"Contented people are happy" comes from Laozi's "Contented people are not humiliated, and Zhi Zhi can stay still for a long time". This sentence is used to educate people who are insatiable and constantly ask for it from society. But as our information society today, this sentence is debatable.

As the saying goes, "One mountain is high and one mountain is low." There is no limit to learning, and there is no limit to knowledge. We must be conscientious and down-to-earth, and always realize that our knowledge and achievements are insignificant. We must not let the vines of pride and satisfaction stand in our way. We should cut them off when they are just budding. At the same time, we should use humble crutches to detect the danger ahead for ourselves, make steady progress on the thorny ground, learn from the seabed, and strive to dig more treasures.

However, some middle school students nowadays are content with a little knowledge in their studies. After learning calligraphy for a few days, I began to dance "Weeds". The layman didn't know it and just shook his head. Learned to write, just wrote a few essays, I thought I was literate, and I liked to brush it off, without drafting or revising it. As a result, what I wrote was "ugly" and it was difficult for people to understand, especially middle school students and social youth. It is enough to practice martial arts and learn several sets of boxing methods; Those who study business will be on cloud nine after two deals. As a result, boxing is very poor, often because they have suffered the ups and downs of the business world, and even lost their money. I deeply feel that if it is easy to be satisfied, it will be difficult to make progress in my studies. Mo Bosang worshipped Flaubert and studied hard for many years before publishing his first novel. Was he not good enough before? No, it's just that he has learned a lot and doesn't want to show his edge. Sure enough, his first work, boule de suif, caused a great sensation. Later known as "the king of short stories". It can be seen that good workers are good at learning, and good learners can treat learning with an open mind.

Writing here, I suddenly thought of a story in Zongchan. An apprentice studied art for many years and was eager to get out of the mountain. He told the master that he had learned enough. The master told him to put a bowl of stones and asked him, "Is it full?" "Full", the apprentice is very confident. The master grabbed a handful of fine sand and mixed it with people, but the sand didn't overflow. "Is it full?" It's full this time. The apprentice was ashamed. Master grabbed the ash and spilled it, and it overflowed. "Is it full?" "Full". The apprentice seems to have realized something. Master poured another glass of water, but it still didn't overflow. Ask again, the apprentice has been afraid to answer.

Knowledge is the bowl, no matter how full it looks, it is not full at all. Therefore, we must not be complacent and content with our own study. Remember Shakespeare's words: "Proud people always destroy themselves in pride."

Therefore, only by treating everything with contentment can we have a peaceful mind and make great progress.