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Wen Guowen
The Book of Rites and Universities says: "From the Son of Heaven to the Shu people, all of them are based on self-cultivation." In a lifetime, the encounters are different, the pursuit is different, some people are ambitious, and some people are safe.
But no matter how big or small we pursue, we stand up and act, integrity and character are the eternal foundation.
Faith is the foundation on which to stand.
The Analects says: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do." People rely on integrity to build a bridge of communication, and people and society rely on credit to establish a close connection.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Ji Zha, the prince of Wu, visited the monarch of Xu State, and Xu Jun saw that the sword hanging from Ji Zha's waist was exquisite, and he couldn't help but reveal the idea of wanting this sword.
Ji Za saw it in his eyes, thinking that his mission had not been completed yet, and it would not be too late to give the sword to Xu Jun when he returned from the mission. Later, Ji Za completed the mission of envoying to the Jin Kingdom and came to visit Xu Jun again, but heard that Xu Jun was no longer alive.
The attendant asked him: "Xu Jun is dead, who is the sword going to give to?" ”
Ji Za said: "I have already made a promise in my heart to give the sword to Xu Jun, how can I break my original promise because he is dead now?" ”
So, Ji Za untied the sword at his waist and hung it on the branch next to Xu Jun's tomb.
Words must be believed, deeds must be fruitful. "Ji Za hung the sword, and the promise of a daughter was also passed down as a good story.
Honesty is an indispensable quality of life and work, and it is the pillar of a person's foothold in society.
"Credit is both an invisible force and an intangible wealth. "It's not difficult to get this intangible asset, but it's so precious.
Product is the biggest backer.
"Caigen Tan" said: "The virtuous person, the master of talent, the talented person, the slave of virtue." Talented but not virtuous, such as a family without a master and slaves, geometry is not rampant". Looking at people, character must always be placed in front of ability.
Ability can be improved and grown in practice, but the loss of character is like a building with a good foundation, no matter how outstanding the achievements are, sooner or later it will collapse and be destroyed because of bad character. The higher such an "edifice" is built, the greater the harm and losses.
The Jin State wanted to annex the neighboring small countries of Yu and Yu, although the two small countries were weak but helped each other, and they depended on each other, and the Jin State had not taken any advantage.
So the Jin State prepared a BMW Meiyu to give to the Yu State, and the monarch of the Yu State gladly accepted the gift of the Jin State, allied with the Jin State, and turned his back on the former ally Yu State.
Not long after, when the time was ripe, the Jin State asked to attack the Yu State through the Daoyu State, and returned with a great victory.
The monarch of the state of Yu personally went out of the city to reward the army of the Jin state, but was held hostage by the state of Jin, and the Jin army took the opportunity to occupy the state of Yu. Under the gorgeous clothes of the monarch of Yu Guoguo, he hides a ruined character, only because he is greedy for profits, he gives up his faith, betrays his allies, and finally reaps the consequences.
If a person's ability is the engine, then the character is the steering wheel, and without the character at the helm, the ability will become a wild horse that has escaped, and the danger will follow.
A good character is the nectar of poplar branches, moisturizing things silently, moisturizing the tree of life; A bad character is a rotten and rotten thing, corroding everything it touches, and finally returning to dust.
Mencius said: "Look up to the sky, bow down to people." When Mencius saw King Hui of Liang, King Hui of Liang asked him, "Have you come all the way to me to fight for my greatest interests?" Mencius said to him, why talk about profit, just the pursuit of benevolence and righteousness!
"Those who are honest are the knot of the world. "Speaking of doing is the most important quality of a person, not double standards for people and themselves, but also the practice of a person's morality, so that to convince people with virtue, to convince people with sincerity, will gain the respect and support of others.
Integrity and character are indispensable, with these two "magic weapons", on the road of life without fear of wind and rain, in order to sing all the way and set sail with the wind.
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