If you want to be calm in busy times, you must first prepare in your leisure time;
If you want to maintain peace of mind in the midst of the noise, you must first make up your mind when you are quiet. Otherwise, your mind will change with the situation, and your emotions will fluctuate depending on the situation.
All things are foreseen, and those who are not prepared are wasted. "A mature and steady person is good at planning early in his leisure, thinking deeply in silence, and preparing for a rainy day, so that he can be handy and cope with the complex and changeable journey of life.
Tao Kan,Zishixing, a native of Xunyang County, Lujiang County,A famous politician and military strategist of the Jin Dynasty. He lost his father at a young age and was raised by his mother in a poor family.
As an adult, he took refuge in Sima Rui, the evil king of Lang, and served as the assassin of Jingzhou. Later, he was ostracized by the ministers and demoted to the post of Assassin of Guangzhou.
He often said to people:"Dayu is a saint, and he still cherishes every inch of time; Ordinary people should cherish every minute of time. How can you indulge in pleasure and indulgence?
When you are alive, you are not good for society, and when you die, no one remembers it, that is really self-defeating. ”
Colleagues discovered that the newly arrived assassin was doing a strange thing every day.
Tao Kan moved a hundred bricks out of the house every morning, and in the evening, he moved them back into the house one by oneRain or shine, never stop.
Someone asked puzzledly: "My lord, what is your purpose in moving these bricks every day?" ”
Tao Kan replied: "Now that the land of the north has fallen, the people are living in dire straits, and the whole country is preparing to regain the lost territory. If I live too comfortably, I am afraid that I will not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibilities in the future. ”
He worked as a thorn in Guangzhou for ten years, and he did the "brick-moving movement" for ten years, so the locals gave him the nickname of "Yun Yongweng". Throughout his life, Tao Kan made great and small military exploits such as quelling the Su Jun Rebellion and recovering Xiangyang in the Northern Expedition, and his prestige spread far and wide, so that Jiangnan maintained a stable situation for more than 70 years.
Mencius said: "Born in sorrow, die in peace", we should not be blinded by the short-term comfort in front of us, but should take a long-term view and plan for the future in advance. Otherwise, when the matter comes, you will be in a hurry, like a crab in soup, and it will be too late to regret it.