In just a few thousand years, judging from the development and evolution of species, it is far from enough to evolve enough wisdom differences. There is no doubt that modern people are far superior to the ancients in terms of information richness, learning ability and learning conditions.

Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, was once a thorn in the side of heaven and earth. When he was an official in Beijing, he almost offended the powerful people in the city. Later, he thought it wouldn't work, so he read the Tao Te Ching. Just like Mr. Yangming in Longchang was enlightened, Zeng Guofan who read the Tao Te Ching was also enlightened. Since then, his temperament has changed greatly, and Tao Te Ching has become his pillow book. After he founded the Xiang Army, he encountered difficulties and often studied the Tao Te Ching all night, from which he got enlightenment. Every time you read it, you will gain more. Even so, Zeng Guofan dared not say that he had read the Tao Te Ching.

We often think that the ancients were very powerful. In fact, there is a certain cognitive bias. For example, Confucius was a saint, and Confucius said that his theory came from Yao, Shun, Yu and Shang Tang, so they were also saints. In addition, Guan Gong was also a warrior sage of later generations. There are seven saints in the history of China. Can't a talented person become a saint in later generations? This shows that the mainstream thought of the imperial court has been mythologizing some people, some theories and myths for generations.

For more than two thousand years from the Western Han Dynasty to the present, whenever Confucianism prevailed, The Book of Changes was always introduced as a grand ceremony of Confucianism. Because later generations did not live in the era of Zhou Wenwang, and the environment of each era was very different, and the cultural identity was also inconsistent, so later generations could not understand the Book of Changes with the concept of the ancients. In this way, future generations will feel how mysterious it is, which is a science in science and omnipotent in the universe.

Due to the different background of the times, it is difficult for modern people to understand the Book of Changes. After so many years, modern people can't understand the background of the ancients, nor can they really understand their thoughts. The interpretation of the Book of Changes depends entirely on speculation. Obviously, the result is not convincing. This is the main reason why I can't read the Book of Changes. However, in terms of applying what we have learned, we don't need to read through it at all, just read what is useful to us.