During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Sima Yi's father were old friends. Cao Cao heard that Sima Yi had extraordinary talent at a young age, so he sent people to recruit him to serve in the palace many times. However, Sima Yi repeatedly refused, believing that relying on relationships to enter the career is like raising seedlings and having an unstable foundation. So, under the pretext of wind paralysis, he was bedridden at home, but secretly kept his light and accumulated strength. Seven years later, he succeeded in becoming one of Cao's important advisors. Sima Yi has his own understanding of his "stupidity" in the eyes of the outside world, and he knows that his strength is the key. This seemingly "stupid" approach has allowed him to grow from an obscure strategist to a conspirator.
Wang Yangming once said: "Those who achieve great things are stupid people." This sentence has deeply affected the world. In real life, those who are smart often know how to work stupidly. The shortcut is often just a long detour, and when Zixia was an official in the Lu State, he once asked his teacher Confucius for advice on how to govern political affairs. Confucius told him, "If you want to hurry, you can't reach it." "In life, many people are in a hurry to achieve fame and fortune and look for shortcuts. However, these seemingly convenient shortcuts are actually the biggest detours.
The Tang Dynasty poet Song Zhiwen was once hailed as a genius in the history of poetry. He not only perfected the system of five-character poetry, but also created a new pattern of seven-character poetry. However, he went downhill in his career because he betrayed his friends. In the end, he came to the end of his life due to the tricks of fate. All this tells us that those who betray others will be punished by fate.
Therefore, we should work hard and abandon shortcuts. As Song Zhiwen said: "In life, only true talent and real learning is the magic weapon to win." "Only through unremitting efforts and perseverance can we truly move towards the glorious moment of life. He died tragically because of the will of Tang Xuanzong, which really fulfilled the warning of the ancients: "Heaven is jealous." "The most taboo thing in Heaven is that there are too many tricks in doing things. In life, many people who claim to be "smart" want to take shortcuts and shortcuts. However, they ignore the fact that any quick fix has already been secretly marked**. Even if you can achieve temporary glory through it, this victory will eventually burst like a brilliant bubble. Those who prefer shortcuts too much will only step on a bigger pit in the future, which is tantamount to self-destruction of the future.
Only by using ability to lay a solid foundation can success not be as illusory as an attic in the sky. As Zuo Zongtang once taught his children: "Reading should be down-to-earth, solid and serious, and know a line and a word." The same is true of human beings. It can be seen that the most valuable thing about a person is that he knows how to be down-to-earth. Only those who are willing to work hard are more likely to develop real skills.
In Handan, Zhao during the Warring States Period, there was a young man named Ji Chang. He has a deep obsession with archery and aspires to become "the world's number one marksman". So, he found the world-famous marksman Feiwei at that time, and sincerely asked to take him as an apprentice. However, Feiwei didn't immediately say yes at first. Feiwei said: "Archers need to keep their eyes peeled. And you can't get to this point now, so go back and practice. Ji Chang was not discouraged by this, he returned home and began to focus on staring at the cone of his wife's loom, day after day, year after year, and finally practiced the ability to open his eyes and sleep.
One early morning five years later, Ji Chang found Feiwei again. At this time, Ji Chang had already mastered the trick of subtlety. When Feiwei heard this, he said with relief, "You have already left the school. With five years of deep cultivation, Ji Chang finally opened up a road to success. This is exactly what Qian Mu, a master of Chinese culture, said: "There have been great achievers throughout the ages, and there is no other trick, and they are all capable people who are willing to work stupidly." The profound meaning of this sentence: only those who are willing to work hard can truly have their own "real kung fu".
In this world, there is no overnight success. Every great achievement has been achieved through countless attempts and efforts. Therefore, we should learn from Ji Chang's spirit, be willing to work hard, and use time and effort to accumulate and hone ourselves. Only in this way will it be possible for us to achieve real success on the road of life. The more we understand that there are no shortcuts, the more we should understand that everything requires patience. Nothing can be achieved overnight, and all success is achieved slowly. Just as a high-rise building is made of bricks and tiles, the ocean is formed by gathering bit by bit, and the road under your feet is also walked out step by step. Behind all the brilliance, there is a solid "stupid kung fu" hidden in you. Down-to-earth and steady progress, you will find that you are accumulating energy from quantitative to qualitative change.
The key to a person's achievement lies in his attitude towards doing things. Opportunists are often clever but mistaken by cleverness; And those who bow down to intensive cultivation will become great tools. Historical writer Wang Yanzhen spent most of his life studying history in order to write history well. He sat all day every day, spending the rest of his time researching and writing, except for necessary rest. This dedicated attitude has allowed him to achieve remarkable achievements in the field of history.
Nancun Dropout Record" said: "If something is exquisite, it can move people." "The real success lies not in speed, but in precision. In this fast-paced society, we often rush to achieve results and ignore the importance of patience and focus. However, it is only with perseverance and dedication to the extreme that we can achieve real results in a certain area.
Everyone's time and energy are limited, and only by constantly accumulating experience and ability, and gradually going deep into a certain field, can you dig the gem of life. Lin Qingxuan, who was born in a farming family, has had the dream of becoming a writer since he was a child. In order to realize this dream, he chose the stupid method and insisted on deliberately practicing writing every day. Even though he grew up with a busy job, he still insisted on finding time every night to write and write. After years of precipitation and accumulation, he finally became a generation of prose masters. He once said: "The harvest of crops is only once a year, but the cultivation needs to be done every day." The same is true of the spirit of the writer, which is what I am strict with myself. "In this world, success doesn't happen overnight, and there's no such thing as low-hanging fruit. Any opportunistic shortcut can end up being the biggest detour. If we want to make progress, we must make a deeper effort to build a solid foundation. Your accumulated efforts will eventually make you an existence beyond the reach of others.