Get out of the silt and remain unstained. "Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black." This seems to have become a famous saying throughout the ages. However, if we think carefully, we can easily find that those who are close to black are not necessarily black. Regardless of whether you have read Zhou Dunyi's "Love of the Lotus", anyone who has seen a lotus will be deeply moved by its quality of "coming out of the mud but not stained, and washing the water to clear the ripples without being evil". The lotus can be said to be "close to ink", but it is crystal clear and graceful, and has been praised by people for thousands of years. It takes root quietly in the mud, but does not join in the misery with it. It is even more graceful and outstanding as the bright moon. It can be seen that there are many people who are not black in Jinmo. So, why are there people who are close to Mo but not “black”? The key to being black or not is the quality of the artist himself. The reason why lotus is "not black" lies in its inner purity. It can be seen that whether a person is close to ink or not is a superficial phenomenon of the external environment, and whether a person who is close to ink will eventually turn black is determined by his own quality, that is, internal factors play a leading role. Just imagine, a person with great righteousness, whether close to Mo or close to red, will always be full of righteousness, which will make the "Red" admire and make the "Mo" feel ashamed. During the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan was engaged in political affairs internally and could not realize his idea of ??uniting Qi and resisting Qin externally. He was in an environment of "unrest and annexation", but Qu Yuan remained unmoved. "We must also "pursue from top to bottom" for the cause of people's peace. In his body, he embodies the quality of being close to black but not black. However, there are also "black" ones that are close to ink, and those that are close to vermilion are not necessarily "red". Their quality will be black, which is not determined by "zhu" and "mo". In all the dynasties, how long ago were there no treacherous and villainous people who disrupted the government's order and corrupted the government? It can be seen that the key to whether it is black or not depends on whether its essence is black.