Having been shopping for five thousand years, China is in the middle. China has continued our own cultural essence with its unique cultural charm. We live in such an environment, and we are more or less lucky. Can these cultural essences be inherited and used? This is indeed a great test. If we can all apply it to our own lives, we can say that we are either rich or noble. Today we will take a look at how others have applied it and how they have created their own extraordinary lives. .
There is a garden in Wuxi, Jiangsu, known as the "Rong's Plum Garden". Yes, he is an outstanding Chinese of a generation. The Rong brothers built a private garden that took more than ten years. The official name of the landmark building in this garden, Nanmu Hall, is Bin Hall. There is a couplet hanging on both sides of it. This couplet was written by Zuo Zongtang in the Qing Dynasty and inscribed by the calligrapher Shen Zhaolin. Everyone may be surprised. What kind of couplet deserves such a high salary? Let us take a look at this couplet and we will understand. The first couplet: Make the best vows, make the middle fate, and enjoy the lower blessings. The second couplet: Choose a high place to stand, find a flat place to live, and walk to a wide place.
Seeing this, I think everyone understands a little bit. The meaning of the first couplet is to warn us to have lofty ideals and lofty goals in life and work, and then work hard towards the goal. In this process Everything may not be smooth sailing. After all, some things are not destined to you, so you should let things take their own course and not force them. Only in this way can you enjoy a little bit of blessing. The meaning of the second line is that when doing things, you should look at the overall situation, not blindly, take a longer-term view, and start from the overall situation. Only in this way will the road of life become wider and wider, and the road to wealth will come uninvited. From here we can see the golden mean that has been passed down by Chinese culture for thousands of years. It tells us that only by following the golden mean, life will be smooth and smooth. We should not force fate, do not force it, and do not touch things that do not belong to us. In fact, Zuo Zongtang also used this to express his approval for frugality. Being rich and powerful does not count as wealth. Only with frugality can one achieve true wealth.
Li Ka-shing came to the inland by chance. At that time, he accidentally discovered this couplet. He was surprised at first and liked it very much. So he looked around and actually invited one to hang in his office. . His career has undergone a qualitative change since then. Zuo Zongtang used these 24 characters to become Li Ka-shing. Of course, we are not superstitious that this couplet has any magical power. But it means that you have to understand the meaning and do that, and those wealth will naturally meet you. If there is just a couplet hanging there, your actions will basically have nothing to do with it, and others will get these 24. words, the result may not be like that of Li Ka-shing, then this couplet becomes meaningless.
Thousands of years of cultural journey and ten thousand years of people’s wisdom may leave behind things that are not necessarily good, but after a long period of baptism, they are still recognized by people. It must be unmistakable and must have its own uniqueness. It is such a couplet, from Zuo Zongtang to the Wing brothers, and then to Li Ka-shing. Why are you recognized by these extraordinary big shots? It is Zuo Zongtang's extremely high understanding of the golden mean. Li Ka-shing may not be as knowledgeable as Zuo Zongtang, but he can discover the hidden meaning and make use of it, and finally achieve his own career.
There are all kinds of things in life and appearances in the world. Paying attention to them may not necessarily change you, but if you omit them, I am afraid that you will regret it for the rest of your life.