The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 80 Suffering at a loss is also a blessing——Small to big, good luck
【Original Code】

Tai: Small to big, Kat, Heng.

"彖" said: "Thai, from the small to the big."Kat, Heng.It means that heaven and earth intersect and all things communicate, and up and down intersect and they are like-minded.Inner yang and outer yin, inner health and outer smoothness, inner gentleman and outer villain, the way of a gentleman is long, and the way of a villain disappears.

"Elephant" says: Heaven and earth meet, Thailand.Later, wealth is used to form the way of heaven and earth, and it is appropriate to complement the heaven and earth, so as to control the people.

—— "Book of Changes Tai"

【Interpretation】

The hexagram "Tai" symbolizes access: the soft and small ones develop outwards, while the strong and big ones are restrained, auspicious and prosperous.

"Zhuan Zhuan" said: Tongtai, the soft and small ones go out, and the strong and big ones come in, auspicious and prosperous.This shows that the yin and yang of heaven and earth are integrated, the way of life and nourishment of all things is smooth, the monarch and ministers are integrated, and people's ideology is coordinated.At this time, the yang is inside, the yin is outside, the strong is inside, the weak is outside, the gentleman is inside, and the villain is outside, so the way of the gentleman grows, and the way of the villain disappears.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The union of heaven and earth symbolizes prosperity; the monarch achieves the way of communication between heaven and earth through cutting festivals, assists in praising the transformation of heaven and earth, and protects the people of the world.

From the hexagram "Tai", we can understand the wisdom of small losses and big gains.As the saying goes: "The small ones don't go, the big ones don't come." The ancients also said: "It's a blessing to suffer."This is a kind of wisdom in life and a strategy for being a human being.In reality, every decision people make is mainly based on the result of weighing gains and losses. However, many people often think about it when they see it is cheap, for fear of losing money. It's cheap.

In life, if you want to succeed, you must be able to suffer small losses and dare to suffer small losses.The kind of people who want to take advantage of everything, and those who don't want to suffer, will suffer a lot in the end.This is also proved by many historical experiences and previous events.

We must also maintain an attitude of suffering is a blessing when dealing with villains, because villains cannot afford to offend them.The villain has nothing good to do, so he can devote himself to thinking about you and make it their career.Therefore, in the process of communication, for your own benefit, you must be careful and handle the relationship with the villain.Villains sometimes hurt you because of unintentional mistakes. If it is a small loss, forget it, because you will not get justice from them, but will forge even greater hatred.So don't be as knowledgeable as the so-called villains.

【Category】

Story [-]: Mi Zijian discusses gains and losses

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mi Zijian was a native of Lu and a disciple of Confucius.Once Qi State attacked Lu State, and the flames of war quickly advanced to the Shanfu area of ​​Lu State. At this time, Mi Zijian was serving as Shanfu's chief.

At that time, it was the wheat harvest season, and large tracts of wheat had matured and would soon be harvested and put into storage.But when the war comes, the people of Qi will snatch the grain at hand.The local people suggested to Mi Zijian, saying: "The wheat will be ripe soon, and we should let the common people here rush to harvest it before the arrival of Qi's army. No matter who planted it, whoever harvests it will belong to him. Fertile water does not flow into outsiders' fields."

Another person thought the same way: "Snatching the grain can increase the grain of our Lu State, and the army of the Qi State can't take the wheat for military rations. Without food, they naturally can't last long in the war." The elders in Zhong asked repeatedly, but Mi Zijian firmly disagreed with this approach.After a while, the Qi army came and robbed all the wheat in the Shanfu area.

Because of this, many people complained about Mi Zijian.Jisun, a great aristocrat in the state of Lu, was also very angry, and sent envoys to question Mi Zijian Xingshi.Mi Zijian said: "There is no wheat this year, and we can plant it again next year. If the government issues an order to let people rob the wheat, those who don't plant the wheat will probably get something for nothing and get a lot of benefits. Shanfu's people may Some wheat can be snatched back, but those who take advantage of the fire will look forward to the enemy's invasion every year, and the people's customs will become worse and worse. In fact, Shanfu's wheat production in a year has little impact on the strength of Lu Therefore, the state of Lu will not become stronger just because of the wheat from Shanfu, nor will it weaken because of the loss of income from Shanfu's area. But if the people of Shanfu, even the people of Lu State, have such This kind of mentality of taking advantage of the enemy's invasion to obtain unexpected wealth is the enemy that endangers our Lu country, and this kind of fluke profit mentality will be difficult to rectify, and that is our big loss!"

Mi Zijian has his own view of gains and losses. The reason why he rejected the advice of his elders and let the Qi army who invaded Lu take away the wheat is because he thought that what he lost was not only the limited grain, but also let the people have a chance to get rich. The psychology of gain is the intangible, infinite and long-term loss.Mi Zijian made the right choice on the issue of gain and loss.The same is true of being a human being. Only by enduring temporary losses can we gain for a long time; only by being able to endure small losses can we bring about big gains.

Story [-]: Feng Chen burns bonds to market righteousness
During the Warring States Period, Lord Mengchang of Qi State was famous for his support of scholars.Because of his sincerity in treating scholars, he moved a down-and-out scholar named Feng Xuan who had real talents and learning.After receiving the courteous reception, Feng Xuan was determined to serve him.

Once, Mr. Mengchang asked someone to go to his fief Xueyi to collect debts, and asked who would be willing to go. Feng Chen said that I would go, but I don't know what you would buy with the money you collected?Mr. Mengchang said, let’s buy something that we don’t have at home!Feng Xuan took the order and left.

After arriving in Xueyi, he saw that the life of the local people was very poor; when he heard that Lord Mengchang's debt collectors had come, they all complained.So he summoned the residents of the city and said to everyone: "Meng Changjun knows that everyone is living in a difficult situation, so he specially sent me to tell you this time that all previous debts will be cancelled, and the interest will not be repaid. Mengchang Jun asked me to bring the bonds with you. Here I am, in front of everyone today, I will burn it down, and from now on, I will never call it back!" As he said, Feng Chen really lit a fire and burned all the bonds.The people in Xueyi did not expect Lord Mengchang to be so benevolent and righteous, and they were all grateful for it.

After Feng Xuan came back, Mr. Mengchang asked him, what about the interest he got?Feng Chen went home and said that not only did he not get back the interest, but I also burned the bonds on the loan.Mr. Mengchang was very unhappy.Feng Xuan said to him: Don't you want to return something that I don't have in the buyer?I have bought it back for you, this is "righteousness".I bought Xue Yi's popular support for you, and it will definitely be of great benefit to your future!

Sure enough, a few years later, Mr. Mengchang was slandered by others, and he could not protect himself, so he had to return to his fief Xueyi. The people in Xueyi heard that Mr. Mengchang, the benefactor, had returned, and the whole city was mobilized to welcome him, expressing their firm support. .Mr. Mengchang was very moved, and only then did he realize Feng Chen's painstaking efforts in "justice".This is called "the one who gives well will take more", and small losses can be exchanged for big benefits.Sometimes the effect of mutual conversion between gains and losses is not immediately visible, but those who understand the mystery will have the initiative to choose and choose, so as to obtain unexpected results.

Story [-]: Tong Ren Tang’s “Spirit of Suffering”

In the eighth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang Ningbo Renle Zunyu founded "Tongrentang" in Beijing.At that time, the Dashilan area in Beijing was not prosperous. There were only a few shops on the street, and Tong Ren Tang was located in this alley.Before Tongrentang opened for business, there were already several pharmacies on Qianmen Street, and people went to these pharmacies to get medicine. Few people knew the existence of Tongrentang.

One day, at the east entrance of Dashilan Hutong, a glittering bronze archway appeared, with five large characters written on it - "Tongrentang Pharmacy".That's why people know that there is such a pharmacy in Dashilan Hutong. Not only do you not have to wait to get medicine here, but the medicinal materials are also readily available, genuine goods at a fair price.Soon, the business of the pharmacy prospered, and it turned out that this was a clever move that Dongjiale Zunyu came up with.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye.One day, the shopkeeper said to Le Zunyu: "My old boss, the business in the past two months is better than the past year. The bronze archway you erected is like a golden mountain!" Mr. Le Lao Said: "We can't be satisfied! We should continue to find ways to make the business more popular."

Whenever there is a temple fair, Tongrentang will set up tea tables in Longfu Temple, Huguo Temple, Pantao Palace, Baita Temple and other places, prepare mung bean soup in summer, and provide free tea soup to tourists.Soon, in the whole of Beijing, rich and poor, high and low, men, women, old and young, all knew that there was a pharmacy called Tong Ren Tang in Dashilan.More and more people came here to grab medicines, but the business of those pharmacies on Qianmen Street was deserted.

During the period of the imperial examination, candidates from all over the country came to the capital in an endless stream. They gathered in the hotels inside and outside the front door, resting and eagerly waiting for the arrival of the examination.At this time, Tongrentang set up red lanterns with the word "Le" at all major intersections for night lighting.As long as scholars from all over the world come to a crossroads, they will naturally think of Tongrentang.Tongrentang also presented a small lantern with the character "乐" to Juzi from all over the country for lighting when walking at night.At the same time, Tongrentang also gave them a dose of safety medicine for free to prevent acclimatization, so as not to miss the exam due to illness.In this way, when people see the person who mentions the little red lantern with the word "Le", they will know that it is an exam candidate, and at the same time they will think of Tongrentang.When the children from all over the country left Beijing, they all went to Tongrentang to express their thanks, and some even bought a few doses of medicine to take back to their hometown.In this way, Tongrentang used these "eating small losses" practices to let people across the country know the three words "Tongrentang".

A person who does not understand that "a loss is a blessing" may appear to have encountered all kinds of opportunities, but in fact he is completely trapped in the existing opportunities, and he has to lose the choice of more opportunities in the future.On the contrary, those who can suffer small losses always keep this initiative in their own hands. Although they lose some things, it is not a big deal.

【The Heart of the Book of Changes】

"A loss is a blessing" is a kind of outlook on life and values ​​summed up by the ancients. It includes the wisdom of the stupid and the strength of the weak.Compared with the seemingly negative philosophy, everything seems so naive, not stable enough, not mature enough.

Zheng Banqiao once said: "A loss is a blessing." This is by no means a self-comforting method like Ah Q, but a high-level generalization and summary of his life experience.Be good at taking small losses when dealing with small things, and dare to take losses when dealing with villains. This is a manifestation of great blessing.

In this world, it is nothing to suffer a small loss, you must dare to suffer a loss. Of course, the so-called "suffering" here does not refer to a matter of principle, otherwise suffering a loss will bring disaster.

After suffering a loss, smart people will learn wisdom from it, thereby comprehending life and drawing a big truth.Fortune and misfortune follow each other, so that you can be content and happy, adjust yourself, and make yourself happy all your life.Suffering is still a more advanced winning strategy. In life, it is impossible for us to strive for strength in everything and gain the upper hand everywhere, so we can take the initiative to take a few "light punches" and take the initiative to throw heavy punches. Hold it in your own hands.

(End of this chapter)