Only by walking right and walking steadily will we become a superior person. Ability is very important, but if there is no character to guide the way, people will deviate from the right path, even if they have the best ability, it is in vain.
"Character is an intrinsic force whose existence can function directly without the aid of any means." When you are in a high place, your character will support you, and when you are in a low place, your character is your ladder upwards. We always say that the world is not beautiful enough, but in fact, it is not the world that is not beautiful enough, but the human heart.
People will have all kinds of disguises in this life, but only by not forgetting their original intentions can they always be consistent. This original intention is a person's conscience, and a person with a good heart is a beam of light that illuminates oneself and radiates others. Having a conscience and character is the best way for a person to walk the world.
First, character is a person's best bottom card. "Watch him rise to a tall building, watch him entertain guests, watch him collapse." The world is impermanent, character is the foundation, no one has the bottom of the character, no matter how high you climb, no matter how far you go, you will not get the respect of others.
In this life, fame and fortune are all faces, only character is the bottom card, face can be lost, but the bottom card can not be easily changed. Poor ability can be cultivated slowly, but if the character is not good enough, even the strongest ability is in vain. The old saying goes, "A lady will insult herself, and then a man will insult her." People with poor character are always opportunistic in doing things, and even if they are superior in ability, it is difficult to take on big responsibilities and cannot get heavy responsibilities. And the best capital for a person to show off is not beauty and money, not ability and status, but character! Who you are, you will meet whom, if you are a person of good character, the people around you must not be bad, subtly, you will also meet the best of yourself. Everyone aspires to success, and long-term success must be achieved by character.
Second, conscience is the greatest immovable asset. When the money is gone, it can be earned again, but without conscience, it will lose the foundation of social standing. In life, it is not necessary to be rich and glorious and famous, but it must live a clean and clean life. A person with a bad conscience, even if he is bright and beautiful, will still make people stay away. Conscience is the bottom line of doing things for people.
Mencius said, "Look up to the heavens, and bow down to the earth." People are doing it, the sky is watching. If you do something bad with your conscience, even if no one finds out for a while, you will be worried all the time, and after being exposed, you will only make people spit on and look down on it in the end. As a human being, conscience is the greatest wealth. Doing things with a clear conscience will lead to a lifetime of living calmly, easily, and in a similar way.
Third, fame and fortune are easy to obtain, and good people are difficult to do. To be a person, conscience is fundamental, treat people, and the bottom line of character and behavior. People can love money in a lifetime, but they cannot do whatever it takes to make money. You can make a profit, but you can't be preoccupied and calculated. You can be greedy, but you can't betray people with your conscience. It is possible to be incompetent, but it is not possible to harm nature and destroy character. No matter how much fame and fortune there is, it is a thing outside the body, and the more you have lost your conscience and destroyed your character, the more it will damage your blessings. For those illusory happiness, it is not worth losing your life.
In this bright and green world, it is not easy to be alone, but this is not a reason for you to cross the line and violate the law. Out of the mud without staining, close to the ink without black. People can think for themselves, they can be "selfish", but they cannot harm the interests of others, they can be refined, but they cannot be yin. Without conscience and character, one is not worthy to be called a human being, but a walking corpse living in the world. Doing things cleanly and acting innocently is not only respect for others, but also respect for yourself. Be a person first, then do things; first be a person, then live in the world. In order to succeed, people can sell anything, but only to keep the bottom line, conscience and character can not be betrayed.
For the rest of our lives, may we all not owe anything to others, be worthy of ourselves, live with peace of mind, and live fearlessly. If you are at peace, you will be well.
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