The Taoist theory of those who are close to ink is used in the debate tournament to prove that those

Zhao Gao has been close to Qin Shihuan for a long time, and he has become bad.

The ink is black, for example, if you are on the edge of the fire, you will soon be heated by the fire, so the one who is close to the ink is black.

In reality, the interaction between people constitutes a complex social relationship, and everyone in it will be affected by various environments. When it comes to this issue, we will naturally think of the Western Jin Dynasty thinker Fu Xuan once said: "Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black."

This phrase is now often used as a metaphor for often associating with excellent people, and you will develop in a good direction yourself, and vice versa. Indeed, in life, we will inadvertently accept some subtle influences from the environment, thus unconsciously changing our behavior. There are many real-life examples of this throughout the ages.

Ouyang Xiu was a famous writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. When he was the governor of Yingzhou, he had a young man named Lu Gongzhu under him. Once, Ouyang Xiu's friend Fan Zhongyan passed by here and visited him at home, and Ouyang Xiu invited Lu Gongzhu to entertain him with him.

During the banquet, Fan Zhongyan said to Lu Gongshu: "It's great that you can do things by Ouyang Xiu's side, you should ask him more about the skills of writing essays and poems." After that, under Ouyang Xiu's words and deeds, Lu Gongshu's writing skills improved rapidly.

This example well illustrates the truth of "those who are close to Zhu are red". "The Analects of Liren" cloud: "See the sages and think together."

If a person is surrounded by some moral people, then this person will also work hard to catch up with them. In the same way, if a person is always associating with people with low moral qualities, his character will become bad over time, and we will look at one such example. Before liberation, a young writer named Mu Shiying wrote a book "North and South Pole" that exposed the darkness of the old society, which caused a sensation in the literary world.

But when he arrived at the Ten Mile Ocean, he was affected by that decadent lifestyle, and he even sang the praises of the life of a drunken gold fan, which can be said to be the best interpretation of "the black who is close to ink". At this point, we can already see how much the environment has an impact on people's character. In ancient times, Meng's mother moved three times, precisely because she was well versed in the truth of "those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black".

Even now, we are still teenagers in the growth stage, our eyes are not bright enough, and our hearts are not mature enough, and "close to ink" will inevitably become "black", so why not "close to Zhu"? Therefore, in our interactions with others, we should learn to distinguish between right and wrong, and try our best to "make good friends without making bad friends". Let us continue to improve our self-cultivation, increase our talents, and be a person with both ability and political integrity through exchanges with our friends.

He who touches pitch will be defiled. 【Pronunciation】jìn mò zhě hēi 【語目】近朱者赤,近墨者黑。

Interpretation] It turns red by cinnabar, and blackened by ink. The metaphor of approaching a good person can make a person good, and approaching a bad person can make a person bad. It refers to the fact that the objective environment has a great impact on people.

Near Zhu is red, close to ink is black, in the situation together, between confidants and friends, it is very normal for each other to be affected by each other's living habits.