It turned out that a thief happened to visit his house that day, and he walked in Zeng's house all night and took away some souvenirs. The thief sneaked into his house early and lay in ambush under the bed, thinking, "Everything is ready except the east wind." When this nerd sleeps, I'll be rich. " An hour passed, and the thief kept hearing "Pigeons in Guanguan, in Hezhou. The beautiful and virtuous woman is a good spouse of a gentleman.
Two hours later, the thief kept hearing the same endorsement in his ear. Three hours later, the same endorsement was read from the same population-Zeng Guofan still failed to complete the task given by the teacher.
"Guan Guan Luo dove, in Hezhou. My fair lady, a gentleman is good. " Finally, the man recited the ancient poem word for word with cadence. Unfortunately, this person is not Zeng Guofan, but a thief who has been lurking in his house, and his hands and feet are numb. The thief said, "Why are you still so stupid?" I've recited it all! " ?
Endure to the limit, there is no need to endure. The thief saw that the bookworm's understanding was so low, but he waited with him all night. It wasn't worth it, so he quit.
"Diligence is a good training, no pains, no gains." The thief has a good memory, and the article can be memorized after listening to it several times. He is very talented, but unfortunately, his talent is not coupled with diligence, so he can only be a thief.
Although Zeng Guofan was not as talented as a thief, his diligence and hard work made him admired by President Mao Zedong. The reason is that talent is not equal to success. Only diligence can turn "genius" into "talent".
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Brief introduction of Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan (18 1 1 year165438+1October 26th-1March 872 12), whose first name was Zicheng, whose real name was Bohan. China was a politician, strategist, philosopher and writer in modern times, the founder and commander-in-chief of Xiang Army.
Zeng Guofan was born in a landlord family. He has been diligent and studious since childhood. He entered this school at the age of six. At the age of 8, he can read four books and recite five classics. At the age of 14, he can read Zhou Li and Historical Records. In the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), he entered imperial academy and studied under the military minister Zhang Mu. Reluctantly moved to a bachelor's degree in cabinet, assistant minister of does, assistant minister of military, industrial, criminal and official departments.
We are close friends with university students such as Woren, Huining Road and Guizhen, and strive for "practical learning". During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, Zeng Guofan formed the Xiang Army. After years of fighting, he turned the tide and wiped out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Throughout his life, he pursued patience as the first priority, and advocated that everything should be frugal and not proud of being an official. He cultivated self-discipline, sought officials by virtue, put courtesy first, and sought politics by loyalty, and achieved great success in officialdom.
Second, related anecdotes
Python reincarnation:
When Zeng Guofan was born, his grandfather dreamed that there was a python wrapped around the pillar of his house, so he thought Zeng Guofan was the reincarnation of a python. After Zeng Guofan was born, a dead buttonwood tree in his family was actually resurrected, which made his grandfather more believe in the dream of python reincarnation.
Coincidentally, Zeng Guofan had a skin disease similar to "psoriasis" (saying "fire python moss"), and his body was covered with tinea like snake scales, so Zeng Guofan also believed in the dream of python reincarnation. Zeng Guofan also has a strange hobby-he loves to eat chicken, but he is most afraid of chicken feathers.
At that time, emergency official documents often had to put chicken feathers on the envelope, commonly known as chicken feather letters and chicken feathers. Whenever Zeng Guofan sees this kind of letter, he always gets creepy. If he sees a snake and a scorpion, he must ask someone to help him take off his chicken feathers before he dares to open it. There is an ancient saying: "When chicken feathers are burned, poisonous snakes smell them and die, and dragons and snakes are also afraid of the smell."
Zeng Guofan is so afraid of chicken feathers that it is inevitable to be understood as the reincarnation of a python. When I was studying in Yuelu Academy, I was afraid that others would see the scales on my body, so I dressed neatly in summer when it was hot and dry, which made my husband appreciate it greatly.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zeng Guofan