Bai Juyi: There is no difficulty in a diligent world, and there is no trouble in a quiet world

Today is the sixth day of the first lunar month, known in ancient times as "Horse Day",

It is named after the horse-making on the sixth day of nuwa's creation.

The cleaning that began on this day, known as "fattening",

Many farmers also choose to go to the field on this day and start spring ploughing.

"Six" is an auspicious number in Chinese culture, with the meaning of "shun",

And the sixth day of the first lunar month is the first "six" of the year,

Therefore, this day is also a good day for the major shops to "open the market",

In the doorways of shops in the streets and alleys, people open the doors and windows of shops,

Paste the big red couplet, write "the opening of the market, all things are prosperous",

Officially started the new year's business.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, I will share an article with you,

May you all have a new year: less trouble, more success

With diligence, everything is prosperous!

Diligently eliminating clumsiness and quietly breaking troubles is the wisdom left by the ancients, and it is also the law that we should abide by in self-cultivation. Bai Juyi once wrote in a poem: "Waiting for illness must pass through the vein, and prevent the flow of the fortress." There is no quiet in the rescue, and it is not as diligent as making up for the clumsiness. This poem tells us that to get rid of our troubles, we must be quiet; to be wise, we must study hard.

Let's start with jing. There is a cloud in the "Book of Rites and Universities": "Quiet and then can be safe, safe and then can be worried, worry and then can be obtained." This sentence fully demonstrates the charm of Jing. There is a story in which the father lost a watch and complained about looking around, but he couldn't find anything, and he was naturally bored; when he went out, the son quietly entered the house and found it in a short while. The father was curious, and the son replied: I sat quietly, and when I heard the ticking sound, the watch was found. Facts have proved that at present, blindly complaining is useless, irritability and panic are not helpful, only by stabilizing the position, calming down, concentrating on thinking, can we find a solution.

Quiet for the restless. Impatience is a state of mind and state that everyone will show, if not restrained, it is possible to do irrational, unwise things, and even chaos and annoyance. The only way to overcome impatience is to choose to meditate. Only by adhering to inner peace and keeping a clear mind can we find a way out of confusion, find comfort in our troubles, and then break out of our troubles and overcome our impatience.

Zhuge Liang wrote in the Book of Commandments: "The journey of a husband and a gentleman is to cultivate oneself quietly and to cultivate virtue through frugality." Non-indifference is not clear-sighted, non-tranquility is not far-reaching. Husbands must learn quietly, only then must they learn, non-learning can not be widely talented, non-ambition can not be learned. This article mentions the word "jing" many times, which shows that a good jing kung fu can help to cure learning, can benefit cultivation, and can overcome troubles.

In real life, we are in a society that is not quiet. Especially in the era of information explosion, when algorithms are prevalent, many people are constantly disturbed by some information, and some so-called experts make it difficult to distinguish between true and false, confusing and troubled. At this time, we need to maintain concentration and calm our minds. For example, when we are controlled by mobile phones and disturbed by some self-media and short videos, it is when we are not determined enough and our hearts are uneasy. It should be noted that in an impetuous society, the meditator wins. Quiet down in your heart, think more about the right way in the world, reflect more on what is common sense, think more about the ideals and pursuits of life, think more about the value of struggle and the direction of struggle, and firmly believe in the dreams in your heart, you can get rid of your troubles, laugh at life, and move forward with emotion.

A couplet reads: There is calmness in every great event, and I do not believe that there are no ancient sages in this day. Whether it is difficult, troublesome, urgent, or bitter, as long as the mind is not chaotic and there is calmness, it will overcome desire, generate wisdom, relax the mind, and break the dilemma. Su Shi's "Writing in a Book Boat" records that once he took a boat to the Qu River, he suddenly encountered a dangerous boat on the beach, and the sergeant in the boat had no blood on many sides, but he "wrote a lot of words" and declined. So calm and calm, "Tarzan collapsed in front of the color unchanged, elk is happy on the left and not fleeting", what torrents can not be broken, what tests can not be endured. Of course, meditation and meditation are not something that comes at will, and we need to read more good books, endure more wind and rain, take on more responsibilities, and exercise strict self-discipline. In this way, we can explore the path of tranquility, cultivate a tranquility, and overcome all kinds of intrusions.

Speaking of diligence. Han Yu wrote in the "Explanation of Advanced Learning": "Karma is good at diligence, absurd in play; action is in thought, and destruction is in follow-up." "Since ancient times, meritorious deeds have been lofty and ambitious, and the karma has been extensive and diligent. Diligence is not sluggish, diligence is not wasted, diligence is not poor, diligence will be successful. Otherwise, no matter how smart and capable you are, as long as you are not diligent enough and are dragged down by the word "lazy", you will be slack in your life and will undoubtedly lose.

Man is not born to create great things. Qi Baishi can become a famous painter because he "does not teach a day to idle", and even sets himself a rule of painting 5 paintings a day; Lu Xun can become a great writer because he spends other people's coffee time at work. Facts have proved that the way of heaven rewards hard work, and the merit is not donated. As long as you can be diligent and diligent, "work like an ox, work hard like an ox", you can make up for the clumsiness, fill the gaps, make up for the ugliness, make up for all the innate deficiencies, and create amazing miracles and achievements.

There is no trouble in the world, and there is no difficulty in the world. With the two magic weapons of "quiet" and "diligent", life can naturally be less troublesome and more successful.

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