It is often seen that calligraphers write the word "cautious independence" very long, and many people hang the word "cautious independence" in their study.
Cautious independence is an important concept of Confucianism. It is the highest state of personal demeanor to pay attention to the cultivation of personal moral level and the integrity of personal conduct.
"Caution" means being cautious and alert at all times; "Independence" means being alone, acting alone. It means to strictly control your own desires and consciously control your own desires without the supervision of others.
Zeng Guofan summed up his life experience and wrote down the famous "four daily lessons", namely: cautious independence, respect for Taoism, benevolent politics and hard work. Of these four, prudence and independence are fundamental and "body"; The other three are branches and leaves, which are "uses".
Be careful, be careful when communicating with others. The so-called cautious speech means to be cautious in speaking and not to say what you can't do. Sit still and think about yourself all the time. Gossip is not personal. Keep your mouth shut, don't complain, flaunt yourself.
Don't judge the merits, demerits, gains and losses that have nothing to do with others. Especially in public, be careful what you say, be less right and wrong, and avoid disaster.
As the saying goes, it is important to cultivate one's morality carefully, and it is prudent to deal with life. A good word warms the winter in March, while a bad word hurts the cold in June. The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, and disaster comes from his mouth. ...
All these reflect the wisdom of "speaking carefully" and the consequences of "speaking freely". Especially after drinking, don't talk nonsense and damage your virtue. There are countless things that go wrong after drinking.
Be careful, and be careful in your actions. The so-called caution is to act cautiously.
Think twice before you do something, and decide before you act.
Don't be rash and reckless, and don't be blind and confident. We should weigh and consider carefully, and then make a decision and put it into action after careful consideration. Think more beforehand and regret less afterwards.
Caution is a kind of grace, but also a kind of chic and magnanimous. "Cautious independence" undoubtedly reflects a person's will to strive for self-improvement, and those who know "cautious independence" will definitely aim high. "Honesty can strengthen one's will, honesty can respect morality" and "keeping one's word can bear fruit".
"Be cautious in words and deeds, be cautious in words and deeds" means: thinking can be clear and rational; Caution can avoid conflicts and make the road of life smoother. Du Xing was carried out on the premise of being clear-headed and rational. Only by doing this can we achieve the goal of "doing things will have results".
Recently, a video on the Internet was very popular: several traffic policemen fined a truck driver in the high-speed service area because the reflective strip was blocked, and the fine was 20 points and 2 points were deducted. The truck driver forgave the rainy day, but it was no use. When the traffic police drove away, the truck driver stopped the traffic police and pointed out that the traffic police did not wear a seat belt when driving. If they break the law, they should also be fined. This is well-founded, and the traffic police were speechless, so they had to punish 200 yuan under the supervision of the truck driver. Since the media era, information has developed, everyone is a reporter, supervising each other, and everyone is transparent. Coupled with the enhancement of modern people's legal awareness, everyone is both a supervisor and a supervised person, so we should be cautious.
Insist on strengthening self-cultivation from trivial matters, improve yourself from bit by bit, be strict with self-cultivation, be sincere with Ming Dow, and beware of delay. First of all, we should be cautious, cultivate and strengthen the consciousness and ability of self-discipline and self-control, manage our own life circle, social circle and entertainment circle, tread on thin ice in private, and never indulge, deviate or exceed the rules when no one is around.
This is a good point. If you strengthen your self-cultivation and self-discipline, you will not make mistakes. If you make fewer mistakes, you will become a perfect person.
The way to cultivate one's morality is to be cautious, not ashamed, not annoyed or angry, to be strict with oneself, and to be lenient with others.