"Slippery" Socrates

Socrates was the most famous philosopher of ancient Greece and was known as the Confucius of the West. He was wise, knowledgeable, and accomplished, and was considered the wisest man of his time, respected and loved by many people, but this also caused many people to envy him.

One day, Socrates invited many friends and students to his house, and one of his friends saw the simplicity of the four walls of his house and could not help but taunt him: "I heard that your mother was a midwife, you were born naked, and now your home is also bare. The other friends couldn't help but laugh, and his students were furious at the friend's rudeness and prepared with anger to reason with him. Socrates shook his head at them, then poured a cup of tea and handed it to the rude friend with a smile: "You are right, my mother's profession constantly warns me that I am a poor person, so I will keep learning, and fill my 'light' with knowledge and truth." ”

The rude friend bowed his head in shame.

Jealousy is the most easily perceived human weakness, but it is also the most terrible. When we face those who are wise and talented, we must appreciate them as tastefully as if we were looking at works of art or beautiful landscapes, rather than deliberately degrading them with a "sour taste". A jealous person will not be happy, and will not try to change his current situation, in the full of resentment and psychological imbalance will only become more and more extreme, and eventually achieve nothing, the original good life will become a mess. On the contrary, if you are excited to appreciate the advantages and achievements of others, not only will you not be depressed and resentful in your heart, but you will also subconsciously learn from the strengths of others, constantly improve yourself, and let yourself naturally become a positive and enterprising person. "Be tasteful, don't be sour." Use this attitude to appreciate others, use this criterion to demand yourself, use this kind of mind to maintain peace, then you will feel happy and beautiful.