Description: Zhu sees red, ink sees black; Metaphorically, being close to good people can make people better, while being close to bad people can make people worse. This sentence is often used to mean that if you associate with excellent talents frequently, you will develop in a good direction, and vice versa. Indeed, in life, we all unconsciously accept some subtle influences from the environment, thus unconsciously changing our own conduct.
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Ouyang Xiu was a famous writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. When he was an official in Yingzhou, there was a young man named Lv Gongzhu under his command. On one occasion, Ouyang Xiu's good friend Fan Zhongyan passed by and visited his home. Ouyang Xiu invited Lv Gongzhu to entertain the guests together. During the dinner, Fan Zhongyan said to Lv Gongzhu, "It's great that you can work beside Ouyang Xiu. You should ask him more about his skills in writing poems. " Since then, under the demonstration of Ouyang Xiu, Lv Gongzhu's writing skills have improved rapidly.
This example illustrates the truth of "being close to Zhu Zhechi". The Analects of Confucius said, "It's strange to see a saint." If a person is surrounded by virtuous people, then this person will try to chase them. Similarly, if a person always associates with people with low moral quality, his character will deteriorate over time. Let's look at an example like this.