Mo Zhai was educated in Confucianism when he was very young. The teacher taught him six arts: etiquette, music, shooting, imperial examination, calligraphy and mathematics. Mo Zhai was particularly interested in the last four. Because these items can promote people's practical ability. Mo Zhai's teacher also pays great attention to cultivating Mo Zhai's ability in this respect. He often shows Mo Zhai around the craftsman's workshop. On one occasion, he took Mo Zhai to the cloth dyeing workshop to let Mo Zhai observe how the cloth was dyed.

Mo Zhai is very interested in the work of craftsmen. When he was absorbed, his teacher said, "Look, these silks are all white. If you put them in black dye, they will turn black. " Put them in yellow dye and they will turn yellow. "Mo Zhai said," silk will change with the color of the dye, isn't it? "The teacher said," Yes, the truth of being a man is exactly the same as dyeing silk. The difference is that silk is dyed, and how to be a person is entirely your own choice. " ?

Mo Zhai understood what the teacher meant, so he was stricter with himself. When he became a thinker and accepted his disciples, he often used this example to teach his students.

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Mozi's birth and death date is unknown, and his name is Di. He was from the Song Dynasty in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the early Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Some people say that he is from Luyang, while others say that he is from Tengguo. Mozi's ancestor was the royal family of Shang Dynasty, and Mozi was the descendant of Mu Yi, the elder brother of Song Xianggong, the monarch of Song Dynasty. Mu Yi was a fu before his death, but later his descendants were reduced from aristocrats to civilians for some reason. Hereinafter referred to as Mohs.

Mozi was a famous thinker, politician, strategist, social activist and natural scientist during the Warring States Period in China. He put forward the views of "universal love" and "non-aggression", founded the Mohist theory and handed down the book Mozi. He advocated "universal love" and "non-aggression", and put forward the political thoughts of "Shang Xian" and "Shang Tong". He advocated that all the emperors, governors and leaders at all levels should "choose the best people in the world and use them". The people should obey the monarch, be righteous with the world, and love each other and oppose the war of bullying.

Although Mozi's ancestors were aristocrats, Mozi was the only farmer-born philosopher in the history of China, and he had a great influence on the history of China's philosophy. Mozi gave a lot of lectures, but he didn't write anything himself. Shang Xian, Shang Tong, fraternity, non-attack, salvation, funeral, celestial record, Ming ghost, Le Fei and Fei Ming are all records of his disciples' thoughts and speeches.

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