-Ji Xianlin's Meditation on Life
Ji Lao said: "I basically talked about' self-knowledge' above. Now let's talk about' prejudice'. My' prejudice' is mainly aimed at philosophy and' righteousness'. As I said above, I'm not interested in it. My head is dull and I like to touch what I can see, that is, the real thing. "
Indeed, philosophy can sometimes explain a truth in a simple sentence.
Sometimes, I list hundreds of reasons and I don't understand a word.
It must be said first that "sizing up the situation" means that people's subjective initiative can analyze and use conditions to achieve the best results of activities. This seems a bit philosophical.
Philosophy belongs to the category of political economy, so both politicians and philosophers are good at "sizing up the situation" and often study the social situation carefully; Always predict the economic development trend. In observing the society and analyzing the current situation, we should verify our own views and spread our own theories.
Professor Ji Xianlin, on the other hand, likes to study history, academics and historical articles. And voluntary silence in this seemingly a bit lonely, a bit monotonous, a bit boring world, enjoy it. Enjoy the academic pleasure of asking and answering questions. He is diligent in studying the academic achievements of ancient people and modern people; I realize the significance of writing and arguing by Chinese and foreign people, and dare not waste every inch of time.
He wrote in the article "An inch of time is not light": "In recent years, I have been really busy. The "golden age" when I had time to read literary works after teaching and administrative work, as in the 1950s, is gone forever. Fortunately, however, I am not a slacker. In the gap between "internal worries" and "foreign invasion", I always try to squeeze out some time to read some works by young students of Peking University. I almost read all the literary works published in the school magazine. "
"... some ideas are fresh and lively, and the writing is fresh and elegant, which really makes me feel refreshed. The ancients in China said that' Little Phoenix is brighter than Old Phoenix'. I-if you allow me to have a seat in it-we' Old Phoenix' can't help but look at you chickens with envy and admiration. "
What Ji Lao said still belongs to mood or state of mind, so he has been reluctant to come to the ranks of "righteousness". He likes to do his own knowledge in an unconstrained style and likes to live a leisurely and indifferent life. On the other hand, he can live a simple life and cope with various social living environments. The pursuit of becoming a useful person to society is always accompanied by every step of his life. ...
And many people are always unable to stick to their inner world.
For people who have just entered the society, how to settle down and support their families is a realistic problem that everyone must face.
At present, the employment situation in society is grim from time to time. It is not uncommon for young people to encounter the "cold winter" of employment, which tests the group of college students wandering between the school gate and the social gate. It also tests all the people facing employment pressure in society. How did Ji Xianlin, a master 75 years ago, deal with this problem? Let's take a look at Ji Lao's stormy life:
Ji Xianlin, 1934, graduated with honors from Tsinghua University.
Faced with the embarrassment of his family and the pressure of employment, he resolutely chose to return to his high school alma mater, Shandong, to teach. While teaching seriously, he kept writing, constantly enriching and adjusting himself. A year later, the opportunity finally came. Since then, Ji Xianlin, with his profound knowledge, has been engaged in the study of ancient Chinese characters, history, translation and other fields, and has become a master of China people.
Does Ji Lao's growth experience have reference significance for current college students? This problem should arouse social thinking?
People must first choose a realistic starting point that suits them.
When studying in Tsinghua, Ji Xianlin was eager to stay in Beijing for academic research in western literature or go abroad for further study after graduation. But because of his poor family, his first thought was that he must have a rice bowl, so he accepted the invitation of his alma mater and willingly became a middle school teacher. This is not an easy choice for Ji Xianlin, a writer who has great ideals and started to become famous. He did it.
We should stand on our feet, be confident and seek long-term development.
When Ji Xianlin was studying in Tsinghua, he published many prose works, and at that time he was already famous in China. But he didn't despise his job because of his fame. Instead, he cherished the pointer and gained recognition from teachers and students with extensive and profound knowledge accumulation and down-to-earth work.
Opportunities only favor those who are prepared.
Ji Lao was not satisfied with a piece of teacher's letter of appointment and rave reviews from teachers and students, but continued to write. During his teaching, his works were published in large quantities, and his alma mater has been paying attention to his development. If he gives up writing after getting a job, some opportunities or honors may not come to him.
For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang lost his economic talent, but when he lived in seclusion in Longzhong, what he did was adaptive and useless. If you die in troubled times, don't ask Wenda to be a vassal.
A gentleman hides things in his body, which is a question of "cultivation".
"Self-cultivation" is not an end; The purpose is to wait for the opportunity: protect the people, and then protect the people.
The gentleman hides the device in his body and maneuvers while waiting; There is a road in the world, you will see it, and without it, you will hide it.
For young people who have just entered the society, most people do not have the skills of "being present" and "hiding".
As long as we persist in self-cultivation and prepare for tomorrow with today's diligence, we will not miss all the opportunities we can grasp!
Do you have any experience? As we all know, the acquisition of social work experience depends on practice, not innate inheritance.
Being good at water doesn't mean that my son can swim. Swimming is a skill acquired through study, not brought in the womb.
Experience tells people that everything should proceed from reality, and different people should have different ways to deal with it.
In ancient times, when people crossed the river, they saw someone holding the baby and trying to throw it into the river, and the baby cried. People ask them why. Yue: "This father is good at doing things." Although the father is good at traveling, is the son good at traveling? This thing will also be reversed.
A man walking by the river saw a man pulling a child to throw him into the river, and the child began to cry. He was asked why he did it. (He) said: "The child's father swims very well."
Although the child's father is good at swimming, must the child be good at swimming? It must be ridiculous to handle things like this. At that time, the Chu people ruled the country, which was a bit like this.
Now the situation in the professional field is just the opposite:
A graduate handed in a resume, and the recruiter asked, "Do you have any work experience?"
"I just graduated and want to find a job." The graduate replied.
The recruiter waved, "We don't want those who have no work experience."
That's ridiculous.
Everything moves. A Chu man crossed the river by boat and accidentally dropped his sword into the river. He quickly carved a mark on the side of the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." After the ship docked, the man went into the water to look for the sword along the mark engraved on the side of the ship, but he couldn't find it for a long time. Because the ship has gone a long way, and the sword is still in its original place.
Isn't it careless to carve a boat for a sword?
Carving a boat for a sword: a metaphor for not knowing the development and changes of things and still looking at problems statically. Dian Bo Lu Chunqiu? The fable "Cha Jin" warns politicians to understand that the world is changing. If they don't know how to reform, they can't govern the country. Later, it showed that they didn't know how to be flexible and stick to the rules.
Just like "people can't walk into the same river twice". This is a famous saying of Heraclitus, an ancient Greek materialist philosopher. Lenin called him "one of the founders of dialectics".
The meaning of this sentence is that the water in the river is constantly flowing. The water you stepped into the river this time has run away. When you step into the river next time, new water will flow. The river keeps flowing, so you can't step into the same river. Obviously, this sentence has its specific meaning, not the difference between this river and that river, but the water flowing in it. The water that washed your feet last time has changed. It may have flowed to the Pacific Ocean. The river where you are now is fresh water flowing down from the upper reaches. This is a new field that you have never set foot in. Just like today and tomorrow, it is 24 hours, but what happens in each new 24 hours is different. Even the air pollution index is different. It was sunny when there was a sun yesterday, and cloudy when there were dark clouds today. Nothing seems to have changed, everything has changed. Heraclitus became an outstanding representative of simple dialectical thought at that time because he advocated "the movement of all things" and "the flow of all things".
We can see people who are rigid or wearing colored glasses everywhere.
To them, assessing the situation is just empty talk.