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What does it mean to become a ghost because the official is too heavy?

Being an official is too expensive, and becoming a ghost means that if a person's official position is too high and his power is too great, it is easy for his mind to gradually distort and degenerate, lose humanity and conscience, and eventually lead to his own demise. "Officials are too expensive, but they become ghosts" is an idiom, which means that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility and pressure, the more vulnerable to temptation and corrosion, and ultimately lead to their own failure and destruction. The allusion of "the official is too expensive to become a ghost" comes from a fable in Zhuangzi Health Master. The story tells that an official fell into the whirlpool of power after serving as a senior official, indulged in enjoying the splendor brought by power, and finally embarked on the road of self-destruction. This story warns people that power is a double-edged sword and needs to be used carefully, otherwise it will hurt yourself and others. This idiom also has important enlightenment significance in modern society, reminding people to keep a clear head, treat power and status correctly, not indulge in the enjoyment of power, but constantly pursue self-improvement and improvement and make more contributions to society.