According to legend, Chen Sheng was once hired to do farm work, and once when he sat on the field to rest, he said to his companions who worked together: "In the future, when we are rich and noble, we must not forget our brothers who share weal and woe." ”
Someone laughed at him: "You are just a farmer, still thinking about wealth?" ”
Chen Sheng said with emotion, "Yan Que An Zhi Hong Hu Zhi Zhi? ”
People's ambitions are different, and they are doomed to a completely different fate.
People with ideals, even if they are in a low position, will not give up their lofty ambitions.
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The easiest thing in the world to do is often simple physical work.
There's a video of a monkey placing a nut on a tree stump, lifting a large rock, smashing the nut open and eating the fruit inside.
The monkeys are amazing, and the clever humans give a thumbs up.
But this thing is the simplest thing in human society.
The reason why human society will continue to progress is to continue to surpass the results of its predecessors.
The kind of person who is paid only by intuition and by simple labor will not lead to great social progress.
Because of simple labor skills, everyone has this ability, which is also the most primitive instinct of people.
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Knowledge is power, and to surpass others, you must continue to learn.
According to legend, Lao Tzu's teacher, chang yi, fell seriously ill and came to visit. By the way, I also learn from the teacher.
Lao Tzu asked Chang, "Teacher, your illness is already very serious, is there anything else to say to your disciples?" ”
He often said, "Even if you don't ask, I have something to say to you." ”
When Lao Tzu heard this, he hurriedly sat down, ready to listen to the immortal master's teachings.
Chang Que asked, "Do you know why you have to get off when you pass by your hometown?" ”
Lao Tzu said, "That's because you can't forget the past." ”
Chang listened, smiled happily, and said, "You're right." Let me ask you one more question: Why do you bend over when you pass under the trees? ”
Lao Tzu said: "The tree represents the elders, which means that young people should respect the elders." ”
Chang Smiled and said, "You are very clever, and you are right again." ”
Chang opened his mouth, pointed to his mouth and asked Lao Tzu, "You see, is my tongue still there?" ”
Lao Tzu said without hesitation, "The tongue is still there." ”
"Are my teeth still there?"
Lao Tzu pondered for a while and respectfully said to Chang, "Thank you for your advice, I understand, the tongue you said is still there, that's because the tongue is soft, it is soft and tough, and the teeth are too strong, so it is not there first, this is the truth that weakness is better than strength." ”
Chang Yu listened to Lao Tzu's words, was very happy, and said to Lao Tzu: "You are very right, it seems that you have understood the truth of the world, and you no longer need me to teach you anything." ”
This dialogue between Lao Tzu and the teacher contains the great wisdom of life. At the same time, it also shows that Lao Tzu has a strong desire to learn. It was only this curiosity that made him an extraordinary thinker and philosopher.
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Reading more books will make your life more exciting
Everything is inferior only to reading high.
The painter Li Kuchan once said: Birds want to fly first, and people seek to be motivated to read first.
Profound knowledge can not only improve our own self-cultivation, but also increase our cognition and enrich our vision.
There are all kinds of difficulties in life, and books can find answers.
More importantly, in the process of reading, you can learn a lot of special skills.
As Gorky said, "Books are the ladder of human progress." ”
Reading is actually learning from the experience and skills of the ancestors.
Books, mostly a silent teacher.
In the era of human intelligence, many simple and repetitive tasks will slowly be replaced by intelligent robots. If we are still complacent and self-satisfied with having that skill, it will be inevitable that we will be eliminated.
In this Winter Olympics, many new technology products were unveiled, among which, a smart unmanned restaurant attracted many people to visit and eat.
When a guest enters a command.
Only to see a flexible mechanical arm, three times five divided by two to put a plate of hot stir-fry dishes in front of the guests. Don't drag mud with water at all.
The progress of science and technology has made people who can only do a little rough work feel bad.
In front of robots, it can only be dwarfed.
Perhaps, in the near future, these will all become the norm.
As the saying goes: The person who knows the times is Junjie. Simple labor may become less and less valuable. What we should do should be prejudged in advance.