Lao Tzu said: Sin is caused by desire, and sin is caused by dissatisfaction. 」
Greed is the root of all evil.
"Greed" is similar to "poverty", while "greed" is similar to "burning".
The reincarnation of cause and effect, greedy for the benefits of the world, will inevitably be harmed by the way of heaven. Only by being humane can we not lose the way of heaven.
Wang Yangming once said: "The heart is the essence of the heart." ”
Acting with a conscience, acting with a conscience, is the most precious quality.
I once watched a show about finding a job, and there was a guest who was very capable and was favored by the judges. The moderator asked, "What are some aspects of your career that best reflect your ability to sell?" ”
The guest said confidently and proudly: "I once worked as a salesman in an education and training institution, and successfully sold an emotional intelligence course of 5,000 yuan to a sanitation worker who paid 2,000 yuan a month. ”
As soon as the words fell, several judges turned off the lights. "I don't doubt your abilities, but your character. ”
Because of this, if a person violates his conscience for the sake of temporary gain, then his character will not be very good.
There is also a sentence in the Book of Jin: "After three years of doing good deeds, not many people know about it, and those who do bad deeds will become famous one day." ”
Good character takes years of accumulation to be molded, and to destroy a person, one only needs to go against one's own principles.
Don't stop doing bad things because you do good deeds, and don't use your conscience to do bad things, so as to avoid suffering a big moral loss.
As the saying goes, acquaintances are easy to do.
It is true that he can get more benefits by relying on acquaintances, but he forgets that the favors owed must be repaid twice.
Once upon a time, there was a story about two people who had studied together for many years and made an appointment to go to Beijing together to participate in the imperial examination.
On the day of the release of the results, one person was lifted and one was lost. The people who fell into the first place were unwilling, so they wanted to find an envoy among their fellow villagers and find another messenger.
Sure enough, for the sake of his fellow villagers, the other party gave him a way to live.
Later, the unsuccessful person relied on his own ability, won the trust of his superiors, and climbed up step by step. One day, this fellow villager found him and wanted to find a job for his child.
For the sake of his fellow villagers, he was able to get to this point, so he agreed, who knew that the child was not a peaceful person at all, causing trouble everywhere, bullying the people, and finally killing people like hemp.
Later, after investigation, I learned that the man was dismissed because he relied on his power to cause trouble. The other scholar is upright and upright, and he is deeply trusted by His Majesty.
Movie star Al Pacino once said, "Love is both a sword and a cocoon that binds itself." ”
If you owe someone a favor, you have to pay it back.
Every gift given by God has a price, and you take advantage of it, and one day you will return it.
It's better to be an upright person, above board, and at ease.
Caigen Tan said: "Don't ask for happiness without sharing, don't be greedy for unprofitable gains." ”
Seeking wealth and danger is not necessarily cheap.
There was once a story about two people who entered the immortal mansion and were reincarnated after death.
The fairy asked, "Now we have only two choices, one is to do our best to do things for others, and the other is for everyone to feed him." What do you want? ”
The first person chose to work diligently for others, and after being reincarnated, he became an official and served the people all his life; Someone chose the second path, who would have thought that after he was reincarnated, he would become a beggar and live a life of exile.
You covet the bargains in life, and life will inevitably give you the same reward. In this world, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Hong Yingming said: It is easy to escape from the hardships of time, but it is difficult to escape from the trap of happiness. 」
It is a fact that many people can survive hardships, but it is difficult to survive calm.
When the Chen Dynasty fell, there was a well called "Rouge Well", which was called "Humiliation Well" by later generations.
It came from?
At that time, Chen Shubao, the stormy queen of Chen, inherited the throne and wrote in his edict of succession: "There is no reason to be silent, dare to forget Kangji." ”
It's just that in the past few years, I haven't seen the hard work mentioned in the edict, but I have indulged in lust, indulgence, and favored ministers and good generals.
Later, the Sui Dynasty sent troops and handed over the military power to the Wenchen, who had no ability to lead troops, and the country was ruined, which was almost a sure thing.
On the night of the collapse of the country and the death of the family, the queen Chen ignored the dissuasion of the ministers, and hid in the well with two concubines, and was later discovered by the Sui army, a beautiful concubine, when she was fished out of the well, the fat powder on her face fell on the side of the well, which is the origin of the "rouge well".
If Empress Chen can govern the country in an orderly manner according to the instructions of the holy decree, even if the outcome is already doomed, he still has the strength to fight.
In times of peace, we must think more in order to avoid disasters, and blindly coveting comfort will only make ourselves suffer a big loss.
Everything has a reason, every abandonment brings gain, and every greed brings loss.
There are two sides to everything, one side takes advantage and the other side suffers.
To abandon conscience is character; Giving up the cheapness of human favor is maturity; Sacrifice the humble for the rich; It is wise to give up the benefits of comfort.
Don't be greedy for small gains, have no distractions, and be at ease.