Once, Zhao begged for a cat because there were mice at home, but the cat killed both chickens and mice at home. His son is worried about this situation, but he says the problem is that there are mice, not chickens. Indeed, the choice of catching mice with cats will still bring about a new contradiction of "no chickens". But in fact, the crux of the problem is that rats steal and destroy clothes, which makes people hungry and cold. It is far from hungry and cold to eat chickens, and there is no need to get rid of cats. Therefore, there must be gains and losses between trade-offs.
Mencius once said, "You can't have your cake and eat it." He made a choice between righteousness and life, and he was willing to give up his life for righteousness. Similarly, we often face trade-offs in life. Young people studying abroad are caught in a dilemma between returning to China and choosing jobs on the spot. Those who have struggled for a long time but achieved nothing are hesitant to insist and give up. However, people can't cover everything after all. At this time, it is particularly important to make a relatively correct choice. As Tagore said, "If you are sad because you lose the sun, you will also lose the stars."
At the same time, it is worth noting that trade-off is not an absolutely opposite concept, it is not a value judgment, but a value choice, which is based on a rational thinking of "taking the lesser of two evils" and an economic consideration of opportunity cost. More often, it is not for us to decide what we want more, but for us to weigh what we are more willing to give up. Because of the evaluation of economic benefits, the choice of "no chicken" is inevitable. If it cannot be borne, the impact on people is immeasurable.
Louis XIV is a model. He lived a dissolute life, was punished by the people and went to the guillotine. He once called all beings and suddenly became a prisoner. Just like the moth in Shakespeare's Germination, he suffered the consequences of his past choices at the expense of blood.
The most terrible thing is that we didn't even consider the result when we made the decision. Treating everything as a gift of fate and enjoying it without restraint is different from what Hong Weige said about Queen Mary: "She was too young at that time and didn't know what God gave." All the gifts were marked in the dark. "
In short, the gains and losses brought by weighing are inevitable, but we should be wary of blind and irrational decision-making. We should be more aware of the abyss of desire hidden under the gorgeous appearance of decision-making. "The power of reason alone is limited, and unrestrained enthusiasm is the flame of self-burning." As Ji Bolun said, there must be gains and losses between trade-offs. Only the trade-off party makes a decision, and only the rational party goes far.