greatest wisdom book

Chapter 40: You can know the depth 2
Not only has the wisdom of foresight, but also the rationality of not being hasty or impatient
Plan today for tomorrow, and even for many days to come.The best foresight is to be prepared.Those who encounter warnings in advance will not be hit by bad luck; those who prepare in advance will not fall into embarrassment.Do not wait to use your reason until you are faced with difficulties, but use your reason to anticipate difficulties that are yet to come.Having a foresight in advance, and then thinking about things carefully, is to prepare for a rainy day.

Some people think that doing things quickly is the same as doing them well.If you only want to achieve things quickly, you will easily lose the game, because it is difficult for you to achieve perfection in a short period of time, and there must be omissions.Since ancient times, those who can be passed down forever will take a long time to achieve. People can go to the long river of history to obtain evidence, which has been tried and tested.

We often dream of achieving something, but we always get half the result because of our impatience. What we lack is foresight and precautions.

In 1909, US Navy officer Robert Edwin Peary led an expedition to the North Pole for the first time.Peary had prepared for this feat for many years, making his first trip to the North Pole in 1886 and making many trips back and forth.He lived in the Arctic for four years, befriending the Inuit and gaining their support for the project.From the Inuit, Peary learned valuable skills for surviving in the Arctic.

As early as 1905, Peary attempted to reach the heart of the Arctic, but ran out of supplies and had to turn back.It was not until 1908 that Peary embarked on his expedition again.This time, Peary learned from the mistakes he had made on previous trips, laying out supply lines through the snow-covered region and stocking food at appropriate intervals.About 640 kilometers from their destination, Peary and his party left their ship "The Roosevelt" on the last day of February 1909 and began using dog sleds.Peary and his companions took advantage of a burst of good weather to launch a final sprint and finally reached the North Pole on April 2.

A successful crossing allowed Piri to leave a glorious name in the annals of human progress, and the premise of all this is to make sufficient preparations.The previous failures made him deeply realize the importance of stockpiling materials, so that he could arrange everything before the next attempt, avoiding many possible problems.

Peary's success tells people: When you consciously prepare, it will fulfill you; when you give up the preparation unconsciously, it may destroy you.

Some people may just start sailing in life, some people may be on the way, and some people are approaching his end, no matter when and where, you have to ask yourself: "Am I ready?" Maybe One of your omissions will make your life stranded on a small tidal flat.

Don't get obsessed with what you can see because it's not really yours yet.If you go crazy for it, you'll find yourself empty-handed and getting nothing.Only when things are done successfully can they attract people's attention and last forever. What is done in a moment of impatience will always be gradually forgotten by people.This is why profundity and shallowness can never stand on the same balance.

This is like a butterfly in a cocoon or a chick in an egg shell. If you help them break out of their cocoons and shells, they will often die due to incomplete muscles and bones.There is an old Chinese saying: haste makes waste, and you can never really get the desired result if you are eager for success. Only by being down-to-earth can you achieve ultimate success.

We must not only have the wisdom to think for a long time, but also have the rationality to prevent impetuosity, and this is the way to get things done.

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