First, foresight is wisdom
The ancients said that "people have no far-reaching worries, they must have near-term worries", whether they are people or doing things, they must have a long-term vision and have foresight. Smart people can understand, shrewd people can see accurately, and smart people can see far.
People without vision can only see what is in front of them, while people with vision see opportunities that may exist in the future and actively prepare, knowing that opportunities are always left to those who are prepared.
The road of life is always full of thorns, and foresight can help you seek advantages and avoid harms, find opportunities, and reduce obstacles on the road.
Foresight is a kind of wisdom, and the prescient person can see the subtle knowledge and deduce the general direction of the development of things through clues.
Liu Bei was thirsty for talent, and the three Gu Zhuge Liang were in the grass hut, and the two had a conversation, which is also known as the "Longzhong Pair".
In his dialogue with Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang analyzed the situation in the world and pointed out to Liu Bei a path of "faith and righteousness are written in the four seas, heroes are in charge, and wisdom is thirsty."
The story of Longzhong's countermeasures also derives a pause: Zhuge Lianglongzhong's countermeasures - prescient.
Prescient people have patterns and foresight, every day life is a limited edition, and what life needs is to plan ahead, not to make up for it.
Second, self-knowledge is cultivation
People are self-aware, there is no all-round talent in the world, everyone has strengths and weaknesses. To be a person, you must have self-knowledge, and only by recognizing yourself and putting yourself in the right position can you succeed.
In Lao Tzu, it is said that "those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are wise", and self-knowledge is a kind of cultivation. Be self-aware, don't look down on yourself too low, and don't overestimate yourself.
People who overestimate themselves in life abound, and they think that the success of others is only to encounter good opportunities or be appreciated by Bole, and to know that both luck and appreciation require strength. Being a person has self-knowledge, and only by doing things can we do what we can.
Chen Shou summed up Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition in one sentence in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, "But after years of mobilizing the masses and failing to succeed, Gai strain will be slight, not his strength."
Although the defeat of the Northern Expedition could not be attributed to Zhuge Liang alone, Chen Shou believed that Zhuge Liang had a great responsibility for this.
According to the "Spring and Autumn of the Han Dynasty", Zhuge Liang also said that "the army in Qishan and Jigu is more than a thief, and those who cannot break the thief are broken by the thief, then this disease is not in the army, but in the ears of one person."
Each person has his own strengths and weaknesses. Only by striving to understand ourselves can we make the most of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, and can we correctly position our lives.
As Han Xin said to Liu Bang, "Your Majesty cannot be a general, but a good general."
Third, the knowledge of people is maturity
Fan Chi asked Confucius, "What is benevolence?" Confucius said, "Love your neighbor." Fan Chi asked again, "What is wisdom?"? Confucius said, "Know people."
Knowing people is a profound science, Su Shi once said that "those who want to make extraordinary achievements must have the knowledge of people", in daily life, knowing people helps us find friends who are compatible with each other in the vast crowd.
The road knows the horsepower, and the people's hearts are seen for a long time. To understand a person accurately, you should start with the details, small places, and time will tell you who you can really trust.
Knowing people is a kind of maturity and the accumulation of experience. People who know others will not judge others based on their own words and their own.
Zhuge Liang wrote an article entitled "Knowing Human Nature", in which he proposed the "Seven Laws of Knowing People". Zhuge Liang's greatest gain in his life was probably Liu Bei. Liu Beisheng was good-natured, "Liu Pingsu, a county citizen, was contemptuous of the Lord, and was ashamed to be subordinate, so that the guests stabbed him." The guest could not bear to stab, and the words went away. It wins the hearts of the people."
In order to invite Zhuge Liang out of the mountain, Liu Bei did not hesitate to take care of Maolu and repeatedly invited him. Zhuge Liang said in the "Table of Renunciation": "The former emperor did not regard his subjects as despicable, obscene and self-deprecating, and the three ministers were in the grass, and the counselors were grateful for the affairs of the world, so they allowed the former emperors to drive away." It was precisely because of this goodness of Liu Bei that Zhuge Liang was willing to drive him.
Life is a long tunnel, maybe you will encounter temporary darkness on the way, remember to bring three bright lights on the road, with foresight, self-knowledge, and knowledge to illuminate the way forward, take a good path of life.