What do you mean, good water?

"Good water" means that the best person's personality, like water, can nourish and benefit all things, but does not compete with all things for anything.

Good: the best, the most perfect.

Water: This refers to a saint who does not struggle with the world. When he reaches perfection, he is almost like a saint.

Ruoshui: the ancient name of water, that is, the Yalong River today, and the river section after its confluence with Jinsha River was also called Ruoshui in ancient times.

From Laozi's Chapter 8 of Tao Te Ching (Chapter 8 of the Change of Nature): Goodness is like water, and water is the good of all things, and it is the evil of all, so it is a minority matter. Living in a good place, kind-hearted, kind-hearted, good at words, good at politics, good at doing things, good at dealing with people. Husband is just indisputable, so there is nothing special.

Meaning: The best way to do good is like water, which nourishes everything but never competes with everything. It is willing to be in a humble place that everyone hates, so it is close to the Tao.

To live, be humble as water; Heart, as deep as water; Treat people like water; Speak honestly like water; For politics, it should be as orderly as water; Doing things is as omnipotent as water; Action is like water, seize the opportunity. Just because it doesn't argue with things, there is no fault.

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Laozi's attitude towards life is embodied in "kindness is like water", and it is also a unique principle and method of dealing with people in China traditional culture. Although Laozi's philosophy of life is rarely perfect, we can at least yearn for it and work hard for it, so as to cultivate one of the seven virtues and set a good example.

The ideal effect of "indisputable" is "the world can't compete with it because it is indisputable." It is worth pointing out that Laozi taught us to emulate the "indisputable" of water, not to teach people not to make progress in everything, but to teach people to do something.

The concrete criterion is explained by the "seven goodness" of water, and a person's behavior should be as inferior as water. That is, "living in its place", elegance and righteousness are as deep as water. That is, "kindness", treat people kindly and friendly like water. That is, "kindness", punctuality, that is, "keeping your word", and maintaining a positive balance like water in politics.

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