The allusion to the story of how to sweep the world without sweeping a house is as follows:

Chen Fan, the Taifu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His grandfather once served as the governor of Hedong. However, by Chen Fan's generation, his family was in decline and he no longer had any prestige in the countryside. When Chen Fan was 15 years old, he once studied poetry and books alone in a courtyard. One day, Xue Qin, an old friend of his father's, came to see him. When he saw the courtyard was overgrown with weeds and filth, he said to Chen Fan, "Why don't you sweep the house to entertain the guests?" Chen Fan immediately replied that when a man lives in the world, he should wipe out the world and maintain peace in one house.

Xue Qin was secretly surprised by this answer, knowing that although this man was young, he had great ambitions. After realizing this, he advised: If you don't sweep one house, how can you sweep the world? To motivate him to start from small things and things around him. Unexpectedly, two dialogues from a thousand years ago have become famous quotes for future generations to teach their children and educate others, to encourage others to start from small things and start from the things around them.

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This story tells us that we should also pay attention to such problems in study, life and even future work. We should not ignore the small things around us, nor should we ignore the needs of others. The idea is to start with me, start with small things, and think about others. As long as each of us makes our due efforts, the world will become a better place and it will be easier for us to succeed as individuals.

This allusion mainly reflects the view that things are universally connected. If you don’t clean one house, how can you sweep the world? It means that if you don’t do your own things well, you can’t handle the world’s affairs well. Only by accumulating small things bit by bit can you achieve something big.