1, habit-father and son live in the mountains and drive ox carts down the mountain to sell firewood every day.
Father is more experienced, driving in the town, the mountain road is rugged and tortuous, and the son has a good eye. He always reminds me when I want to turn: "Dad, turn!" Once my father didn't go down the mountain because of illness, and my son drove alone. At the corner, the cow refused to turn, so the son tried every means to get out of the car and push and pull, lured by grass, and the cow did not move. What the hell is going on? My son is puzzled. In the end, there is only one way. He looked around to see that no one was there. He leaned close to the cow's ear and shouted, "Dad, turn!" " "Cow responded, moved.
Cows live by conditioned reflex, while people live by habit. A successful person knows how to cultivate good habits instead of bad ones. When more good habits are accumulated, there will naturally be a good life.
2, the fable of the iron ring-an iron ring, accidentally lost a part of itself.
So he desperately searched for the missing part. But because I am not round, I roll slowly. But because of this, it saw flowers and plants that were rarely noticed on weekdays and made friends with them. Hard work paid off, and one day, it found the missing part. With it, although it is perfect, it will run very fast and can no longer talk to flowers and plants. ...
3. Choose the direction-two ants want to climb over a wall and look for food at the other end of the wall.
When an ant comes to the foot of the wall, it will climb up without hesitation, but every time it climbs halfway, it will fall down because of fatigue and fatigue. However, it did not lose heart, fell down again and again, quickly adjusted itself and began to climb up again. Another ant observed it and decided to walk around the wall. Soon, the ants came around the wall to the food and began to enjoy it. Another ant keeps falling and starts again.
Many times, success requires direction besides courage and perseverance. Perhaps with a good direction, success will come faster than expected.
4. A crying woman turns into a laughing woman-There is a story of "A crying woman turns into a laughing woman" in Zen Sea: once upon a time, there lived an old lady in nanzenji, Kyoto.
She cried in rainy days and sunny days, and her face was depressed and sad for many years. The monk in nanzenji asked her, "Why do you always cry?" She cried and replied, "I have two daughters. The eldest daughter married a shoe seller and the youngest daughter married an umbrella seller. On a sunny day, I don't think my little daughter's umbrella can be sold; It's raining. I don't think anyone will buy my eldest daughter's shoes. How can I not cry? " The monk advised her: "When the weather is fine, you should think that the eldest daughter's shoes must be prosperous;" When it rains, you should think that your little daughter's umbrella must sell a lot. " The old lady suddenly realized that she was smiling through tears. Since then, the content of her life has not changed, just because the perspective of observing life has changed. She has changed from a "crying woman" to a "laughing woman".
5. Choice-Three people will be put in prison for three years, and the warden promised to meet one requirement for each of them.
Americans love to smoke cigars and asked for three boxes of cigars. The French are the most romantic and want to be accompanied by beautiful women. The Jew said he wanted a telephone to communicate with the outside world. Three years later, the first person who rushed out was an American, with a cigar in his mouth and shouting, "Give me a fire, give me a fire!" " "It turned out that he forgot to make a fire. Then the Frenchman came ... I saw him holding a child in his hand, a beautiful woman holding a child in her hand and a third child in her belly. Finally, the Jews came out. He held the warden's hand tightly and said, "I have been in contact with the outside world every day for three years." My business has not stopped, but has increased by 200%. To express my gratitude, I want to send you an old Schleswig! "
This story tells us that what kind of choice determines what kind of life. Today's life is determined by our choices three years ago, and today's choices will determine our life three years later. We should choose to get in touch with the latest information and understand the latest trends, so as to create a better future for ourselves.
6, looking for courage-there is a young man wading through mountains to find courage.
It took him three months to find the wooden house where the wise man lived. He knocked at the door: "I came from a place not far from Wan Li to find courage." The wise man said, "It's too late now. Come back tomorrow! " "The next morning, he came to the door of the wise man and knocked on the door. The wise man said, "It's too early now. I haven't got up yet. Come back tomorrow! " "On the third day, the fourth day and the fifth day, the young man knocked at the door, and the wise man sent him away for different reasons. On the sixth day, the young man knocked at the door, and the wise man said, "I want to rest, please come back tomorrow!" " The young man was angry from the heart and said loudly, "Every time I come, you press the button like this. When can I find courage? " Then he kicked the door of the wise man and rushed into the house. The wise man looked at the angry young man and said, "no, you found courage!" " "