As the saying goes: no matter how big the pancakes are, they are no bigger than the pan of flapjacks.
No matter how great a person's achievements are, they are no bigger than his pattern.
Therefore, a person's fate is not determined by birth and talent, but by his pattern.
The size of your heart determines the size of your achievements.
The bigger the pattern, the better the mindset
People + mountains = immortals, people + valleys = customs.
All you see are problems, that is, your height is not enough, for trivial things to tangle, then you are too small.
People who really have a big picture have a broad vision, a lofty heart, and never bother with small things.
Zeng Guofan was credited with suppressing the rebellion, and the official was promoted to the position of Erpin Commandery.
According to common sense, his official car should also be changed from a blue tweed car to a green tweed car to show his identity.
Zeng Guofan felt that it was unnecessary and unwilling to show off, so he did not let the servant change.
As a result, once out of the narrow alley, I encountered a green tweed car.
When the green tweed car saw that the opposite side was a blue tweed car, it did not give way, and it was immediately angry.
The servant rushed up in a menacing manner and dragged Zeng Guofan out.
The curtain of the green car was also lifted, and the senior officials in the car wanted to see who was so bold and dared to stand in his way.
At first glance, it turned out to be Zeng Guofan.
The man hurriedly rolled off the palanquin, knelt down in front of Zeng Guofan, kept prostrating his head, and said in a loud voice, "Adult forgives sin, adult forgives sin."
Although he had just been insulted, Zeng Guofan was not angry, and helped the official up, comforting him that there was no need to rest assured of the matter, he did not care.
Wang Yangming once said: Holding on to ambition is like heartache.
A person who has set a goal is like heartache. Between thoughts, focusing only on pain, where is the time and energy to gossip and take care of things?
People with a real big picture have a good mentality, emotional stability, do not entangle, do not care, and focus on doing what they want to do.
Because of this, Zeng Guofan created a miracle of official promotion in nine years and ten consecutive grades, and eventually became a generation of famous courtiers.
The larger the pattern, the higher the insight
The so-called pattern, "lattice" is the meaning of cognition and insight, and the "lattice" of the same lattice object.
In a person's insight, there is a pattern of this person, and in the same way, the size of a person's pattern also determines the level of insight.
In the war against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang both achieved outstanding military achievements.
But their strategies are very different.
Zeng Guofan never fought in waves, step by step, and pursued the concept of fighting steadily and steadily, standing undefeated and seeking war, so his action was slow.
Zuo Zongtang was more bloody and flexible in fighting, and often scolded Zeng Guofan for missing the fighter.
Two people have different patterns and different natural insights.
Zeng Guofan looked at the national fortunes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and looked at the overall situation.
At that time, Hong Xiuquan was addicted to pleasure, and the Taiping Heavenly Heavenly Sect was constantly fighting, as long as he stabilized himself, the enemy would definitely disintegrate.
Zuo Zongtang saw that it was the gain and loss of one city and one pool, the victory or defeat of one or two battles.
But he did not expect that fighting a war depends on the time and place, and many times it is character.
Instead of relying on the "wave war" to gamble, it is better to settle down and camp steadily, besiege the city and trap the enemy, as long as you do not make mistakes, you will be able to win the victory.
In "Mencius, Dedication to the Heart", it is said: "Confucius ascended the Eastern Mountains and Xiao Lu, and climbed mounted Mount Tai and xiao Tianxia." "Only by ascending to the heights can we look far ahead."
Only when a person stands tall enough and the pattern is large enough can he stand tall and see extraordinary.
The bigger the pattern, the farther you can see
To tell you a story that you often hear:
Three workers were building walls at the construction site, and someone asked what they were doing?
The first person was not angry and said: Build a wall, don't you see it?
The second man laughed: We were building a tall building.
The third man smiled: We are building a new city.
10 years later, the first person is still building the wall, the second person becomes an engineer, and the third person becomes the boss of the first two people.
If a person's whole life wants to build a city in this world, you spend three or two years to build a bridge, and then three or five years to build a house, keep doing it, and keep building, then your heart will be incomparably vast, and you will be able to pass any small peak and small obstacle.
Zeng Guofan said: Those who seek great things are the first to pay attention to the pattern.
If a person is difficult to achieve great things, it is not that he is not talented enough, and the opportunity has not arrived, because the pattern in his heart is too small.
Three people are also building walls, some people only think of the present, only look at the immediate interests, some people think of a few years, some people think of a lifetime, and then the development.
That's the difference in insight.
When playing chess, the real masters look back a few steps, think in advance of where the opponent may fall, and find a way to deal with it. But the so-called stinky chess basket is to take one step at a time.
How far a person can see, how far can he go.
For the big game of life, the first thing we need to learn is not skill, but layout.
The big picture has a big enough perspective to examine life, and the higher you stand, the farther you can see.
How big the heart of being a person is, how great the achievements of life are.