Source: The Analects of Confucius in Pre-Qin Dynasty: Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?
Interpretation: Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?
Applications with friends coming from afar:
In the performance of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, "It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar!" The planner probably hoped to express his welcome to the foreign friends attending the meeting with the help of Confucius' famous saying, but in fact he misunderstood the meaning of "having friends". In order to accurately understand the correct meaning of "friends come from afar", it is necessary for us to return to the context of the first chapter of The Analects. ?