Zeng Guofan was "the first of the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty", the 70th grandson of Zengzi, born in a family of cultivators and readers, diligent and studious, and his career progressed by leaps and bounds after the examination, and his meritorious achievements were outstanding, and he eventually became a generation of famous artists. From the late Qing Dynasty to the modern era, Zeng Guofan has a far-reaching influence and is a life mentor for many people, and what inspires people is not only his career success, but more importantly, he records and sorts out his thoughts, which has a great impact on future generations.
Everyone wants to prosper and go to the peak of life, but they always have a talent and can't find a way out. In fact, people sometimes need to change passive to active, take the initiative to seize the opportunity, and know how to do it, which is the key.
Zeng Guofan believes that a man who wants to become a great instrument does not rely on money and connections, and remembering these 6 precepts will make him successful
The first precept: Do not do what is long-profitable, and do not go to the land of contention.
Don't do things that make a profit for a long time, and don't grab places that everyone goes to fight for. Opportunities that everyone looks at are often not opportunities, opportunities are discovered by people, and places that everyone fights for are often no longer profitable.
The second precept: Do not abandon the beauty of people with small evils, and do not forget the great grace with small grievances.
Don't forget the advantages of other people because of a little problem; don't forget the great kindness of others because of a little resentment. Everyone has small shortcomings, and only if you can tolerate people will someone cooperate with you.
The Third Commandment: It is said that the shortness of man is the shortness of self-protection, and the praise of one's own strength is the strength of others.
To say that others' shortcomings are to cover up oneself, and to praise others' strengths is to be jealous of others. Don't talk about others behind your back, don't expose people's shortcomings to show your strengths.
The Fourth Commandment: Profit may be shared but not alone, and scheming may be scarce but not many.
Do things to learn to distribute benefits, do not swallow everything alone, but when planning things, it is best not to discuss with many people, easy to miss things, delay the opportunity.
The Fifth Commandment: All the mediocre people in the world and in the past and in the world are defeated by a lazy word, and the talented people in the world and in the past and the present are defeated by a proud word.
The mediocre people in the world throughout the ages are all due to laziness leading to failure, the world's talented people often lead to failure because of pride and complacency, men can not be lazy nor arrogant, diligent can make up for clumsiness, pride and complacency, will only stagnate.
The Sixth Commandment: Whoever does great things, with knowledge as the mainstay and talent as the supplement, whenever great things are accomplished, man seeks to live in half, and Providence is half in the middle.
Those who do great things must have insight and talent, but they must also look at Providence and luck, and do not take personal ability too seriously. As the saying goes, people are not as good as heaven, everything is done to obey the fate of heaven, do not waste time on meaningless things.
Zeng Guofan was the head of the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty, and the official was the Viceroy of Liangjiang, the Viceroy of Zhili, and the Scholar of Wuyingdian University, with the nickname "Wenzheng" and later known as "Zeng Wenzheng". Zeng Guofan achieved morality, meritorious service and speech in his lifetime, and was known as "the first perfect person in ancient and modern times".
Zeng Guofan recorded his life's wenzhi martial arts and ideological strategies in his own writings, leaving valuable wealth to future generations.
He wrote many articles in his lifetime, covering literature, military, politics, self-cultivation, family governance and other aspects, and many celebrities were influenced by him.
Liang Qichao revered Zeng Guofan all his life, "I call Zeng Wenzheng collection, must not fail to repeat it three times a day", he read it three times a day and carried it with him for a lifetime.
Throughout his life, Chiang Kai-shek admired, studied, and emulated Zeng Guofan, believing that Zeng Guofan's works were "a must-read for any politician."
Bai Yansong read "Zeng Guofan" in the 90s, saw the most complex human nature, and began to have a fuller understanding of human nature.
Liye did not read Zeng Guofan, and it was useless to read all the poetry books. Zeng Guofan recorded the most important and rich experience in his life in the "Complete Works of Zeng Guofan", and after reading Zeng Guofan's book, I deeply realized his profound insight into life, just like a living treasure book, fierce generation after generation to succeed. This is Zeng Guofan's greatest contribution to future generations.
I read the "Complete Works of Zeng Guofan" not only in terms of ideology and pattern, but also took a lot of detours, and produced many new views and ideas about life. Here I also recommend that you go to see the "Complete Works of Zeng Guofan", not only can you be promoted, handed over to the next generation, passed down from generation to generation, and will surely have a prosperous family business and a successful career.
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