Chujiang people
The Chu people are going to sneak attack on the Song State, and the marching route is to cut across the Ji River, and take it at one fell swoop while the Song people are unprepared. In order to be foolproof in this military operation, Chu carefully planned every stage of the whole operation. First of all, people were sent to the Ji River to measure the depth of the water, and marks were set in the shallow water, so that the large troops attacking the Song State could cross the river smoothly along the marks. Unexpectedly, on the day of crossing the river, the Ai River suddenly rose, and the Chu people did not know this situation. When the troops crossed the Jiye River, they still crossed the river according to the original standard. Coupled with marching at night, as a result, soldiers and horses entered the deep water and whirlpool in large numbers and were washed away by the raging river. This caught ChuJun off guard, the soldiers yelling, horse also scared hiss. The Chu army was in chaos, just like countless houses collapsed during the earthquake. In this way, the Chu army suffered heavy losses before meeting the enemy, and those who were lucky enough not to die could not move forward, so they had to return to Chu. Of course, it was right for the Chu people to set a standard before. If the river doesn't rise, they can cross the river according to the sign. However, the situation changed later. As the river swells and the water level rises, the river becomes deeper. However, the Chu people crossed the river according to the original route without knowing the change. Of course, many soldiers and horses were drowned or washed away by the water.
Children, from the story of Chu Jun crossing the river, we can know that the situation is constantly changing, and people's understanding should also change with the development of the situation. If we don't take corresponding measures according to the new situation, we will suffer.
A businessman's dream
In ancient times, there was a businessman who was unhappy all day because his business was not very good. He worships Buddha and burns incense every day, hoping that his luck will change and he will suddenly become rich and become a monopoly. One day, he transported goods through a temple. I've been walking for a long time, and I'm so tired that I'm sweating. When I see a temple, I will go in and have a rest. There are bodhisattvas in the temple, and businessmen come forward to bow down and pray that they will make a fortune and live a happy life all their lives. As the businessman was very tired, he sat down to rest and fell asleep, and soon fell asleep. He dreamed that he came to a very rich family, which was luxuriously decorated, with rockeries, lakes and exotic flowers and grasses in the yard. There are beautiful furniture, exquisite carvings and some rare treasures in the house, which makes him look rich. An old man with a prominent official position warmly welcomed him into the living room and talked and laughed with him. Then, the old man said, "You are my son-in-law, and I want to betroth my daughter to you." So, he married a charming wife, and soon he became a big official. The wife is gentle and virtuous, and the children are excellent. Businessmen enjoy endless wealth, carefree life, accompanied by their wives and children, and very happy life. Decades have passed in an instant, and he doesn't want to go home at all. Suddenly, the businessman woke up and found himself still in the temple. All the good things in the dream disappeared without a trace, only the junk around me was still there, and I was very lost.
Children, this story is about: a happy life cannot be achieved by fantasy. Don't expect to sit back and enjoy success at any time. Only by working hard can we turn our wishes into reality.
Poor old man.
In ancient times, there was an old man who lived by a group of monkeys instead of working by himself. Every morning, the first thing he does after getting up is to assign tasks to the monkeys. He asked an old monkey to take some little monkeys to the mountains to pick fruits. In the evening, when the monkeys came back, the old man forced the monkeys to hand over some fruits they had picked all day. He relies on these fruits handed in by these monkeys to support himself, and sometimes he has a surplus. Several times, the monkey refused to hand over the fruit, thinking that it was picked by himself, and the old man enjoyed it and was very dissatisfied. The old man whipped the monkey with a bamboo pole. Although the monkey thinks it is very hard to go up the mountain to pick fruit for the old man to eat every day, he is afraid of being beaten by the old man and has to be at his mercy. One day, a little monkey asked the old monkey, "Did the old man plant fruit trees on the mountain?" The old monkey replied, "I don't think so." I planted it myself. " The little monkey asked again, "Why should we pick fruit for the old man?" Why did he hit us? Inspired by the little monkey's words, the old monkey decided to run away with the monkeys. That night, the monkeys quietly broke the cage while the old man was asleep, and then ran hand in hand into the depths of the forest and never returned. When the old man woke up, he found that all the monkeys had run away. Old people know nothing. Without monkeys, he has no means of survival. Finally, he had to stay at home and starve to death.
Son, if a person doesn't work hard, just depends on others, or lives by exploiting others, then he can only starve to death like that old man. This story tells us to be a self-reliant person.
Never too old to learn.
Duke Jinping is a very diligent monarch. Seventy years old, he still hopes to read more and study more. However, for a 70-year-old man, there are many difficulties in learning again. Jin Pinggong had no confidence in his idea, so he asked a clever courtier, Shi Kuang. Shi Kuang is a blind old man. He possessed a vast store of knowledge. Although he can't see with his eyes, he knows everything. Jin Pinggong said: "You see, I am seventy years old and really old, but I still want to read more. Do you think it is too late? " Shi Kuang replied, "You said it was too late, so why not light the candle?" Duke Jinping didn't understand what Shi Kuang was saying. Shi Kuang quickly explained: "I heard that people are studious in their youth, just like the warm sun in the morning, the light is getting stronger and stronger, and the time is long. People are eager to learn in their prime, just like getting bright sunshine at noon. Although the noon sun has gone halfway, it is very powerful and there is still a lot of time. People are eager to learn when they are old. Although the sun is going down and there is no sunshine, they can still use candles. Although the light of the candle is not very bright, it is better than groping in the dark. " Jin Pinggong suddenly enlighted and said happily, "You speak very well, indeed! I am confident. "
Son, as long as we want to study, it's never too late. A person's life is a life of study, and we should live and study like Jin Pinggong!
People who take fifty steps back are laughing at people who take a hundred steps back.
King Hui of Liang often drives people to war with neighboring countries. On one occasion, King Hui of Liang summoned Mencius and asked, "I am trying my best to govern the country. In some places where famine occurs all the year round, I will move some people there to places with good harvests and transport some food from places with good harvests to disaster areas so that people in disaster areas will not starve to death. However, if you look at the politicians in neighboring countries, which one can think of his own people wholeheartedly like me. But the number of people in neighboring countries has not decreased, and my number has not increased. What is the reason? " Mencius replied: "Your Majesty likes to fight, so I will take war as an example. On the battlefield, as soon as the battle started, their soldiers rushed to each other and killed the enemy bravely. After a fierce fight, the winner pursued fiercely and the loser fled desperately. Some soldiers who escaped ran very fast and stopped after running a hundred steps; Some run very slowly, and then stop after fifty steps. At this time, the soldiers who run slowly laugh at those soldiers who run a hundred paces as cowards. Do you think this ridicule is right? " Liang said, "No, there is no difference between running 50 steps and running 100 steps. They are all avoiding the cold. " Mencius said, "Although your majesty loves the people, doesn't he also like to use troops? How can ordinary people not suffer? Understand this truth, then don't want your people to be more than your neighbors. " The monarch of a neighboring country, regardless of the lives of ordinary people in disaster years, is a monarch who does not love the people. King Hui of Liang often enlisted the people to fight, and the people were miserable. He is also a monarch who does not love the people. They laugh at each other, just like "pot calling the kettle black", there is no difference!
Children, when we look at things, we should see the essence and whole of things, not just the surface and parts.
Powerful and useless
In ancient times, there was a talented person named Tian Zhong in the State of Qi. He doesn't want to live on the strength of others, and he doesn't want to associate with dignitaries, so he lives in seclusion in the mountains and thinks that he is very right to do so. A man named Qu Gu visited Tian Zhong in Song State and said to him, "I have heard your name for a long time and know that you are a person who doesn't want to live on others. I have no ability to govern the country and ensure national security. I only grow vegetables, especially gourds. Now, I have a big gourd, its skin is very thick and hard, and there is no room in the gourd. This is a big gourd I left specially, and I want to give it to you. " After hearing this, Tian Zhong said to Qu Gu very politely, "Although I am not good at growing gourds, I know that gourds can be eaten when they are tender and used to hold things when they are old. Now your gourd is big, but there is no hole, it is too hard to cut. A gourd like this can neither eat nor hold anything. What's the use? " Qu Gu respectfully said, "Sir, you are right. I'll throw it away at once. Please don't be angry, sir. Although you live without others, you live in seclusion in the mountains. Although you are full of knowledge and skills, you are of no use to the country. Are you different from the gourd I just mentioned? "
Son, this fable tells us that if a person does not contribute his skills to the country and society, then no matter how learned and famous he is, he is worthless, just like a gourd, which is big and useless.