Chapter 404: It didn't cost much
6. Father and son ride donkeys
The father and son led the donkey into the city, and someone laughed at them halfway: It's so stupid, there are donkeys that don't ride!
The father told his son to ride on a donkey, and after walking away, some people said: What an unfilial son, he let his father walk!
The father hurriedly called his son down and rode on the back of the donkey, and someone said: What a ruthless father, not afraid to exhaust the child to death!
The father hurriedly asked his son to ride on the back of a donkey as well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoWho knows that someone else said: Two people riding on the back of a donkey, not afraid to crush the thin donkey to death?
The father and son quickly slipped off the donkey's back, tied the donkey to its four feet, and carried it with a stick. When crossing a bridge, the donkey struggled because he was uncomfortable, and as a result, he fell into the river and drowned!
The big truth: a person must be assertive and have the ability to judge right and wrong, so that he will not be swayed by the opinions of others. Don't live in other people's opinions, walk on your own feet and think with your own head.
7. The size of the shark
I once went to the aquarium with my friends.
One traveler asked the caretaker, "How big will this shark grow?" ”
The caretaker pointed to the aquarium and said, "It depends on how big your aquarium is." ”
The traveler asked, "Will it be as big as an aquarium?" ”
The caretaker said carefully: "If you are in an aquarium, the shark can only be limited to a few meters in size, if you are in the ocean, it will be big enough to swallow a lion in one bite." ”
The big truth: the environment can change a person's mind. The environment can limit one's mind, and one can limit one's own mind. Don't frame yourself, and when you can't change your environment, start by changing yourself.
8. The Great Law of Moving Mountains
There is a master who has been practicing hard and has practiced a "mountain-moving Dafa" for decades.
Someone reverently asked: "What kind of divine power did the master use to move mountains?" How can I practice such a miracle? ”
The master smiled: "It is also very simple to practice this magic skill, as long as you master one point: if the mountain can't come, I will go over." ”
There are too many things in the real world that are like "mountains" that you can't change, or at least can't change temporarily.
The big truth: if things can't be changed, you change yourself. Only by changing oneself can one eventually change others; Only by changing oneself can one finally change the world that belongs to oneself. Mountain, if you don't come, then you can go by yourself!
9. Two calligraphers
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were two calligraphers. A very serious imitation of the ancients, pay attention to each painting to resemble a certain one, such as a certain horizontal to be like Su Dongpo, a certain to be like Mi Fu. Naturally, once he got to this point, he was quite proud.
The other is just the opposite, not only practicing hard, but also requiring every stroke and every painting to be different from the ancients, paying attention to nature, until I have practiced this step, I feel steady.
One day, the first calligrapher mocked the second calligrapher and said, "May I ask you, brother, which of your characters is from the ancients?" ”
The latter was not angry, but asked with a smile: "May I also ask Brother Ren, which of your words is your own?" ”
The first one listened, and immediately opened his mouth.
The big truth: people should walk out of a way from where there is no way, do not destroy their own personality, blindly imitate others, that will only lose themselves, and even their own destiny can not be grasped.
10. Humble greats
A father took his son to visit Van Gogh's house, and after seeing the small wooden bed and cracked leather shoes, the son asked his father, "Wasn't Van Gogh a millionaire?" The father replied, "Van Gogh was a poor man who had not even married a wife." ”
Another year later, the father took his son to Denmark to visit Hans Christian Andersen's former residence, and the son asked in confusion: "Dad, doesn't Hans Christian Andersen live in the palace?" Why was he in this attic when he was alive? The father replied, "Andersen is the son of a shoemaker, and he lives here." ”
His father, a sailor, travels annually to ports across the Atlantic, and his son, Ito Prague, is the world's first black journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Twenty years later, Ito Prague recalled his childhood: "At that time, our family was black except for being very poor, and my parents were selling coolies for a living. For a long time, I thought it was impossible for a lowly black man like us to be productive. It was my father who introduced me to Van Gogh and Hans Christian Andersen, and it was my father who made me realize that black people are not inferior, and the experiences of these two people made me know that God did not despise black people. ”
The big truth: the rich are not necessarily great, and the poor are not necessarily humble. God is fair, and He has given opportunities to everyone, and the lowly have them as well. Low self-esteem is a nail in the heart, and if it is not removed, it will always torment people.
11. Application
In the early 70s of the 20th century, McDonald's Corporation of the United States was optimistic about the Taiwan market. Before they officially entered the Taiwan market, they needed to train a group of senior cadres locally, so they made an open recruitment selection. Due to the high standard required, many fledgling young people do not pass.
After repeated screening, a young man named Han Dingguo stood out. Before the final round of interviews, the president of McDonald's talked to Han Dingguo three times and asked him an unexpected question: "If we asked you to go to the toilet first, would you be willing?" ”
Before he could speak, Mrs. Han on the side replied casually: "He has always washed the toilet in our house." ”
The president was very happy, avoided the final interview, and decided to hire Han Dingguo on the spot.
Later, Han Dingguo learned that the first class of McDonald's training employees started from washing toilets, because the basic theory of the service industry is "not to serve people, but to serve people", and only by starting from humble work can it be possible to understand the truth of "respecting the family". The reason why Han Dingguo later became a well-known entrepreneur was because he was able to start from humble little things at the beginning and do things that others were unwilling to do.
The big truth: don't despise every little thing, because every big thing is made up of small things. Only by doing every little thing with a positive attitude can it be possible to do great things.
12. Be kind to your opponents
The zoo recently brought in an extremely ferocious jaguar from abroad for people to see. In order to better entertain this distinguished guest from afar, the zoo keepers prepare exquisite meals for it every day, and specially open up a small space for it to move and play. However, it was always sullen and listless all day.
Maybe it's just arriving in a foreign land and feeling a little homesick, right? Who knew that after more than two months, the jaguar was still the same, and he didn't even want to eat.
Seeing that it was about to die, the director panicked and hurriedly invited a veterinarian to diagnose and treat it in many ways, and the results of the examination were not serious. In desperation, someone suggested that it would be better to put a few jaguars in the grass, perhaps with some hope.
It turns out that people accidentally found that whenever a tiger passed by, the jaguar would always stand up and look at each other angrily.
Sure enough, with the addition of jaguars, the jaguar immediately became active and vigilant, and regained its former majesty. (To be continued.) )