I once read such a story, which is the best saying of the famous saying "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years".
In ancient times, there was a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam.
One day, the scholar was in a hurry, and he didn't realize that it was getting darker and darker.
The scholar missed the inn and had no place to stay, and then saw an ancient temple in the mountain, and had no choice but to go to the ancient temple in the mountain to spend the night.
When he came to the monastery, the kind monk made a vegetarian meal for the scholar to eat.
After eating, the scholar went to the monk's room to thank him.
After the hustle, the two chatted a few words, and they chatted very speculatively.
The monk asked the scholar, "Sir, everything has a male and female." So, how do you divide the water in the sea into male and female? How can the trees in the mountains be divided into male and female? ”
The scholar immediately asked.
I have been studying for more than ten years, and I have never seen any books that record these things, nor have I heard my husband talk about these things.
So, the scholar humbly asked the monk for advice.
The monk said, "There are waves in the sea, and it is generally believed that the waves are the mother and the waves are the male, because the waves are small and the waves are high, and the male is always stronger." ”
The scholar thought about it and felt that it made sense. Nodding his head in agreement.
The scholar then asked the monk, "How can you distinguish between a male tree and a female tree?" ”
The monk also said, "A male tree is a pine tree, and doesn't the pine character have a 'gong' character?" The plum tree is a mother tree, because there is a 'mother' in the plum character. ”
When the scholar heard this, he suddenly realized, thought about it, and felt that it made sense.
The next morning, the scholar said goodbye to the monk and hurried to the capital to .......
When they arrived in the capital, the scholars entered the examination room for the exam.
As soon as the scholar sat down, he opened the test paper and looked at it, and was surprised to find that the examination question issued by the emperor was the "mother and mother of all things" that the monk said that night.
The scholar was very happy, and without thinking, an article was written.
Soon, on the emperor's list, the scholar won the first place in Jinke.
When the scholar returned to his hometown, he made a special detour to the temple where he stayed that day to thank the monks.
The book offered a generous amount of incense money to the temple, and he also wrote a plaque to the monks, with the inscription: "A night with the king is better than ten years of reading." "To thank the monks for their education.
This story illustrates the truth that learning knowledge is not about burying one's head in hard reading, but also about being good at communicating with others.
Indeed, some learned people have a wider range of knowledge and look at problems from different heights, and some of their insights can help you avoid detours and make success more hopeful.
But in today's materialistic society, it is indeed not easy to meet a person who is a "mentor and helpful friend". Therefore, when communicating with others, we must know how to distinguish between good and bad, and associate with people with knowledge and conscience, so as to achieve the effect of "listening to people's words is better than reading for ten years".