Cheng Yi talked about really being able to read the Analects and be a person

"People today can't read... If you read the Analects, it was this person who did not read it in the old days, and after reading it, it was only this person, and it was not able to read it. "——— "Second Journey Testament"

In Cheng Yi's view, most people can't read, that is, they can only read dead books, which has little effect. He took the example of reading the Analects, saying that if there was such a person when he had not read the Analects before, and when he finished reading the Analects, he was still just such a person, then he would not be able to read.

Cheng Yi means that we must apply what we have learned when we read books, and apply the knowledge and principles in the books to practice. Books such as the Analects are fundamental works for self-cultivation and self-cultivation, and they not only need to be well read, but also should be done with their own practice. For example, read "Threesomes, there will be my teacher." Choose those who are good and follow them, and those who are not good and change them" "See the wise and think together, see the unwise and introspect within" We should reflect on whether we have truly achieved "seeing the wise and thinking together" and "choosing the good and following them". If you don't do it, hurry up and do it, this is the right way to read!