Night reading 丨 Be a person like "grass": low-key, tenacious, open-minded

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"The wind blows the grass and does not break, and the weak pole is strong." Don't look at the grass as small as a si, but it contains infinite power.

It can withstand the wind and rain, withstand wildfires, grow everywhere in the north and south, and wither in winter and full of spring.

Being human beings should be like "grass", and the profound wisdom in it is worthy of our lifelong practice.

Be like a grass, low-key is good

Being a person like grass and being a low-key person is not only an attitude and a wisdom, but also a strategy and responsibility.

It is said that once, a freshman who had just enrolled in Peking University needed to go through the formalities, and because his luggage was unattended, he asked an old gentleman who looked like a school worker next to him to take care of it. The old gentleman readily agreed, and stood for the student for more than an hour in the scorching sun.

Until the opening ceremony, the new student suddenly found that the vice principal standing on the stage to give a speech was actually the "school worker" who helped him look at his luggage the day before. This vice principal is none other than Ji Xianlin.

Prestige comes from virtue, and the truly learned and moral person must show humility, respect, and approachability.

When Ji Xianlin taught at Peking University, because of his extremely simple dress, he was often regarded as a school worker by others, but he would never be angry, let alone argue with others, he always smiled and squinted to help others, and he was low-key.

Ji Xianlin spent his life's energy on studying literature, and although he had the three laurels of "Master of Traditional Chinese Studies", "Great Hero of The Academic Circles" and "National Treasure", he said in the book: "The three laurels are taken away, and I am given back a free body." The foam on his body washed away, revealing his true face, and everyone was happy. ”

Flashy but not revealing, rich but not dazzling, expensive but not obvious, is the greatest charm for people to deal with the world.

Mature ears of wheat, always with their heads bowed; inclusive oceans, always low. The more powerful people are, the more they know how to keep a low profile like grass, stay low, and grow silently.

Only by laying a solid foundation, waiting in the shadows, and doing what you should do in a down-to-earth manner can the road of life usher in blossoms.

Be like grass, tenacious to old age

Bai Juyi said: "The ice fountain is pulsating, and the snow is full of grass buds." "In the middle of winter, the grass and trees are exhausted, but when the ice and snow melt, the grass will return to its former vitality."

In this life, people have experienced countless gullies and ravines, and only like grass, they can withstand the cold winter of fate and still grow upwards in the cracks, so that they can go steady and far on the road of life.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there was a man named Tan Qian. He was studious since childhood, but his family was poor and could only borrow books from everywhere to learn.

Talking about the migration of books, I found that there were many errors and omissions in the history books at that time. Therefore, at the age of 27, he made up his mind to re-compile a detailed and credible history of the Ming Dynasty.

After twenty-six years, tanqian ran around, collected information everywhere, and after twenty-six years, finally completed a "National Pavilion" of more than 4 million words. Unexpectedly, before the manuscript was about to be delivered for printing, it was stolen. More than twenty years of hard work were wasted overnight, and the blow to Tan Qian was almost fatal, and he washed his face with tears every day and slept and ate.

Just when everyone thought that the talks about relocation would be ruined, he regained his strength. Dragging the weak and sick body, he visited the ming dynasty and visited historical sites on the spot. After another 4 years of hard work, the new draft of "Guo Yu" was finally completed, and Tan Qian was also famous in history.

Later generations commented on Tan Qian: "It is a miracle to create a huge work of history books in the body of a commoner. "But the so-called miracle is nothing more than an ordinary flesh and blood body, clenching its teeth and carrying it to the end."

Murong Xi said: "Setbacks will come, they will pass, tears will flow, they will be put away, there is nothing that can discourage me." Because, I have a long life. "In life, who is not burdened with a heavy burden on his shoulders, troubled by all kinds of trivialities of life. Even if the storm is coming, as long as we are as tough and tenacious as grass, carrying the rain and the wind, we will eventually usher in a clear sky.

When we withstand the severe cold, withstand the heat, cross the night, and overcome the ups and downs, we will eventually find that yesterday there was no way out of doubt, and today's light boat has passed through the ten thousand heavy mountains.

Be like grass, open-minded

There is a cloud in the Tao Te Ching: "The husband is not in dispute, so the world cannot contend with it." "Only with an open-minded and transparent attitude will no one in the world be able to compete with it."

Slender grass, not competing with flowers, not compared with the trees, just rooted in the soil, growing at its own pace, so it can take root and sprout everywhere.

I once read a short story where the writer Goethe walked on a narrow road in a park, but met a critic who liked to target him. Both stopped to look at each other. The critic began, "I would never give way to a fool." ”

Goethe stepped aside and said, "I am the exact opposite of you, you please." ”

There will always be some things in life that make us angry, but can anger solve the problem, and can anger make the other party learn to understand and tolerate? Not really.

Instead of getting angry, it is better to be like Goethe, smiling, responding politely, and being open-minded.

Open-mindedness is a kind of generosity and tolerance, a kind of character and cultivation, a kind of optimism and arrogance, a kind of mind and realm.

Without open-mindedness, there is no tolerance. No matter how much success you have achieved, no matter how high you climb, no matter how much leisure you have, no matter how many beautiful goals you have, you have no tolerance, in the end, it is difficult for yourself, you torture yourself.

Open-minded people have a broad mind, are full of rivers, do not think about small things, do not gamble with villains, even in the face of malicious ridicule and irony, they will ignore them, even in the face of life's difficulties, they can also survive.

Be like grass, it is good to be down-to-earth, the wind can't blow down, the rain can't run.

Be a person like grass, treat things with a low profile, and treat people with humility. When encountering tribulations, do not yield, go through the troughs, do not admit defeat. Do not compare, do not show off, according to their own pace, live their own life background.