There is a saying: "Don't be too generous, so as not to hurt others and yourself; Don't be too straight, so as not to run into walls everywhere. ”
The seemingly simple truth actually contains profound wisdom, and the classics in the Tao Te Ching".Square but not cut, cheap but not cut, straight but not wanton, light but not dazzling"Complement each other.
Just like a newcomer who has just entered the workplace, full of passion and ideals.
Wanting to show their talent and eager to prove themselves.
But many times, an overly angular personality can hurt others and even yourself when interacting with people.
It's like an unpolished ashlar, which is hard and sharp, but it's easy to cut and be hurt by others.
The Tao Te Ching also says: ".Knowing its male, guarding its female, is the world's best。"I know what it is to be strong, but I keep the status of feminine and soft, and I am willing to be the stream of the world. This is not only a strategy for dealing with the world, but also a kind of inner cultivation.
Guan Yu, a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, was strong in martial arts and powerful in China.
However, he went to the meeting alone and treated Sun Wu Qunying as nothing, and in the face of Sun Quan's courtship, he even said contemptuous and humiliating words of "how can a tiger girl marry a dog girl".
In the end, due to arrogance, he was attacked by internal and external forces, carelessly lost Jingzhou, and lost a good game.
Guan Yu's bravery and pride made him invincible on the battlefield, but at the same time, it also made him ignore the complexity and sinister nature of human nature, and paid a heavy price for his arrogance.
That's because he doesn't know the truth of "knowing the male and guarding the female", and he hasn't learned to maintain humility and restraint when he is strong.
Therefore, while maintaining our personality and passion, we should also pay attention to cultivating our hearts to achieve peace and integrity.
As the Tao Te Ching says: ".Frustrate its sharpness, resolve its disputes, and its light, and its dust。"We should learn to restrain our edge at the right time, dissolve the distractions of the world, reconcile our light, and live in harmony with the world.
When we learn to let go of distractions and maintain inner peace and tranquility, we will be able to gain a clearer insight into people's hearts and a deeper understanding of human nature.
"When we retract our own brilliance, we will be able to better integrate into society and get along with others better."
"When we can mix with the dirt and live in harmony with the earthly world, we will truly return to nature, find our true nature, no longer be disturbed by the outside world, no longer burdened by fame and fortune, and be able to enjoy inner peace and tranquility.