"The way of a university is clear in virtue, new in people and perfect" comes from "University" and ranks as the first of the four books. This sentence is the first chapter of "University", which is about the purpose of the university. Its main ideas are: the purpose of university is to show bright moral character; It is to reflect on and improve one's morality, push oneself and others, and let everyone turn over a new leaf, abandon evil and do good; Is to make the whole society achieve a perfect moral environment and maintain it for a long time.

After reading this sentence, I can't help asking myself a few questions:

1. What kind of book is a university?

"University" is an essay on Confucian thoughts of self-cultivation, governing the country and calming the world. Legend has it that it was written by Ceng Zi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is actually a Confucian work in Qin and Han Dynasties and an important educational theory work in ancient China.

2. The purpose of "University" is that "the way of university lies in virtue, in people and in perfection". So, how can we achieve this goal?

According to the book, it needs to be realized through three programs.

The first article of the program is Ming Ming De. The first word "Ming" in Ming Ming De is a verb, which means to show clearly. "Mingde" is a bright figure. Confucianism advocates the theory that "human nature is good" and thinks that people are born with good morality, which is obscure only because they are obscured by desire. In this case, we should get rid of those things that blind our hearts and let our bright and beautiful characters show.

The second item of the program is "being close to the people". "Being close to the people" means "being new to the people", that is, to let people lead an honest and clean life morally.

The third item of the program is "stop at the best". The main idea of these four words is to make the whole society reach a perfect moral state and keep it for a long time.

3. What effect does this sentence have on today?

From the perspective of modern people, the Confucian educational concept with the aim of "learning from the university, understanding morality, being close to the people and stopping at perfection" has its own uniqueness. That is, its ultimate goal is to cultivate a gentleman with perfect morality and high enthusiasm and responsibility for social moral construction, not just a worker who has mastered the survival skills.

This is your encouragement.