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① Dongshan: Mengshan, in the south of Mengyin County, Shandong Province.
2 light resistance: refers to a small gap that can accommodate light.
Chapter three: refers to things reaching a certain stage or having a certain scale.
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Mencius said: "Confucius climbed the East Mountain and felt that Lu became smaller; When I climbed Mount Tai, I felt that the whole world had become smaller. Therefore, people who have seen the sea are hard to be attracted by other waters; People who have studied under sages are hard to be attracted by other remarks.
There is a certain way to see the water, so we must see it is magnificent. The sun and the moon compete for glory, never letting go of every small gap; Running water is regular, and it will not flow forward until the potholes are filled up; A gentleman aims at Tao, but he can only achieve it if he reaches a certain level. "
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There are two meanings here:
On the one hand, we should be ambitious and open-minded; On the other hand, the foundation should be solid, step by step, and gradually accessible.
"climb the east mountain and be small, climb Mount Tai and be smaller than the world." This is the expansion of the mind and the sublimation of the realm.
Climbing mountains is like this, so is watching water. Therefore, there is a saying that it is difficult for people who look at the sea to find water. Now that the sea has been seen, what else is there to see in other rivers and gullies?
Xu Xiake said: "The Five Mountains return without looking at the mountains, and the Huangshan Mountain returns without looking at the mountains." This is how the realm is improved step by step.
From this perspective, we really can't underestimate the positive significance of "sightseeing". The key is to see how you swim and how you play. If a tourism director says in a newspaper that "traveling now is to change the mahjong table." Traveling and playing mahjong is of course extremely corrupt and boring. If you can "climb the mountain" instead of this, it will be "Lu Xiao" and "small world"; "Looking at the sea" is "difficult for water", and the ideological realm has been really upgraded and sublimated. It is also "I am glad you came", even if it is "at public expense", it has finally gained something. That's a rejection. Back to this topic, since "it is difficult for people who look at the sea to speak" and "it is difficult for people who swim at the gate of saints to speak", it is natural. Therefore, to climb a mountain is to climb Mount Tai, to see the sea is to clear the water, and to learn is to be at the door of a saint. This is the reason to expand the mind and sublimate the realm. Aim high and have a broad mind.
On the other hand, "If you have the ability to look at water, you must look at it." Because light has a foundation and water is active. The brilliance of the sun and the moon does not let go of any small gap that can accommodate light, and the running water does not let go of any potholes. So, do we study and yearn for Tao? We should also be sloppy, perfunctory, step by step, and accumulate over time, because "the sun and the moon are bright, and the capacity must be taken care of first; In the same way, "running water is also a thing, and it can't be like the Pacific Ocean." A gentleman's ambition is the Tao, and there is no chapter. "In that case, how can you move forward step by step without laying a good foundation?
Generally speaking, this is a wonderful article that inspires people to learn and improve their ideological level. Full of philosophy, it is worth reading as a motto.