Because people without morality will lose their minds in the face of too much or easy-to-get wealth and let their desires devour them.
Getting rich overnight is the dream of many people. Xiao He realized this dream because of a lottery ticket, but because of his shallow virtue, this sudden wealth did not bring him happiness.
With money, he lost his temper and went out lavishly, which soon attracted a group of friends and some greedy women.
Listening to the compliments of people around him, he was particularly tired of his wife's nagging, and finally lost himself in ecstasy and insisted on divorcing his wife.
Even, I was dragged by so-called friends to make various investments. Xiao He, who didn't understand these things, finally fell into the trap of others, not only being cheated out of all his money, but also carrying huge debts.
A short time is like a dream. Many people who lack virtue will be like Xiao He. When wealth comes, they will get lost in it, forget what is right and wrong, and forget who is the most important person to them.
And those who don't get wealth from the right path will also pay the price for this "shortcut to life". Small Shenyang is a typical example. He is a famous corrupt official and wants to win the trust of Emperor Qianlong. He looks like a perfect winner in life.
Although Xiao Shenyang was diligent before his success, he couldn't resist the temptation of money after his success. He will use his position to embezzle tribute; He sold officials with money and set off a wave of bribery in North Korea. He also took advantage of people's danger to buy land at a low price when others were in trouble, and made a profit from it.
But little Shenyang knows that behind his limelight, a deadly bayonet has been hung. After the death of Emperor Qianlong, who protected small Shenyang, Emperor Jiaqing made a move on small Shenyang.
The wealth that little Shenyang has managed for so long has gone into the pocket of Emperor Jiaqing. According to records, the property of Little Shenyang is equivalent to the total income of the Qing government 15 years.
Although small Shenyang had a temporary scenery, it ended up as "small Shenyang fell, Jiaqing was full" because Germany didn't deserve money.
How much virtue a person has, how much wealth he carries, otherwise, wealth will be transferred. Just as the four disciplines of leaving Fan said: "One hundred gold wealth must be one hundred gold figures, and one thousand gold wealth must be one thousand gold figures."
Indeed, the poor are not rich in foreign wealth, and only with the support of virtue can they really have wealth. Virtue is thin, and disaster is coming.
As the saying goes: "if virtue is not called, its disaster will be cold;" If you can't weigh it, the damage will be great. If a person's morality is not directly proportional to his position, then disaster is bound to come.
The value and significance of life lies in its fullness. Only by taking the sense of responsibility as the cornerstone of self-cultivation can we truly realize the happy ending of life.
Standing between heaven and earth, one must respect oneself and cultivate one's morality in order to have value and significance. There is a cloud in the Book of Changes: Ben: Heng. Xiaoli has friends. The meaning of this sentence is: this hexagram, Hengtong, has a small profit when you go.
Seeking small profits will damage their glorious image in the eyes of ordinary people, so leaders should strictly regulate their words and deeds, do more practical things for ordinary people, and be realistic and profitable in order to win the heartfelt support of ordinary people.
In this world, interest is only one of the fulcrums and levels, and life needs to rely on external materials to support its own happiness.
But life can't rely entirely on profit. If you rely too much on interests and ignore the sense of responsibility to others, then such a life is empty and meaningless.
The Book of Changes, the first of its kind, is a philosophical classic that has been constantly improved with the joint efforts of people with lofty ideals in previous dynasties. Among them, more than 2000 years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucius, a famous thinker, educator and politician, inserted wings into the Book of Changes and annotated Ten Wings. Among them, Confucius said in the Book of Changes, "If morality does not match, there will be disaster; Virtue is thin and respectful, wisdom is small and ambition is big, and strength is small and heavy, which is rare. " Confucius divided "if morality is not in place, there will be disaster" into three parts:
Virtue and respect: that is to say, a person's moral character and character are not directly proportional to his leadership position. For example, a person's moral standards are very low, that is, money is enough to eat and wear, officials live in small leaders, and suddenly one day they make a fortune and don't know how to distribute this wealth. When he gets the money, he runs amok, eats, drinks, gambles and does bad things. Because of his low "virtue and quality", disaster came immediately. One day, the man was suddenly promoted to full-time and was in charge of all-round work. His moral character is not high enough. He has been a bad official, bullying the city, accepting black gifts, and doing evil for a long time. Disaster is imminent.
Wise little and seek big: refers to a person with small ideological wisdom, but too big a plan, which does not match his personal ability, resulting in serious losses; If someone drives a chariot or a plane without any training, it is conceivable that disaster will follow; For another example, if a person has no experience, he will operate on the patient immediately, which is also "Xiao Zhi's great ambition" to ensure the arrival of disaster.
Small strength, heavy responsibility: everyone knows what this sentence means. A person's strength can't reach his load, light will hurt the body, and heavy will die.
In real life, everyone usually understands the above truth, but when things happen to individuals, they will not deal with them. Just like officials who have fallen off the horse in recent years, they hold important positions, their power expands, and their bribery value is high. They are "unworthy of virtue", which is beyond the tolerance of the blessed. They are in danger.
So I want to tell you a truth: no matter how much money there is, no matter how big the official is, we must first cultivate "morality", honor our parents, be honest and trustworthy, and do more good deeds. As long as "virtue" is repaired, "small virtue" will be small and rich, and "great virtue" will be big and rich. Life will be happy as long as people devote themselves to goodness!
People may pursue wealth and power all their lives, but in fact, wealth and power will not last long.
If you take advantage of personnel, you will suffer from injustice; Greed for the benefits of the world will inevitably lead to the loss of sex. Those who are involved in the world should assess the situation and be careful not to fall into the deep well because of greedy yellowbird, and play with birds instead of following pearls.
Many people will not realize it until they have experienced the loss of their lives. It turns out that when you think you are greedy for worldly benefits, you actually lose heaven. Therefore, a truly wise person will never take advantage of the world because of greed, and it is wise to follow the proper process of heaven.
When you are alive, don't take advantage of others by some means because of temporary greed, because at this time, you can't make an accurate judgment with greed. What you think is cheap may be a trap. You may get visible benefits, but what you lose is the loss brought by heaven.
When we use virtue to support the wealth gained by greed, it certainly won't last long, and it will also make us afraid, not to mention when you use some cunning means to gain benefits?
The more opportunistic, take advantage, and finally deviate from heaven, the result of planting evil causes will inevitably be punished by heaven.
This punishment may not be reported by the world, but it will always follow you or your family. So some immediate interests are not necessarily good for us, so we try our best to fight for them. It is better not to care about the temporary gains and losses, maybe the result will be better than expected.
Therefore, when dealing with people, we must keep our simple mind, get rid of greed for desire, and manage and safeguard our lives while conforming to the heaven.
Once we encounter ignorance of wisdom and greed of desire, after all, the gain and loss of life is between one gain and one loss. Your so-called petty gain will not help you except suffering from heaven.
There is nothing wrong with people's pursuit of wealth. Everyone hopes to change his life by getting more wealth. However, if you choose a wrong path that goes against heaven because you are in a hurry, your acquisition of wealth is limited, because it is difficult for people to acquire wealth beyond their own cognition.
The wealth that truly belongs to a person should conform to a person's virtue and ability, rather than being obtained by taking advantage or opportunism. If a person can get wealth by luck, he will soon lose it because he is not worthy.
In our life, there are many such examples, because people who have been poor all their lives have gained a lot of wealth, but they can't manage their money and can't protect their money. In the end, they will find that there is not much money at all, and eventually they will have nothing.
In the same way, it's like winning the lottery. If you are unable to keep this wealth, this money will only become a hidden danger in your life.
Therefore, instead of thinking about how to make use of the secular world, we should start from ourselves, strive to improve our level, and give ourselves more ability and choices to make money, but we must remember that while following the heaven, we must also make moderate progress.
Laozi said in Tao Te Ching: A husband has no relatives in heaven and often works with good people. The meaning of this sentence is that the laws of nature are inseparable and often accompanied by virtuous people.
Xiu De is to make his words and deeds conform to heaven, and make everything reasonable and moderate. When everything conforms to the law, the external environment will inevitably achieve self imperceptibly, which is another function of virtue for life.
The cultivation of virtue, in addition to innate achievements, is more about the subtle cultivation and tempering of life.
From a more popular point of view, that is to say, people should be practical, not so impatient, not to be eager for quick success, not to pursue external material all the time, but to learn to enrich their hearts and make their lives heavier.
It is the foundation of life to temper oneself and improve one's virtue and studies. The ancients said: those who are impatient will never learn to dive. An impetuous person can't have a deep understanding of things.
Everything needs a good foundation, starting from this foundation and expanding outward, so as to establish a good life ending.
Just like architecture, to lay a good foundation, teachers should have profound subject knowledge. Without basic support, the houses built are just castles in the air.
If a person does not have rich moral cultivation, it is difficult to gain a better foothold in this world, and he is too arrogant or timid to do things. In short, the root of all this is to do things with virtue.
There is a kind of people who are friendly and humble. They can handle every interpersonal relationship properly, but they are keen to enjoy the time alone and are used to being alone.
Being friendly to others does not conflict with being alone. Being friendly to others is cultivation, and being alone is character.
Zeng Guofan said in "Family Instructions" that "seeking benevolence is fun." We often say that the highest state of being kind to others is "being kind to others".
Being friendly to others is a sign of inner kindness. You can't pretend with false illusions, and you won't be imprisoned by external appearances. It is a charm that comes from the bones.
The ancients often said, "Only modesty is blessed." Only by keeping a humble heart can we be blessed and do things smoothly.
Even if a person has made a great contribution, he can always be awed by life, down-to-earth, and do things with low-key and caution. How could he not succeed?
However, if this person feels great and starts to be arrogant after success, then gradually no one will want to deal with him and become cold and cheerless, which is the beginning of decline.
"Everything that is true and great is simple and humble." Be humble and courteous to people, be kind to people, and constantly accumulate your own blessings. The deeper the foundation, the richer your future and the broader your life.
There is a saying in Tao Te Ching that "goodness is like water, and water is the goodness of all things." The supreme goodness is like water, and the goodness of water benefits all things without dispute.
The height of virtue determines the realm of life, and the width of virtue determines the end of life. "Come back with love and come back with blessings." People who are kind to others will be blessed.
People who can walk out of an open attitude will make their moral character complement their words, deeds and career. They know in advance how to be a man and be kind to others, but they will do good things for the future of Mo Wen and facilitate others and themselves. Know how to speak well, be gentle and courteous, be modest and polite, from beginning to end.
"Be kind to others and be kind to yourself; If you have a road with others, you will retreat. " Being kind to others and being friendly to others is being friendly to yourself. Leaving a way for others is also paving the way for yourself.
Zeng Guofan said, "There are roughly three skills to know people, independent ambition, courage and perseverance." The ambition of independence is the first prerequisite for becoming an adult.
If a person is not financially independent, he can't stand on his own feet in society. It is inevitable that a person's thoughts are not independent and oppressed. Habitual dependence will make you a vassal of others. Once the other person leaves, the spiritual pillar will collapse, and so will you.
Whether physically or mentally, people who lose their independence will eventually be trampled to dust. The so-called independent ambition is whether you have independent judgment on major issues and whether you can be independent. And we should not only have our own opinions, but also be able to gather the strength of all people, be aware of things, have enough judgment, and clearly grasp the boundaries.
If you are alive and know your own direction, you must first learn to sail and break the waves by yourself. Only open ambition can help others and yourself at the same time.
Wolves pack, tigers and leopards walk alone. A truly outstanding person is always a loner. People are divided into three grades. And wood is divided into pear wood and rosewood. Some ideas are like Chun Xue, mountains and rivers. Standing alone in the muddy world, disdaining to walk with others.
The cultivation of five virtues is to cultivate one's own "nature" according to the Confucian "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith", which is the so-called "five permanent members".
The five precepts of Confucianism correspond to the five precepts of Taoism. Benevolence is forbidden to kill, righteousness is forbidden to steal, propriety is forbidden to commit adultery, wisdom is forbidden to eat meat, and faith is forbidden to lie.
The five permanent members can cultivate self-cultivation, and this "sex" refers to virtue, character and temperament. People who are rich in benevolence and virtue can generally see it in their eyes.
Benevolent people will show a kind of love, kindness, tolerance, humiliation, love everything, behave very dignified, and smile from the heart at any time. In dealing with people, it also shows a kind of softness and openness, which can be tolerant and patient.
Without kindness, such people are bound to be arrogant, refuse to accept people's control and often get angry with themselves. Love sulks, hate others in my heart, and don't show it externally.
To reach the realm of "benevolence", a person needs to strengthen spiritual cultivation and constantly improve himself. People who are righteous and strong will be very happy, based on helping others, and often be brave, help the weak and help the poor.
Think less about yourself, help others more and get along well. Such people are generally decisive and don't drag their feet. All words and deeds should conform to "righteousness".
For a gentleman, if a promise violates justice, then this promise does not need to be observed, and if an act violates justice, then this act does not need to be done. The key depends on whether the promise and behavior are in line with the righteousness.
People who lack benevolence and morality are particularly stingy on the road of life. In life, people often become lonely because of greed and using others. They have few friends and are lonely. It is not difficult to achieve righteousness. As long as our daily behavior conforms to morality and legal system, it can be called "righteousness".
Courage is not necessarily the only way. Donate money and materials to poor students, help elderly people who fall, give up their seats to elderly pregnant women, do charity, offer love and so on. These little things that help people in need are all suitable for morality and the legal system, so they are also "righteousness".
A man with courtesy and righteousness does things aboveboard because his heart can shine. Such a person is respected by his family and relatives, and his colleagues and friends also respect him.
Because I have a smart mind, understand the truth, don't insist, follow the rules, so I can consciously abide by the law and know what to do and what not to do. Good judgment, knowing what is right and what is wrong.
He does things calmly, because his mind is bright and his mind and consciousness will not be confused. People who lack etiquette and morality covet vanity and whitewash beauty, so it is difficult to develop smoothly.
Greed for vanity, vanity and love of beauty, lack of etiquette and morality, unable to uphold norms and abide by the law. People with wisdom and virtue will not be fascinated by wine and color, but will be open-minded.
Modest and gentle, eager to be light but not greedy, changeable, adaptable, not rigid and obedient. If you want to be round, you can flatten. You don't have to be tough. You can flexibly adjust your living environment and surrounding environment.
If you lack intelligence and moral quality, your character will be sentimental, dull and stupid, worrying about yourself and damaging your body and mind.
Lack of reason and moral quality, especially greedy for food and drink, infatuated with lust, in a mess. Faith is loyalty, honesty, stability, generosity, sincerity and firmness. Duplicity is equivalent to cheating and using others; Love to talk big will encourage your vanity and harm the right path.
People who lack faith are suspicious, arrogant and stupid, complaining and making trouble. If you are wrong, you must find an object and find a reason to excuse yourself.
People with faith tell the truth and do practical things. Laozi said, "If you are light, you will keep your promise, but if you are heavy, you will break your promise" (Tao Te Ching). Don't make promises easily. Once you have made a promise, you should earnestly carry out what you said.
Confucius also said: people without faith don't know what they can do! "(The Analects of Confucius) I don't know how a person can live in the world if he doesn't keep his word!
Speaking of credit, keeping promise is the way to stand in the world, which is not only respect for others, but also respect for yourself.
The ferryman wrote: If fate is a lonely river, who will be your soul ferryman? Great wisdom is not crowded, and great goodness does not help. Being alone is a habit. When you get used to walking alone, the road will get smoother and smoother. The whole world is muddy. I'm alone. Everyone is drunk. I wake up alone.
Throughout the ages, folk proverbs will give people a profound warning. Proverbs contain profound philosophy of life and basic ways to treat people. Only when a person has noble conduct and morality can he inherit the development of history and culture. Only with lofty quality can this positive concept be passed down from generation to generation.
The motto of many universities is written with the words "virtuous". "Thick" means deep and heavy, and it also means dignified and broad. "Virtue" refers to a person's moral character, including how to live, how to be a man, and how to face different people and things; "Inheritance" means inheritance and development, and also refers to the inheritance of some ideas; The "thing" in "carrying good things" is what we call material life, and it can also be simply understood as blessing.
"Carrying things by virtue" means: only having both ability and political integrity can carry everything and be qualified for blessing. On the contrary, "virtue does not match", everyone's morality and social status must match, on the contrary, it violates the laws of nature and suffers disasters.
The implication of "if morality is not in place, there will be disaster", so the Book of Changes under the copula records: if morality is not in place, there will be disaster; Virtue is thin and respectful, wisdom is small and big, and strength is small and heavy, which is rare. "It means that if a person's virtue does not match his position, it will inevitably lead to disaster. People with bad morals have high status, but they are too weak to hold important positions, which is not conducive to the development of things.
A person's virtue does not match his position, that is, "if virtue does not match, there will be disaster." For example, a table can only bear the weight of 20 kilograms, but if the weight of more than 50 kilograms is forcibly placed, the table will not be able to bear this gravity and will eventually be completely crushed by the pressure.
So for a person, the same is true. If a person's ability is limited, giving him a heavy responsibility will only make him overwhelmed or even completely overwhelmed. Therefore, the old saying that "if virtue is not worth it, there will be disaster" still has a strong philosophical nature.
Virtue is thin, status is respected. If a person has no good moral character, but has been in a leading position, his wealth is not proportional to his contribution, which will cause some bad things. The so-called "upward behavior, downward effect" is also the same. If a person is in the position of prime minister, but does not have good moral quality, it will cause subordinate officials to follow suit. Over time, it will lead to much trouble.
Low virtue but high taste, and then disaster came. For example, there were many high-ranking officials in ancient times, but they only knew how to oppress the people and blindly collect money, which led to the people living in dire straits and even made the whole country tottering. Therefore, we should choose officials with both ability and political integrity and entrust them with heavy responsibilities.
Those with low ability have lofty ideals, and some people have plans far beyond their personal ability because of their low personal level. This kind of thinking and practice does not match one's own ability, and as a result, it will also cause certain losses to individuals or countries. For example, driving without relevant training and study will not only cause serious traffic accidents, but also cause serious injuries.
A person who has no medical experience will prescribe drugs and injections to patients, which will also lead to misdiagnosis, harm others, harm themselves and even harm people's lives. Everyone should choose a job or industry that matches their abilities, so that they can have enough room for development, keep learning and making progress, and move forward step by step from the foundation to higher and further places.
Small ability but great responsibility "If morality is not in place, there will be disaster" contains several different meanings. One of them is that a person's ability has not reached a certain level, but he has been given a heavy responsibility, which will eventually lead to very serious consequences. Therefore, when a person is doing something, it is best to do what he can. Money, power and reputation in the world belong to a kind of blessing, and only when one's ability matches it can one get a natural reward.
If a person's ability is limited, but in a very important position, although given certain social status and rights, such a blessing is a boulder that oppresses himself and makes him breathless, which will eventually lead to serious consequences. "If morality is not in place, there will be disaster" is a profound folk proverb, but it has profound meaning.
In life, all the efforts and gains are proportional, and the gains are often much smaller than the efforts. Therefore, we should improve our ability, improve our work and ethics, so as to carry the mission entrusted by the enterprise history. If a person wants to get more benefits and wealth, he must have the ability to cooperate with it, otherwise it will affect the development of things and the future and destiny of individuals. * * * Encourage!
Author: young crops