There is an old saying that how to describe something that others don't know, but they know and others laugh at themselves?

Everyone was drunk and I woke up alone.

From Qu Yuan's Songs of the Warring States.

Qu Yuan said: The world is cloudy, and I am alone. Everyone is drunk. I'm alone. I can let go.

Interpretation: Qu Yuan said: "The whole world is turbid, only I am clear and transparent, the whole world is intoxicated, but I am awake, so I am exiled."

Extended data:

Qu Yuan's ideal of reviving Chu was rejected by the declining feudal nobles, framed and offended Chu Huaiwang, and punished by exile. After he was exiled, he stood on the shore and sighed: "The world is turbid, and I am alone. Everyone is drunk, and I wake up alone. " Ancient saints attached importance to fame and integrity, preferring to stick to moral principles and endure lonely moments rather than suffer eternal desolation because of relying on power.

The dialogue with fishermen after Qu Yuan's exile showed Qu Yuan's noble quality of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism. Everyone is dirty, only Qu Yuan is clean. Everyone was intoxicated, but Qu Yuan was sober. This is the reason for exile.

This may sound strange. But when you think about it, this is really an eternal truth. Imagine, if everyone is corrupt and intoxicated, how can we tolerate a clean and sober person? Rejected, exiled, accused of adultery.

No matter how the society develops, conformity psychology has always been the mainstream. No matter how you want to get rid of the mud, you can't help but want to follow when you meet a pile and follow the crowd. In such a big environment, it is good to restrain inner desires.