Throughout the world, people who have expertise in learning are all due to their preference for a certain field, their devotion to their hearts, their thorough investigation, their "loyalty to their wives" and their achievements in learning.
Therefore, in this world, no matter what you do, no matter what you do, you must devote yourself wholeheartedly and finish what you started. This is like a man of practice who wants to achieve positive results, he must go deep into it, and the methods should not be mixed. Many methods, little wisdom, nothing.
According to legend, an enlightened monk came to an unknown barren mountain, and the cabin in the mountain was glittering with gold. The monk knew that there would be an excellent person here, so he went to inquire. It turned out that there was an old man in the hut who was worshipping Buddha devoutly. The old man can't read or learn Buddhist scriptures. He just read the Daming mantra intently: "Eh, eight meters long." The monk was deeply moved by the cultivation of the old man, only to find that the old man mispronounced two words in the six-character mantra. He pointed out the correct Sanskrit pronunciation for the old man and left, thinking that going to the next level would definitely help the old man's future cultivation. However, a year later, he came to the mountain again and found that the old man was still chanting in the house, but the golden light was gone. Confused, the monk talked with the old man and learned that the old man used to recite the mantra with all his heart, but after being pointed out by the monk, he always paid too much attention to the pronunciation of two words, which made him upset.
The same is true of being a man and doing things. "Miscellaneous is more", with more desires and knowledge, sometimes superficial, not specific, not in-depth, knowing but not expert; "There are too many miscellaneous things, and too many things bother you." If you think too much, you will bother me and others. "Disturbance leads to anxiety, but anxiety cannot be saved." Complex thoughts, too much trouble, too much pain, and you can't even save yourself. How can you save others? As the saying goes, "If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world?" ? 」
Taking the heart as the most important thing is the big principle of doing things. Being knowledgeable but not specialized, being miscellaneous but not refined will definitely restrict the development of life.
There is a rabbit, slender, naturally good at "jumping", so it has always been proud and glorious with the honor of "being the first in the long jump". Later, an old dog told the rabbit, "rabbit, in fact, your talent and physical strength are very good." It's a pity that you only won a gold medal in the long jump. " I think, as long as you practice hard, you can win more gold medals in the competition! 」
"Really? Do you really think I can? " The rabbit seems flattered.
"As long as you learn from me, I can teach you to run 100 meters, swim, lift weights, long jump, shot put, marathon ... you can be sure!" The old dog said.
Egged on by the old dog, the rabbit began to practice "running 100 meters" every day and jumped into the water to "swim" in the morning and evening. Tired of swimming, he went ashore again and began to "lift weights". The next day, after running 100 meters, I quickly rushed forward with my pole to win the pole vault. Then, put the shot and run a marathon. ...
By the time of the second sports meeting, the rabbit had signed up for many events, but none of them were selected, such as 100 meter running, swimming, weightlifting, high jump, shot put, marathon and so on. Even its previous best "long jump" was downgraded and was eliminated in the preliminary round.
The lesson of this little rabbit is profound. Some people have "ambitions and desires" and want to be famous and show off. Just like a rabbit, egged on by others, it feels that it can do both this and that. Finally, I didn't do anything well.
People's life time and energy are extremely limited. If we want to do one thing, we must concentrate our only time and energy on one thing. We must know that only by doing one thing wholeheartedly can we finally do it well.
Curie, a French scientist, said, "When I run at high speed like a buzzing top, I naturally exclude the interference of various external factors. Once a person enters a state of concentration, the whole brain will revolve around an exciting point, and all interference will not be ruled out. Everything will be forgotten except his favorite career, life and death, honor and disgrace.