Those who travel far away, with mountains blocking the way and thorns piercing their feet, will naturally find another way to bypass it.
The same applies to people's dealings with the world, if there are "dangers abound" ahead, we must know how to be roundabout and flexible, do not be hard, and detours are a kind of curved wisdom.
Smart people, know how to find another way, winding paths.
During the Warring States period, King Hui of Wei sent the general Pang Juan to lead troops to attack the State of Zhao. The State of Zhao immediately sent envoys to the State of Qi for help. King Wei of Qi immediately appointed Tian Ji as the main general and Sun Zhi as a military master, and sent troops to rescue Zhao.
Tian Ji intended to rush to Handan quickly, but Sun Zhen said: "We must sort out the messy silk, we must not pull hard and pull blindly, we must untie the fight, and we must not join the brawl." We might as well send our troops to Daliang, the capital of the State of Wei, because the main force of the Wei army is now storming Handan, the country is empty, and the Wei army knows that we are fighting Daliang, and they will definitely withdraw their troops from the State of Zhao and rush back to the rescue. In this way, we can not only assist the Zhao state, but also attack the Wei army, which is much better than rushing to Handan to fight. ”
Tian Ji adopted Sun Zhen's strategy, and the Wei army learned of it, and indeed withdrew its troops and returned to China, and the Zhao state of Handan was relieved. Tian Ji and Sun Bing led a large army to set up an ambush at Guiling in advance, and when the Wei army retreated to Guiling, the Qi army bravely attacked. The Wei army was tired after a long battle, and was suddenly attacked, and almost the entire army was destroyed.
The line between two points is the shortest. Such a theorem holds in the field of mathematical research, but it does not necessarily apply to real life.
In life, we will inevitably not fall into the dilemma of thorns and obstacles, if we are unable to face each other, then take a detour, even if the road is farther, take a longer time, as long as it is running to that end, the detour is also the wisdom of growth.
Detours are the shortest way to deal with things with the least resistance. When we have a long-term life plan, we must secretly warn ourselves not to be angry. You know, life is like climbing a mountain, we take many turns along the winding mountain road, many circles, although not the shortest distance, but escaped the thorn stumbling, dodged the attack of poisonous snakes and beasts, so that we can get closer and closer to the target, and can successfully reach the top.
The wind is still falling, and the birdsong mountains are more quiet. I believe that no matter whether the front is strange or thorny, as long as you know how to persevere and be flexible, the far place you want to go will eventually arrive.