Some people ask why you should read? Answer: Reading is not to satisfy personal desires, reading can broaden horizons, change ideas, and achieve the future.
There are a few points to say about reading books to be able to work hard and improve yourself.
Reading can not only be read at school, but also in the outdoor wilderness, on the streets, as long as you like to read, everywhere you go. It all stems from the perseverance to support us to read the books we really want.
If a person does not have this perseverance to read, then not only the school with a good environment will not be able to enter. Even in the quietest countryside, even in the idyllic countryside, you can't read a book.
Just like a person, the heart is wavering, today want to study, tomorrow want to do business, the day after tomorrow want to go fishing, every day unpredictable, do not know what they like, always follow the direction of the wind, dazed!
Similarly, reading is not utilitarian, as long as the immediate interests and short-sightedness, the book is half read, it is bound to give up halfway, it is possible that he will say, "I will make money now, what other books to read!" ”
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a young man named Mr. Mingyue of Xue Lingzhi who lived in seclusion in the Linggu Caotang in the middle of the mountain range of Lian Village, and at that time people were more praised for their business and thought that reading was the most useless, because almost no one in this place was admitted to the jinshi, they laughed at xue Lingzhi's stupidity in the township, ran to the mountains to study, and did not make money. How do they know that he embraced the ambition of "meeting the Saint MingJun once and wearing a golden seal around his waist", and through years of hard study, he finally passed the Eight Fujian Examination and passed the Jinshi.
Zeng Guofan, a half-saint, said: To read a book is to be virtuous, to be a newcomer, and to do good things.
The enlightened Zeng Guofan said that reading should have a deep understanding of Dali, not only know how to write articles, compose poems, and show off their elegance, so what is the difference between that and a literate herding boy?
Only when a reader deeply understands virtue, knows benevolence, knows responsibility, and knows actions can he do good things for the people and be conducive to the progress and development of society.
In general, if you read a good book, if you one day embark on an important job, you must know that the rights in your hands are in the service of the people, not for selfish interests and self-interest. We must do a good job for the people, so that the people can live a better and happier life.
If you are a border guard, you must guard the border and do your best to protect the integrity of every inch of the motherland.
If you are a judge, you must follow the laws and regulations to handle every case for the people and judge it fairly.
If you are a cadre, you must exercise the obligation to serve the people, guide the people to develop in a good direction, and make their lives better.
No matter what line you are engaged in, the books you have read will affect you for the rest of your life.
Reading should be more reasonable and sincere.
When we read books, we understand a kind of truth, knowing that people must get along well with each other and have a broad mind, which will make people awe-inspired!
Zeng Guofan said that when he was young, he was an official in the dynasty, and he was often proud and offended many people, and even Xiao Shan, who was an official in the same dynasty, had a gap. It was a momentary outrage, unkind. Later, through learning some of Lao Tzu's principles of life, I learned that I was gentle and knew that when things happened, I had to measure things and could not act willfully.
In order to make fewer mistakes, Zeng Guofan must write a diary every day, the wrong thoughts and behaviors that occur during the day, write down every word and deed, and then correct them, and slowly correct his own faults for a long time. For example, he remembered that he had quarrels with XiaoShan, an official of the same dynasty, so he wrote it down, and then ran to his house to confess his mistake, invited him to dinner, and reconciled with each other as before. Some of the faults are corrected, so that they can truly reach a state of consistency.
In short, whether we read or do things, we must have a motivation, a concept, but also a practice, but also sincere, so that we can do more with less.