What kind of temperament is "nobleness"?

Zeng Guofan: Whether a person is noble or not depends on these six characteristics! ?

The ancient people’s concept was to separate wealth and honor. In the eyes of the ancients, the local rich people of the past and the "local tyrants" of today were wealthy but not noble. However, no matter how rich some people are, they can only pretend to be rich. Wealth is just a number, but being rich is related to the dignity of life.

The nobility in human bones cannot be bought with money, but is related to family edification and personal qualities. Really noble people have six characteristics:

Hude

The ancients said: "Hude can carry everything", which means that as long as a person has good virtue, there is nothing he cannot bear. , On the contrary, people without great virtue cannot achieve great things.

The ancients warned us that we must be willing to suffer losses and think more about others in order to achieve success in our careers. At the same time, virtue is a blessing, and only by being kind can you gain the respect of others. If a person wants to create a career, he must have a magnificent tolerance and be able to tolerate people in the world.

"Tao Te Ching": "A man should be rich in things and not in things that are weak; he should stick to the truth and not the luxury." A very important connotation of virtue is to "maintain the truth and not the luxury" .

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Without virtue, happiness obtained only by fame, opportunity or illegal means will be like flowers in a vase, due to lack of growth The soil will wither immediately.

Kindness

How to quickly see a person clearly, don’t look at how he treats you, look at how he treats those who are weaker than yourself, or strangers who have no interests. This is why even if some people become rich overnight and are covered in big-name brands, they still don't make anyone feel a bit noble.

Not everyone can be kind at any time and at any time. Those who lose their temper at the waiters may be able to maintain an eight-tooth smile for everyone in the workplace; People who use the most unpleasant words to insult others when they disagree may be a submissive and good person in life. The true kindness that penetrates into the bones is a person's nature and his upbringing.

"If a peach or plum does not say anything, it will lead to its own trouble." How can people who have a lot of kindness and do many good deeds not be noble!

Keeping one’s word

People cannot stand without faith, and a country cannot be strong without faith. The ancients regarded trustworthiness as one of the most important qualities in life. There is a saying in "Xunzi: Being Strict": "Sincerity is what a gentleman abides by and is the foundation of political affairs."

Integrity belongs to the category of morality. It has no weight or price tag, but it can make a person lighthearted. Like a feather or being ruined, it can also make a person as important as a mountain or famous throughout history.

“A car cannot move without a shaft, and a person cannot stand without trust.” If a person is not trustworthy in society, no one will be willing to associate with him, let alone win the trust of others.

The story recorded in "Yu Ion"

There was a businessman in Jiyang when his boat sank when he was crossing the river. He grabbed a hemp stalk and shouted for help.

A fisherman heard the sound and the businessman hurriedly shouted: "I am the richest man in Jiyang. If you can save me, I will give you 100 taels of gold."

After being rescued ashore, the businessman turned his back and refused to admit it. He only gave the fisherman 10 taels of gold. The fisherman blamed him for not keeping his word and going back on his word.

The rich man said: "As a fisherman, you have never made much money in your life. Aren't you satisfied with suddenly getting 10 taels of gold?".

The fisherman had no choice but to leave in dismay.

Unexpectedly, the rich man capsized again.

When someone wanted to save him, the fisherman who had been deceived by him said: "He is a man who doesn't keep his words!" So the businessman drowned in the river.

A noble person must be a trustworthy person.

Humility

Humility is the best way to cultivate a normal heart and a state of being a human being.

A person must know how to be humble at all times. As the saying goes, "full of losses, modesty will benefit." Only by staying humble at all times can you learn from others in a low profile and have more opportunities for growth.

Hemingway has a saying that is particularly good: "True nobility is not to be superior to others, but to be better than oneself in the past."

The more noble a person is, the more clearly he understands The more you understand the principle of "there are people outside of you", the more humbly you treat everyone around you, discover the bright spots of others and learn from them.

Humility is a kind of great wisdom, and it is also true hidden wisdom. Everyone loves a humble person.

Integrity

A person may not necessarily become a great person, but he can definitely become an upright person.

What is integrity? The so-called "righteousness" means fairness and righteousness, which means being impartial, not hypocritical, not frivolous, and aboveboard. The so-called "straight" means open-minded, frank, and truthful. It means going straight, not bending around, not going with the flow.

Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried." That is to say, only by walking straight, acting righteously, doing things properly, and doing things with integrity and fairness can we be open-minded and have no worries.

Integrity is the spiritual backbone of a person and the embodiment of a person’s nobility.

Persistence

Everyone often faces this choice: whether to persevere or give up on oneself. This kind of problem often troubles people.

If you are a weak person, you will not only choose to give up on yourself and be willing to admit defeat, but you will also find many reasons to convince yourself; if you are a strong person, you will choose to persevere and give it a try even if the result is failure. .

The patriotic general Feng Yuxiang once said: "Those who achieve great things in the world are all fools." Because once these people identify their goals and just move forward, they will succeed. On the contrary, some so-called smart people, because their brain speed is too high, they look around and think about things in their career, but in the end they still can't accomplish anything.

Zeng Guofan was by no means a gifted person, and his intelligence could even be said to be below average. But why is he the only one who can become "a perfect man with three immortal virtues, meritorious services and words, a teacher, general and prime minister"?

Zeng Guofan once said in a letter to his younger brother that he "writes his diary in regular script every day, reads ten pages of history every day, and writes one piece of "Tea Talk" every day. These three things never stop for a day. ”

Behind Zeng Guofan’s three things every day, there is only two words - persistence. The spirit of persistence is the support for doing things, reflects the quality of a person's heart, and is the embodiment of a person's principles, ambitions and vision.

Zeng Guofan’s examples of persistence are not limited to “doing three things well”, but run through all aspects of his entire life, solidly reflecting his attitude towards life. For example, Zeng Guofan required himself to get up early in the army. No matter what kind of weather it was, no matter what kind of environment it was, he would "dance upon hearing the chicken", train troops, supervise training, and handle various affairs.

Persistence and perseverance are easy to say but too difficult to do. Very few people are able to persevere and persevere.

The most difficult thing for a person to defeat is himself. No matter how strong your self-control is, you will sometimes be defeated by yourself. But as the saying goes, the most important thing is simplicity. If you want to stand out and achieve excellence, you must continue to do the simplest and most ordinary things in daily life. In this way, you will see your height over time.

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What kind of temperament is "nobility"?

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