The misfortune of the prodigy Fang Zhongyong

There is a child named Fang Zhongyong, who was born in a peasant family. His family has been a farmer for generations, and there is no cultured person. He has grown to 5 years old, and he has never seen what paper, ink, pen and inkstone look like.

But one day, Fang Zhongyong suddenly cried and asked his family for paper, ink, pen and inkstone, saying that he wanted to write poems.

His father was very surprised, and immediately borrowed pen, ink, paper, and inkstone from a neighbor, and Fang Zhongyong picked up the pen and wrote four lines of poetry, and also wrote a title for the poem.

When several scholars from the same township learned about this, they all went to Fang Zhongyong's house to see it, and they all agreed that he wrote well. So the news spread quickly, and everyone who knew about it was surprised.

Since then, Fang Zhongyong's house has become lively, and people often come to play at home, and some ask Xiao Zhongyong to compose poems on the spot.

No matter what the topic of Xiao Zhongyong, he can immediately write poems, and the content is profound and elegant, and the writing is gorgeous and colorful, which is appreciated by everyone.

Soon, Fang Zhongyong's natural genius spread to the county, causing a great shock, and people thought he was a prodigy. Those celebrities and wealthy people in the county admired Fang Zhongyong very much, and even his father's status improved a lot.

Those people looked at Fang Zhongyong's father differently and often used money to help him. In this way, Fang Zhongyong's father thought that this was a profitable and good thing, so he gave up the idea of letting Fang Zhongyong go to school, but took Fang Zhongyong to visit the celebrities and rich people in the county every day, looking for opportunities to show Fang Zhongyong's poetry genius, so as to win the praise and rewards of those people.

In this way, the prodigy gradually lost his thinking, and over time, because he only blindly relied on a little "genius" and did not learn again, Fang Zhongyong eventually deteriorated.

By the age of twelve or thirteen, his poetry was so inferior to what he had done before that he was disappointed that those who came to talk to him were disappointed. By the age of twenty, his talent had all disappeared, and he was no different from ordinary people, and people shook their heads with regret, but it was a pity that a gifted teenager had finally become a mediocre person.

Fang Zhongyong's wisdom is innate. His talent is much better than that of ordinary talented people; But in the end, he became an ordinary person because his acquired education did not meet the requirements. The talent he got was so good, he didn't receive a normal acquired education, and he still became an ordinary person; So, now those people who are not inherently smart and ordinary people who do not accept the education they have acquired, is it enough to become ordinary people?

Moral of the story:

It can be seen that it is not enough for a person to have innate wisdom without paying attention to acquired learning, and if he does not pay attention to accepting new knowledge, he will only fall behind others in the end.

This story uses Zhongyong as an example to warn people that they must not rely solely on talent and not learn new knowledge, but must pay attention to acquired education and learning, emphasizing the importance of acquired education and learning for success.

Childe Ji Li and the firewood man

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Ji Li, the son of Wu State, went out to roam alone.

On this day, he came to a place and was walking, when he suddenly found a string of money lying in the middle of the road.

Ji Li wanted to pick up the money, but he felt that it was a good idea to bend down to pick up the money, and this kind of thing should not be done by a noble son like me. He thought as he looked around to see if anyone was coming.

Coincidentally, there was a firewood collector carrying firewood from the front. Ji Li thought to himself, he would be very grateful if he asked this person to pick up the money, and the two bundles of firewood he picked were not necessarily worth so much money.

When the firewood man walked up, Ji Li saw that he was still wearing a winter leather jacket, and it was early summer in May, although it was not very hot, but it was enough to choke on the skin, Ji Li thought that this person must be very poor, and it was just right for him to pick up the money.

So Ji Li shouted loudly to the wood-gatherer: "Hey, come and pick up the money on the ground." ”

When the firewood man saw Ji Li's appearance, he felt very angry, he threw the sickle to the ground, waved his hand, glared at Ji Li and said, "Who are you?" Why condescend to look down on people? If I can fetch firewood in a leather jacket on a hot summer day, am I a money-gotten man? ”

When Ji Li heard the words of the firewood beater, he couldn't help but have a little respect in his heart, and hurriedly apologized to him and said: "I'm really sorry, it's me who misjudged people, please don't be surprised!" Excuse me, sir, what is the surname? ”

The firewood beater smiled disdainfully at Ji Li and said, "You are short-sighted, you can only see things on the surface, and you are so domineering, why do I need to tell you my name?" ”

As he spoke, the firewood collector didn't reply, and he no longer paid attention to Ji Li, picked up the sickle, and left without even looking at the money on the ground.

Ji Li looked at the back of the firewood man who was gradually moving away, and was ashamed.

Moral of the story:

Some people often judge others with their own shallow insights, which is really a bit of "the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain".

Puppets and clay puppets

On the bank of the Zishui River in Shandong Province, there is a clay puppet and a wood carved puppet.

In a dry and rainless season, clay puppets and puppets had an experience of getting along day and night. Over time, the puppet gradually looked down on the clay puppet, so he always wanted to find an opportunity to laugh at it.

One day, the puppet said to the puppet in a mocking tone: "You were originally the soil on the west bank of Zishui, and people kneaded the soil to make you." Don't look at your appearance now, full of energy, when August comes, the heavy rain will fall, and the water will rise sharply, and you will soon be soaked into a pile of mud. ”

The clay puppet didn't care, and said to the puppet in a very serious tone, "Thank you for your concern." Things aren't as scary as you say, though. Since I am a clay figure made of the soil on the west bank of Zishui, even if I am washed beyond recognition by the water and turned into a pile of thin mud, it is just to return my original appearance and let me return to the west bank of Zishui. And you have to think about it carefully, you were originally a piece of peach wood from the East, and then you were carved into a human. Once it's August, the rain pours down, causing the water to swell and the waves of the river will wash you away. At that time, you can only go with the flow, not knowing where you will drift. Dude, you'd better worry more about your own fate! ”

Soon after, after several days of heavy rain, the puppet was washed away by the river, but the mud puppet lay peacefully asleep in the arms of Mother Earth.

Moral of the story: This parable tells us that those "smart people" who think they are superior to others should think more about their own shortcomings when laughing at others. Only in this way can you stay humble and cautious and make your progress faster.

Don't laugh at others casually, think about your own shortcomings and look at the strengths of others.

Hares and hounds

William once took the hounds on a hunting trip, and soon the hounds spotted a target not far away - a large hare was running away in panic, and the hounds chased after him.

After chasing for a long time, the hound still did not catch the hare.

The hare thought to himself, "If I don't run away, my life will be over." ”

And the hound also thought in his heart: "It doesn't matter if I can't catch you, at most, I will be scolded or starved for a meal, and I will not lose my life." If I meet you next time, I won't let you go. ”

The hare is determined to "succeed if you don't succeed." ”

The hound hugged "This time it didn't work, there will be a chance in the future." ”

Eventually, the hare escaped, and the hounds, exhausted, returned empty-handed.

One put a lot of effort into thinking and acting, and the other only used seven or eight points of effort. Wholehearted devotion is the way out of all difficulties.

How a dishwasher became a president

People who can succeed will succeed no matter what position they are in.

The most important thing is to be able to endure hardships and have a dedicated attitude, which is the best secret to success.

Recently, several big entrepreneurs are worried about Taiwan's future competitiveness, and are willing to lead young people to start their own businesses, be their mentors, and create more jobs for others. I had the pleasure of attending this party.

Because it was a dinner party that day, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, and some people boldly asked: Why are you not engaged in the same department you used to study in the university?

That's a good question, as Vivekadha, a columnist for The Washington Post, once said, "The discipline you study in college is not directly related to your achievements or life development." "A lot of the things you use in the workplace haven't been invented before you go to college, and what universities teach you is just a way to learn and an attitude to do things.

The world is constantly changing, you have to be sharp-eyed and fast, and you have to follow the right boss. Wang Cang, the seventh son of Jian'an, wrote:

"There are bitter joys in the army, but ask who you follow, what you follow from God and martial arts, and you have to work hard for a long time"

A president said that when he went to study in the United States, he had to work in a restaurant to earn tuition during the summer vacation, and he went to apply with his classmates, but the economy was not good at that time, and he only found a dishwasher with the lowest wage, and his classmates felt that they were graduates of the best universities in Taiwan, and washing dishes was overkill, and he was very unwilling to do it, so he was fired in less than two weeks. And his attitude is: don't do it if you don't want to, do your best if you want to do it, so work hard every minute.

He was promoted to busboy because he washed the dishes quickly and well, and because he did things neatly, as soon as the guests walked on their front feet, he immediately cleaned up the table so that the next guest could be seated immediately. The table flips quickly, and the waiter tips more, and he, a handyman without a tip, is even willing to give him his tip, which shows how powerful he is.

Therefore, people who will succeed will succeed no matter what position they are in, because they are dedicated and not afraid of hardship. That's the recipe for success. 166 Reading Network