Zeng Guofan once said such a sentence: "Don't be patient when things come, and don't wait to be moved." Everything must end, and the worry must be prevented. The meaning of this sentence is to remind future generations that when standing in the world, they must be cautious and self-denying. There are many people with different personalities in this world, some people have scruples about doing things, so they always seem to be very small and childish; there are also some people who do not know moderation, and finally lead to disasters and regrets. Sometimes greed is often defeated by lust and profit. The old ancestor said that people often have these two omens before they are unlucky, and they must be paid great attention to, so what are the omens?
First, greed is sexual. Master Nan Huaijin once said: "Happiness is greater than worry-free, and suffering is greater than desire." "A person's greatest happiness is not to have a lot of money and wealth, but to be able to live a carefree life. Happiness is actually very simple, that is, to reduce the desire in your heart, the more desire breeds, the more painful it is often. Sometimes the frequent appearance of desire is likely to bring painful punishment to oneself.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Jin had a ruling minister named Xun Yao, who, in order to gain the administration of the State of Jin, did not hesitate to join hands with the three kingdoms of Han and Wei and Zhao to eliminate the Zhonghang clan, and finally took all of his territory. However, he was not satisfied, and in order to gain more benefits, Xun Yao used the power of the Jin state to force the Han and Wei countries to cede land to him. The two countries of Han and Wei were afraid of contradictions with the Jin state, and in the end they could only sign the land cession clause in popularity. But the Zhao kingdom was different, and the monarch of the Zhao state already knew that this day would come, so he was ready for the arrival of the war as early as three years ago.
The refusal of the State of Zhao angered Xun Yao, and he forced Korea and the State of Wei to send troops to attack the State of Zhao, but after three years of time, they still failed to capture the city of the State of Zhao, and finally betrayed by their own allies, and the other two countries joined forces with the State of Zhao to defeat Xun Yao and divide his world. Xun Yao also paid a tragic price for his insatiable greed, and in the end, not only was the country and mountains gone, but he also fell into a ruined and discredited fate, which was extremely miserable. Therefore, people must not be too greedy, if greed breeds in the depths of the heart, then bad luck will follow.
Second, arrogance. As the saying goes, "people can have proud bones, but they must not be proud", proud bones are the foundation of people's standing, born to be poor and untouchable, mighty and indomitable moral qualities, good character is more important than anything. In this world, whether it is study or work, if you want to succeed, you must have self-confidence, self-confidence is the biggest shining point in a person, but self-confidence does not represent arrogance, if self-confidence is too much, it will evolve into arrogance. The greatest harm of arrogance is that it will make itself lose the caution of the crisis, and it is still not self-aware that it is mired in the mire.
In the history of our country, Xiang Yu can be said to be one of the representative words of arrogance, strong in martial arts, brave and good at war, but rigid and self-serving, arrogant and arrogant, never listening to the opinions of the strategists around him, obstinately going his own way, and finally ending up with a personal head on the ground. This shows how serious the harm of arrogance is. Self-confidence is a good thing, but everything has a degree, if the self-confidence is too much, it is arrogant and conceited, and it is easy to become the second Xiang Yu. The sex of the greedy should be tempered, and the arrogance should be overbearing and abstained from it early. If we also have the problem of excessive desire and arrogance, we must wake up early. People who straighten their waists, bow their heads, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and are modest and cautious will come out early and early. The admonition of the old ancestor must be deeply remembered, and if you have these two omens in your body, you must pay attention to them and correct them.