American writer Mark Twain once said:
"A man's true wealth lies in his character. ”
I think so. In life, money and fame are things outside the body, although they are inexhaustible, they will eventually run out one day.
Character is the first place to be a human being, and it is also the passport of our life.
Even if this thing can't be seen or touched, it can determine our future and affect our lives.
People with good character often benefit for a lifetime; People with poor character often find it difficult to move an inch.
Character is the highest degree
Goethe said:"It doesn't matter if you're noble or low, but you have to be a human being. ”
The so-called way of life is to have good character and behavior on the basis of following the moral code.
In other words, what can determine a person's own worth is not his origin and background, but his conduct.
You must know that no matter how high a person's education and ability are, if his character is not good, it will always be difficult for people to recognize their ability.
Recently, I came across such a news, and after finding out the origin and process of the incident, I found that this news happened more than ten years ago.
The origin is that more than a dozen students from Fudan chose to sneak into Huangshan at night to explore in order to evade tickets.
Due to the darkness of the scenic area at night, coupled with the complex terrain of the undeveloped mountainous area at that time.
Later, when it rained again, the navigation failed, and they hurriedly sent a text message for help.
Fortunately, one of the text messages was sent, and the search and rescue personnel immediately went to the mountain to search and rescue after receiving the request for help.
After finding the students, the search and rescue personnel believed that they would wait for the next day to safely descend the mountain if they had enough food.
But the students demanded an immediate descent, and at the same time, their relatives put pressure on the descent.
In desperation, the search and rescue personnel had to escort them down the mountain in the rain.
However, the descent was not so smooth, and the search and rescue personnel led by him accidentally fell off the cliff.
In this case, the dozen or so students not only did not agree with the rescue team to go down to the rescue, but also asked the search and rescue team members to escort them safely down the mountain first.
Later, when the rescue team went up the mountain again, the rescue team members who had fallen off the cliff were already stiff.
Later, in the face of external evaluation, these dozen students did not thank each other, and even spoke on the Internet to slander them.
It can be seen that academic qualifications do not represent a person's character, and people with poor character only remember themselves from beginning to end.
The ancients said:"If the son wants to do things, he must first be holy. ”
Indeed, whether it is study, work, or daily life, we must learn to be human before doing things.
Otherwise, a bad character is a bad business card to the outside world.
No matter how high your degree is, people will only remember you for the bad.
And good character is a person's highest degree, and it is also the foundation of a person's life.
Character is the best of wealth
People often say that "suffering losses is blessing" and "harmony makes money", and these words do have their truth.
After all, if a person is broad-minded and generous, he will naturally be popular and wealthy.
On the contrary, if a person is scheming everywhere and taking advantage of all the advantages, he can only lose everything in the end.
As the senior ** teacher Xuan Dongming said:
"The first reaction is to expose our character and three views. ”
In fact, time and experience are telling us: small things see character, and time sees people's hearts.
Although words can deceive people and actions can be disguised, subconscious actions are often extremely real.
In life, there are always those people who think about how to take advantage of others in order to benefit themselves.
As everyone knows, a moment of greed may make you suffer a lifetime.
The famous educator Xu Teli once said:
"There is no such thing as a cheap thing in the world, and whoever wants to take advantage of it will suffer. ”
As the saying goes: there is a gift to gain, and those who do not want to suffer losses will suffer a big loss; And those who suffer from small things can win big profits.
Only by suffering losses at the right time and letting others get small profits can they have big profits.
In this way, a good character is your best wealth**.
Character is the first thing to be a human being
Chapter 59 of the Tao Te Ching says:
"If you accumulate virtue, you will not be able to overcome it. ”
I think so. Virtuous people go all over the world; People without virtue cannot move an inch.
Just like the group of Fudan students, even after more than ten years, their incident is still repeatedly criticized.
The writer Mizumuraan also said:
"We are entering an era where character is everything. ”
At present, there are people who are above you in terms of academic qualifications, and there are people who are stronger than you in terms of ability.
Only character is a person's unique charm; Only character is a person's unique ticket.
As Chekhov said:
If a person has no education and wisdom in his head, no matter how good-looking he is, he is still worthless.
Good character is the first thing to be a person, and it is also the foundation of doing things, and it is the bottom line of treating people.
For the rest of our lives, we must put our character first, keep our original intentions, and do our best.