, we have learned a lot. Looking back, we all feel that sesame seeds are bigger. Or through a lot of reading, you find that there are predecessors in the book, and their experience and wisdom are all there, but you just don't know it.
When we look farther, read more books, walk more and meet more people, in fact, many problems will be solved. Learning can bring us energy and nutrition. Most of the masters at all times and all over the world are very fond of reading, and even they are very greedy for learning and knowledge. I see more life forms and lifestyles, learn more wisdom from others, and see the essence of many things more easily.