The world is inherently unfair. As far as birth is concerned, some people are born smart, while others are ordinary.
Of course, most of us are ordinary people without any smart talents.
Therefore, we should work harder than others in dealing with life.
I am currently reading Zeng Guofan. At a young age, he was not smart enough and was a bit clumsy. So, he was willing to work hard.
Fight with yourself and keep reading. Others can memorize it after reading it a few times, but he reads it for a long time.
In order to illustrate Zeng Guofan's stupidity, the book also records a short story, which is quite interesting.
It is written like this in the book. It is said that one night, Zeng Guofan stayed up to read at night. There was a gentleman in Liang Shang who wanted to wait for Zeng Guofan to finish reciting and then wait for an opportunity to steal. However, to his great disappointment, Zeng Guofan read the article upside down many times and still could not memorize it.
In the end, the thief couldn't bear it anymore, jumped off the roof beam, came to Zeng Guofan, mocked his stupidity, then recited the article by himself, and walked away, leaving behind a dumbfounded Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan.
This shows how stupid Zeng Guofan was when he was a child.
Zeng Guofan gained wisdom from history and "completed the counterattack from fool to wise man."
If there is any skill, it is to be willing to work hard.
At the age of 28, he took the Beijing Examination for the third time and won the gold medal, and then entered the Hanlin Academy for further study.
Because of this clumsiness, Zeng Guofan prompted him to work harder, take things more seriously, and tap into his potential with his single-minded effort.
In the end, Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi were called "Zeng Hu", and together with Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, and Zhang Zhidong, they were called "the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty and ZTE".
Speaking of this, I also thought of Teacher Yu Minhong.
After three college entrance examinations in his life, he finally got admitted to his ideal university. In university, he kept a low profile, worked hard, worked diligently and took it seriously.
Later, he gave up teaching and went into business. With his own efforts, he eventually became the big boss of New Oriental.
We are not smart enough, so we have to work harder.
If you don’t work hard, your life will be wasted.