150 Wisdom Stories to Build Good Habits

Chapter 23 Responsibility, responsible for one's actions (1)
Inventory of Bad Habits
Never take promises seriously and always break promises to classmates;
When problems arise and tasks cannot be completed, they like to shirk responsibility;
Always fooling around when doing things, especially when doing things for others, always with a coping mentality;
Don't dare to admit when you do something wrong;
I often argue with my parents, and run away from home at every turn, thinking that everything my parents do for me is justified...

Failure to keep promises and not daring to admit to doing something wrong is a manifestation of a lack of responsibility.Those who have no sense of responsibility and dare not take responsibility will not be recognized by everyone, and it is difficult to say that they will have great achievements.Therefore, young friends must learn to take responsibility and make it a habit.

walk the dog twice
Dale Carnegie often took his beloved puppy for a walk in the forest park near his home.In order to protect the safety of tourists, there is a rule in this park that dogs must wear masks and be chained before entering the park.At first, Carnegie walked the dog according to the regulations, but he couldn't bear to see his dog's pitiful appearance, so he took off the mask and chain and let the dog play freely in the park.

Unexpectedly, this was seen by a park policeman. He walked over and said to Carnegie, "Didn't you see the notice posted at the gate of the park?"

Carnegie argued, "Oh, my dog ​​won't bite."

When the policeman heard this, he warned Carnegie sharply: "The judge doesn't care whether your dog bites or not. I'll let you off this time. If I see you next time, you can tell the judge yourself!"

A few days later, Carnegie took his pet dog for a walk in an open area of ​​the park early in the morning, and saw that there was no one around, so he took off the dog's mask and chain.

Coincidentally, the policeman I met last time came out of nowhere.When Carnegie saw the police approaching slowly, he thought that something was wrong, and he couldn't escape now.From last experience, arguing with him will only annoy him more.

Carnegie thought for a while, and walked forward with a face full of shame.

He purposely said embarrassingly to the police: "Officer, I'm sorry. You just warned me. I made a mistake again. I'm guilty. Arrest me!"

The policeman was stunned for a moment, and a smile climbed onto his serious face. He said to Carnegie very gently: "I know that no one can bear to see their dog look pitiful, not to mention that there is no one here, so you take it Take off the mask."

Carnegie replied softly, "But it's illegal to do so."

The policeman looked into the distance and said, "Let's do it! You let the puppy run behind that hill so that I can't see it. Let's forget about it." Carnegie thanked the policeman and quickly ran away with the puppy. Without a trace.

good habit gas station
People should always have the courage to admit their mistakes in a timely manner.If you cover up your mistakes, you will make bigger mistakes.Just as people cover up a lie with more lies.

Sometimes, admitting mistakes is not very difficult, as long as you do it, you will find that admitting mistakes will bring you more understanding and relaxation.

a made up fault
George is the marketing manager of a trading company.During his tenure, he made a mistake. Without careful investigation and research, he approved a report by an employee who produced 5 high-end cameras for a company in New York.When the products were produced and ready for customs declaration, the company knew that the employee had already been poached by the "headhunting" company. If the goods arrived in New York, they would disappear without a trace, and the loan would naturally be in vain.

George couldn't think of a remedy for a while, and was anxious in the office alone.

At this time the boss came in, his face was very ugly, and he wanted to ask George what was going on.Before the boss could speak, George immediately told him everything frankly, and took the initiative to admit his mistake:
"This is my mistake, and I will definitely do my best to recover the loss."

The boss was moved by George's frankness and courage to take responsibility, agreed to his request, and allocated a sum of money for him to go to New York for investigation.

After hard work, George got in touch with another client.

A month later, the cameras were sold at a higher price than the clerk had written in the report.George's efforts were rewarded by his boss.

good habit gas station
It is not terrible for a person to make mistakes, what is afraid of is not admitting mistakes and not making up for mistakes.

A person's success often comes from continuous learning from mistakes, because as long as you learn from your mistakes and learn lessons, you will not make the same mistakes again.As long as you persist and be patient, recognize mistakes, correct mistakes, and make up for mistakes, you can succeed.

Some people think that admitting mistakes is a loss of self-esteem, embarrassing face, fear of taking responsibility, and fear of punishment.Contrary to these imaginations, if you have the courage to admit your mistakes, not only will your impression not be lost, but on the contrary, people will respect and trust you, and your image in others' minds will be enhanced.

do your best
In the Antarctic and the North Pole, once the sun sets, it takes at least more than a month for it to rise again.This is called a polar night.Once, an expedition did not have time to leave the South Pole before the sun went down, and they were left in the boundless darkness.

Although there is enough food and daily necessities, for more than a whole month, there will be only night without day, a world of ice and snow, no living beings, and isolation from the world and light.Man, can you survive?
The loneliness and boredom finally became unbearable for them, and they felt that they were going crazy.

At this time, one person really went crazy.His depressed state was terrible, he didn't eat or sleep, and his whole body was frozen and dead like an ice field in Antarctica.Then, it silently devoured everything around it...

Everyone anxiously surrounded him to comfort him, saying what you said.Suddenly, he found that as long as someone talked to him, his symptoms would be relieved, and if someone told a nice story, his expression would become vivid.So it is stipulated that each person will take turns telling stories to the patients one day, and make up the stories by themselves on the days that are not their turn.

In various poses and with different expressions, all kinds of strange things.In order to help their companions get out of trouble, everyone exerted their greatest imagination and creativity.Those stories are wonderful, and, always, whimsical.

It's easy to imagine what happened next.Under the treatment of so many beautiful stories, the patient gradually improved, and they finally helped each other through the long polar night.

It was later discovered that the "crazy" expedition member was not actually a patient, but a doctor.The doctor was afraid that everyone would not be able to survive, so he decided to find a way by himself.He planned a "crazy" performance, so that everyone ignored their own mental torture when comforting others.This is a doctor doing his best.

good habit gas station
We live in society and play different roles, and each role often means a responsibility.As children, it is our responsibility to honor our parents; as students, it is our responsibility to abide by school discipline and complete learning tasks; as friends, it is our duty to be loyal, mutual help, and mutual understanding; Ordinary citizens, we "are humble and dare not forget to worry about the country"; as members of society, we should uphold justice, love peace, and protect the environment...Only when everyone recognizes the role they play and fulfills their responsibilities can we build together A harmonious and beautiful society, sharing a beautiful and happy life.

a handshake

In the social science class, the professor introduced the life style and customs of the Amish people to the students, and played a film.It was taken by the professor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a city inhabited by Amish people. The content is the city scenery and the customs and customs of the Amish people.Lancaster is also a tourist attraction often visited by tourists from all over the world.

After watching the wonderful film, the students asked the professor many questions about the Amish.Suddenly, a female student stood up and said to the professor: "I don't think you should make this film. I think you violated the personal freedom of the Amish people by doing so. They are human beings just like us. Is it just Because they maintain traditional living habits, they have to be viewed like animals? It's not fair, and I think you are doing it wrong."

The professor who carefully produced this film for teaching, seems to have been poured a bucket of cold water suddenly, and it is really embarrassing to be criticized by students in public.He said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with me. I went there to shoot videos for teaching purposes. Besides, it was originally a tourist attraction. There is no restriction on not being able to shoot videos. Many people do the same thing." The female student disagreed. Continuing to argue with the professor about this statement, the atmosphere became more and more rigid, and the two insisted on their own words and refused to give in to each other.Finally, the female student said angrily: "I don't listen to your class anymore, I'm leaving." The professor also said: "You go, I don't care."

It was the end of the day, and the credits were about to be obtained. If the female student dropped out of this class, not only would she not get the credits, but she would also have a record on her transcript.Usually only students who fail to make it through withdraw from the course.The next class did not see her, and the students felt sorry for her.

However, in the next class, she appeared again.When the professor walked into the classroom, she took the initiative to apologize to him. She said: "Professor, I sincerely say sorry to you. I have been reviewing myself these days. Although I have my thoughts and beliefs, I I neglected the effort you put into teaching, and neglected that you are responsible for teaching with all your heart. I have made mistakes, please forgive me." The professor also said: "I am so glad that you are back, I know that I also made mistakes , I only care about doing what I think I should do, but I neglect the respect and care that others should have. I also want to thank you for teaching me a valuable lesson." They shook hands and smiled at each other.

good habit gas station
People can not escape from doing wrong.To deal with mistakes, we must maintain the correct attitude.It is inevitable to make mistakes in daily life, as long as you dare to admit your mistakes, you are a sincere and trustworthy person.Therefore, don't be afraid of mistakes, but adjust your mentality and recognize them correctly.Only in this way can we have the courage to admit our mistakes.

practice of not speaking
In order to practice, the four monks participated in the "non-speaking practice" of Zen Buddhism.

Among the four monks, three of them have higher morality, and only one has shallower morality.Because lamps must be lit for this practice, the monks with the lowest level of practice are responsible for lighting the lamps.

The "practice without speaking" started, and the four monks sat cross-legged around the lamp, and several hours passed, all four of them were silent.

The oil in the oil lamp burned less and less, and it was about to run out. The monk in charge of the lamp was very anxious when he saw this.A gust of wind blew the lamp from side to side, and it was almost extinguished.

The monk who was in charge of the lamp couldn't bear it any longer, and he yelled, "Oops! The lamp is about to go out."

The other three monks who closed their eyes and meditated all the time, heard the shout of the monk in charge of the lamp, and the second monk who was more skilled than him immediately reprimanded him: "What's your name! We are doing 'non-speaking practice' Don't speak." The third monk was furious, and he said to the second monk, "Don't you talk too?" The fourth monk with the highest morality sat silently all the time.But after a while, he opened his eyes and looked down upon the other three monks and said, "Huh! I am the only one who did not speak this time." These four monks who "cultivated without speaking" all spoke one after another because of a lamp.The funniest thing is that when the three monks who thought they had "knowledge" accused others of "speaking", they didn't know that they were breaking the precept of "speaking".

good habit gas station
It often happens that when we blame others, we don't know that we are making the same mistake.

You must first be strict with yourself before you can be strict with others; you must first see your own shortcomings before you can forgive the shortcomings of others.Don't hold on to certain mistakes of others, hold them in your heart, and beat them to death with a stick, but give people the opportunity and room for self-reflection and renewal.At the same time, when you decide to discipline someone, you must first check whether you have any disadvantages that will be caught by others.

Warlords

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, after King Zhou You came to the throne, he didn't care about any major national affairs, he only knew about eating, drinking and having fun, and sent people everywhere to find beautiful women.There was a minister Baoheng who advised King You, but King You not only refused to listen, but put him in prison.

Baoheng was imprisoned for three years.The people of the Bao family do everything possible to rescue Bao Heng.So they bought a pretty girl in the countryside, taught her to sing and dance, dressed her up, and presented her to King You.This girl is from the Bao family, so she was named Bao Si.

King You was so happy that he got Baosi, so he released Baoheng.He dotes on Baosi very much, but since Baosi entered the palace, she has been depressed and has never smiled once.King You tried his best to make her laugh, but she couldn't laugh no matter what.

King Zhou You offered a reward: Whoever can make the princess smile will be rewarded with a thousand gold.

A sycophant named Father Guo Shi thought of an idea for King Zhou You.It turned out that the Zhou Dynasty built more than 20 beacon towers in the Lishan area, one every few miles, in order to guard against the attack of the Western nomadic dog army.If the dog army came, the soldiers guarding the first gate would light up the beacon fire; the soldiers guarding the second gate would also light up the beacon fire when they saw the fireworks.One by one, when the nearby princes saw it, they would send troops to rescue them.Father Guo Shi said to King Zhou You: "The world is peaceful now, and the beacon tower has not been used for a long time. I would like to invite the king and your empress to go to Lishan Mountain to play for a few days. At night, let's light up the beacon fire, so that the nearby princes can see and drive away." Come on, let's be fooled. Your Majesty will definitely laugh when she sees so many soldiers rushing to nothing."

King Zhou You clapped his hands and said, "Excellent, let's do this!"

They went up to Lishan Mountain and really lit the beacon fire on Lishan Mountain.The nearby princes got the alarm, thinking that the dog soldiers were coming, and hurriedly led soldiers to rescue them.Unexpectedly, when they rushed there, there was not even a shadow of a dog soldier, only the sound of playing music and singing on the mountain, and everyone was stunned.

King You sent someone to tell them: "Everyone has worked hard, there is nothing to do here, but the king and the princess are playing with fireworks, you go back!"

The princes knew that they had been fooled, and went back full of anger.

Bao Si didn't know what they were up to, but when he saw several soldiers and horses descending from the foot of Mount Li in a chaotic state, he asked King You what was going on.King You told her ten thousand five hundred and ten.Bao Si really smiled.

Seeing Baosi's smiling face, King You really rewarded Father Guo Shi with a thousand pieces of gold.

(End of this chapter)