Living with good people is like entering a house of orchids... The original text is as follows:

Confucius said: "Living with good people is like entering a house of orchids. If you don't hear it for a long time, Its fragrance will be transformed into it. If you live with unkind people, it will be like entering a house with abalone. If you don't smell the smell for a long time, it will be transformed into it. The red material is hidden, and the lacquer is black. This is what a gentleman is. "Be careful where you are."

Translation

Associating with people of high moral character is like entering a room full of fragrant orchids. Over time, you no longer smell the orchids. The smell of salted fish is like entering a shop selling smelly salted fish. Over time, you can no longer smell the smell of salted fish. This is also because you have become one with the scent. The stench blended into one. The place where cinnabar is hidden is red, and the place where paint is hidden is black. Therefore, people with moral cultivation must carefully choose the friends and environment they get along with.

Source

Living with good people means associating with people of noble character. The language comes from Kong Anguo's "Confucius Family Language? Six Books" of Han Dynasty. Confucius said: "Living with good people is like entering a house of orchids. If you don't smell the fragrance for a long time, you will be transformed into them. Living with bad people is like entering a house with abalone. If you don't smell the smell for a long time, you will be transformed into them." . "

Explanation of words

For example: Like

Si: shop.

Room: Room.

Paint: paint.

Yes: This.

Shen:? Be cautious.

Must: Definitely, definitely.

With: and

Dan:? Cinnabar, mineral name, red

Hua: assimilation

Home: communication

Good people: refers to people with noble moral character

Yi: therefore, therefore

Zhilanzhi: orchid and zhi, two kinds of herbs; used to describe a good environment.

Abalone Shop: shop, shop; Abalone: ??pickled fish, with a fishy smell; a shop selling pickled fish is called Abalone Shop, which is a metaphor for a place where villains gather.

Red is where the elixir is stored: The place where the cinnabar is placed must be red, which means that you must choose your friends carefully.

Appreciation

This article can be summarized as an idiom:? Those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are black.

Warn people: You must carefully choose the friends and environment you get along with, and be careful when making friends.

The point of this article is: Be careful when making friends.