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Chapter 78 Keep Updating: Don't Let Goodness Become an Obstacle to Greatness 4
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listen to the voice of conscience

Continuous self-renewal is the key to change and growth, but in this process of rapid change, the guidance of conscience is indispensable.

-- "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

No matter in what field, morality is one of the most important criteria for evaluating a person.A person can improve his abilities infinitely through self-renewal, but abilities alone still cannot form a positive force, and sometimes even cause damage.Only a combination of high moral character and practical strength can have a positive impact.

"The voice of conscience is extremely weak and can be easily drowned out, but it is so clear that it is impossible to escape." This is a sentence that Mr. Covey agrees with very much.Conscience is the innate instinct of human beings to distinguish right from wrong, good and evil. However, this instinct is very easily disturbed by the external environment, and is also easily distorted or corroded.But human beings have self-consciousness. Only by resisting the temptation of the outside and maintaining the integrity and nobility of the heart can we abide by the bottom line of conscience.

There is a doctor with excellent medical skills who enjoys a high reputation.One day, a young woman came to him to see a doctor. After examination, the doctor found a tumor in her uterus that needed to be surgically removed.

Surgery was scheduled quickly.The operating room is full of the most advanced medical equipment. For this doctor who has experienced thousands of operations, this is just a small operation.He cut open the patient's abdomen, looked deep into the uterus, and prepared to cut.However, his whole body was shaken suddenly, the knife stopped in the air, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.The facts made him unbelievable: what grew in the womb was not a tumor, but a fetus!
The doctor's hands trembled, and he was struggling in his heart. If he forcibly removed the fetus and told the patient that it was a tumor, the patient would definitely express his gratitude; on the contrary, if he admitted that he had misdiagnosed before, then his reputation would be ruined.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally made up his mind and carefully sewed up the incision for the patient.After the patient regained consciousness, he came to the hospital bed and apologized to the patient and his family members, saying: "I'm sorry! There was a problem with the previous diagnosis. You were only pregnant and did not have a tumor. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the fetus was not injured. Please accept my apology! After finishing speaking, the doctor bowed deeply and apologized to the patient.

The patient and his family were all stunned.After a few seconds, the patient's husband suddenly rushed over, grabbed his collar, and shouted: "You quack doctor, I want to settle accounts with you!"

Later, the young woman gave birth to a boy smoothly.But at this time, the doctor had already been almost bankrupt because of the lawsuit.

Someone asked him, "Why don't you just make the mistake? If you just say it's a deformed stillbirth, who would know?"

"God will know!" The doctor just smiled faintly.

"God will know", in fact, the reason why the doctor chose to bear the consequences was not because of fear of God's knowledge, but more because of the uneasiness of conscience and reverence for a life.

To keep conscience is to keep the bottom line of human nature.Everyone may have to experience the test of good and evil. At the moment when good thoughts and evil thoughts overlap and flash, keep your own reason and compassion, and choose to obey the kind heart.

Good and evil are like two sides of a coin, alternately appearing on many occasions in life.When everyone is pursuing a better self, he must keep his eyes open, see the truth of things, distinguish the traces of good and evil, and at the moment when goodness is blinded, obey the true call of the heart without hesitation, and choose conscience With the light of goodness in human nature, only in this way can true excellence be achieved.

The Complete Fables of Human Nature
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