The Tao Te Ching says: "The five colors are blinding; the five tones are deaf; the five tastes are refreshing; the galloping and hunting is maddening; and the rare goods are disturbing." ”
Lao Tzu tells us that the world is colorful, and sometimes it is a kind of wisdom to let go.
Many times, the persistence of defiance of the body, the scarred persistence, will eventually become a floating cloud. Only by knowing how to let go can we start again; when we let go in time, we will get more; if we let go correctly, we will get happiness.
Letting go is also another kind of fulfillment in life.
01 Let go of emotions and don't get angry with people
One of the company's sisters retired, leaving a mess that no one wanted to take over. In the end, Tingting, who had just come to the unit not long ago, took over this hot potato.
Several of these jobs are dealing with finance, and every time Tingting goes to finance, she will always be scolded. Because this work has been dragged on for a long time, the financial urge has not seen anyone to dock for a long time.
So this time Tingting has become the "punching bag" of the financial sister.
The finance sister was grumpy and spoke particularly badly, and we saw Tingting come back with tears in her eyes several times. Everyone thought that within a few days, Tingting would find a leader to transfer the work out.
But more than a month passed, and everyone unexpectedly found that Tingting had solved these problems, and also won the praise of the leaders, giving her ahead of schedule.
It turned out that every time Tingting was sad, she would listen with a smiley face, and when she returned to the office, she would also smile and negotiate with other colleagues.
Later, Tingting would occasionally bring some small snacks to her finance sister.
After a long time, the financial sister was also a little embarrassed, and finally taught her how to do it seriously, and Tingting finally solved all the problems perfectly.
Just think, if Tingting is scolded and can't control her emotions, quarrels with her financial sister, or becomes angry with other colleagues because she is scolded, it will only make the contradictions accumulate more and more, and the work will be difficult to proceed smoothly.
When facing a problem, it is the practice of smart people to let go of their emotions and treat this matter with a calm mood.
"Xunzi Self-Cultivation" says: "Anger is not to be taken, but joy is not to be given." ”
People can't do things according to their own emotions, they can do whatever they want. When conditions do not allow you to achieve your goals, you are discouraged, frustrated, and impatient. If you do not control your emotions at this time and let them develop, you will eventually be swallowed up by bad emotions and eat your own consequences.
On the other hand, if you think of it as an attempt, find the cause, learn the lesson, and regroup, then success is only a matter of time.
Let go of emotions and sort out your mood in order to get a new life.
02 Let go of gains and losses and get more
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hua Tuo's reputation as a "famous doctor" spread among the people and was held up by the imperial court as filial piety. At that time, only those who came from famous aristocrats had such an opportunity.
When the villagers learned of this, they were also happy and worried. The good thing is that Hua Tuo can become an official; the worry is that there may be no such a skilled doctor in the future.
After many days, Hua Tuo still did not leave. Someone asked the reason for this, and Hua Tuo said indifferently: If you want to leave here and go to Luoyang, what will the people here do? I still want to treat the fathers and elders here.
A few years later, the capital Luoyang Taiweifu sent a letter of requisition, and as long as the conscription was successful, he was an official official of the imperial court.
The villagers came one after another to persuade him not to refuse any longer, and also said: This time to become an official is really powerful, it is beneficial, and it can also honor the ancestors.
But Hua Tuo still refused. He told everyone that he was good at medicine and not good at navigating the official arena. Compared with being an official, saving a few more lives is more glorious lintel.
Hua Tuo twice gave up the opportunity to become an official in the DPRK, only willing to be an ordinary doctor. Although he gave up the opportunity to rise to the top and get rich, he was respected and loved by the people.
Hua Tuo used his own actions to explain to the world that taking the initiative to let go is also another kind of harvest, being a person has to give up to gain, not too much pursuit of fame and fortune, not too much desire for wealth, and will get something in another place.
As Feng Jicai said in "Worldly Life": "We always lose a lot of things at the same time, but we get more." ”
If you blindly pursue fame and fortune outside the body, you may eventually lose yourself driven by interests. And smart people know: give up the excess, get a more colorful life; give up stubbornness, get a more open life; let go of gains and losses, harvest more life possibilities.
03 Let go of greed and be content and happy
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Chen Ziqiang, as the prime minister, relied on himself to be han's enlightenment teacher, and he bent the law for personal gain. Those who seek office privately negotiate a good price, and then "justifiably" appoint officials.
There was a businessman with a wealthy family, and his son wanted to be an official, but he was shallow. The businessman found Chen Ziqiang behind his back and wanted him to help his son more during the exam.
After explaining his intentions, Chen Ziqiang ostensibly refused the merchant's request, but privately accepted two boxes of gold from others.
On the day of the exam, Chen Ziqiang patrolled the field on the pretext of supervision, and when he walked to the businessman's son, he took out the answer he had already written in the cuff and pretended to put it on his desk inadvertently.
Later, the Northern Expedition of Han Ji failed, people went to tea, Chen Ziqiang lost a strong backstage, and finally was sentenced to exile for lying about military information, and eventually died in exile.
Greed is a major weakness of human nature. Greedy people will eventually have nothing.
And people who know enough can get more happiness.
Socrates and a few friends at first huddled in a house of only seven or eight square meters. Although the room was crowded, he felt that it was a pleasure to chat with like-minded friends every day.
Later, friends moved out one by one, leaving him alone, he also felt very good, he could read books alone, with these books to accompany, he not only did not feel lonely but the spiritual world was greatly satisfied.
Later, he moved into a seven-story building, living on the lowest floor, in a damp and noisy environment, but he found it easy to get in and out.
A year later, he ceded the house to an elderly man with a disability and moved up to the highest floor, saying that he was getting better and better because he got exercise every day by climbing the stairs, the room was well lit, and everything was fine.
Lin Kui's "Record of Provincial Hearts" said: "Those who are content are poor and happy, and those who are not satisfied are rich and poor." ”
It is said that contented people feel happy even if they are poor, and dissatisfied people are sad even if they are rich. Contentment is an attitude towards life, a peaceful mood. Contented people are more likely to be happy.
Let go of greed, accept everything that life brings, be a contented person, be a grateful person. Whenever the mind is free of greed, it is a blessing.
04 The wisdom of life lies in letting go
A great thinker once said, "A person who knows how to let go is the happiest person." ”
Put away your emotions, you can better start again;
Let go of the gains and losses, you can get more gifts;
Throw away the greed, you can see more beauty.
Life is not the more things to keep, the more perfect, on the contrary, knowing how to put down properly is also another kind of consummation, but also a kind of great wisdom of life.
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