Seeing virtuous people and thinking about them is from "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren": "When you see virtuous people, you think about them together; when you see unworthy people, you have to reflect on yourself." Explanation: Xian: a person with both ability and political integrity; _: equal. When I see a person with both ability and political integrity, I want to catch up with him. Usage: linked form; used as predicate, object, attributive; refers to the pursuit of progress. Synonyms Striving for the top Antonyms Not thinking about progress Story introduction The idiom of seeing a wise man and thinking about him is about learning from a wise man when you see him, hoping to be like him. When you see an unworthy person, you should reflect on yourself to see if you have similar problems to him. This is what Confucius said, and it is also the motto for later generations of Confucians to cultivate their moral character. One day, Zixia came to see Confucius after reading. Yan Hui was sitting next to Confucius. Zixia couldn't restrain his excitement after reading, and said to Confucius: "Sir, I just finished reading these books, and I feel very comfortable." Confucius saw Zixia's happy look and asked: "Can you talk about your feelings about reading? ?" This is what Zixia wanted to do, he said: "Of course. Books are as bright as the light of the sun and the moon, and they are as colorful as the stars. There are noble etiquettes from Xia Yu, Shang Tang, and Zhou Wen. I learned them from my husband and never dare to forget them. Even though I live in a thatched house, I play the piano and sing to praise my husband's personality and ideals. , I am happy; I am happy even if I don’t have friends. I have been able to study hard and cultivate my character to the point where I forget to eat. The Book of Songs says: “If a horizontal log is used as a door frame, the house can be lived in even though it is broken. The spring water flows gurglingly, and the clear water can also fill your hunger. "After Zixia finished speaking, he looked at Confucius. He thought he would be praised by the teacher. Unexpectedly, Confucius's face suddenly changed and he looked very angry. While he was wondering, Confucius said: "My students began to talk at length. Book! "Zixia saw that the teacher was really angry. He stood aside and did not dare to speak. Confucius said angrily: "You only see the outside, not the inside. Yan Hui asked, "Sir, I have seen what is on the surface, but what is inside?" Confucius said: "If you see the door and don't go inside, how can you know the hidden secrets?" It is not difficult to enter the door and explore the hidden secrets. I, Kongqiu, have tried my best, but now that I have entered the door, it feels like I have entered a steep mountain. There are towering cliffs in front of me, and there are unfathomable valleys in the back. The scenery there is incomparably wonderful. After hearing this, Yan Hui and Zixia looked at each other for a moment. Yan Hui said, "If you only see the door and don't go deep inside, you can't know the subtle secrets hidden inside." "Zixia bowed deeply to Confucius and said that the disciples have benefited a lot from what he said. I should concentrate on going deep into the gate of learning and exploring the subtleties and mysteries of things." Later, his uncle Wushu said to the officials in the court: " Zigong is better than his teacher Zhongni." Someone told Zigong this. Zigong said: "Take the wall of a house as an analogy. The wall of my house is only as high as a shoulder. Anyone can stand outside the wall and see the beauty of the house inside. But my teacher's wall is several feet high. If you can't find the gate, When you walk in, you can't see the majestic architecture of the ancestral temple and the variety of houses. Maybe not many people can find the gate. Isn't it natural for Mr. Sun Wushu to say that?" Chen Ziqin said to me. Gong said: "You are very humble and polite. How can Zhongni be better than you?" Zigong replied: "A gentleman can show his cleverness or ignorance with just one sentence. So, You can't speak carelessly. No one can catch up with my teacher, just like you can't climb up to the sky with a ladder. If my teacher becomes a prince or a high official, he wants the people to stand on the society, and the people will stand on the society; If he leads the people forward, they will follow; if he comforts the people, they will automatically submit; if he mobilizes the people, they will work together. He was born gloriously but died sadly, how can he be caught up by others?" Xian Siqi's comments: "Seeing the virtuous and thinking of the same" means that good role models shock oneself and drive oneself to work hard to catch up; "Seeing the unworthy and introspecting" means that bad role models teach oneself "teachings" and must learn to learn from them. Lesson learned, don’t fall with others. Mencius's mother moved three times because she was afraid that Mencius would be influenced by bad neighbors; Du Fu wrote a poem and boasted that "Li Yong wants to know people, Wang Han wants to be a neighbor", which all illustrate the role of this kind of role model.

Source: Reading and Composition (Higher Elementary School Edition)