The big thing is late, and there is hope in the end

The great instrument was late, from Lao Tzu. Chapter 41 of the Tao Te Ching, "Great Vessels Become Late," originally meant large and precious artifacts, which could only be made at the end. I remember when I first joined HW, I often heard a sentence from my boss " bench to sit cold for ten years ", when I was young, I thought it might be, it was difficult to stay up here for a year, where there is patience to survive for ten years, maybe ten years later will not be in HW. Looking back now, maybe the boss is right, thinking: "I only started a business at the age of 43, you young people, just starting out, what is the hurry, first stay up for ten years and then talk about it."

Throughout the ages, all those who have achieved great things will experience many tribulations, and only by accumulating enough energy in the tribulations and hardships can they finally achieve a great cause. There are many such examples, and recently I just happened to be watching "Zeng Guofan", Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang are actually considered to be the late talents of the great instrument.

First of all, let's talk about Zeng Guofan, who was born with mediocre qualifications, and only took the zhongxiucai seven times; at the age of 27, the third time he would take the exam, he was admitted to the jinshi. Although the 37-year-old official to Erpin created the record of the fastest promotion and outstanding political achievements, his real achievements lie in the later period: founded the Xiang Army at the age of 42, led the Xiang Army at the age of 53, surrounded Tianjing, and pacified the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; in his later years, he initiated the Foreign Affairs Movement, which was the first person in China's history to truly "open his eyes to the world" and actively practiced; self-cultivation, family unity, and governance of the country, ranking first among the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty.

Zuo Zongtang is a typical example of the late emergence of great instruments in history. Zuo Zongtang was 21 years old, but the road to the imperial examination after that was bumpy. In the past ten years, he went to Beijing three times to participate in the examination, each time was a famous Luosun Mountain, the closest one, he has been admitted to the 15th place in Hunan, but because Hunan has more than one, he brushed his name down, made up for Hubei one, only admitted him as a "transcription", he disdained to be a scribe in a district, returned to his hometown, became a teacher, this work is eight years. He lamented that the times were unlucky, and he also saw through the shortcomings of the examination hall, and was ready to retire to the countryside for a lifetime, cultivate Liuzhuang, and live forever as a "farmer in Xiangshang".

However, life is sometimes full of drama, when God closes a door for you, it will inevitably open a new window for you, in this year of 40 years old, Zuo Zongtang ushered in a turning point in life.

At a time when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was besieging Changsha and the world was in turmoil, under the recommendation of Hu Linyi, Jiang Zhongyuan and others, Zhang Liangji, the newly appointed inspector of Hunan, took the heartfelt words of "a man should make meritorious achievements, not the final old mountain forest", and sincerely invited the 40-year-old Zuo Zongtang to come out of the mountains and serve as the master of Hunan Inspector Yamen. In fact, Shi Ye was not an official of the imperial court, just a non-staff member, but even so, Zuo Zongtang still held great hopes, under his command, the Qing army repeatedly repelled the attack of the Taiping Army, Changsha was impregnable, the Taiping Army could not break through, had to give up. Zuo Zongtang became famous for this, and also officially became an official of the Qing Dynasty from a non-staff member, becoming a Qipin candidate Zhi County.

During the entire eight years of serving as a staff member, he fulfilled his duties and responsibilities, and finally survived to the position of Sipin Jingtang. But the good times did not last long, Zuo Zongtang was framed by the villain's jealousy, almost his head was not protected, fortunately, there was a group of friends desperately trying to save each other, and finally Pan Zuyin's famous saying "The country can not be without Hunan for a day, Hunan can not be without Zongtang for a day" impressed the Xianfeng Emperor, and it was difficult to escape a disaster.

At this time, Zuo Zongtang was 48 years old, although he was discouraged, he did not give up, and ran to the camp of Zeng Guofan, the commander of the Xiang Army, hoping that his former friend would give him the opportunity to charge again.

Zeng Guofan admired Zuo Zongtang's military talent, and gave Zuo Zongtang a very large authority as soon as he made a move, under the promotion and recommendation of Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang continued to rise, in 1862, after the Taiping Army conquered Hangzhou, the Qing court granted Zuo Zongtang the post of inspector of Zhejiang and supervised military affairs; in 1864, the 52-year-old Zuo Zongtang attacked Hangzhou, successfully suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and controlled the entire territory of Zhejiang. In the following 20 years, his life began all the way, at the age of nearly 70, he regained Xinjiang and became the last backbone of the Qing Dynasty.

Let's talk about the two great people we are more familiar with, Chairman Mao and Deng Xiaoping, who are also late in their time, and who are full of great waves and sand, and who show their heroic qualities.

We all know that the Zunyi Conference was a turning point for Chairman Mao, and from the Zunyi Conference onwards, Mao Zedong began to enter the inner circle until he led the whole party and the whole army to establish a new China and created a great achievement. In fact, at the Zunyi Conference in 1935, Mao Zedong was already 42 years old, and he only participated in discussions and decision-making as a military assistant to Zhou Enlai, and he was not really a leader, and Chairman Mao's role at that time was more like a staff officer. Most importantly, Chairman Mao did not go to military academies and schools, and he did not have much experience in really commanding actual combat; nor did he have a glamorous experience of studying abroad. In these ways, several other members seem to have more advantages, both in terms of resume and age. "The elephant is invisible", the largest image, but will not see his shape. Many times the bright resume and brilliant appearance are only appearances, Chairman Mao hides but does not reveal, among many masters, stands out and becomes the last king.

People in front of too smooth, in fact, is not a good thing, not ready, just in a high position, this kind of person is actually very dangerous. As the saying goes: If virtue is not worthy, there will be disasters. You observe, the so-called genius teenagers, the final outcome is often not very good. In life, more tribulations are not a bad thing, wait patiently, persist until the end and have a chance, this point should be Deng Xiaoping.

As we all know, Deng Xiaoping went through three falls and three uprisings, and was overthrown three times, but each time he made a comeback. Deng Xiaoping was a man of great wisdom and courage, who was particularly well versed in the ways of "judging the hour and sizing up the situation" and "being able to bend and stretch." Every time he faced the trough of life, he never thought of giving up, but saved his strength with an optimistic attitude, waited for the opportunity, and believed that there was hope for survival.

In July 1977, at the age of 73, Deng Xiaoping made his third successful comeback, old and strong, with a heart for the world, and this comeback lasted for 20 years until his death in 1997 at the age of 93. In these last 20 years, he embarked on the great cause of reform and opening up, completely changed the fate of the Chinese people, and successfully recovered Hong Kong and Macao with the pioneering concept of "one country, two systems", which was enough to stand in the annals of Chinese history. These last 20 years were undoubtedly the most brilliant highlights of his life.

Life is a long run, graduation so far, just a dozen years of time, looking back, in fact, the college entrance examination, marriage, work these temporary gains and losses are nothing, a lot of starting points and treatment may not be as good as my classmates and friends, today's career has long surpassed me; of course, there are many starting points higher than me, promotion faster than my colleagues and friends, now may also be increasingly flat. Life is full of variables and ups and downs, don't expect to defeat the enemy with one move, once and for all. As long as you insist on it, and persist to the end, you will have a chance.