I read such a story: China met Germans in a German university and was inflexible, so he deliberately played tricks on them. They put the words "male" and "female" on the adjacent telephone booths, and then hid aside to see what the diehard Germans would do. As a result, they found that all the people who called the telephone booth seemed to see the toilet marked "male" and "female" and entered the telephone booth where they should have entered without complaint. For a time, the "women's pavilion" was idle, while the boys on the other side lined up and quietly walked to the "women's pavilion". China students laughed at their dullness.

This is the cultural difference between China and Germany. Germans always follow the rules of the "game" and go their own way step by step. On the other hand, China seems to be smarter than the Germans. The so-called "rut" no longer exists, and it is about flexibility. What does this flexibility bring us?

China people's flexibility is smooth, and they often consider problems from the perspective of utility. "Profit-seeking" seems to be its purpose, and its way of thinking: it is beneficial to me. The west pays attention to rules, and the result is rigidity. Its way of thinking: should I do this?

The difference between Chinese and western ways of thinking leads to two different social outcomes. China people's way of thinking is biased, and they insist on temporary profits. Therefore, when we are building this harmonious society, "flexibility" has become a thorny issue. Walking in the street, the consequences of this "flexibility" are obvious. In order to get close to the road, pedestrians trample on the lawn at will, and they are still saying in their hearts, "It's really fast to take shortcuts"; Workers who go to work by bike ignore the traffic lights and rush by. After that, I was frightened, but I still made a small profit. I am glad that I was not hit. These small "changes" have destroyed our social morality. There are also some "modifications" that violate the law. During the upcoming Spring Festival peak season, counterfeiting and selling fakes emerge in an endless stream, and unscrupulous traders take chances, disrupting market order, profiteering and hurting consumers; Engineers are exaggerating in order to complete the indicators; The staff of state organs are insatiable and become the moths of the country ... What does this example of "flexibility" leading to serious consequences bring us? They ignored the laws and social morality of the country, and changed their thoughts and behaviors, but they were still complacent.

Westerners' "die-hard loyalty" and persistent pursuit of things, although in our view, are too "hidebound", have brought "civilized" social fashion to their society. Pedestrians walking on the road did not have traffic accidents because of running red lights; There is no warning sign on the lawn but no one steps on it; Corruption and bribery are common. This is the way that westerners know what to do and what not to do.

It seems that "flexibility" and "persistence" cannot coexist, but as long as we build a social moral boundary in our hearts, we will maintain the integrity of public morality and improve the quality of the people without exceeding its foundation.