Modesty and low-key

Long, long ago, my grandfather told me a story: "A poet was very conceited when he was young, and wrote a poem" Knowing all the words in the world and reading all the books in the world ".Only after encountering setbacks did he realize that there was someone outside, and he changed it to" Knowing all the words in the world and determined to read all the books in the world ". Later, the poet left his name forever, and he was Su Shi. Therefore, people must be modest, just like what farmers often say, the most important thing to identify millet in rice fields is to see whether it grows tall or hangs its ears. Generally speaking, the more it bows its head, the more it must be the chaff. If you bow your head and describe people as modest, you should be modest at all times. I nodded stupidly at that time.

When I read the Book of Changes in high school, I found that there was a special modest hexagram among the 8864 hexagrams. This hexagram can actually make all six hexagrams auspicious. As Ceng Shiqiang said, "Always keep good modesty, be humble, be humble, cultivate your broad mind, and be lucky". Only then did I know that modesty was so important.

When I was in college, I found that "low-key" was the most commonly used synonym for modesty. Ma De has a particularly classic saying: "A low-key person is like drinking tea all his life. The water is boiling and his heart is still. Great wisdom is foolish, and great talent is unpretentious. " I have been thinking about the state of this great wisdom and talent. It was not until today that I heard my daughter sing the line of Cheng Zhaocai, a commentary drama, that I suddenly realized that this is low-key, this is modesty, and this is peace of mind. Anyone who knows Cheng Zhaocai knows that he has gone through hardships all his life, reformed many scripts of Pingju and made outstanding contributions to Pingju. However, in the face of praise, he said:

"My younger sister's words are untrue, and my foolish brother is not worthy to surrender.

Mo Dao is a sign, and his voice is bright.

It's all because he calls for cattle and sheep across the hill and slope.

I have no money to study, so I learned to write in the yellow sand.

I only know a few lines in San Zi Jing and Hundred Family Names.

In this aria, Cheng Zhaocai claims that he has little knowledge and knowledge, and he calls himself Yu Mu. This modesty is like a mountain buried in the ground, as the Book of Changes says. No matter how modest, it is still a mountain. Even if it is parallel to the ground, it is still a mountain, and it will not be more or less. And this kind of modesty is great wisdom and talent. It not only contains the humility that makes people live in peace with him and get along comfortably; It also contains humility that makes others admire and admire; It also contains humility that makes others moved and feel grateful. This may be the characteristics of the masters of past dynasties. The more modest, the more convinced others will be and the higher their achievements will be. After all, everyone has a steelyard in his heart.