What does it mean to ask for near thoughts?

I read widely, and I can stick to my ambition, ask questions seriously and think more about current events.

Source: The Analects of Confucius Zh

What does it mean to ask for near thoughts?

I read widely, and I can stick to my ambition, ask questions seriously and think more about current events.

Source: The Analects of Confucius Zhang Zi-Anonymous in Pre-Qin Dynasty

Xia Zi said, "I am knowledgeable and determined, and I am eager to ask questions and think about them. Benevolence is among them. "

Xia Zi said: "Being able to read widely, learn from others' strengths, stick to your own ambitions, ask questions seriously and think more about current events, and benevolence is one of them."

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1, the creation background of The Analects of Confucius, Zhang Zi

The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations from Confucius and his disciples, compiled by Confucius' disciples and their disciples. The Analects of Confucius Zhang Zi consists of 25 chapters. Among them, the famous sentence is: "Don't save when you see danger, don't be afraid when you see danger"; "To be an official is to learn, and learning is to be an official"; "The fault of a gentleman is still the food of the sun and the moon"; "His life was glorious, and his death was sad."