Zeng Guofan said to his son: "If you survive this test, you will be able to make less progress. If you continue to advance and get sleepy, if you endure and work hard, you will be prosperous and diligent. If you don't specialize in calligraphy, everything will be extremely difficult. In extremely difficult times, those who can get through are the heroes.
According to Zeng Guofan’s family motto, it is classified into several aspects: conducting oneself in society, being political and military, adhering to family traditions, and maintaining body and mind. Annotations, translations, and analysis.
As the saying goes: "Many skills cannot sustain a person's livelihood." This means that one needs to be specialized in skills. I dig a lot of wells but there is no water to drink. Is that right? The fault of specialization is at work. Brothers should devote themselves to specializing in one subject no matter what. For example, if the ninth brother is determined to practice calligraphy, there is no need to completely abandon other aspects. However, when practicing calligraphy every day, you must not lose focus at any time. As for the fourth brother and the sixth brother, I don’t know if you have any special academic hobbies.