The differences between people are very small, but it is those subtle differences that make everyone's life very different. The subtle difference lies in whether you can control yourself. Liu Bei once warned his son, "Don't do it just because you are young." This is also a warning to us not to indulge ourselves.
"Those who know people are wise, those who know themselves are clear, those who win are strong, and those who win are strong." Laozi said that only those who can control themselves are strong, those who can control their inferiority can overcome themselves, and those who can control themselves can rush to the embrace of success.
Xu was not thirsty, but went to the roadside to pick pears like everyone else. Instead, he shouted, "The pear has no owner, and I am lonely?" ; Ning Guan was not disturbed by the new things outside. His friend Hua Xin has gone out to watch the fun, but he still concentrates on his studies. Hungry people don't accept other people's food just because they are hungry. They would rather starve to death than lose their dignity. Why are these people unwavering in the face of various temptations? Because they can control themselves, they can control their desires; No matter what luxury, luxury and palaces lie ahead, they never waver or indulge themselves.
Self-control is the cornerstone of success, the foot that reaches the peak, and the lamp that illuminates in the dark. All those who have made meritorious deeds are honest, pay attention to the perfection of small things, consciously restrain themselves, control themselves and constantly surpass themselves. Tao Yuanming lives in seclusion in the deep mountains, no matter how hard his life is, how can he meet him if he is bent over by five buckets of rice, picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and enjoying the elegance of Nanshan? If Zhou Dunyi has no mud, no stains and no evil spirits, how can he not follow the crowd and stick to his noble self? Without loyalty to Liu Bei, how could Zhuge help the Second Emperor all his life and finally serve the country with his death?
If Tao Yuanming hadn't controlled his desires, coveted wealth and returned to the ruling and opposition parties to fight for it, he might have lost that carefree mentality and been caught in the infighting of the court all day; If Zhou Dunyi can't control his desire and works for others like a dog for money, then he will be spurned and accused by the world; If Zhuge did not control his ambition and usurped the throne as emperor, would anyone still respect him?
Managing yourself well is the reproduction of the essence of traditional morality, the crystallization of civilized morality and the call of the spirit of the times. Some people consciously abide by traffic rules when crossing the road, and some people run red lights and turn over railings; Some people throw the scraps of peel paper into the trash can, others throw them everywhere; Some people never destroy public property and take good care of it. Some people scribble on public property and even destroy it. Why are these two kinds of people so different? It is because some people can control themselves and consciously abide by social morality, while others can't control themselves and don't abide by social morality, and of course they will be accused by others.
To control yourself is to prevent the weeds of thought from growing and the cancer of desire from spreading. We must learn to refuse bravely, we must be firm in the direction of life, we must control ourselves, and bravely move forward towards the broad road ahead.