This is because the ancients advocated the pure and flawless interactions of gentlemen, rather than some profitable interactions. After all, once friendship is mixed with interests, the friendship will become impure and the friendship will not be friendship, which will make people feel very heartbroken.

There is an ancient saying that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. It means that the friendship between gentlemen based on morality is elegant and pure, as pure as water; the feelings based on interests will be easily intertwined and intertwined, and eventually quarrels and fights will occur, and they will break up unhappy.

This sentence comes from "Zhuangzi Mountain Trees": It means that the friendship between wise men is as plain as water and not vain. ?And the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweet wine (lǐ); the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. ?

The ancients were extremely wise, and this sentence actually refers to a spirit that the ancients admired. In ancient times, because material life was not so developed, the ancients paid great attention to improving their ideological realm. Since the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the ideological education of literati has always been done well, and basically there is no People will say that they are willing to be a villain, to be the duckweed in the ups and downs.

In fact, this sentence is also applicable to modern times. Sometimes when making friends, you should not pay too much attention to interests. Once something emotional involves interests, then the relationship will not be like a relationship, and it will develop. Become a benefit. In the end, the relationship will be like the antonym of the friendship between gentlemen, which is as light as water, and the antonym of the friendship between villains, which is mixed with interests, and finally the emotions will collapse in the intersection of interests.

To sum up all the above, the ancients said that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. In fact, it is a kind of admiration for the friendship between friends. It advocates that friendship should be pure and flawless and should not be mixed with any interests. In fact, this is not only true in ancient times, but also today. Once something emotional is mixed with economic interests, the relationship will no longer be a relationship, and it will also change its flavor.