Look at a pair of Lu Runxiang (1841-1915), the top scholar in the Qing dynasty:
When writing ancient prose, you should live. When you meet a saint, you will never talk nonsense.
This provides us with a good reference. Some people often say some dirty words. If others kindly remind them, they will often say, "I have this habit and I can't change it." But this kind of person can't say a word in front of the superior supervisor or interviewer when applying for a job.
Then look at Mr. Tang Tuo (187 1- 1938):
Beware of anger, beware of glib words.
This is to remind us to be especially careful when we are angry, and never be willful, which will only make things worse-for example, the bus crash in Chongqing on October 28th, 2065438+08/KLOC-0, because a female passenger had quarreled with the driver.
Of course, "glib tongue" needs to be guarded against. Looking back at the small contradictions in daily life, it is often because half of the words are inappropriate.
There are many old sayings with similar meanings to this couplet, just to give a few examples:
A small oversight can lead to great disaster.
Forgiving people is not an idiot, and idiots don't forgive people.
Endure a moment's anger, lest you worry for a hundred days.
Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch, and Sean could pick up shoes at the bottom of the bridge.
A word is a disaster for tomorrow, and a rage is a blessing for a lifetime.
Endure and endure, endure and endure, endure and endure, and small things become disasters.
Endure a calm moment and take a step back.
Of course, for the above statement, we should treat it dialectically, although we should focus on the long-term and take care of the overall situation to avoid small frictions causing great disasters; But we can't condescend, submit to humiliation and let the wicked run amok. ?
Let's look at a pair of Mr. Xu Beihong (1895- 1953):
I am often ashamed of not bowing my head, but I wanted too little and failed.
The first couplet talks about modesty-I always feel that my ability is not enough; The second part talks about "respect"-be careful and make as few mistakes as possible, but not always. This pair of couplets is a good way to cultivate one's morality and cultivate one's character.
Look at another pair of He (1799- 1873):
If you are too vigilant at first, you will be afraid, and you will never get tired of love.
You may have made a mistake the first time, but you must be extra careful when you encounter the same situation in the future. This is "the police came too early"; But even so, I am still worried about committing another crime, that is, "I am afraid again."
It's a bit like Confucius said, "I'm afraid I'm walking on thin ice."
It's easier said than done. From "the police are afraid too early", people can't help but think of "learning from a pit". The key here is to find out what the problem is. If you can't figure it out, there will be a situation where you fall and where you fall. So how to avoid making the same mistake again? Here is a tool for everyone-black box thinking. Look at the following paragraphs (taken from the official WeChat account of Luo Ji Thinking-listening to a book every day-"The Captain's Ten Thousand Days"):
Many people or organizations keep stumbling in the same place because they don't have an accurate feedback system. Just like playing basketball. You can't throw it correctly at first, but every time you throw it, you can adjust the angle and strength through the previous failure. As long as you practice a few more times, you will soon find the trick. But if you shoot in a dark court and you can't see anything, you don't know whether to shoot away from or near the basket. This kind of shooting practice is useless. Therefore, if you want to make mistakes work, you must first find your own black box, because it can be your frame of reference and a necessary prerequisite for you to sum up your experience and make your next plan.
At present, domestic airlines basically provide flight meals to the crew, and the meals of the captain and other crew members are definitely different. Mr. H told me that apart from different kinds of food, there should be an interval between meals, usually more than 30 minutes. Why is there such a strange pattern? Mr. H's personal experience can give you the answer. He once ate a fast food on the flight to Frankfurt. As a result, after eating for 40 minutes, he developed a poisoning reaction and vomited, so he could no longer fly the plane. Fortunately, because of the time interval between meals, other pilots didn't eat snacks, and finally the flight arrived at the destination safely. Can't eat the same food, can't eat the food prepared by the same person, can't eat at the same time. These seemingly strange regulations are all behind to avoid food poisoning and make all pilots unable to work.
It is conceivable that if you imagine preventive measures out of thin air, how can you think of such details? The air transport industry can think of such detailed reasons, not because of their rich imagination, but because they can turn past mistakes into methods that can be carefully avoided in the future. It's the same when you go to the bathroom. Although two pilots can't fly the plane at the same time, one must be present when driving. If one of them wants to go to the bathroom, the other pilot must wear an oxygen mask in just a few minutes to avoid danger.
You see, if you want to avoid danger, you need to establish a timely error feedback system, answer all the problems that arise, and work out solutions. If we hadn't landed in the same place, we would have won most people.
It can be seen that not all fields should be encouraged to break away from convention and make bold innovations. When it comes to safety, we should first consider whether it meets the operating specifications-because there are often painful lessons of blood and tears behind every specification.
Let's look at Yuan Kewen, the second son of Yuan Shikai (1889- 193 1):
Be careful first, face it boldly and stand firm.
"Caution first" and "sureness" are "respect". As the saying goes, we should underestimate the enemy strategically and emphasize the enemy in war. The second half is about "respect". Confucius said: fear in the face of adversity is easy to achieve. That's what it means.
Let's look at a set of words, which are written by Mi Fei (1051-107):
Look before you leap and never look back.
This couplet is somewhat similar to the last one. It's all about planning before you do something. Once you plan it, do it boldly and never look back.
Of course, we must look at this content dialectically-many things need to be looked at step by step. We say that rivers flow eastward and never return. That is because the ultimate goal of the sea is clear.
In reality, it is often impossible to set a clear goal, or even if a seemingly "clear" goal is set, it needs to be constantly adjusted according to the actual situation. For a predictable short-term goal, perseverance is often right; But for an unpredictable long-term goal, perseverance may hit a wall.
Goal decision-making is often like natural selection. You must gamble on your intuition and try your luck with God.
The following are a pair of Zeng Guofan (1811-1872):
Many good people come from suffering, but they will get nothing:
Everything is wrong from busy, but also leisurely.
The bottom line here is "sincerity" Some people are busy every day and every month, looking back and doing nothing. This is because I am too busy to do the most important things seriously and leisurely.
The next one is Mr. Zeng Guofan's (Zhang Boying Ink):
War is not urgent, seek stability first, then change;
Do things in obscurity, be simple and meticulous.
The reason why the first part of the League talks about war is similar to the truth that "everything is wrong and busy, and it is more leisurely". Good tactics can make you cheaper, but the final victory often depends on comprehensive strength. It is Zeng Guofan's basic principle not to consume his own strength casually, but to use local materials slowly and steadily.
Therefore, Zeng Guofan chose generals not to see who is familiar with military strategy, but to like stable and determined people. Later generations said that Mr. Zeng's war was a "bitter and secret war", which was exactly what the master wanted.
There is a saying in Caigen Tan:
Cruel disasters are mostly caused by people who are negligent in prevention, and full merits are often frustrated by subtle things. Therefore, as the saying goes: "beginning of life is inherently good, so it is necessary to prevent one person from being annoyed; Everything has merit, so we should prevent one thing from going away. "
Think about the forest fire in Daxinganling on May 6th. 1987. The fire area 17000 square kilometers, 2 1 1 person died, and more than 50,000 people were affected. Isn't it because the woodcutter has cigarette butts?
The next couplet was written by Tie Bao, a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty (1752- 1824):
If you don't respect physics, you can't do it, but you can win people's hearts by being close to it.
Understanding a thing requires not only a serious attitude, but also a scientific and rational method. This is also the kung fu of "respect".
The last finale was written by Liang Shanzhou (1723- 18 15), a great scholar and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty:
Everything has its place, and this heart is always disrespectful.
Take everything seriously and seriously. Only in this way can you handle it properly.
The more markets, the better? Better plan more. There is no fixed proportion in it. Adam Smith was right, but so was Keynes. We should constantly find the best balance point according to the development and changes of the actual situation. The Confucian doctrine of the mean is to find the best balance point.