We continue to chew vegetable roots today. There is a saying in "Cai Gen Tan":

The meaning of this passage is that in extremely lively and noisy situations, if you can observe external objects with a calm eye , you can save a lot of troublesome things; when you are frustrated and lonely, if you have the determination to work hard, you can get a lot of real joy in life.

If there is a state of peace and happiness, there must be an unhappiness state opposite it; if there is a beautiful scenery, there must be an unbeautiful scenery to compare with. It can be seen that where there is happiness, there must be pain, and where there is good, there must be bad. The happiest state is only to be ordinary and to keep oneself in peace.

When you roll up the curtains and look at the mountains surrounded by white clouds, and see the smoke-filled scenery, green mountains and green waters, you realize how wonderful and comfortable nature is; in front of the window are lush flowers and trees, swaying bamboos, and sparrows. and doves reporting the changing of the seasons. Thus, he realizes the state of unity of all things and complete selflessness.

If you know that success will inevitably lead to failure, then perhaps your desire to succeed will not be so determined; if you know that life will lead to death, then the way to maintain health does not have to be too well-intentioned.

Guiguzi said: "Everything in the world should be viewed with dialectical thinking." In other words, we must look at problems dialectically in life.

Everything has two sides or many sides. However, in real life, most people always look at problems by "killing them all with one stroke." They always like to overgeneralize.

For example, if a girl has dated several friends of the opposite sex, and after the relationship fails, she will blame all the reasons on the man, and then she will come to the conclusion: There is no good thing about men, and I will never believe it again. In love.

So we should not be too radical and go to extremes in worldly affairs, as this will bring a lot of troubles to our lives.

"Be still in the turmoil, be enthusiastic in the cold" means to think of failure when you succeed, and to retain the spirit of struggle when you fail. This is actually a very wise enterprise.

“When you know how to stop, you will be calm, and when you are calm, you will be able to be still.” This sentence is most appropriately explained by the word “stop when enough is enough”.

At the right time, at the right place, stop moving forward, so that you can have a clear understanding and judgment of the form in front of you and the road ahead.

So, act in a measured manner and do everything in moderation.

Su Shi pointed out in "Bao Huitang Ji": "A gentleman can allude to things, but he cannot pay attention to things. Allegorical things, although trivial things are enough to bring happiness, even though beautiful things are not enough to cause illness. Pay attention to them. Regarding things, even small things are enough to cause illness, although beautiful things are not enough to bring joy."

When Su Shi was young, he loved calligraphy and painting. How much did he like it? What you keep at home, you are afraid of losing; what others have, you are afraid of not getting.

Later I suddenly came to my senses: "I despise wealth but value books, and despise life and death but focus on painting. Isn't this just a mistake and losing my original intention?" From then on, I no longer indulged too much. In this way, beautiful calligraphy and painting will still make you happy, but you will no longer be overly addicted.

Another example is when we drink, drinking until we are tipsy should be the highest state of drinking.

Some people say, "Being a little drunk is a happy way for adults to be alone, and it is also the most decent way for adults to be unrestrained."

The ancients said: "Looking at the half-open flowers means being a little tipsy after drinking. "Being tipsy means drinking just right, and it's a feeling of pleasure.

If you are extremely drunk and exceed this level, the result will be overwhelming, vomiting, and your body will inevitably suffer pain.

So, everything has its limits. The ancients said that being indifferent, clearing one's ambitions, and being tranquil and far-reaching means pursuing moderation, using frugality to overcome luxury, and using tranquility to overcome impatience.

Once everything is overdone or overdone, it will inevitably cause harm to the body, and it is easier to make mistakes in how to behave.

Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, once said: "My husband is planning and planning, but his victory is worse than that of a thousand miles away. I am not as good as the ovary."

This man can make a generation of kings feel ashamed. The inferior "Zifang" is Zhang Liang, one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.

He played a decisive role in the process of Liu Bang becoming emperor. With his wisdom, he turned the tide many times and made outstanding achievements.

Later, when Liu Bang achieved hegemony, his suspicion increased sharply, and many meritorious ministers were killed as a result.

In this cruel struggle, Zhang Liang knew the truth of "when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs will be cooked; when the birds are gone, the good bow will be hidden; when the enemy's country is destroyed, the adviser will perish".

So choose to retreat bravely from the rapids at the appropriate time and decisively leave the center of the whirlpool, thereby avoiding the ending of "the rabbit dies and the dog cooks".

In the process of advancing and retreating, Zhang Liang grasped the "degree" just right. This is the most perfect ending for Zhang Liangneng to retire and die a good death.

Confucius once said: "Follow your heart's desires without exceeding the rules."

Throughout Zhang Liang's life, he followed his heart and did not bring disaster to himself by violating the rules. He was always able to act freely.

As the saying goes, life has its limits, and if you exceed it, it will be a disaster.

Only by getting the "degree" right in life can we gain true stability and abundance.

Lao Tzu once said: "The five colors make one blind, the five tones make one deaf, the five tastes make one's mouth refreshed, and the pursuit of hunting makes one's heart go crazy." Indeed, the world is colorful. , Without restraint in reputation, it is easy to fall into the whirlpool of material desires and get lost in hobbies, fame and fortune.

So in life, we must behave appropriately and avoid going too far. If we go too far, we will fall short.

Life is a cycle of reincarnation, don’t be content with everything. When the moon is full, it will be waning; when the water is full, it will overflow; when people are full, it will be arrogant. Only by leaving half of it can you live a happy life.

Flowers bloom and fade. These are the laws of natural cycles and the way of profit and loss in doing things.

Some people say that why birds fly high is because they make themselves very light. Only when you act in a measured manner and do everything in moderation can you not be burdened by things and be happy everywhere.

As the saying goes, "Leave a thin line in everything so that we can meet you easily in the future." There must be room for everything to avoid going to extremes.

Especially when weighing the pros and cons of advancement and retreat, be sure to pay attention to just enough, stop when you feel good, and never go too far.