中国人一向把做官看得很重。如果说谁有出息了,往往是指谁当了什么官。所以古人十载寒窗苦读,往往为的是出人头地,混个一官半职,所谓学而优则仕。如果读了很多书,而没能当上官,那书就像白读了似的。过去讲,达则兼济天下,穷则独善其身。这里的达也就是当官,而且是当大官,不然怎么兼济天下。当然,有些人达了也未必兼济天下。这些人天生就不愿为天下做点儿什么事,留点儿什么念想。他或许会想:兼济了天下,谁又会给我什么好处?虽然有些人并不愿兼济天下,但官还是愿意当的。中国的老 Chinese have always seen officials as very important. If there is anybody out there, often refers to who the official. Therefore, the ancients ten hard-working study, often for the best, mixed with one official, the so-called learning and excellent official. If you read a lot of books, but can not be Shangguan, the book is like a white read. In the past, Tathagata and the world, the poor are only good for themselves. Here is also an officer up, but also as a high official, or how the world. Of course, some people may not reach the world. These people are by nature unwilling to do something for the world, leave something to think about something. He may think: And for the benefit of the world, who will give me any benefit? Although some people do not want to take the world, but the officer is still willing to. China’s old