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In the Analects, it is said: Too much is too late.
This means that everything should be done in moderation.
Mr. Jin Yong wrote in the Book of Swords and Enmity:
"Deep affection is not longevity, strong is humiliating, humble gentleman, gentle as jade."
In this life, there is no need to seek excessive satisfaction, otherwise things will be reversed.
A good life is about "not being excessive."
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Anger is not excessive
As the saying goes: flowers are watered to death, fish are propped to death, and people are angry to death.
In life, there are nine times out of ten things that are not satisfactory.
When encountering unpleasant things, everyone will have some temper to a greater or lesser extent.
In fact, anger does nothing but make things worse.
The German philosopher Schopenhauer said that anger at the actions of others is as stupid as throwing a tantrum at a stone that crosses our way.
There is an old woman who is always used to getting angry, and a little thing can make her scold.
So she went to the doctor for help, how to make herself not lose her temper.
After listening to the old woman's words, the doctor said to her:
"Every time I feel like I'm going to explode, I immediately stop everything I'm doing and find a place to meditate." After you have completely calmed down, ask yourself what you most want to do at the moment? ”
The old woman would be suspicious of this method.
A few days later, she came to thank the doctor:
"The last time I tried the method you said, after I finished meditating, the thought in my heart was that I was so hungry, I really wanted to eat a bowl of small wontons at the moment, put more vinegar!"
The doctor said:
"Then you should go and eat a bowl right away." There are so many delicious and fun things in this world, why are you always entangled with people who make you angry? ”
Kant once said, "To be angry is to punish oneself for the mistakes of others." ”
A lot of unpleasantness in life is actually impossible to live with yourself.
When we are surrounded by angry emotions, it is easy to be angry and corrupt, and we can't see the beauty around us.
However, life is not for anger, don't spend time on meaningless things.
As Zhuangzi said, "Do not condemn right and wrong, but live with the world." ”
Don't be too attached to everything, want to open up, look far away; adjust your mentality, be less angry, and enjoy the moment.
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Profit is not greed
There is a saying in the "Chronicle of History": "All the hustle and bustle under the world is profitable; all the hustle and bustle under the world is profitable." ”
Money is rich, everyone wants it.
Just like Confucius once said: "Rich and noble are what people want."
Moderate pursuit can promote people's progress, if they cannot withstand the temptation and are too entangled in the immediate interests, they will inevitably lose something other than wealth.
There is a story in Aesop's Fables:
There was an old couple who had a flock of hens. The hens lay eggs every day and offer them for a living.
One day, one of the hens accidentally gave birth to a small golden egg, and the couple was overjoyed.
However, the desire is difficult to fill, and this little golden egg cannot satisfy the greed of the husband and wife.
They couldn't wait for the hen to regenerate the golden egg, killed the hen, and cut open its belly to get all the gold out.
Although he gained a small fortune for the time being, he lost the opportunity to secure the golden egg every day.
The pursuit of wealth and interests is the norm for people, but do not be too greedy, otherwise it will not be worth the loss.
There is also such a story.
There was a man fishing in the river, and every time he caught a fish, he would measure it with a ruler, and as long as it was bigger than a ruler, he would throw the fish back into the river.
The others were puzzled and asked him why.
He replied, "My family's pot is only as long as a ruler, and too big a fish can hold it." ”
Don't be too greedy for material needs, as Schopenhauer said:
"Wealth is like seawater: the more you drink, the more you thirst."
Zweig has a great saying:
"The gift of fate has long been secretly marked with a price."
Excessive coveting of money and wealth will eventually lead to nothing; a gentleman who loves wealth should take it in a measured way.
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It's not easy
There is an old saying: "Born of sorrow, died of happiness." ”
The root cause of a person's failure is not incompetence, but too much covetousness.
There is a saying that goes like this:
"People stay in a comfortable environment for a long time, and they don't want to use their brains because of the ease of life."
In too comfortable an environment, over time, it will wear away our fighting spirit and corrode our hearts.
There are two brothers, when they were young, they went to the city to do business, although it was very hard, but the income was not bad.
The little days gradually became rich, and the two of them built their own small buildings in their hometowns.
Relying on subsidies and business savings, the brothers lived a comfortable life in their hometown.
After a year of comfortable life, the eldest brother decided that he could not eat so mixed and waited for death, so he set up a small factory in his hometown.
Although the initial process was very tortuous, every day to get up early and greedy, but through little by little learning, slowly familiar, the small factory gradually became sound and colorful.
But the younger brother still covets a relaxed and comfortable life, and has to live and live every day.
But it was easy and relaxed, except for subsidizing a life without income, which made him increasingly stretched.
He only then thought of going out to work to earn money, but he was used to the easy life, and he could not adapt to the hard life, and he ran home to farm in a few days after working.
As the saying goes, life is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.
Coveting comfort is a big taboo in life.
Many times, a comfortable life, you may be happy for a while.
But if this is the case for a long time, excessive coveting of comfort will polish the sharp edges and corners we were born with, and we will become content with the status quo and rest on our laurels.
There is a saying that goes very well: ten thousand years is too long, only for the day.
Although you will be very tired when you are busy, you will get inner fulfillment, and life will have a head start.
It is said in the Chronicle of History:
"Desire does not stop, lose its desire, and have not satisfied, lose its cause."
Life has a degree, but living is a disaster.
Mr. Yang Dai has a good passage:
"We once longed so much for the waves of fate, and in the end we found that the most beautiful scenery of life is the calmness and calmness of the heart."
In this life, everything does not have to be too hard.
Face everything with a moderate mindset, not to be happy with things, not to be sad with yourself.
May you and I, for the rest of our lives, be able to maintain the sobriety and restraint in our hearts, and be calm and calm in everything.
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