Zeng Guofan is a thousand ancient strange people who have become a generation of perfect people from an ordinary person.
He used his life to perfectly interpret:
Stupidity is a kind of character; boiling is a kind of practice.
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Stupidity is a kind of character
Zeng Guofan has made achievements in many fields that ordinary people cannot reach.
But it is such a person, but he is known as the first stupid person in the world.
Zeng Guofan read a book when he was a child, and the article of just 300 words was memorized for 3 or 4 hours.
There was a thief who wanted to steal after he fell asleep, left and right, etc., really couldn't stand it, jumped out and memorized the article word for word, and asked: "You are so stupid, what other books do you read?!" ”
Zeng Guofan was born in Baiyutang
Zeng Guofan's path to the imperial examination was completely stupid.
Get up earlier than a chicken and sleep later than a dog.
If you can't memorize this paragraph, you won't start the next paragraph; if you can't finish reading this book, you won't pick up another one.
Don't be greedy, don't seek speed, don't figure out the vows and don't give up, a road to the black.
As Zeng Guofan said, "Only the world is clumsy, and it can overcome the world's ingenuity."
If you say that the talent is clumsy, Zeng Guofan can only passively accept it.
Then, the "stupidity" in character is his active choice.
He said, "Profit can be shared but not alone."
He knows how to share, treats people kindly, never cheats, is not greedy, and does not care.
Relying on this "stupid" word, Zeng Guofan gained excellent popularity in the official field and in the family.
Zeng Guofan used his life experience to tell us: stupidity is not necessarily a bad thing.
As the saying goes, "great wisdom is like foolishness", and many times, stupidity is a higher level of wisdom.
Stupidity is more of a demeanor, a kind of character.
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Boiling is a kind of practice
Boiling is the best grinding stone in life.
Zeng Guofan began to participate in the imperial examination at the age of 16, and took the exam 7 times before barely winning the second to last place.
And his contemporaries Li Hongzhang, 17-year-old Zhongxiucai, Zhang Zhidong, 16-year-old Examination Zhongxiucai; Zuo Zongtang, 14-year-old county test first; Liang Qichao, 11-year-old Zhongxiucai, 16-year-old Zhongxiuren...
Talent is not as good as people, then work hard day by day, slowly boiling.
Books are not given up, hard work is not quit, and every day A little progress.
Finally, at the age of 28, Zeng Guofan passed the entrance examination and entered the Hanlin Academy.
When he got the stepping stone of traditional society, his life was just beginning.
At the age of 31, Zeng Guofan set himself an extremely harsh daily lesson of twelve:
Worship, meditate, get up early, read a book, read history, speak carefully, nourish oneself, protect oneself, know what is dead in the day, do not die in the moon, write, and do not go out at night.
Ordinary people insist on a few days, a few months is not an easy task, Zeng Guofan insisted on a lifetime.
Life, all the time and everywhere to survive.
After surviving the tragic years of defeating Jinggang and trapping Jiangxi, Zeng Guofan finally pacified the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Zuo Zongtang, who had a different temperament, Zeng Guofan also survived for a lifetime.
No one is perfect, and only by running in and forbearing can we slowly find a balance, tolerate each other, and forgive each other.
In his family letter to his son, Zeng Guofan explained the true meaning of "boiling":
Do anything, not impatient, step by step, slowly boiling, in order to continue to improve.
"Heaven will descend upon the people of Si", boiling, is a gift from heaven and a gift of fate.
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