Ancient scholars, for example, regarded things as ugly, saying that if things of the same kind were compared, things would be easy to learn.

in Zhuangzi, it was mentioned that "ancient scholars are uglier than things", which means that ancient scholars pay attention to the essence and internal laws of things, but pay more attention to the appearance and appearance of things. This also has certain enlightenment significance for today's education and society.

About the author:

Zhuangzi (about 369 BC-about 286 BC), named Zhou, was born in Song Guomeng during the Warring States Period (the mainstream view is now the northeast of Shangqiu, Henan). Thinker, philosopher, writer and representative of Taoist school in the mid-Warring States period were also called "Laozi and Zhuangzi".

Zhuangzi shouldn't be hired by Chu Weiwang because he advocated freedom. He only served as a lacquered garden official in Song Dynasty, and was known as a "proud lacquered garden official" in history, and was praised as a model of local officials. His earliest thought of "sage inside and king outside" had a far-reaching influence on Confucianism. He has a deep insight into the principles of the Book of Changes, and points out that "the Book of Changes is based on Yin and Yang", and his "three sounds" thought is consistent with the three talents in the Book of Changes.

His literary imagination is rich and peculiar, his language is freely used, and he is flexible and changeable, and he can write subtle and unspeakable philosophies fascinating. He is called "the philosophy of literature, the literature of philosophy". His works are included in the book Zhuangzi, and his representative works include Free Travel, Theory of All Things, Health Master and so on.

1. rational thinking

ancient scholars paid attention to rational thinking and logical reasoning in the process of exploring things, so that they could go deep into the essence and internal causes of problems. Modern scholars should also use rational thinking as much as possible in their research and thinking, and make inductive and deductive analysis.

2. Essence and representation

Ancient scholars emphasized the essence and internal laws of things, but ignored their external representations. In modern society, excessive pursuit of superficial vanity and excessive dependence on the value of external symbols lead people to pay attention to the beauty and ugliness of appearance and ignore the intrinsic value of things.

3. Think independently

Ancient scholars believed that "knowledge depends on things" when dealing with problems, that is, they understood things through their own practice and feelings, not limited by the experience and remarks of others. In modern education, students should be encouraged to think independently and cultivate their observation and problem-solving ability.

4. lifelong learning

ancient scholars emphasized that "learning from time to time is not bad", that is, improving their knowledge and skills through continuous learning and practice. In modern society, science and technology are updated rapidly, and people need to constantly learn and update their knowledge and skills to adapt to social development.

respecting the essence of things, paying attention to rational thinking, exploring problems independently and cultivating lifelong learning ability are all excellent qualities and qualities of ancient scholars, which are very important for education and talent cultivation in contemporary society.