(2) Some people just do things without thinking. They are busy all day, doing what they are used to doing or what others ask them to do. The way they do things is just according to their own habits, or the orders of others, or the general rules of ordinary people. They always do this, others ask them to do it, and most people do it, so they just "follow the gourd painting gourd ladle" and do it anyway. Why did they do it, why did they do it, and whether there was a better way? They never thought about it.
③ We look down on the former and call them "dreamers", but we often praise the latter, saying that they can "work hard". It is good to be able to work hard, but it is not worthy of praise to bury their heads and refuse to think about what they have done.
(4) this kind of person who works hard without thinking is simply-to put it bluntly-like an ox or a horse. The cow has been grinding around the stone mill for years under the whip, and will never think about why it should be done, why it should be done, and whether there is a better way. Only people can think like this. People keep thinking and trying to find ways in their work, so that they can clearly know why they are doing it, what is the significance and what are the shortcomings, and then gradually come up with ways to save labor and improve efficiency. Humans can work like this, can do and think at the same time, so culture can make continuous progress. Otherwise, today's human beings can only live the most primitive and simple life like tens of thousands of years ago.
⑤ do nothing, imagine it out of thin air. That's "fantasy". If you don't think and work hard, that's "doing it to death". No matter what, whether it is work or study, "dream" or "die" will not make progress. Thinking and doing are inseparable and must be linked.