? A person who can learn will also be a good thinker. By reading the classics of Chinese studies, we can understand the concepts of "learning" and "thinking" of the ancients.
Why study? The Analects of Confucius says: "Learning is not solid". The so-called "solid" means: solidification and stagnation. These four words mean that if people don't study hard, they will be rigid, short-sighted, self-righteous and opinionated.
? Share an allusion of "savage exposure": there was a man in Song State who lived in a very secluded place. One winter, when he was working in the field, the sun shone on him and he felt very comfortable. So he decided to expose the monarch (to contribute a good way to keep warm and bask in the sun). He guessed that this new discovery would surely be rewarded by the monarch.
? Although this allusion tells the story of a poor and ignorant "savage", it can clearly depict the image of a short-sighted and self-righteous frog in the well. Compared with material poverty, what is more terrible is the poverty and desolation of his knowledge. A person who is not good at learning and thinking is like a person in an allusion. All he knows is what his eyes can see.
? Learning is to the mind what food is to the body. Food provides nutrition for the body and learning provides nourishment for the soul. Learning is the "source of living water" of the soul. Only by constantly absorbing new knowledge and increasing new knowledge can the lake of the soul be rich and clear. A person who is good at learning will be an interesting person.
? Huang Yongyu is an academician of China Painting Academy. He grew up in a poor family and went out to make a living at the age of 12. But he is smart, studious and knowledgeable. In addition to teaching himself art, he is also good at seal cutting, poetry and calligraphy, and is a generation of "ghosts". His monkey tickets and alcoholic liquor packaging are well known. That year, Huang Yongyu lived in an old house with walls and no windows, but he didn't hate this depressing home. Instead, take out a piece of white paper and stick it on the wall, and then draw a very realistic window on the white paper. Suddenly, the whole room lit up, just like the sunshine outside the house suddenly poured into the hut. Everyone present was stunned. Apart from marveling at Huang Yongyu's superb painting skills, they were moved by his open-minded and interesting attitude towards life.
? How to learn? The Analects of Confucius says, "Learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous". It means: learning without thinking is useless and nothing is gained; Only by thinking without learning will you be confused.
? During the Warring States Period, Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, a general of the State of Zhao, loved to read the art of war since he was a child, talking nonsense and talking about military affairs. He was praised by others for his eloquence. However, when directing operations on the battlefield, Zhao Kuo moved the articles in Sun Tzu's Art of War too heavily, and was completely annihilated and killed by Qin Jun.
? Learning without thinking is equal to learning in vain. Zhao Kuo's study lacks the process of "digestion" and the participation of thinking. What he learned was a bunch of "seeds that can't germinate". He can't play its role when he meets practical problems. The first thing is to rot in his stomach.
Zhuge Liang was a famous strategist in the Three Kingdoms period. In a breakthrough, he used the principle of hot air rising to realize the coup of "burning lamps to save lives". According to the wind direction in the besieged area, he ordered people to put many lanterns on white paper and fly them in the air. Flying lights not only distracted the enemy, but also attracted reinforcements, enabling his army to escape. To commemorate Zhuge Liang's cleverness and wisdom, people call flying lanterns Kongming lanterns.
? It can be seen that in learning, we must rely on the "enlightenment" of thinking to realize that we are suddenly enlightened and realize everything. Finally, the "seeds" of knowledge will always sprout and bear fruitful fruits.
? Learn what? Confucius said, "Choose the good and follow it, and change the bad and follow it.". Life is our learning resource. We can learn from the people around us, not only in good ways, but also in bad ways. Analyze the shortcomings and deficiencies of the poor as a reference to avoid making similar mistakes.
? Ceng Zi said: "I want to save myself three times a day, but I am not loyal to others." Don't believe in making friends? Can't you learn? "Introspection is also a kind of learning, observing one's own heart, correcting one's incorrect words and deeds, and cultivating to be a polite person.
? Society is a university hall, and those things worth learning are scattered in our lives like pearls. As long as we are willing, we can connect the pearls one by one with the trickle of "thinking". When accumulated to a certain extent, the trickle of thinking will converge into a raging waterfall.
Reading Chinese classics and gaining wisdom in life is the charm of Chinese excellent traditional culture.