1. I can only see the small profits in front of me.
Many years ago, in the eastern United States, there was a child of 1 1 years old. Whenever people put 10 cents in their left hand and 5 cents in their right hand, he always takes 5 cents. Many people don't believe this, so let him test it. As a result, he always does it, and it works every time. Once, an old general passed by here, heard about it and tried it himself. The result is exactly as everyone said. He patted the child on the shoulder with a smile and said, you are so smart, little friend! Turning around, the old general told others that this child will surely achieve great things in the future!
Is this child stupid or not? Imagine that you may be a little uncertain. This is William? Henry. Harrison's children grew up and were elected as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison later recalled this incident and said, "If I get 10 cents, who will let me take the test?" From now on, I can't take other people's money for nothing. "
Actually, that's it. Taking 5 cents is a bit of a loss compared with taking 10, but it is much better than not getting a penny at all. What's more, you can always get 50 cents. Is it still a great advantage? But many people often don't think of this. People always try to eat enough at once. What was the result? It won't happen again
In real life, the same is true. We always want to take a little advantage and let others suffer, but are others always so stupid? Everyone knows you. Who else can you take advantage of? In the end, I am still in pain.
Once upon a time, there was a poor old man who didn't like to do farm work. He often sets up a big sieve with a wooden stick, puts some rice under the sieve, ties it with a long rope, and holds the other end in his hand at a distance. When pigeons enter the sieve to eat rice, he can catch several pigeons by pulling the rope gently. All right! This time, a bird flew in. He is very happy. He thought, "You can't let it eat so much rice. Catch it quickly. " The old man pulled the rope and caught a pigeon. At this time, some pigeons wanted to fly this way, but they all flew away after seeing this situation. The old man was very upset and regretted why he didn't wait just now. If he waits, he may catch more pigeons.
There are too many such things in life. They only see a little profit in front of them, and don't think that if they don't take advantage of this little advantage, they may take advantage. Always take advantage of the immediate small profits, afraid of not even taking advantage of them in the end.
Xia Zi is a student of Confucius. One year, Xia Zi was sent to Juxian as a local official. Before he left, he went to visit his teacher and asked Confucius, "Excuse me, how can we manage a place well?"
Confucius cheerfully said to Xia Zi, "Governing a place is a very complicated matter. However, as long as you grasp the fundamentals, it will be very simple. "
After explaining some things that should be paid attention to to to Xia Zi, Confucius repeatedly told him: "Haste makes waste." Haste makes waste; When you see a small profit, you can't make a big deal. "
The meaning of this passage is: don't simply pursue speed, don't covet small profits. Pursue speed without paying attention to the effect, and can't achieve the goal; If you only care about short-term interests and don't talk about long-term interests, you can't do great things.
Once upon a time, two hungry people were blessed by an elder: a fishing rod and a basket of huge fresh fish. One of them asked for a basket of fish, the other asked for a fishing rod, and then went their separate ways. Those who get the fish build a bonfire with dry wood and cook the fish on the spot. He wolfed down the fish and didn't taste the meat of the fresh fish. In an instant, he ate all the fish and soup, and before long, he starved to death by the empty fish basket. The other man continued to starve with a fishing rod, and walked hard to the seaside step by step, but when he saw the blue ocean not far away, his last strength was exhausted and he could only die with endless regrets.
Two hungry people also got a fishing rod and a basket of fish from their elders. It's just that they didn't part ways, but agreed to look for the sea together. They only cook one fish at a time. After a long journey, they came to the seaside. From then on, they began to make a living by fishing. A few years later, they established their own families, children, fishing boats made by themselves and lived a happy and healthy life.
A person who only cares about immediate interests will eventually get short-term happiness; One should aim high, but face the real life. Only by organically combining ideal with reality can we become a successful person. Sometimes, a simple truth is enough to give people meaningful life enlightenment.
Once a man asked a rich man how to succeed. The rich man put three watermelons of different sizes in front of him: "If each watermelon represents a certain degree of interest, which one do you choose?"
Answer without hesitation: "of course it is the biggest piece!" " The rich man smiled and said, "well, please!" The rich man handed him the biggest watermelon and ate the smallest one himself. Soon the rich man finished eating, then picked up the last watermelon on the table, shook it proudly in front of his eyes and began to eat.
Here, the rich eat more melons than others, although they are not bigger. If each piece represents a certain degree of interest, then the rich naturally account for more interests.
Many times, it is found that the immediate interests are the greatest and best, and it will take so much energy and time to find them after they finish their work. And if you use the same energy and time to do other things, although there are not so many benefits at once, there are many more things to do, and the total benefits are much more than doing one thing. If you want to succeed and knock on the door of getting rich, you must learn to give up. Only by giving up short-term petty profits can we get long-term profits.
2. The endurance is too limited.
Since the 1960s, American psychologist Watt? Michael gave some 4-year-old children a very delicious fudge and told them that they could eat candy. If they eat right away, they can only eat one. If you wait 20 minutes, you can eat two. Some children can't wait to eat the candy at once. Other children can wait for 20 minutes, which is endless for them.
This experiment has been going on until now. Those children who can wait for two sweets at a few years old can wait as teenagers, but they are not in a hurry to achieve. And those children who can't wait to eat only one candy are more likely to show stubbornness, indecision and depression in adolescence.
These children will show some obvious differences when they get to middle school. The survey of parents and teachers of these children shows that those children who can get the second piece of soft candy at the age of 4 will often become adaptable, adventurous, popular, confident and comparative teenagers.
The researchers observed the performance of those children after more than ten years, and found that those children who can wait longer to get more fudge are more likely to succeed than those who are impatient, and their academic performance is relatively better. In the follow-up investigation in the following decades, it was found that the children of patients also performed better in their careers.
There is a very bad habit of "using savings" casually. They use their savings because they have no patience and they can't stand temporary difficulties. The rich know that it is saving that can create more money, not paying bills. It sounds harsh, but if you don't have a firm will, you can only be at the mercy of the world anyway. If you don't like financial pressure, find a formula that suits you, such as reducing expenses, putting money in the bank, paying income tax beyond the normal level, and buying a safe fund. Practices and things should also be done according to ordinary people. But this violates the principle of "pay yourself first".
The principle of not encouraging self-sacrifice or fiscal austerity. It doesn't mean paying yourself first and then starving. Life should be happy. If you awaken your financial talents, you will have many wonderful lives: becoming rich does not pay the bills at the expense of a comfortable life.
A rich man saw a lonely family in a mountain with lush bamboo forests. So he got a sum of money from the kind-hearted rich man and asked him to do some processing with bamboo to improve his hard life. After a while, the rich man came to the mountain again and saw that the wall was still empty. "Where's the money I gave you?" "Drink." Reach out and hope that he can get more charity. The rich man went down the mountain with great regret.
From this story, we know that as a person, the quality of tolerance is the first thing you need, cynicism is useless, and we should avoid excessive behavior. You have to believe that evil will be defeated by justice in the end, but it is not necessarily you who disguise yourself. If you dare to stand up, it means that your conscience has not been extinguished.
In Shanghai in the 1930s, there was a beggar who was begging around with a broken bamboo basket. He was fed up with his eyes when he saw the rich man's face, and his life was miserable. It coincides with the issuance of lottery tickets, each with a silver dollar and a first prize of 500 silver dollars. The beggar thought, once you win the first prize, won't it be distributed from now on? So he accumulated the begging copper coins one by one; It took a long time to change it into silver dollars, and then won the lottery. In rags, he didn't have a leak-proof pocket, so he put the lottery ticket under the broken bamboo basket.
After waiting for a month, I finally won the lottery, and the beggar won the first prize! He was ecstatic, and he shouted: I will be rich in the future, and I won't have to beg for food or copper!
On the way to the bank to receive the prize, he passed the Waibaidu Bridge. Looking at the mighty Suzhou River under the bridge, he couldn't help straightening up and holding his head high: "Ah, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, who would have thought that I would become a poor beggar one day!" What else does this broken bamboo basket need? Begging is a joke to me now! "As soon as he raised his hand, he threw the broken bamboo basket into the Suzhou River, and the swift river quickly washed it out of sight.
He swaggered to the bank to get the bonus, and the clerk in charge asked him for a lottery ticket. He searched all over but couldn't find it. He only remembered that the lottery ticket was put in a broken bamboo basket, but he threw it into Suzhou River. He squatted on the floor of the bank hall with his heart broken, crying and regretting.
People say it's his destiny. Is that really the case? If he was not too complacent, his fate would really be different from now on. Right? Your fate is up to you. As the old saying goes, no matter in good times or in bad times, people should have a correct attitude, be calm in changes in temperature, be not arrogant in times and be not impetuous in times. With this beggar mentality, even if the pie falling from the sky is on his lips, he is destined to eat it.
"Endurance" is the cultivation of a person's character and an effort of self-denial. Although everyone's talent, qualifications, environment and education are different, the cultivation of kung fu resistance is also different, but Nike's own kung fu is still worthy of attention. Anyone who can achieve great things must have great patience, otherwise he will never deal with the situation calmly.