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Chapter 132 The Disposition and Wisdom of Being a King 3
Volume 1 Chapter 3 The Disposition and Wisdom of Being a King [-]
It's better to be good than to be rich

Excellence lies in quality rather than quantity, and perfect things are always very rare in the world.The same is true of people, great people are often small.Some people like to praise those heavy books, as if these books are for exercising our arm strength rather than intellect. Those polymaths who claim to be knowledgeable in all fields are often incomprehensible in everything. Being able to maintain specialization in important things will surely gain a good reputation.

——"The Book of Wisdom"

There are no two identical leaves in the world, and everyone has different talents.You may excel in one area and fall short in others.Therefore, you'd better focus on your potential advantages and find a development direction that is consistent with it, so that the chances of success may be greater. At least at this moment, you are a down-to-earth doer, not a fool who pretends to be smart.

Everyone has limited time and energy, and it is impossible to do everything the best, but we can definitely do one of them the best.It is easier to become a strong person by doing one thing without distraction.

There is a small mountain village named Fessler, and there is a carpenter named Hall in the village, who is famous for his craftsmanship.Old Hall's craftsmanship is ancestral.Whoever has children in his family who are old enough to talk about marriage, buys wood early and arranges it in his yard, fearing that it will not be his turn to make furniture for the new couple; the clever boys in the village try to get close to him, hoping to learn from him. In fact, this is in vain.Old Hall has four sons, and he has long wanted to choose a successor from among his four sons, so that his ancestral craftsmanship will continue to be passed on.

Among the four sons of Old Hall, the fourth son is the smartest, because the fourth son has a higher education level.However, this son just didn't want to be a carpenter. He said that when he heard the sound of the saw rubbing against the wood, he got goose bumps all over his body. It would be better to kill him if he were to be a carpenter.One summer, after the fourth son had a big quarrel with the old Hall, he carried his luggage and went to the big city to make a living, which made the old Hall tremble with anger.

It has been three years since the fourth son left, and only wrote three letters home in three years.The first letter was written during the Spring Festival of the first year. He said that big cities are full of opportunities. As long as you are lucky, working for one year is worth ten years as a carpenter.Old Hall didn't say a word.The second letter was written during the Spring Festival of the following year. My son said that although there were many opportunities there, none of them were reserved for rural people. He still worked for others, which was much harder than being a carpenter.Old Hall still didn't say a word.The third letter was written on Christmas. After reading the letter, Old Hall only said one sentence: "Tell him to come back." Ten days later, the fourth son really came back, and he came back with a lame leg.

After the fourth son came back, Old Hall neither asked him about outside affairs nor let him work, so the fourth son ate and slept every day.However, no matter how lazy a person is, he can't stay idle.After a while, he offered to help his father with odd jobs.

Old Hall said to him: "You are getting in the way here, so you might as well sell the pile of waste in the yard." The fourth son happily loaded a cart, took it to the market and sold it for 100 yuan.A few days later, Old Hall asked him to sell some finished cabinets. This time, the fourth son sold them for 1000 yuan.A few days later, Old Hall asked him to sell another set of screens. This time, the fourth son sold it for 10000 yuan.When the fourth son gave old Hall money, he felt an uncontrollable excitement.Old Hall said: "The same pile of wood is worth 100 yuan when it is used as firewood; it is worth 1000 yuan when it is made into a cabinet; it is worth 10000 yuan when it is made into a screen. What is the most valuable thing? It is craftsmanship."

Doing one thing well means concentrating on development rather than diversification.Many people have dabbled in many fields and learned a lot of knowledge. In fact, they are very weak internally and do not have strong competitiveness in each item.You set a lot of goals and want to do everything, but you can’t do everything to the best. This is the so-called ignorance to take risks, and the result is usually self-defeating. What you really lack is that you don’t have core competitiveness, that is, No own strengths.

If you concentrate your strength and develop your strengths, you cannot disperse your strength.Focusing on one is the most scientific way to develop one's ability.Human life and energy are limited, but life development is unlimited, so don't make consumptive life plans.To be perfect depends on quality not quantity.Instead of becoming a miscellaneous person and becoming a "big understanding" in everyone's mouth, it is better to become an expert and surpass others in one's own strengths, and a skill is an important capital for individuals to bottom up.

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