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Zeng Wenzheng said: All the mediocre people in the world and in the past and the present are defeated by a lazy word, and the talented people in the world and in the past and present are all defeated by a proud word.
In fact, whether it is a "mediocre person" or a "talented person", the fire of life cannot withstand the wet wood of "laziness" and cannot withstand the rain of "pride". Life is diligent, not to ask for anything.
The beginning of life is nothing more than a barren open space, and only by working hard can we reap some rewards. The mature rice on the wasteland is mostly empty shells with their heads held high, and only those who bend down and bow their heads have a truly full life. People's life is not like the process of rice growth, only with a diligent and humble heart can we harvest beauty.
Man is born of diligence and destroyed by inertia
Most people who know zeng guofan's life know that Zeng Guofan is not a "smart person", and it can even be said that he is a "stupid" person. Liang Qichao also said in his evaluation of Zeng Wenzheng: "Wen Zheng is not a superb genius, and he is called the most blunt among the sages of the time. Zeng Guofan also admitted that he was not a talented person, and his evaluation of himself was mostly "shorter than talent" and "blunt sex". In the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan relied on a "diligent" character.
When Zeng Guofan was young, his father taught him to be diligent. At the age of eight, his father began teaching him to read. Zeng Guofan is not talented, the reading reaction is very slow, usually after reading it once and still do not understand, but Zeng Guofan is not a person who does not seek to understand, read it once and does not understand, read it twice, and continue to read after two times. Walking on the road during the day, pillowing on the pillow at night, thinking over and over again, until you understand it, you will not stop.
Legend has it that in the process of Zeng Guofan's hard study, such an interesting little story also occurred: one day Zeng Guofan was endorsing at home and encountered an article that could not be memorized. It just so happened that at this time, a thief was hiding under his eaves, preparing to wait for Zeng Guofan and go to bed after he had finished his book. But Zeng Guofan repeated this article many times, but he refused to go to sleep. Later, the thief couldn't wait to jump out and said, "You stupid fool, after memorizing it so many times, I can't recite it, I will listen to it." He said, recited it once, and then walked away.
Although this story has exaggerated elements and is not necessarily true, it also reflects on one side that diligence has become the creed of Zeng Guofan, and hard work has become a habit of him.
It is not terrible to be smart, but it is terrible to know that you are not talented enough and you are not diligent. We have all heard the story of Wounded Zhongyong, Fang Zhongyong can be described as a natural wizard, born to write poetry, and his literary style is remarkable. However, with only a little "talent", the road of life is not far after all, and the once talented teenager finally disappears from everyone.
Most ordinary people have very little gap in "talent", and hard work is the only way to success. Man is like a machine, laziness will only make the machine rust and shorten the service life of the machine, and diligence can make the machine more and more intelligent. Laziness consumes more energy than diligence.
Now many people have the so-called "procrastination", they refuse to do it until the last moment, and they wait until the deadline to deal with it in a hurry. Do not do well and start complaining about not having enough time, in fact, it is not that you do not do well, but you are not willing to do it with your heart, nor is it that you do not have enough time, it is that you do not cherish the precious time that belongs to you. Fish and bear paws can not be both, both want to live idly and want to achieve fame, is tantamount to a fool's dream.
Time is the most just and reasonable, it is never biased. For the industrious, time is left for them to bunches of fruit. For the lazy, time gives them only a gray hair.
Man is born of respect and destroyed by pride
When Zeng Guofan was young, his heart was high and his sharp edge was exposed, and he offended many people for this. After his father's death, the Xianfeng Emperor seized Zeng Guofan's military power and ordered him to return home to guard filial piety. During the two years of filial piety, Zeng Guofan's thinking underwent many changes. He began to reflect on himself, began to see the strengths of others, and understood the importance of humility.
Zeng Guofan wrote in a letter to his younger brother Zeng Guoquan, "I am the most humble person to learn. Pride is long, and in the end it will not make progress, so it will fall down all your life, and there is no inch to advance. Guo Songtao commented on Zeng Guofan: "Since ancient times, there have only been two kinds of talents, one is arrogant and the other is modest. Zeng Wenzheng belongs to the latter. ”
Before zeng guofan's thinking changed, although he often called himself a sage and often embarrassed people when he spoke, he could still find the shadow of modesty. In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), Zeng Guofan wrote a letter to Zuo Zongtang, inviting Zuo Zongtang to come and help him train xiang yong, in which he said: "Brother (Zeng Guofan) is short-sighted in wisdom, independent and difficult to shake, wants to beg around, wears a yellow crown, and passes by me, focusing on practicing courage." In this year, Zuo Zongtang first appeared sharp, and Zeng Guofan was already a member of the Erpin Commandery.
After keeping filial piety for his father, Zeng Guofan was more humble, and his humble attitude was admired by Hunan officials. Before he returned to Hunan, he sent a letter to the generals and officials of each army in Hunan, with humble words and pleading for guidance. After arriving in Changsha, he personally visited all the large and small yamen, all of which were inappropriate and thoughtful.
Full of losses, humble benefits. Wang Yangming also warned his disciples that "a serious illness in life is just a proud word." "The humble are the foundation of all good, and the proud are the leaders of evil." Man must not be proud, nor must he be proud. Proud people are like a pot of plastic flowers, which are stunning at first sight, and the longer the time passes, the darker the flowers become, and this pot of flowers will never bear fruitful fruit. Shakespeare once said: A proud man always ends up destroying himself in pride.
The road of life is far less complicated than we think, and life is a process of step-by-step progress. We are looking forward to luck, but we don't know that "diligence" is the mother of luck. Luck usually falls on those who are determined and actionable, and whenever they start to be lazy, lucky says goodbye whenever they want. If you are empty of talent and your mind and body are controlled by laziness, then you will have nothing.
"Diligence" and "respect" are like the wings of a bird, and the two work together to form a great instrument. Everything can be accomplished with an open mind, and it is possible to be complacent and self-satisfied. Lower your heart, look more at your own shortcomings, look more at the merits of others, and let the arrogant heart become respectful. Man's ability can be increased in diligence, and man's learning can progress under humility.
In life, we need to avoid "laziness" and "pride", and keep "diligence" and "respect" in order to go on a good journey and see the scenery clearly.
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