Classics are like "spiritual breast milk"

From a social psychology perspective, reading classics has several benefits:

First, classics are national culture The crystallization of knowledge and knowledge is like "spiritual mother's milk" that can nourish the soul. Professor Wang Fengyan of Nanjing Normal University once made statistics on seven classic works (The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Laozi, Zhu Xi's Maxims on Family Governance, and Zengguang Xianwen). The results show that from the perspective of ideological standards, about 93% of the speeches are appropriate speeches and will have a positive impact on the readers' minds.

Second, life is limited. Reading classics can directly explore the origin of human nature and absorb the wisdom of life. For example, the "benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and trustworthiness" contained in Chinese traditional culture can enable people to adapt to the uncertain factors in social changes with a healthy mentality; the atmosphere of "cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace" in Confucian culture His heroic spirit is of great help to young people's aspirations; the ideal of personality of "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement" has inspired countless people with lofty ideals.

Third, integrate ancient and modern Chinese and foreign thoughts. For example, the pre-Qin scholars are classics among classics. The era in which they were born - the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period - was not only the golden age of the Chinese nation, but also a major breakthrough period for human civilization. At that time, great spiritual teachers emerged from all nations in the world, such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle in ancient Greece, Sakyamuni in India, Confucius and Laozi in China, etc. Their thoughts have many similarities. For example, they are both thinking about how people can be happy and how society can be harmonious. These ancient ideas are also of great benefit to modern people.