Externalization is not internalization, that is, accessibility and adaptability to the outside world; And your heart should stick to its own nature, don't go with the flow! As the saying goes, if you persist in life, you can live happily. ...
However, some people may have doubts about this. In the complicated and changeable social interaction, if you want to learn to adapt and adapt, you will inevitably go against your will, or even have to go against it. Personally, I think we should determine our own internal principles and standards according to the situation and make corresponding changes without violating the basic principles. And the deep meaning of "externalization without internalization" I understand should be to better maintain and stick to my own ideas in the face of changes made by the outside world!
Zhuangzi's The Grand Master mentioned seven stages of cognition, namely: external world, external things, external life, approaching truth, seeing independence, having no past and present, and not dying or being born. This level is too high for me, but the first stage can and should be done. Now I should get rid of all the worldly wisdom that hinders me and stick to the way I should go.