How do you understand the middle way?

"The Way of the Middle Way", in layman's terms, means impartiality and appropriateness. The idea of the middle way originates from Confucius, and is the foundation of Confucius' philosophical thinking, as well as the basic principle of Confucius' approach to the world.

The Way of the Mean is simple, but in practice, it is not so easy to do. Let's take some concrete examples to illustrate.

For example, the simplest problem of eating. Eat too little will be hungry, eat too much will be propped up. Eat simple and shabby, eat complex and extravagant. In addition to this, there is also the question of whether the food is properly nutritious, whether it is properly cooked and whether it is good for your health.

Then there is the issue of sleeping, sleeping too short a period of time is not good, sleeping too long a period of time dizziness, but also to grasp the problem of moderation.

Then there is the issue of drinking. In the event of marriage, housewarming, promotion, party and other things and occasions, always have to drink to celebrate, drink less not happy, drink more conditions. Grasp it is not easy to do just right. Therefore, the wine banquet occasions, there will be a cold situation, or the phenomenon of drunkenness.

This is a problem of daily life, easy to deal with, deviation, and will not cause serious consequences.

To give some examples from other areas.

In the business world, there is also a problem of moderation regarding profit. For example, if you open a supermarket, it involves the question of whether the size of the supermarket is moderate, the question of how many employees to employ is appropriate, the question of the amount of employee wages and performance, and the question of whether the pricing of products is appropriate. In short, each link will have a "middle ground" there, but a deviation will be a problem.

In politics, in international relations, there is also the problem of the middle way. For example, some small countries, in order to safeguard their own national interests, often need to take a balanced route between the big countries, this balance is essentially a middle way.