The three communication principles for establishing friendship are sincerity, respect and forgiveness.
1. Sincerity
Zeng Guofan said: "Only the most sincerity in the world can defeat the most false in the world; only the most clumsy in the world can defeat the most skillful in the world." This means that sincerity is always the best. It can defeat hypocrisy, because "a road can tell a horse's power, and a person can tell a person's heart after a long journey." Therefore, we must be sincere to our friends, so that we can exchange hearts for hearts and make true friends!
Zeng Guofan also said that "the most valuable way to control a general is honesty, not power." Therefore, when making friends, you should have less intrigues and behind-the-scenes tricks, and the most valuable thing is to treat each other with honesty. In this way, others will also I will treat you sincerely and make friends sincerely!
Treating others sincerely is a virtue, and over time, your popularity will improve. Don't be afraid that you will suffer losses if you treat people sincerely, because Zeng Guofan also said, "When I meet a cunning person, he will be unpredictable and unpredictable. If I treat him with sincerity, I will be exhausted." Therefore, when we treat a cunning person sincerely, we will use their tricks. It will also defeat itself without attacking.
2. Respect
Zeng Guofan said: "Respect will make the body strong", which means that subjective attitude towards people and things with respect can make the body and mind strong. Zeng Guofan's The explanation is: "Subjectively, if you have a solemn, rigorous and respectful attitude towards people, things and things, you will become stronger day by day. If you are subjectively arrogant and rude to people, things and things, you will lose yourself day by day." . ”
Respecting others is not only a kind of inner quality cultivation, but also can win the favor of others, which is also the first step to find true friends. The first impression is very important, so when you get along with others, no matter whether they are noble or humble, you must behave respectfully. As the saying goes, "People should not be judged by their appearance," so we are eager to "see people through colored glasses" and treat everyone equally!
How to be respectful to others? According to Zeng Guofan's words, "When visiting others, be respectful and respectful like ordinary people when offering sacrifices to their ancestors"! We can treat others with respect. If the other person is a villain, he will not dare to look down on us. If the other person is a gentleman, we can even get closer to each other! Therefore, when interacting with others, pay attention to the word "respect", and good popularity will come freely!
3. Forgiveness
Zeng Guofan said: "If we forgive others with the same mind of forgiving ourselves, we will forgive them all." That is to say, if we can use the mentality of forgiving ourselves to forgive other people's shortcomings or If we make mistakes, we can make friends all over the world. It's true, no gold is perfect, no one is perfect, don't always focus on other people's shortcomings, look more at the shining points of others. Confucius said, "When three people are walking together, there must be one teacher", so we should make friends with a "forgiving" and appreciative attitude. In the end, we will definitely be able to make more friends, and we can also make true friends!
Zeng Guofan also said: "There is no greater kindness than forgiveness." It can be seen that the greatest kindness in the world is the ability to forgive others. To forgive others is to be kind to yourself, and to give others a chance is to give yourself a chance. "The sea is open to all rivers, and tolerance is great." Only by truly forgiving and tolerating others can we become stronger and more popular!