Although criticized as "informal", "open-minded", and even considered "rogue philosophy", Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, showed a deep understanding of human nature in his philosophy of life.
His "idleness" is not a lack of business, but a unique insight into life. Understanding Liu Bang's wisdom in life may bring us some life inspiration.
Liu Bang, a commoner born and idle in his youth, eventually founded the Han Dynasty and made a significant contribution to the development of the Han nationality and the unification of China.
His talents are manifested in many ways, among which his "rogue" philosophy is an important element. Behind his decision, in fact, is a deep understanding of human nature.
His informality, unaffected by other people's comments, is something that most of us struggle to achieve. While some of his actions may seem unbelievable and even disgraceful, his decisions show his insight into human nature.
If we can also learn this, it will undoubtedly help us a lot in our lives.
Liu Bang insists on himself and is not influenced by others. Even after unifying the world, he still joked about himself and his brother who was better at "running". His success is driven by the context of the times, but more importantly, his diligence and persistence.
In addition, he also had a relationship with Widow Cao, although this was regarded as "despicable" at the time, but Liu Bang didn't care about it and went his own way. All these show Liu Bang's characteristics of insisting on himself and not being influenced by others.
In the eyes of our modern society, Liu Bang and Widow Cao were both single at the time, and their relationship did not cause much of a sensation, and Liu Bang's behavior did not seem to hurt anyone, and it can even be said that there was nothing wrong.
There is a view that Liu Bang was not at fault in this incident, but that the motives of those who pointed the fingers at this incident were not pure. However, we should still consider their actions in the context of the times in which they lived.
At that time, associating with widows was considered immoral, and the people around him seemed to be unable to do them any real harm, except for the discussion of it, which highlighted Liu Bang's personality of daring to challenge worldly ideas.
For Liu Bang, even though his relationship with Widow Cao caused discussion, it did not cause them substantial trouble, so he still stood firm and showed his"Decisive"。
This kind"Decisive"After he started the army, he helped him gradually to success. For us, this story teaches us that sometimes our actions may be at odds with mainstream beliefs and even attract criticism, but as long as it doesn't hurt others, we don't have to worry too much about gossip.
For example, some people's hobbies may be too unique to be easily recognized by their elders, but if we have the ability to be self-sufficient and properly pursue our hobbies, there is no need to give up easily because of the elders' confusion.
Liu Bang's behavior caused a lot of controversy at the time, and he was regarded as "disdainful" because of his sharing of meat soup with Xiang Yu. In this story, Liu Bang's father, Liu Taigong, was taken hostage by the Western Chu army.
Despite this, Liu Bang still decided to save his father, but was stopped by Xiang Yu's troops.
In 203 BC, Xiang Yu threatened Liu Bang with Liu Taigong as a threat. Most people would choose to compromise or negotiate with Xiang Yu in this situation, but Liu Bang responded in a unique tone, saying that if Xiang Yu was going to cook his father, he wanted Xiang Yu to give him a piece of the soup.
This behavior seems cruel, but it reflects Liu Bang's deep love for his father. He was willing to pay the price to protect his father, even going so far as to say things like "I'm lucky to get a piece of the pie."
This resolute and courageous attitude enabled him to successfully resist Xiang Yu's pressure and ultimately save his father and country.
In the face of Liu Taigong's life and death, Xiang Yu's iron and bloody wrist and Xiang Bo's righteous deeds formed a stark contrast. Liu Taigong was saved by Xiang Bo's dissuasion, and Xiang Yu sent him and Lü Pheasant back to Liu Bang after the situation changed.
This decision seems to show Liu Bang's ruthlessness, but from his point of view, he has already carefully weighed the pros and cons. In the case of not being able to save his father and unable to surrender, he chose to "stimulate" Xiang Yu in order to achieve the purpose of making the other party "timid".
Although it is possible that Xiang Yu killed his father, this will not stop Liu Bang from giving it a go, and he has every reason to believe that he can find an opportunity to avenge his father.
Facts have proved that Liu Bang's bet did not fail, and he succeeded in ** Xiang Yu's hesitation, so that Liu Taigong could be preserved. It can be seen that Liu Bang always considers the worst possibilities when making decisions, but he is never intimidated by these possibilities.
In addition, Liu Bang is also very good at exploiting the weaknesses of human nature to make strategic threats, which reflects his deep understanding of human nature.
In this story, Xiang Yu tries to bind Liu Bang with morality, but in the end he is unsuccessful. Because Liu Bang doesn't care about other people's opinions, his goal is to find the other party's weaknesses and attack them.
He skillfully took advantage of Xiang Yu's emphasis on sworn brothers, so that Xiang Yu fell into a dilemma, so as to achieve his goal. This story teaches us that if we want to win against our opponents, we must be good at finding their weaknesses and using our strengths to attack them, so as to increase the probability of victory.
Liu Bang has an excellent ability to wrap himself, which has helped him succeed on the path of pursuing higher interests. The most representative example is the story of his marriage to Lu Pheasant.
After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang passed the examination to become the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, although it was only a small position, but it did not affect his lofty ambition to become a man like Qin Shi Huang.
However, Liu Bang felt confused about how to realize this wish.
Once, Liu Bang heard that Lu Gong, a friend of Peixian County Order, had moved to settle down, so he followed everyone to congratulate him. The person in charge of arranging the seats is Xiao He, he arranges the seats of the guests according to the number of gifts, and the more they give, the higher the seats.
Although Liu Bang was penniless, he waved his pen and wrote a record of "10,000 congratulatory money" for himself, and then was welcomed to the hall. People who didn't know Liu Bang saw him send "10,000 congratulatory money", and they all respected him, but Xiao He knew that Liu Bang had no achievements and could only talk big.
After Xiao He told Lu Gong, he planned to drive Liu Bang away.
Lu Gong was angry at Liu Bang's "empty gloves white wolf" behavior and planned to drive him away, but when he saw Liu Bang, he found that this person's face indicated that he would do great things in the future, so not only did not drive him away, but also personally let him enter the inner hall and married his daughter Lu Pheasant to him.
Lu Gong knew how to read appearances, and he saw that Liu Bang was different from ordinary people, and he would definitely be able to achieve great things in the future, so he decided to win over Liu Bang as soon as possible. Looking back on history, we have to admire Lu Gong's vision, he did not look away, and saw his future success from a man who seemed to be a white wolf with empty gloves.
But in fact, this incident also reveals that Liu Bang is good at packaging himself and can seize the opportunity to seek benefits for himself. If he hadn't said anything big and pretended to have given a congratulatory gift, then he would probably not have met Duke Lu, let alone married Lu Pheasant.
Obviously, being good at packaging yourself is one of the key elements on the road to success. From ancient times to the present day, human nature has been similar, and people have often blindly worshipped those who have attained status, status, and wealth, believing that what they are doing is right and justified.
From a certain point of view, this makes it easier for successful people to succeed, while it is relatively difficult for ordinary or even low-level people to turn over. There is no shortage of successful cases in modern society that have packaged themselves and acquired huge wealth.
The outbreak of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin has boiled the domestic "currency circle", and many people are trying to make money by issuing virtual currencies. Although the value of their virtual currency is incalculable, they have impeccably packaged themselves and their virtual currency, successfully attracting a large number of people who do not know the truth to buy, and finally achieving a rapid accumulation of wealth.
This is the so-called "cutting leeks", and everyone makes a lot of money from it.
Elizabeth, with the right packaging technology, was worth $4.5 billion in 2015 and the company's valuation peaked at $9 billion.
However, the fact is that Elizabeth did not master the technology, but only cheated a large amount of investment through clever "packaging" methods. A year later, her lies were revealed, the company's valuation instantly zeroed, and she would face at least 20 years in prison.
While these extreme cases warn us of the serious consequences of over-packaging, we can't deny that proper self-packaging does bring many benefits.
For example, in the process of job hunting, properly packaging our resumes can really make us stand out from many candidates.
This is not to encourage us to cheat others, but to show our own talents and strengths more forcefully, so that we can better meet the needs of the job. In this way, the likelihood of success increases.
Moreover, when we enter the company of our choice with an excellent resume, we must also work hard, give full play to our value, and let others recognize our strength. From a certain point of view, it is precisely because of Liu Bang's success that Lu Gong will be glad that he married his daughter to him in the first place, if Liu Bang has been idle and idle, then Lu Gong will definitely regret his rash decision, and even with his position at the time, he may let his daughter be forced to remarry.
In general, knowing how to package yourself is only the first step to success, but strength is the ultimate key. It's like a stepping stone, even if it seems insignificant, without it, there is no chance of opening the door to success.
Liu Bang's life seems rough, but in essence, it is his unique insight into human nature. We should learn from him a deep understanding of human nature that will help us live better in the future.