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Chapter 55 The Theory of Sentiments: Keeping Some Principles 2
keep your actions always just

A prince who does things justly and does no harm to others will not be able to satisfy the desires of the nobles, but will satisfy the people, whose ends are more just than those of the nobles.The former simply wishes not to be oppressed, the latter wishes to be oppressed.Moreover, if the people are disaffected, the prince is never safe.

——"Chapter 9 Citizens' Monarchy"

Fairness is a theory of exchange and a veneer of interest.At the same time, fairness is placed on people, and it is recognized as an advantage of people by success researchers.People with the advantage of fairness can treat all kinds of things equally, can be fair and strict, and do things safely, and most of them are easier to be trusted by others.

In order to maintain his ruling and dominant position, the monarch must possess the virtue of fairness.In fact, in modern society, people should generally have a fair and just attitude towards life and dealing with the world, regardless of others, themselves or things, because it is conducive to interpersonal communication and conforms to the principles of common development and mutual benefit.

Psychological research has confirmed that the sense of competition is a normal attitude of people, especially those entrepreneurs and achievers, whose sense of competition is far stronger than that of ordinary people, and they are keen on competition whether at work or in games.However, when a bold competitor is trying his best, what he hopes most is to be in a fair competition environment.Because playing tricks is far less exciting than fair play, and it is easier for them to gain immortal fame.

Tom Monaghan is one such competitor.Monaghan is the founder of the second largest pizza chain in the United States. In 1989, Monaghan had contemplated selling Domino's Pizza and retiring to pursue philanthropy and live a leisurely life.When no one wanted to buy his company and he had to get back to running the business, he claimed to have "rejoined the pizza wars."

Tom? Monaghan likes competition, but he stressed that it must be a fair competition."The real point of life and work is to engage in the long-term battle to outshine others ... but in my opinion, even being successful in business is meaningless unless you play by the rules," he said. Mona Han disagreed with Machiavelli's view of unscrupulousness in political struggle. He believed that this is not the Christian way of doing things.

For those who believe in the concept, fairness is a virtue, the essential purifying water of life.For most non-believers, fairness is a platform where everyone can display their talents, allowing people to exert their greatest potential in a constant environment.In this environment, everyone's expectations of himself are predictable, and his achievements are measurable. He will not be discouraged by this, nor will he be proud of it, because he has done his best.

Nature is fair to human beings, and it is human beings who have made their balance unsteady.When we know how to handle our scales, our virtue, luck, glory and achievement will follow.

Ben Fred, an excellent operations manager of a well-known American company, said when talking about his successful management experience: "My motto is to reward by deeds. I would immediately give him credit for the idea. Because that’s what my boss did to me, so I thought it was fair and right.” Fred’s team ethos has continued this spirit of fairness.

In this world, it is not ruled out that there are many unfair things. Where there is equality, there will be inequality. Everything is dialectical, so we have to try our best to correct our attitude towards everything.Fame and achievements will not come from our fairness, but if we are always biased in everything and hope to achieve things by virtue of background and influence, we will not gain reputation. In the eyes of those who help us, we are still the same. is the loser.Because when we treat others unfairly, those who have the power to help us look down on us too.

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