Being good as water refers to a person with perfect morality, just like the nature of water, who does not dispute fame and fortune and cares about everything. Later, it was also used to praise people's selfless dedication and noble character of generosity, tolerance and humility. Subject-predicate structure, with positive meaning; Generally, it is used as predicate, object and attribute in sentences. "Good as water" is the language of Laozi.
Laozi said: "Good is like water", "Water is the good of all things without dispute, and it is the evil of all people, so it is a few words". What I'm actually talking about here is the way to be a man, that is, to be a man should nourish everything like water, but never compete with everything. This kind of character is closest to Tao.
Although, on the whole, Laozi's philosophy of life is passive, if we eliminate its negative components and savor the essence of water carefully, we can still explore or deduce useful truth from it.
Idiom moral:
Water control, hair growth and nourishment, but there is no dispute. Water washes dirty clothes, dirt and stains, and accepts disgusting rancor without complaining. The water quality is almost as noble as pottery. It was born without it and does not depend on it. Laozi regards water as the portrayal of the noblest personality, telling people to be good at guiding others, to be natural and refined, and to speak and do things as freely as running water.
As a ruler, when conducting government affairs, we should hide our strength and bide our time like water, and have the spirit of dripping water wears away the stone, so as to gradually make the decrees deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and use soft methods to control rigidity, instead of forcing the people to obey the rule by tough means.
Water is spiritual, knows how to conform to nature, goes with the flow, and never fights with others. This not only helps others, but also protects yourself, so it will not cause dissatisfaction, jealousy and hatred of others.