Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and lived to be 84 years old. He comes from an ordinary family, and his own description is "I was born in a poor family and grew up in a nameless family". In his own opinion, he became himself by diligence and thrift. "Now he is not only rich, but also famous all over the world."
His understanding of thrift is:
Friends, hard work and hands-on are enough; If we want to make our diligence more successful, I must add frugality. If a person doesn't know how to save his income, he may work hard all his life and eventually die penniless. As poor Richard said, a complete kitchen will lead to weak will.
At the same time, he attributed his achievements to the gift of God, so he was completely open-minded about his own destiny.
I want to humbly admit that what I call a happy life is a gift from God. He showed me the means I used and achieved immediate results. I am convinced of this, so although I am not sure, I can expect that the same favor will still be given to me, so that my happiness can continue, or I can bear the blow of fatal adversity, because I may suffer the blow of others, and only God knows my future fate: even if it is suffering, he has the right to give it to us.
Although Franklin didn't have much formal education, he especially liked reading. "I like reading since I was a child. I have some small change in my hand and always want to buy books. " Because I like reading, 2 1 year-old organized a club. Most of the members are workers, so this club is named "leather apron" after their work clothes, also called * * * photo studio.
I organized most smart acquaintances into a club to promote and improve each other. We call it "* * * Picture Club"; We get together every Friday night. The articles of association drafted by me require each member to raise one or more questions about morality, politics or natural science in turn for discussion, and submit a paper written by himself for public reading every three months, with convenient topics. Our debate is presided over by the chairman, and should be conducted in the spirit of sincere pursuit of truth, instead of being competitive.
He has been engaged in newspaper printing and publishing. With his diligence and cleverness, he gradually became rich from poverty. "At that time, my business grew bigger and bigger, and my life got better every day. My newspaper is very profitable because it is almost the only newspaper in this area and its neighboring areas. He has his own principles when other newspapers can publish any other people's articles or advertisements for money.
I try my best to convince young people that nothing can make a poor man rich like honesty.
After economic freedom, he developed more interests, such as scientific research and political activities. He was less than 30 years old at that time. "After coming out of the private enterprise, I was complacent about making a lot of money for myself. Although it is normal, it is completely self-sufficient, so I have leisure to engage in scientific research and enjoy it for more than two years. "
"People's happiness, because they hit a once-in-a-lifetime Universiade, is rare, and it is everywhere because of the accumulation of small interests." Everyone likes to see the daily life of great men. Franklin recorded these trivial things in the hope that "my descendants may want to know about them, because they may find that some of them are also suitable for their situation, so they are also suitable for imitation."
What we lack most is the principle of prudence in daily affairs; People are very curious to see how you practice these aspects. In this respect, it will be a key to open the door of life, explain many things that everyone should have understood long ago, and give everyone a chance to become a visionary and wise man.