1. Broken can
In the past, there was a man carrying a very beautiful can on the road. As he was walking, he accidentally dropped the can on the road with a "pop" sound. A big rock on the side suddenly broke into pieces. When passers-by saw it, they couldn't help but sigh, feeling sorry that such a beautiful jar was broken into pieces. But the man who broke the jar acted as if nothing had happened, and continued on his way without turning his head or even looking at the jar.
At this time, people passing by were surprised, why was this person so free and easy? What a beautiful jar, what a pity it was broken! Some people even doubted whether the person's nerves were normal.
Afterwards, someone asked this person why he did this?
This person said: "Why bother with a jar that has been broken?"
The truth: freedom and ease is a super enjoyment that is free from loss and pain. If it's lost, it's lost, so why bother with it? If nostalgia is useful, why should we continue to work hard?
2. Stones on the road
King Ferdinand decided to choose one of his ten princes as his heir. He privately ordered a minister to place a "boulder" on a road bordered by water on both sides. Anyone who wanted to pass this road had to face the "boulder" and either push it away, climb over, or Go around. Then, the king ordered the princes to pass through the road one after another and deliver a secret letter to a minister as soon as possible. The princes quickly completed their task. Ferdinand began to ask the princes: "How did you deliver the letter?"
One said: "I climbed over the boulder."
Another said: "I rowed there."
Others said: "I swam across the water."
Only the little prince said: "I ran across the road. ”
“Didn’t the boulder block your way?” Ferdinand asked.
"I pushed hard with my hands, and it rolled into the river."
"Why do you want to push such a big stone with your hands?"
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"I just gave it a try," said the little prince, "but as soon as I pushed it, it moved."
It turned out that the "big rock" was Ferdinand and the minister. Made of very light materials. Naturally, the adventurous prince inherited the throne.
Big truth: It is too dangerous to leave your destiny to others, or even to a certain person, without using your brain at all and just trusting others. You must learn to control your own destiny.
3. A mirror
A young man was diagnosed with leukemia when he was at the peak of his life. Boundless despair suddenly enveloped his heart. He felt that his life had already ended. There is no point anymore and I refuse to accept any treatment.
One late autumn afternoon, he escaped from the hospital and wandered aimlessly on the street. Suddenly, a burst of slightly hoarse and unusually heroic music attracted him. Not far away, a blind old man was playing a shiny musical instrument, playing it affectionately to the crowd of people. What's also striking is that there is a mirror hanging in the blind man's arms!
The young man stepped forward curiously and asked when the blind man finished playing a song: "I'm sorry to bother you, but is this mirror yours?"
"Yes. My musical instrument and mirror are my two treasures! Music is the most beautiful thing in the world. I often rely on this to entertain myself and feel how beautiful life is..."
"But this What does a mirror mean to you?" he asked impatiently.
The blind man smiled slightly and said: "I hope that a miracle will happen one day, and I also believe that one day I can use this mirror to see my face, so I will take it with me no matter where I go, no matter when." ”
The leukemia patient’s heart was suddenly shocked: a blind man loves life so much, and I... He suddenly realized it and calmly returned to the hospital for treatment, although he would feel the pain every time he received chemotherapy. It was painful to the point of death, but he never ran away from then on.
He endured the painful treatment with strength, and finally a miracle occurred and he recovered.
From then on, he also possessed two precious treasures in life: a positive and optimistic attitude and unshakable faith.
Big truth: People who want to take control of their own life and destiny must have the qualities of optimism and strength, because optimism and strength are the helmsmen who control the course of life and the power oars that control the ship of destiny.
4. Job-hopping
A said to B: "I want to leave this company, I hate this company!"
B suggested: "I raise my hands I agree that you should take revenge on this lousy company, but it’s not the best time for you to leave now.”
B said: "If you leave now, the company's losses will not be big. You should take advantage of the opportunity in the company to try your best to attract some customers for yourself, become a unique figure in the company, and then suddenly leave the company with these customers, and the company will You will suffer heavy losses and be very passive.”
A felt that what B said was very reasonable, so he worked hard. Things turned out as he wished, and after more than half a year of hard work, he had many loyal customers.
When we met again, B asked A: "Now is the time, we must act quickly!"
A smiled calmly: "The boss has had a long talk with me and is ready to promote me to a new job." Assistant General Manager, I have no plans to leave for the time being. "In fact, this is exactly B's original intention. A person's work is always just for his resume. Only when you pay more than you get and let your boss truly see that your ability is greater than your position will you be given more opportunities to create more profits for him.
The bottom line: Don’t just blame the environment for the inconveniences it brings to people. In fact, the environment itself exists objectively. Anyone in that position will encounter the same problems, and smart people will work hard to transform them.
5. The three best teachers
In 1960, Dr. Rosenthal of Harvard University conducted a famous experiment in a school in California.
At the beginning of the new semester, Dr. Rosenthal asked the principal to call the three teachers into the office and said to them: "Based on your past teaching performance, you are the best teachers in this school. Therefore, we We have specially selected 100 of the smartest students in the school to form three classes for you to teach. These students have higher IQs than other children, and I hope you can help them achieve better results." The three teachers said happily that they would do their best.
The principal also told them to treat these children as normal and not to let the children or their parents know that they were specially selected. The teachers all agreed.
A year later, the scores of students in these three classes were indeed at the top of the entire school district.
At this time, the principal told the teacher the truth: these students were not the best students deliberately selected, but just the most ordinary students randomly selected.
The teachers did not expect this to happen, and they all thought that their teaching level was indeed high.
At this time, the principal told them another truth, that is, they were not specially selected as the best teachers in the school, but just ordinary teachers randomly selected.
Big truth: There is no genius in the world. The so-called genius is to rely on one's own efforts to discover one's inner potential and change one's own destiny. Those who are not geniuses just keep their potential hidden. That’s all.
6. Father and son riding a donkey
The father and son led the donkey into the city. Someone laughed at them on the way: How stupid they are, not riding the donkey!
The father asked his son to ride on the donkey. Not long after he left, someone said: What an unfilial son, he let his father walk!
The father quickly called his son down and rode on the donkey. Someone else said: What a cruel father, not afraid of exhausting his child to death!
The father quickly asked his son to ride on the donkey's back. Unexpectedly, someone else said: Two people riding on the back of a donkey are not afraid of crushing the skinny donkey to death?
The father and son quickly slipped off the donkey's back, tied its four legs and carried it with sticks. When passing a bridge, the donkey struggled because it felt uncomfortable. As a result, it fell into the river and drowned!
Big truth: A person must have an independent opinion and the ability to judge right from wrong, so that he will not be swayed by the opinions of others.
Don't live in other people's opinions, walk on your own feet and think with your own head.
7. The size of the shark
Once I went to the aquarium with my friends.
A tourist asked the administrator: "How big will this shark be?"
The administrator pointed to the aquarium and said: "It depends on how big your aquarium is."< /p>
The passenger asked again: "Will it be as big as an aquarium?"
The administrator said carefully: "If it is in an aquarium, the shark can only be limited to a few meters in size. If it were in the ocean, it would be big enough to swallow a lion."
Big truth: The environment can change a person's mind. The environment can limit people's thoughts, and people can also limit their own thoughts. Don't put a box on yourself. When you can't change the environment, start by changing yourself.
8. The Great Technique of Moving Mountains
There is a master who has been practicing hard for decades and has mastered the "Great Technique of Moving Mountains".
Someone asked devoutly: "What kind of magical power did the master use to move mountains? How can I practice such a magical skill?"
The master smiled and said: "It is also very difficult to practice this magical skill. It’s simple, just master one thing: If the mountain can’t be overcome, I will go over it.”
There are too many things in the real world that are like “mountains” that you cannot change, or at least temporarily. .
Big truth: If things can't be changed, change yourself. Only by changing yourself can you ultimately change others; only by changing yourself can you ultimately change your own world. Mountain, if you don’t come over, then go over by yourself!
9. Two calligraphers
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were two calligraphers. He imitates the ancients very seriously and pays attention to the fact that every painting must resemble something, for example, a certain horizontal line should look like Su Dongpo's, and a certain knot should look like Mi Fu's. Naturally, once he reached this point, he felt quite proud.
The other one is just the opposite. Not only does he practice hard, but he also requires every stroke and every painting to be different from the ancients and pay attention to nature. It is not until he has practiced to this point that he feels at ease.
One day, the first calligrapher laughed at the second calligrapher and said, "My dear friend, which stroke of your calligraphy is from the ancients?"
The latter one did not Instead of being angry, he asked with a smile: "Excuse me, dear friend, which stroke of your handwriting is your own?"
The first one was speechless after hearing this.
The main principle: People should find a way out of no way. Don't destroy your own personality and blindly imitate others. You will only lose yourself and lose control of your own destiny.
10. The humble great man
A father took his son to visit Van Gogh’s former residence. After seeing the small wooden bed and the cracked leather shoes, the son asked his father: "Isn't Van Gogh a millionaire?" The father replied: "Van Gogh was a poor man who didn't even marry a wife."
Another year later, the father took his son to Denmark again. , went to visit Andersen's former residence, and his son asked in confusion: "Dad, didn't Andersen live in the palace? How come he was in this attic during his lifetime?" The father replied: "Andersen is the son of a shoemaker, and he lived in Here."
This father is a sailor who travels to various ports in the Atlantic every year. His son is Ito Bragg, the first black journalist in the world to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Twenty years later, Ito Bragg said when recalling his childhood: "At that time, our family was not only very poor, but also black, and both parents made a living by working hard. For a long time, I I thought that black people with humble status like us could not achieve anything. It was my father who introduced me to Van Gogh and Andersen. It was also my father who made me realize that black people are not humble. The experiences of these two men taught me that God does not take lightly. Look at black people."
The truth: Rich people are not necessarily great, and poor people are not necessarily humble. God is fair. He spreads opportunities in front of everyone, and the humble ones also have opportunities. Inferiority is a nail in the soul. If it is not removed, it will always torture people.