The common people are enlightened, but I am alone. The common people look at me, but I am alone. Meaning: Everyone is so brilliant, but I am so confused; everyone is so harsh and harsh, but I am so honest and generous.

Original text: Chaos! The common people are enlightened, but I am alone in the dark; the common people are observing, but I am alone and depressed. It's watery, it's like the sea, it's watery, it's like it's endless.

Source: Spring and Autumn Period·Laozi's "Tao Te Ching·Chapter 20"

Interpretation: Chaos does not understand that everyone is showing off their glory, but I am confused; everyone is so harsh and harsh , I am the only one who is so honest and generous. Being in a trance is like the turbulent sea; being in a trance is like wandering with nowhere to stay. Extended information

Appreciation: Life has its ups and downs, there will always be peaks and troughs. You may be confused when others are awake, but you may be awake when others are confused. There is no need to care so much about strength or weakness, just put aside all emotions and follow the way of heaven. Don't care about worldly opinions and live according to your own wishes.

"Tao Te Ching": The content covers many disciplines such as philosophy, ethics, politics, military science, etc. It is respected by later generations as a treasure book for governing the country, managing the family, cultivating oneself, and studying. It has had a profound impact on Chinese philosophy, science, politics, religion, etc., and embodies a world view and outlook on life of the ancient Chinese. The cultural thoughts of the pre-Qin scholars and Chinese people are all untouched by Laozi.

He was hailed as the King of Classics by the Chinese ancestors. The influence of "Tao Te Ching" is also multifaceted, including politics, culture, science, religion, etc. According to incomplete statistics from the Yuan Dynasty, since the pre-Qin Dynasty, there have been more than 3,000 kinds of works on studying and annotating old people, and by the time of the Yuan Dynasty, there were no less than 1,000 representative ones, which illustrates the huge influence of the Tao Te Ching.

Guangming Daily-Spring and Autumn in the Spring and Autumn Period