Hermits are first and foremost intellectuals and members of the "scholar" class. Not all people who live in rural forests and have no career can be called hermits. A man who aspires to a career but has no opportunity and ability is not a hermit. Those uneducated farmers, woodcutters, thin people and old people are not hermits.
Only those hermits who can maintain their independent personality, pursue freedom of thought, do not compromise and seek perfection, do not rely on power, have extraordinary talents and knowledge, and are really unwilling to be an official from the heart can be called hermits.
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Hermits can be divided into true and false. The personality characteristic of a real hermit is to seek poetic dwelling, which is a return to human nature and a liberation from the complex of official seclusion. For example, when Laozi went out to live in seclusion and Confucius was tired of traveling around the world, he said that the spring breeze of Yishui was "me and the point". Zhuangzi is used to intrigue, so he wants to return to nature; Tao Yuanming's official career is tired, so he sees Nanshan leisurely under the hedge of picking chrysanthemums.
The social roles of fake hermits are official fans, financial fans and fame fans. Living and working in peace and contentment is the most important feature of a hermit's noble personality. Hermits have always been poor, but they are rich in spirit. With the spirit of being a man, you have the backbone of being a man.
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Baidu encyclopedia-hermit