Look at it separately—
Shang: People's knowledge and ability must not rely solely on natural talents, but must attach importance to the acquired education and learning, emphasizing the importance of acquired education and learning to success. Genius, as its name implies, is a talent that falls from the sky. Genius is certainly much better than ordinary people. With a little education and study, you can become a rare talent in society. But why did Fang Zhongyong finally become an ordinary person? Even worse than ordinary people? This is because he didn't receive the acquired education and didn't make progress. He just stood still, while others were struggling and making progress. In the end, he was just surpassed. Naturally, his talent is very important, but the education the day after tomorrow is also essential. If he lacks the acquired education, even the best talents will be abandoned. On the contrary, an ordinary person may make great contributions to society through his continuous efforts. You should study hard in order to make progress. The ancients said, "Diligence is better than diligence". Diligence is the mother of success. Diligence can make up for the deficiency. This is almost wise. Who is a successful person who has achieved success without hard study and won the praise and admiration of the world at all times and in all countries? Wang Xianzhi "used up three cylinders of water, a bit like Xihe", and finally became a great calligrapher. French writer Flaubert's study window is near the Seine River. Because the light is transparent all night, it is regarded as a fishing lamp by the boatman. His understanding of genius is that "genius is nothing more than long-term patience and hard work!" In the end, he became a great writer. They are not born smart. Their talents are not necessarily better than Fang Zhongyong's. Their success comes from their patience and diligence. Genius lies in accumulation, and cleverness lies in diligent study. No matter how talented a person is, he can't do great things if he doesn't study hard. It's hard to feed yourself. A person's talent is average. If he can study hard and study hard, he will definitely make achievements. Diligence is an indispensable part of success. Maybe we are not geniuses, but let's start working hard and study hard now, and we will certainly achieve something.
Sun Quan's advice: As long as you are willing to learn and can find time, you will certainly learn something and achieve something. When Sun Quan advised Monroe to study, Monroe said that he was too busy with the military to study. As a general of Wu, Monroe was of course very busy. What is commendable is that he finally listened to Sun Quan's persuasion and began to squeeze out time to study, which gained a lot. Soon after, Lu Su passed by Xunyang and met him. It's really a three-day farewell, which is impressive. It occurred to me that the book has its own golden house, and the book has its own poems by Yan Ruyu. Knowledge is wealth and knowledge is the truth of power. A businessman in Baghdad was walking along a mountain road. Suddenly, a strange voice said to him, "Pick up some stones, and tomorrow, you will be happy and regret it." The businessman picked up a few stones and went on his way. At dawn, he took out stones, all of them. The merchant was very happy, but after a while, he regretted that he had picked too little. Isn't it the same with our study? What I learned today seems so dull and even boring, but maybe one day you will find that they are so precious. I think learning is a process of scouring sand, a process of turning plain into magic, and a process of accumulating wealth and wealth.