Life is but a thought: Nan Huaijin's 15 Life Wisdom Lessons

Chapter 31 Success is Every Moment (1)
Seize the opportunity in time
On the road to success, we don't wait for opportunities to open doors for you.Know that the latch is on your side.In this case, the opportunity will only tell you "stand up and move forward".

In "Book of Changes Classical Chinese", there is: "If you know the best, you can share a few, and if you know the end, you can share righteousness. It is the former residence that is superior without arrogance, and inferior without worry. Be vigilant, even if you are in danger, there is no blame." This sentence contains the essence of life. Simply put, no matter for yourself, others, or something, as long as you know that the opportunity is coming, you must know how to grasp the opportunity.

In this regard, Mr. Nan Huaijin explained in "Zhuangzi Lectures". When emotions are gushing, it is like the changing of the sky and the earth;That is to say, only when the spirit, body, skills, and artistic attainments have reached the highest level, and firmly grasp the opportunity of success, can we finally achieve success in learning and last forever.

Although a person can make achievements in a certain aspect, although it has something to do with talent, it is also inseparable from being good at creating opportunities and grasping opportunities in time.

A poor old farmer got a pot of gold by chance.Not long after, he heard from others that there were twelve golden pots in the world.

The old farmer was very happy, and he wanted to get these twelve gold pots, so that he could make his life rich.So, the old farmer hid the golden pot under the eaves of his house, and ran around with his children, looking for another eleven golden pots.

More than ten years have passed, and the old farmer got nothing, and finally died in a foreign country.

When the old farmer was dying, he called his children to him and said to them: I hid a pot of gold under the eaves of our house, dig it out, it will be enough for you for a lifetime...

In fact, a gold pot is enough to improve the situation of the old farmer, but unfortunately, he was too greedy and hid the golden pot he got.In this way, he doesn't even have a pot of gold, so what can he talk about changing his life?It wasn't until he was dying that the old farmer suddenly realized and told the children about the whereabouts of the golden pot.

When planning their own lives, many people tend to ignore what they have because they are too high-spirited. As a result, like an old farmer, they only end up empty-handed.When the opportunity comes, firmly grasp it, cherish and use what you have wisely, and you will find the "golden pot" of life.

Some people may say, how can success be so easy?

Mr. Nan Huaijin used the Kunpeng in "Xiaoyaoyou" to tell us a truth: "At a certain moment in life, or when a person is young, or when he has not succeeded in cultivating Taoism, or when he is too unlucky to do anything, he must 'Sinking' is in the deep water, don't move. As long as you cultivate to a certain level, you will be able to sublimate and fly high."

Einstein once said: "Opportunities only favor the prepared mind." The prepared mind refers to the individual's subjective conditions: one is the accumulation of knowledge; the other is the preparation of thinking methods.With only knowledge, but no modern way of thinking, you can't see the opportunity and have to let it slip away from you silently.For example, Newton discovered gravitation when he saw an apple falling to the ground; Roentgen discovered X-rays from hand bone images during experiments; part of the success of Nike shoes is due to the wife of the designer Boffman. Seeing my wife’s waffle tins and thinking the soles of shoes can be made into waffles.” See, it’s their combination of knowledge and flexibility of thinking that makes them successful.Of course, there are no fixed models and guidelines for how to seize opportunities, but extraordinary insight and judgment are particularly important.

The so-called "opportunity creation" is just a moment when people try to add one-tenth of their own strength to make the operation of "opportunities" beneficial to themselves during the operation of thousands of factors.On the road to success, we don't wait for opportunities to open doors for you.Know that the latch is on your side.In this case, the opportunity will only tell you "stand up and move forward".

In short, success will come when you let go while you are young and at the peak of your body and mind.Success and failure are twofold. If people miss the moment of ascent, the next step is the abyss. It will be difficult to seize the opportunity again!
Give as much effort as anyone

Edison said: "Genius is 99% sweat and 1% inspiration." After all, reality is not a fairy tale. To win a good life, we must first work hard.If you want more than others and live a happier life than others, then you have to redouble your efforts.

Among the "Six Points of Excellence" theory of Sheng Inamori Kazuo, who is run by Japan, the first one is: put in as much effort as anyone else.Mr. Nan Huaijin also once said: "The truly great cause is to give, not to keep."

However, in life, some people are obsessed with the status quo, satisfied with meager gains, and have no goal of striving for improvement, but live day after day and year after year.When you see the achievements of the people around you, you will be envious and jealous, thinking that as long as you do it yourself, you must do better than him.However, this is just the inner subtext without follow-up actions.

There are also some people who like to blame others, complain about their own fate, lament that they do not have a good platform, dream of "pie in the sky" all day long, and look forward to the miracle of "getting something for nothing".However, there is no "pie drop" in this world, and no one is willing to do "losing business", and God is not willing to give you achievements without paying.

In Jinxi, Jiangxi Province at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Fang family who had been farming for generations gave birth to a child prodigy named Fang Zhongyong.Before the age of five, Fang Zhongyong didn't know what a pen, ink, paper and inkstone were.For some reason, when he was 5 years old, he cried and clamored for pens, ink, paper and inkstone from his family.

His father was surprised by this, so he borrowed it from a neighbor. Fang Zhongyong immediately wrote four lines of poems and wrote his name on it.The content of this poem is to support parents and unite people of the same clan, and it is sent to the scholars in the whole town to watch.

Now Fang Zhongyong became famous, and everyone knew that there was a child prodigy in the village.In order to verify the truth, many people came to "make things difficult" and asked him to compose poems with designated items, and Fang Zhongyong was more competitive, always able to write well immediately, and the literary grace and reasoning of the poems were worthy of appreciation.

The people in the same county were amazed by him and treated him like guests. Some people even paid for Zhongyong to write poems.

Fang's father thought it would be profitable, so he dragged Zhongyong around to visit people in the same county every day.Over time, Fang Zhongyong abandoned his studies. When he was twelve or thirteen years old, he could no longer write the same poems as before.When he was nineteen or twenty, he was no different from an ordinary farmer.

After reading this story, I can't help but sigh.Even if you are a genius, if you don't know how to work hard and enrich your knowledge, you may become a mediocrity.Through this story, we understand that no matter how good a person's qualifications are, if he wants to succeed, he must work hard.

Edison said: "Genius is 99% sweat and 1% inspiration." After all, reality is not a fairy tale. To win a good life, we must first work hard.If you want more than others and live a happier life than others, then you have to redouble your efforts.

Since he was a child, Da Vinci was smart, studious, and had a wide range of interests. He also showed his talent for painting.As long as it is something he draws, it is always so vivid. At the age of 5, he was able to draw a portrait of his mother on the beach from memory.

His father, Piero, was convinced that his son had a talent for painting, so he sent Da Vinci to Florence to learn painting from the famous artist Froquio.

When Da Vinci first came to the workshop, the teacher Froquio only brought him an egg to paint.Soon, Da Vinci drew a few.

In the following days, the teacher asked him to draw eggs every day... Facing the boring painting of eggs, Da Vinci seemed a little impatient. He couldn't figure out why he only painted eggs!

Later, he couldn't help but asked the teacher: "Teacher, you ask me to draw eggs every day. Isn't it too simple?"

The teacher said seriously: "Do you think it's easy to draw an egg? Among a thousand eggs, no one has exactly the same shape. Each egg has a different shape when viewed from a different angle. I asked you to draw an egg just to Train your eyesight and patience, so that you can see accurately and draw skillfully."

After listening to the teacher's words, Da Vinci began to draw eggs with his heart.

Slowly, he discovered that, as the teacher said, even the same egg has different shapes due to different viewing angles and different lights.At this time, Da Vinci really understood the teacher's good intentions.

From then on, Leonardo Da Vinci devoted himself to studying the relationship between the light and shade changes of eggs. He drew one egg after another, practiced the basic skills of painting, and discovered the gradual painting method of light and shade.

With continuous efforts, Da Vinci finally achieved outstanding achievements in painting.

Heaven rewards hard work is an eternal truth, which can be well reflected from Da Vinci.Maybe you were smart when you were young and thought that you could achieve good grades or performance without serious study or work, and win the respect of others, but as a genius with an IQ of 220, Da Vinci still worked so hard. Why don’t you work hard? Woolen cloth?
The road to success is at your own feet, as long as you can take the first step of hard work, as long as you put in your own efforts, you will eventually get corresponding success.

A hundred heartbeats are not as good as one action

Action is a sign of a person who dares to change himself and save himself, and a proof of a person's ability.Imagining things out of thin air or having a lot of tongues, are all imaginary, and you can't see anything real.The road to victory must be pragmatic and speak with actions.

Mr. Nan Huaijin said in "The Analects of Confucius: What is it?": "A real gentleman should talk less empty words and do more practical things." Saying less beautiful words and doing more practical things should become a life principle to abide by , just like an Iranian proverb: "If empty shouts can build a house, donkeys can also build a street." Empty talk is like giving a hungry person a cookbook with a variety of delicacies on it, but it is a pity that he cannot eat it. arrive.At this time, if you give him a bowl of rice, he can get rid of hunger immediately.

There is a saying that goes well: "A hundred heartbeats are not as good as one action." Action is a sign of a person who dares to change and save himself, and a proof of a person's ability.If you only think in your heart and speak only, they are all illusory, and you cannot see anything real.The road to victory is pragmatic, not empty talk.

Once upon a time, there was a young man who talked nonsense and refused to work hard. He pestered Einstein all day long, wanting to know the "secret" of success.

In desperation, Einstein had to write down a formula for him: A=X+Y+Z.

"What does that mean?"

Einstein said: "A is for success, X is for hard work, Y is for the right way..."

"What does Z stand for?" The young man couldn't wait to ask.

"Stop talking empty words!" Einstein replied.

Indeed, anyone can say empty words and beautiful words, but the most important thing is action and hard work.Whether a person has the spirit of hard work can reflect a person's attitude, moral sentiment and ideological realm.A practical person can often win the admiration of others, win the hearts of the people, and win success for himself.

In life, we'd better learn from theorists and practitioners like Graham or Fisher. If we can't find them, we should try our best to learn from practitioners. Viewpoints should be cautious.To put it simply, we are asked to do it: talk less empty words and do more practical things.

In July 1863, Ford was born in Michigan, USA.He has worked on the farm since he was a child and developed a strong interest in machines.So, he wanted to use machines to replace manpower and livestock.

When Ford was 12 years old, he began to conceive of building a machine that could walk on the road, and the idea took root deeply in his mind.

People around him persuaded him to give up this idea, thinking it was impractical. Even his own father, Old Ford, felt that his son's idea was too naive, and he wanted his son to be his assistant.Too bad Ford only wanted to be a mechanic.Later, Ford took only one year to complete the mechanical course that others took three years to complete.

In Ford's eyes, nothing is impossible in this world.He then spent more than two years working on the new machine he had conceived.

Every day, Ford dreamed of making the first car. His idea was appreciated by the great inventor Edison, and he was invited to serve as an engineer for Detroit Edison, giving him the opportunity to turn his dream into reality.

Finally, in 1892, when Ford was 29 years old, he successfully produced the world's first car engine.By 1896, the world's first motorcycle was produced.

Since 1908, Ford has been committed to promoting the sales of motorcycles. At that time, motorcycles were sold at very low prices to attract more consumers.Today, almost every family in the United States has more than one car, and Detroit has become the largest industrial city in the United States and Ford's car capital.

Although old Ford's farm lost a helper, America's industrial history has one more great industrialist.

If Ford just talked empty words and did not do practical things, there would be no Ford Motor with a huge industrial chain today.On the contrary, he not only thinks, but also uses practical actions to prove that his imagination can be realized.

"If I had done that then, I would have been the one who succeeded..." Is this sentence familiar?Around us, we can always hear this sentence: "If I started that business at that time, I would have made a fortune!" "I expected it a long time ago, and I regret not doing it then." Many people say I have some "unconstrained" ideas, but I just don't have the courage to put them into practice, and I am unwilling to do practical things.

However, no matter how well-planned and innovative your ideas are, it will never come true if you don't do it yourself.There is no regret medicine in the world.As long as you have an idea, do it boldly and take action, which is much more practical than talking empty words.

Specialize in one industry, you will succeed

Mr. Lu Xun, a great writer, said: "If a person can concentrate on one thing for ten years, then he will definitely become an expert in this field." Those who achieve great things will not concentrate their energy on several things at the same time things, but just focus on one of them.Doing one thing in your hands and thinking about another in your mind can only make everything bad.

In "Zhuangzi·Human World", it is said: "A husband does not want to be miscellaneous, miscellaneous will be more, too much will be disturbed, disturbing will be worrying, and worrying will not save." In this regard, Mr. Nan Huaijin explained: "The husband's way does not want to be mixed". The "Tao" of Taoism is not a metaphysical Tao, but a great principle of life.Born in the world and standing in the world, no matter what line of work you do, no matter what you do, you must be single-minded, from beginning to end.Mr. Nan Huaijin mentioned that if a practitioner wants to be at ease and achieve a positive result, he must go deep into one discipline and not use complicated methods.There are too many methods, but the wisdom is not enough, and if you can't integrate them, you will achieve nothing.

Mr. Nan Huaijin also said that Zhaowen, Shi Kuang and Huizi, the three masters of music, have reached the level of Taoism. It is more appropriate to describe it as "this song should only exist in the sky, so how often do you hear it in the world".The pinnacle of their musical achievements stems from their personal "goodness". Any knowledge, anything, must be focused on the heart, and there will be success.If you have a preference for a certain field, just focus on your heart and get to the bottom of it, and you will eventually "keep the clouds and see the moon".

According to legend, an eminent monk came to a barren mountain, and there was a golden light shining in the thatched hut in the mountain. The eminent monk concluded that there must be an eminent person living here!Then, the eminent monk went to the hut, wanting to find out.

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