Source: The Book of Rites University: "Everyone knows everything, everyone knows and is sincere, sincere and correct, just and correct, well trained and well nurtured, well cultivated and well governed, and well governed."
Translation: knowledge can only be acquired through the understanding and research of everything; After acquiring knowledge, the idea can be sincere; Only after the idea is sincere can the mind be correct; Only with a correct attitude can we cultivate our own character; Only through the cultivation of character can we manage the fief well; Only when the fiefs are well managed can the country be well governed; Only when the country is well governed can the world be peaceful.
Self-cultivation, family harmony, rule of the country and level the world in the commercial society.
The reason for reevaluating this old saying is that today's commercial society is very similar to the future feudal society. The basic principle of commercial society is small government and big society, which is the same as that of Zhou Dynasty. At that time, Zhou was only directly under the jurisdiction of today's Weihe plain, and the broader territory was under the jurisdiction of several vassal States.
Large enterprises in commercial society have administrative and financial powers that are not directly controlled by the government. They constitute the pillars of commercial society, which are very similar to the vassal States in the future. History will not repeat itself, but there are striking similarities.
Therefore, the famous historical saying of self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world is also of profound practical significance to us in the commercial society.