Entering the world means truly immersing oneself, maintaining integrity means staying true to one's principles. If you are genuinely lofty and detached from the mortal realm, it is also a kind of achievement; others may not look down on you.
What I fear most is wanting to hold up a lofty attitude, unable to lower your pride, while still hoping to gain benefits from the world. Learning bad people's flaws and losing good people's virtues.
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This sentence in the passage is really well said.
Entering the world means truly immersing oneself, maintaining integrity means staying true to one's principles. If you are genuinely lofty and detached from the mortal realm, it is also a kind of achievement; others may not look down on you.
What I fear most is wanting to hold up a lofty attitude, unable to lower your pride, while still hoping to gain benefits from the world. Learning bad people's flaws and losing good people's virtues.