Tang Dynasty doctor Liu Wei was demoted to Luzhou County Guard. At this time, there was a talent named Mu Liang in Yuzhou, who was the son of Mu Juhou of the capital school. Mu Liang's literary talent is not high, but he came to meet Liu Wei with the article he had made. Liu Wei praised and praised this person. Liu Wei's protégés all thought that Liu Wei had gone too far. Liu Wei said: "There are many heroes in the land of Bashu, but Mu Liang is only a son of a lawyer, but he prefers literature, if he is not guided to progress, he will decline his will and lose the momentum to learn." Today, because I praised him, others will inevitably value him, and everyone will feel the glory of Xi Wen because of this, so that there will be three or five fewer thieves in the land of Bashu, isn't it also a good thing?”
Brains. praising mediocrity, Liu Wei's approach seems a bit out of line, but if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand his good intentions, because what he praises is not Mu Fu's personal talent, but an affirmation of what he has done, and the need to set an example, which is a kind of goodwill power.
Winston Churchill once said, "Let a man feel that he has certain strengths, and he will cherish those strengths and develop in those strengths." And people often use blame, intimidation, and threats to reprimand the so-called unmotivated people or people who have no prospects, thinking that this shameful way can make them forge ahead, but in fact there is no good effect, because when he is scolded, he will feel that he is being despised by others, ridicule him, and be disappointed in him, so it is easy to cause him to give up on himself, not to make progress, "break the jar and break it", not only that, sometimes the situation will develop in the opposite direction, that is, "the extreme of things must be opposed", therefore, " Anger can be puffed up but not vented", especially for young people. The imperial historian of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Wei, was well versed. Although Mu Liang, a young man, is not a genius, he does not do bad things and delves into knowledge, so of course he should be encouraged.