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Lao Tzu wrote in the Tao Te Ching: "The way of heaven is that there is more than enough to make up for the deficiency." ”
Roughly speaking, this natural rule tends to detract from the excess, but to make up for the defective things, thus achieving a natural balance.
After the storm, the sky clears up at once, which is the balance of the climate; the flowers wither in the autumn and bloom again in the spring, which is the balance of the four seasons; when people are in the trough, they quickly return to the uphill road, which is the balance of life.
Since there is balance, there must be a "good" side and a "bad" side. You know, when the extremes rise and fall, the extremes of things must be reversed, which is a natural law that no one can change.
For example, if a person's blessings are close to "nothingness", then he will definitely be blessed in the next moment. When the blessing approaches "fullness", I believe that he will be unlucky the next moment.
We often say that "thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi" is actually this truth.
Man, if you want to let the blessings go on, is it really possible? Humanly, that is impossible. And from the point of view of overcoming human nature, that is possible.
When you have blessings, you must "abandon" these things in time, which will make the blessings flow for a long time.
02
When you have blessings, you must abandon the "lazy" disposition.
Zeng Guofan said that all the mediocre people in the world are defeated by a lazy word.
A man fails because he is too lazy. As soon as the lazy disposition appears, no matter how much wealth he has, it will eventually dissipate.
In ancient times, there was such a rich merchant who made a lot of money and bought a lot of land. In his opinion, his efforts in this life are enough to make his children and grandchildren worry-free for generations.
But what the rich merchant did not expect was that ten years after his death, all his assets and fields were squandered by his children and grandchildren, and the entire family was directly defeated, and even the children and grandchildren of the collateral family had to beg for food on the street.
This is what we often say, "it is easy to start a business, but it is difficult to keep a job". The first generation to start a business understands the hardships of life, so they will cherish these achievements. However, in the second generation, because they have not experienced a hard life, they do not know how to struggle, nor do they know how to cherish.
Those lazy people who do not know how to cherish, even if he is the son and daughter of a rich man, will not have a good result in the end. Because of the blessing, never take care of lazy people.
03
When blessed, abandon the idea of "arrogance."
Liu Cixin wrote in "The Three-Body Problem": "Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is." ”
Weakness and ignorance are not sins, but only excessively arrogant character can lead a person to the end of the road. Arrogance is not a good thing, but it is precisely the beginning of people's downhill.
Before 2019, there was such a person in the circle of friends, with an annual salary of two or three hundred thousand in the enterprise, for ordinary people, his income was relatively high.
However, he always thinks that this is his credit, and he also feels that he has a high annual salary and can do everything. Therefore, he blindly went to start a business, anyway, it was particularly indispensable, and said that he could succeed quickly.
However, today, three years later, he has successfully "returned to poverty", not only failing to start a business, but also laying off employees in the company. At this time, he also smoothly "fell" and could not even find a job.
People, in fact, there is no need to be too rampant. Eating dividends in the enterprise platform is not an individual's skill, but a reward for eating. Just think, without the enterprise platform, how many people can rise rapidly? Very few.
Therefore, being a person, less arrogant, more humble, this is the root of the long-term.
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When you have blessings, you must abandon the psychology of "showing off".
Li Kang once said: "Wood shows in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." ”
If a tree is too tall, even more prominent than other trees, its result is nothing more than being destroyed by a wild storm, and it is entirely self-inflicted.
If a person is too prominent, and often shows his achievements and money, then his result is either to be remembered and calculated, or to dig a pit and jump himself.
Just like in the workplace, if you secretly receive news that you are going to be promoted and raised, what will you do? The first time is to be a "low-key" person, even if it is the slightest excitement, do not show it.
This is a world of "hate people have, laugh at people have nothing", the more excited you are, the more others hate you. So why should we be too high-profile to provoke resentment?
He who appears must be a blessed one. Only like the flow of water, the still water flows deeply, can it be long-lasting.
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When you have blessings, abandon the idea of "ease."
Mencius said that he was born in sorrow and died in comfort.
We all survive because we are worried about evil, and we are dying quickly because we are happy. Sometimes, knowing how to think of danger in times of peace can better save our lives.
A reporter interviewed a particularly famous entrepreneur and asked him a question: "What do you think is the key to the sustainable development of the enterprise?" ”
The entrepreneur responded: "To prepare for the worst, whether it is a product or a service, we must be market-class. A little slackening, that would be a disaster. ”
To survive, large enterprises need to have a sense of crisis. Individuals should maintain their current achievements, continue their own blessings, and have a sense of crisis. It is these senses of crisis that can make us achieve a better self and will not be easily eliminated.
Blessed but not proud, blessed but not proud, the heart is like the sea, living in peace and thinking of danger, the way of the king.
Wen/Shushan has deer