Let's talk about Cao Dewang first, an entrepreneur known as China's "glass king", his words have always been straightforward and profound, like a pot of old wine, the more you taste, the more flavorful. Once, he shared the true meaning of borrowing money in public: "Between friends, it's not impossible to borrow money, but you have to ask yourself, what do you want?"
These words seem simple, but they contain the wisdom of life. Mr. Cao said: "A friend is a person who supports each other and spends the storm together, not a tool used to mortgage debts." This sentence is like a mirror that reflects our innermost thoughts about friendship and money.
Think about it, if your friend asks you to borrow money, have you ever wondered, "Did I lend to him because I believed he would be able to pay it back, or because I was looking forward to some kind of return in the future?" Sometimes, our kindness can be misunderstood as an investment, and this investment may not necessarily bring the expected returns.
"Helping others is not for the purpose of recovering interest in the future", this is what the ancients said, "the friendship of gentlemen is as light as water", and lending money to friends is more out of trust and affection, rather than an exchange of interests. If borrowing money becomes a calculation, how much purity can be left of friendship?
Of course, we cannot deny that there are indeed people in life who act under the banner of "friendship" and act for "interests". But that doesn't excuse us from rejecting all borrowing. The key is that we should see our own hearts clearly, respect the other person's choice, be honest when borrowing money, and pay it back without complaint.
Mr. Cao continued: "If you don't repay the loan, it hurts people's hearts and destroys trust." "It's like a sharp sword, once it's punctured, it's hard to mend it. So, before borrowing money, ask yourself, are you brave enough to accept possible losses, are you patient enough to wait for the other person to repay?
In the end, Cao Dewang gave his advice: "If you can't borrow, don't borrow, if you have to borrow, then prepare for the worst, but also believe that true friends will not let you feel cold because of borrowing money." These words are not only a wake-up call to yourself, but also a sticking to friendship.
In life, we all crave sincere friendship, but the boundary between friendship and money needs to be defined. The matter of borrowing money seems to be ordinary, but it is actually about people's hearts. Let's help others at the same time, but also protect our own emotions and interests, so that friendship still shines in the face of money.
I hope you can share this article with your circle of friends, let us think together, how to find that balance between friendship and money. After all, Cao Dewang's words are worth pondering for each of us. Like and retweet, let this insight take root in everyone's hearts, and make our friendship more pure and stronger.