Once, Zigong was cleaning at the door, and a guest came to visit and asked, "Are you Confucius?"

Zi Gong replied, "I am a disciple of Confucius. Do you have any questions for our teacher? "

The man asked, "I want to ask a question about time."

Zi Gong replied: "I know this question, and I can answer you."

The man asked, "How many seasons are there in a year?"

Zi Gong replied: "Four seasons."

The man retorted, "No, it's three seasons."

Confucius heard the argument between the two men and said to his guests, "There are really three seasons in a year."

Hearing this, the guests left with satisfaction.

Zi Gong was puzzled and asked, "There are obviously four seasons in a year. Why did the teacher say it was three seasons? "

Confucius replied, "Look at the man in green, he is obviously a grasshopper in the field. Grasshoppers live in spring and die in autumn. Where have you seen winter? "

Zi Gong suddenly realized.

People have a great defect, that is, "being a teacher." Older people, in particular, are more willing to impose their views on others.

Although everyone has his own cognitive limitations, the weakness of human nature is that he is unwilling to be educated by others.

Imposing what you know is "right" on others is tantamount to telling them that you are wrong. Even if it is a fact, the other party may not accept it.

Laozi said: "The speaker does not know, the knower does not speak, the debater is not good, and the good does not argue."

A person, when your practice is not complete, can use your actions and charm to drive and influence others, but it is probably nonsense to say that he has not reached the wisdom of Prajna.

A high-level person must devote his limited time and energy to familiarizing himself with classics and silently improving himself.

The less a person has, the more he will show off. The more empty and lonely you are, the more you love to brag.

Lin Yutang described some people as showing off their wealth: if they have ten pence around their waist, their clothes will rattle.

Showing off wealth is actually a kind of confidence in wealth, an inherent lack; Those who are ignorant would rather be good teachers than be looked down upon by others, which is a kind of cultural unconfidence. What a pity! Ridiculous!

You know yourself! Don't make yourself a summer bug that can't talk to ice, or a well frog that can't talk to the sea!