In ancient times, there was a child prodigy, Zhong Yong, who wrote poems with ease. At that time, people rushed to ask them, but his father was not worried. He exchanged Zhong Yong's poems for money, but "he didn't learn", his talent gradually decreased with his age, "he can't be called what he heard before" and his adults "disappeared from everyone". It can be seen that God gave Zhong Yong an extraordinary intelligence, but he and his father did not have any sense of hardship, and finally fell on their own advantages.
On the other hand, a generation of Saint Confucius was born in an ordinary family and had no advantage, so he had to face the reality that his family had fallen. However, he is diligent and studious, reads widely, travels around the world for advice, and encourages himself with "endless learning". He knows that God has not given him any advantages over ordinary people, so he often encourages himself to introspect three times a day and "learn from time to time", and the theory of coexistence of learning and thinking remains in his heart. Burned out candles, long nights and pages of books have created an unprecedented person: Confucius.
However, anxiety is not only a warning to individuals, but also a way to govern the country.
The Qing dynasty is undoubtedly a typical example of lack of sense of hardship. The prosperity of "Kang, Yong and Gan" in the early Qing Dynasty made him too complacent. He thought that China would go to the country, and that he could set foot on a "barbarian" country by keeping his innate advantages. But dreams always wake up, and the sound of western gunfire shattered the dream of the Qing government. Weakness will hand over vast territory, and closing the country to the outside world will destroy great rivers and mountains.
Today's China, today's youth, if they have no sense of hardship, how can they last forever? I'm afraid they will follow in the footsteps of the Qing Dynasty.
Su Shi, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, knew it well and changed his mind. Although he made great achievements in poetry and became the representative of the wild school of Song Ci, he did not stop there. He studied calligraphy and painting, forgot to eat and sleep, stayed up all night, and painted bamboo vividly. As for "having a plan".
Wang Xizhi, too, insisted on practicing even if his calligraphy was perfect, burning a pool of clear water in his home into ink, and finally reached the position of "getting into the wood". His unremitting pursuit and diligent practice made him a great calligrapher through the ages, leaving only Preface to Lanting, which attracted countless coquettish eyes and was left behind by future generations.
"Born in sorrow, died in happiness", but the face shows that we are always careful for fear of making mistakes; In the face of advantages, we are often self-righteous, get carried away, and finally fall on our own advantages.
Life is a long road, you should always care about it, and then go up and down.