-China-EU friendly cooperation: making life better and better.

-Quoted from a signed article in Belgian Evening News.

■ explanation

"Seeking common ground while reserving differences" has always been China's attitude towards different views and opinions of other countries. Premier Zhou Enlai put forward this diplomatic principle, which was generally accepted by all countries, at the Bandung Conference in 1955. Comrade * * * quoted this sentence, although it is about promoting China-EU friendly cooperation and strengthening equal dialogue and exchanges, but it is also applicable to many other countries and regions. "There are no two identical leaves in the world", and each country has different national conditions and stages of development, so it is impossible to stick to the same on all issues. Seeing only differences magnifies differences in thought and behavior, which is not only not conducive to building consensus and seeking the greatest common denominator, but even leads to unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts. As Comrade * * * said, we are in the same boat, showing our individuality, unprecedented opportunities and challenges. There are differences, but the results are the same; If there are differences, we can also seek common ground while reserving differences. Only by strengthening dialogue and communication with the attitude of mutual respect, equality, seeking common ground while reserving differences and win-win cooperation can we share opportunities and jointly meet challenges.

■ Original code

So knowledge is strong, ignorance is old, so the same name is different. Smart people see the same thing, but fools see different things. There are not enough fools, but many wise people. Enough is smart, light is strong, and old people are rejuvenated. It is based on the sage's inaction, happiness and desire to stay in nothingness, so life is endless and ends in heaven and earth. The rule of saints is also.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty-On Huangdi Neijing, Su Wen and Yin and Yang should be like a big picture.

■ explanation

"Wise men seek common ground, fools seek differences" is the application of "wise men see the same, fools see differences" in Huangdi Neijing.

Huangdi Neijing is the earliest extant medical classic in China. It is divided into two parts: Lingshu and Su Wen. Through the dialogue and question-and-answer between Huangdi and Qi Bo, the pathogenesis and pathology were expounded. On the Elephant of Yin and Yang focuses on the basic concepts and laws of Yin and Yang, and demonstrates them in combination with many signs of physiological and pathological changes in nature and human body.

Although the sentence "Wise men see the same, fools see the different" is a way of keeping in good health, it simply expresses the way of thinking of ancient people to explore the laws of things, so it has universal significance. "Observation similarity" and "observation difference" reflect two diametrically opposite ways of observing the world, and the results are quite different. Wise people will tolerate each other, seek common ground while reserving differences and achieve a win-win situation; Fools' observation of differences will produce contradictions, get no help and lead to failure.