善なる人には善なる人が集まり，悪なる人には悪なる人が集まる。ある人を好み慕う人は，その人に似てくる。それが善であれば善であり，悪であれば悪である。沢庵は，悪は悪を徴用するから，物事は結果的に上手くいかないと説く。子は親に似る。それは，親の価値観や行動を「正しい」ものとして内面化するからである。その価値観や行動が，社会的に見て悪であれば，その子は社会的には悪となる。同じように弟子は師匠に似るし，部下は上司に似る。子は親を選べないが，縁や運もありつつも，師匠や上司は選ぶ余地がある。だから芸道の世界ではよく，「良師は三年かけて探せ」と言われる。価値観や行動，思想や術は，誰に教わるかに大きく依存する。親は当然のことながら，導く者としての師匠や上司の責任は大きい。運の悪いことに，付いた師匠や上司が善なる人でないと気づいたら，できるだけ悪に染まらず，いつか導く番になったときに，自ら善なる人として人を導けばよい。
A good person is followed by good ones, while a bad person by bad ones. Those who like a person will become like that one. If he/she be right, they would become right; if he/she be wrong, they would become wrong. Takuan stated, a bad person draw bad ones and as a result, things would not work well. Children become like their parents. It is because they internalize their parents' values and behaviors as "right." If these values and behaviors are socially bad, children will become socially bad. Similarly, students become like their teacher, and subordinates become like their supervisor. Children can not choose their parents, but students or subordinates have a possibility to choose their teacher or supervisor despite that it depends on fate and chance. Therefore, in the worlds of arts, it is often said that "spend three years looking for a good teacher." Values and behaviors, thoughts and arts rely heavily on who teaches. Responsibility of teachers or supervisors as leaders as well as parents is grave. Unfortunately, if you realize your teacher or supervisor is not a good person, you should try not to be steeped in vice as best as you can, and behave a good person when you have a turn leading people.
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