In China's classic of traditional culture "University", "From Tian Zi to Shu Ren, it is based on self-cultivation", which clearly points out the life course that each of us has to go through: self-cultivation. What is self-cultivation, is to constantly cultivate one's body and mind and keep them "on the road". So where is the key to self-cultivation? Just one word "diligent":
Farmers harvest more food because of hard work, which means that people are diligent and not lazy;
Because students study hard, they bow their heads and stab the stock, and finally match the six countries. This is called suffering, and you can be a master.
Business travelers work hard on mental work because of careful calculation, plus they are diligent and agile. You can also make a lot of money.
"All mediocre talents in the world are defeated by the word' lazy', and all arrogant talents in the world are defeated by the word' proud'." Zeng Guofan's words must be well tasted. Nothing is difficult in the world as long as you work hard. If you work hard, everything will turn into gold.
Filial piety is the first way to cultivate one's morality. "Filial piety is the first virtue", loving and supporting parents is the way of human relations. And the reason why a word' frugality' can foster morality. There are three outstanding places:
First, "from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift". It won't take long for us to change from a modest state to extravagance and waste, and it won't take long for us to fall in love with luxury, because it is instinct to satisfy our greed and enjoyment, but it takes physical and mental torture to change from luxury to frugality. Therefore, only by maintaining the excellent quality of "thrift" can we save for the future.
Second, frugality can restrain desires and eliminate curses. Thrifty people don't have much personal appetite and greed. On the contrary, they are cautious and cautious. Those who make good use of good fortune know better the truth of "saving grain for a rainy day". The emergence of many unreasonable desires is the beginning of disaster. It is particularly important to be frugal and not to set goals that you can't accomplish.
Third, thrift can cultivate modesty and modesty. I have never seen the kind of person who eats clean and thrifty bowls, who will blow his head off in front of people and open his mouth to annoy people. More people are people who love modesty.
Diligence and self-cultivation, frugality and self-cultivation Be a hardworking and simple person, and be a thrifty person. Diligence will prepare wealth for you in the pipeline you don't know, waiting for people who pay attention to it to open the treasure house!