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The highest state of human beings is "like water"
"Laozi·Eight Chapters"
Pre-Qin Dynasty·Anonymous
The best is like water.
Water is good for all things without fighting.
It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao.
Live in a good place, have a good heart, and be kind and benevolent.
Speak well and trustworthy, govern well, do good things, and act at the right time.
Husband only does not fight, so there is no need for you.
Lao Tzu believes that the best leaders have the most perfect personality like water. Such people are willing to go where others are not willing to go and do things that others are not willing to do. They have a loving spirit and can do their best to help and relieve people. They do not compete with others for fame and benefits, and are kings who "do good and benefit all things without competing".
02
Don’t be blinded by the secular world, find the value of your life
"Drinking·Part Five"
Wei Jin·Tao Yuanming< /p>
The house is in a human environment, without the noise of cars and horses.
How can you do this? The mind is far away from itself.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can leisurely see Nanshan Mountain.
The mountain air is getting better day by day, and the birds are flying back and forth.
There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to explain it.
Through his own experience, Tao Yuanming has deeply understood that the peaceful and peaceful pastoral life is his real life, and the joy of this life can only be understood, not expressed, and does not need to be described. .
03
Life is difficult, so be persistent
"The Road Is Difficult Part One"
Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
The gold bottle of wine is worth ten thousand dollars, and the jade plate is worth ten thousand dollars of treasure.
I stopped eating and threw chopsticks. I drew my sword and looked around at a loss.
If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang.
I was fishing on the Bixi River in my spare time, and suddenly I was riding a boat and dreaming of the sun.
Traveling is difficult! Traveling is difficult! There are many different roads, where are you now?
There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and the cloud sails are hung directly to help the sea.
This poem has fourteen lines and eighty-two characters. It can only be regarded as a short story among seven-character songs, but it dances freely and has the momentum of a long poem.
One of the important reasons is that it reveals the ups and downs of the poet's emotions in every possible way. In the last two sentences, after the previous repeated convolutions, his realm suddenly opened up and he sang a high and optimistic tone, believing that his own ideals and ambitions would one day be realized.
04
Time is the best way to test authenticity
"Five Poems·Part Three"
Tang·Bai Juyi< /p>
I will give you a method to eliminate doubts. You don’t need to drill turtles and Zhu Ping.
It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material.
The Duke of Zhou was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time.
Xiang Shi died at the beginning, who knows the authenticity of his life?
This is a poem full of rationality and interest. It tells a truth in very popular language: To gain a comprehensive understanding of people and things, it must pass the test of time, measure and judge from the entire history, and cannot draw conclusions based only on the phenomenon of one moment and one thing. Otherwise, they will regard Duke Zhou as a usurper and Wang Mang as a humble gentleman.