The ancient prose "University" said that those who desire the ancient times are obviously superior to the world should rule their country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; What does this passage mean? The original text is "the ancient desire is obviously superior to the world; Governing the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to cultivate yourself, you should be upright first; ..... The mind is right and then the body is repaired, and the body is repaired and then the family is neat, and the family is neat and then the country is ruled, and the country is flat. " The general idea is: those who want virtue in ancient times must rule their country first; To govern the country well, we must first rectify our homes; To rectify the family, we must first cultivate ourselves; People who want to cultivate self-cultivation should first correct their thinking … and then improve their cultivation; Self-cultivation is perfect, and then the family is orderly; The family is in good order, and then the country is stable and prosperous; The country is stable and prosperous, and then the world is at peace.

This is the creed respected by intellectuals in Confucian tradition. It is the highest ideal of countless intellectuals for thousands of years to take self-improvement as the foundation and govern the family until the world is stable. But in fact, there are few chances of success and many times of disappointment, so the idea of "being poor is immune to it, while being up to it is helpful to the world" has emerged. The life ideal of "keeping one's heart, cultivating oneself, keeping one's family in order, governing the country and leveling the world" and the positive philosophical attitude of "being poor can help the world" complement each other, and their influence has never weakened for thousands of years.