Be a Man and Do Things Pillow Book

Chapter 29: Be an Honest Person (3)
In the early years, few foreigners set foot in the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal.Later, many Japanese came here for sightseeing. It is said that this is due to the honesty of a teenager.

One day, several Japanese photographers asked a local boy to buy beer, and the boy ran for them for more than three hours.The next day, the boy volunteered to buy beer for them again.The photographer gave him a lot of money, but the juvenile has not come back until the third day the afternoon.As a result, the photographers talked a lot, thinking that the boy had cheated the money.On the third night, the boy knocked on the photographer's door.Originally, he only bought 3 bottles of beer, then he has turned over a mountain, bought another 6 bottle only over a river, broke 3 bottle when the returns.He cried and held the broken glass and returned the change to the photographer, and everyone present was moved.This story touched many foreigners deeply.Later, more and more tourists came here.

Former President Lincoln of the United States paid attention to honesty when speaking to voters when he was running for president.He had no money, so he didn't take a special car during the campaign, but bought a ticket as an ordinary passenger, and at every stop, his friends prepared a horse-drawn cart for him to plow the fields.He stood on the carriage and gave a speech to the voters: "Someone wrote to ask me how much property I have. I have a wife and a son, both of which are priceless treasures. In addition, I also rented an office with a table and three chairs in the room. There is also a large bookshelf at the foot of the wall. The books on the shelf are worth reading for everyone. I am poor and thin, with a long face, and I will not be fat. I really have nothing to rely on. The only ones I can rely on are you!" These words of Lincoln He left a deep impression on people and was called "Honest Lincoln".

The reason why he was elected president and ranked first among all previous presidents in the eyes of Americans, even surpassing the founding president Washington, is mainly due to his honesty.

In short, honesty is a dignified weight, put it on, the balance of our life will not be wobbly, and the pointer of our life will steadily point to a direction, where is our ideal.

It is also a kind of happiness to be believed by others.

A cargo ship sails on the vast Atlantic Ocean.A black child doing chores at the stern of the boat accidentally fell into the turbulent Atlantic Ocean.The child yelled for help, but the wind was so violent that no one on board heard him. He watched the freighter go further and further away with the waves...

The survival instinct made the child swim desperately in the icy water. He swung his thin arms with all his strength, tried to keep his head out of the water, and stared at the direction of the ship with wide eyes.

The boat got farther and farther away, and the hull became smaller and smaller. At last, I couldn't see anything, only the endless ocean was left.The child's strength was almost exhausted, and he couldn't swim anymore. He felt that he was going to sink. "Give it up," he said to himself.At this time, he thought of the kind face and friendly eyes of the old captain.No, the captain will definitely come to rescue me after knowing that I fell into the sea!Thinking of this, the child plucked up the courage to swim forward again with the last strength in his life... The captain finally found that the black child was missing, and when he concluded that the child had fallen into the sea, he ordered to return and search for it.At this time, someone advised: "It's been so long, even if I didn't drown, I was eaten by sharks..." The captain hesitated for a while, but decided to go back and look for it.Someone said: "Is it worth it for a slave child?" The captain shouted: "Shut up!"

Finally, at the last moment when the child was about to sink, the captain arrived and rescued the child.

When the child regained consciousness, he knelt on the ground and thanked the captain for saving his life. The captain helped the child up and asked, "Son, how could you hold on for so long?"

The child replied: "I know you will come to save me, you will!"

"How do you know I will come to save you?"

"Because I know you are like that!"

Hearing this, the gray-haired captain knelt down in front of the black child with a plop, tears streaming down his face: "My child, I didn't save you, but you saved me! I feel ashamed for my hesitation at that moment... ..."

It is also a kind of happiness for a person to be believed by others.When others think of you when they are in despair, it is a kind of happiness to believe that you will save them.Integrity in the eyes of others can help us redeem our souls, what kind of magical power is this!

Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that when people sincerely help others, they also help themselves."

To be a human being is to keep your word.

Lincoln was a postmaster when he was young. In 1830, when Lincoln was only 21 years old, his family moved from Indian state to the small town of Newsalam, Illinois in order to make a living.When he first arrived, Lincoln did odd jobs in some small shops. Soon the older people in the town saw that Lincoln was hardworking, honest and honest, and everyone unanimously recommended him to be the head of the newly opened post office.To be honest, postage stamps had not even come out at that time, and the "post office" at that time was conceivable. The equipment was extremely simple, and there was not even a decent desk.In order to collect money and account books, Lincoln had to use a pair of patched torn socks as a "safe", and the account books and money were placed in the torn socks.Lincoln was nominally the postmaster of this town of Newsalam, but in fact he was just a "bare commander".In today's terms, due to the poor business of this "post office", it closed after only two months after opening.At this time, after Lincoln received the notice from the superior to suspend the operation, he sorted out the accounts clearly, put them into the pair of torn socks, and hung them on the beams in the corner of the house, waiting for the superior to accept the assignment.But unexpectedly, because the unit was too small and inconspicuous, no one was sent to settle the bill for a long time.This made Lincoln very anxious. He waited and waited, day after day, month after month, the money bags on the beams of the house had already been covered with a thick layer of dust, but no one was sent from above.Later, after more than a year, Lincoln finally met the postmaster of the higher level by chance on the street, so he hurriedly dragged the leader to the "post office" and handed over the accounts and money one by one. It was a relief.Word of Lincoln's conscientiousness spread throughout the town of Newsalam, and "Lincoln the Honest Postmaster" became known.

"Integrity" is one of the important contents of our traditional moral culture. The word "letter" means "people" from "words".As the saying goes: Listen to what you say and watch what you do.What is said comes true is "sincerity". "True and not deceiving" means sincerity.Ancient Chinese thinkers regarded "integrity" as one of the main means of ruling the world.Wei Zheng in the Tang Dynasty described honesty as "the outline of the country", which shows the importance of "integrity".Honesty and trustworthiness are respected as virtues in any society at home and abroad, and honest and trustworthy people can always win the appreciation or recognition of others first.Honesty and credit are the best gifts that God bestows on a person, and those who have these two qualities are undoubtedly born noble.

A businessman warned his son before he died: "If you want to succeed in business, you must remember two points: trustworthiness and intelligence."

"So what is keeping promises?" asked the anxious son.

"If you sign a contract with someone, and after you sign it you realize you're going to lose everything because of it, and you have to do it."

"Then what is cleverness?"

"Don't sign this contract."

What the businessman pointed out doesn't just apply to business.Now that you have made a promise, no matter what it is, you cannot go back on your word.You must keep your promises and not break your promises.

But how can we not break the trust of others?Do not sign this contract.

This is the second legacy left by a shrewd businessman to his son: to be a human being is to keep your word.

Suspicion is the enemy of trust.

Once upon a time there were two pigeons, male and female, who lived in the same nest. When the fruits were ripe in autumn, they filled the nest with the fruits they picked up.After a period of time, the fruit gradually shriveled, and only half of the nest remained. The male pigeon thought it was the hen who had stolen it, so he scolded the female pigeon and said, "We worked very hard to get these fruits. Why did you eat them alone? You Look, now there's only half left?"

The female pigeon replied, "I never eat the fruit by myself. The fruit is reduced by myself." The male pigeon didn't believe it, and was very angry. He said, "If you didn't eat it alone, how could it be reduced?" He pecked the female pigeon to death. .

A few days later, it rained heavily, and the fruit absorbed the moisture and returned to its original shape, filling a nest.When the male pigeon saw it, he regretted: "She really didn't eat the fruit, I killed her by mistake." So the male pigeon cried out sadly, but it didn't help, the female pigeon would not die and come back to life.

Suspicion is the enemy of trust.Subjective and arbitrary guesses alone cannot restore the truth of the matter. Only when you trust others will others trust you.Be more objective about things, be more rational, and trust people more, life will be another landscape.

Open up and let others trust you.

One day, the fox invited the crane to eat, but he was very stingy. He brought out a small flat plate with a little broth in it, and said repeatedly: "Miss Crane, you are welcome, please eat, eat." When the crane saw it, she was very angry, because her mouth was long and pointed, and she didn't drink any of the soup on the plate, but the fox opened his wide and big mouth.After a few snorts, he drank up the soup, and asked the crane hypocritically: "Are you full? I wonder if the soup I made suits your taste?"

The crane smiled at the fox: "Thank you for your lunch, please come to our house for dinner tomorrow." The fox was waiting for this sentence, and quickly said: "Okay, I will definitely go at noon tomorrow, definitely."

The fox wholeheartedly wanted to eat more at Xianhe's house, so he didn't eat dinner one day, and he didn't eat breakfast the next day. He was hungry and came to Xianhe's house early to wait for lunch.As soon as the fox entered the door of Xianhe's house, he smelled a fragrance.He sniffed carefully: "Well, it must be cooking fresh fish, and I couldn't help but secretly happy. The fox sat down at the dining table, and after a while, the crane brought out a long-necked bottle and put it in front of the fox, pointing to the fish and fish in the bottle. Xiantang said: "Mr. Fox, please eat, you are welcome? "The fox looked at such a big mouth of the bottle, but his wide mouth couldn't get in. Smelling the scent, his stomach growled with hunger, and his mouth drooled. The fox couldn't eat anything, so he could only look at the crane's The pointed and long mouth stuck into the bottle, ate the fish and the soup, and politely advised the fox: "Eat, let go. "

The fox drooped his head and went home hungry.

The sincerity and trust between friends are mutual. If you open your heart to others, others will trust you.No one is willing to live in deceit and falsehood, be generous, be honest, and face it sincerely, and you will get unexpected gains.

(End of this chapter)