After reading "The Biography of Zeng Guofan", I feel that I have some insights into the golden mean.

"The way of the world is neither two nor two", which is actually dialectics. Contradictions are the unity of opposites. Things exist because of opposite ends, such as yin and yang, softness and hardness, big and small, etc. They are both contradictory and interdependent. If one end does not exist, the other end will also disappear.

The middle in "holding both ends of the spectrum" does not mean the middle, but an impartial dynamic balance. It is a state that is in line with the times and is the result of the fusion of two opposite ends. Three new things, such as day and night combined to form a day, and time and space forming the universe, should not be biased toward one extreme, but should use this philosophical thought in a timely manner.

Some people think that Zeng Guofan's writing, studying, and doing style have been changing, sometimes hard and sometimes soft. They all found some reasons, either a change of interest or a setback. Who knows, Zeng Guofan's change is actually a kind of change. Although it has completely different manifestations in many things, it is actually in the specific environment and situation. , and adopted the most appropriate method, which all reflected his golden mean thought of "holding both ends of the spectrum".

Therefore, moderation is not about being a "good guy", but about finding a suitable point at both ends of the opposite. This point may seem extreme, but under certain conditions it is the most appropriate. of.

The beauty of application lies in one intention.