In ancient times, if people want to carry forward noble virtues in the world, they must first govern their own country; If you want to govern your country, you must first adjust your home; If you want to adjust your family, you must cultivate yourself first; If you want to cultivate yourself, you must first correct your own heart; People who want to correct their thoughts must first make their thoughts sincere; People who want to make their ideas sincere must first acquire knowledge; The way to acquire knowledge is to explore things.
Only by exploring things can we get a correct understanding, sincere thoughts, correct mentality, cultivate morality, adjust the family after moral cultivation, and govern the country after family adjustment, and the world will be at peace after national governance.