From Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus Theory". The ancients generally used things to express their feelings. The same sentence has two meanings, one is metaphor and the other is expression. Similarly, "Stained with mud but not stained, clear lotus is not demon" also has a second meaning. Metaphorically, the author himself has the noble character of "emerging from mud without staining, clearing lotus without demon". In fact, what he means is that officialdom is dark, so it is as difficult for you to maintain a noble character in officialdom as it is for a lotus to emerge from the mud without being defiled. This is also a summary of his experience as an official, because he doesn't want to go along with it. And "Zhuo Qing Lian has no demon" is just a good wish of the author. Walking by the river often, how can you not wet your shoes? Therefore, it is commendable to be able to stand alone in a hundred flowers. This is also the author's sigh, because he can't be immune to the big environment, except to escape and stay away. Or, like him, guard one of his festivals conscientiously. As the ancients said, near Zhu Zhechi is black, and near Mexico is black. Teachers and parents often use this old saying to educate us, but I question it.

Near Zhu Zhechi, is it black to be near Mexico? This may only represent one kind of people, that is, people with particularly poor self-control ability. If a person is really "black near the ink, black near the ink", then I really sympathize with him, because he is a loser in life, with no brain and no position, and is easily influenced by others. The difference between internal cause and external cause. Philosophically, internal factors determine external factors.

However, in reality, some people can't resist the temptation, which is why they are close to Zhu Zhechi. Everyone's moral quality and personal accomplishment are different. It depends on your own right or wrong, whether you are clean but not evil or near Zhu Zhechi.