"Self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world" is the essence and core concept in "University". The so-called "leveling the world" means governing the country, and governing the country is in one's own home, and the home only repairs the body. These four aspects are progressive one by one. Self-cultivation requires centering first, sincerity first, and sincerity needs to learn from others, which is the basis of "cultivation, harmony, governance and harmony".
For us middle school students, the scope of "cultivation, unification, governance and equality" is relatively large. Now, we don't have to think about how to govern the country, how to keep the family together, and how to draw the world. What we should consider is how to be sincere, how to be honest and how to cultivate one's morality. From this perspective, universities still have strong practical significance.
The so-called understanding of things is explained in the dictionary as follows: inference and summary of the principles and laws of things become rational understanding. Simply put, it is to gain true knowledge through practice. Lu You has a poem: "What you get on paper is too shallow, and you never know what to do." It also emphasizes the importance of gaining true knowledge through practice. Learning things in college also has its significance.
I understand it as obtaining truth through practical activities, and using truth to be sincere after obtaining truth. Honesty and then righteousness, then self-cultivation. Indeed, only a sincere mind can make a correct attitude, and a correct attitude can cultivate one's self-cultivation and self-cultivation can reach a certain realm and state.
Besides self-cultivation, there is also "cautious independence" in sincerity that can be used for reference in "University". The so-called "cautious independence" means that when a person is alone, he should pay more attention to his own conduct.
A gentleman's performance is the same after others' predecessors, while a villain's performance is often a set before others and a set after others. "University" said: "It is not good for a villain to live idle and know everything. When you meet a gentleman, you are disgusted. People regard themselves as their lungs and liver. " That makes perfect sense. Sincerity can be correct, and sincerity can be external.
Although there is a lot of truth in "University", it looks profound, but it is actually very practical in real life. We may not be able to be perfect, but we can take this as a standard, regulate our behavior and strive to keep ourselves healthy. Maybe we can't rule the country and rule the world yet, but universities play an important role in perfecting our behavior.