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The sage advocates thinking twice before acting, and often talks about the benefits of thinking, such as "Thinking without evil"; "Learning without thinking will lead to loss, thinking without learning will lead to peril". For those of us who are studying the sage, as long as we combine thinking and learning, we will be on the right path. From then on, there will only be a distinction between fast and slow attainment. Han Yu in the Tang Dynasty added fuel to the fire and used the sage's views, saying: "Actions are accomplished by thinking and destroyed by following." Thoughtful thinking will greatly increase the probability of success in action. Xizhe also has the famous saying "I think, therefore I am." I agree with these opinions of the saints. Regarding the relationship between thinking and action, I always feel that all actions taken after thinking are in line with rationality. For actions that are in line with rationality, the parties involved must bravely bear the corresponding responsibility. To put it more simply, you can’t regret before you act after thinking.

After entering my forties, I occasionally reflect on my own life and events. I wonder if such a one-sided conclusion that I need to think before going is also one-sided? Recently, I read Su Shi's diary written for his friend Zhang Zhifu, and he actually talked about his experience in this regard, which made me scream. Su Shi said: "I am the one who has no thoughts in the world. When something happens, he has no time to think about it. If he thinks about it before he thinks about it, it will not arrive; if he thinks about it after he thinks about it, he will not get there. This will lead to a lifetime of not knowing what he is thinking about. "Thinking before thinking is pointless and ineffective thinking; thinking after something has happened is belated wisdom and hindsight. Su Shi had a rough personality, and he was probably impatient of such a cautious and cautious way of life. He said: "When words are spoken from the heart and rushed into the mouth, if you spit them out, you will go against others, and if you swallow them, you will go against others. I thought it would be better to go against others, so I spit them out." I would rather offend people than go against my nature. Su Shi acted They probably also belong to the Xingling sect. They don’t agree that everything must be considered and weighed, and they are cautious and follow the steps. Thinking about it carefully, Su Shi's statement seems to contain some truth.

For example, if a train is roaring in and you suddenly find an unconscious child playing on the track, should you act after thinking or act intuitively? I think when you think about it, the situation is much more complicated. This kind of thinking will definitely include the following content: First, you must ask yourself: Do you want to rescue? Second, after confirming the rescue, you should think about the consequences of the rescue: if you rush in and save, the children are out of danger, and you are safe; if you fail to save the children, your own life will be in danger; if the children are saved, you will be saved. Killed... Wait until you think carefully before reacting. I think the child would have been hit by the fast-moving train. The same principle applies to the handling of other emergencies. At critical moments, only intuitive reactions will work, and rational choices will most likely be ineffective.

Does this mean that reason must be denied? Of course not. Correct responses to intuition often require sound rationality as a background. For example, Ji Kang in the Wei and Jin Dynasties (forgive me for often making fun of him), this person had a bad temper. In their own words, he was "strong-hearted, jealous of evil, rash and outspoken, and got angry when things happened." "Speak out and speak out when something happens" is an immediate reaction without thinking, but this kind of reaction without thinking is based on the premise of "hard-hearted jealousy of evil". Love, hate, and hatred have long been determined, and rational values ????have been deeply rooted in It was burned into Ji Kang's stubborn heart that hated evil as much as hatred. If you are friendly to Xiang Xiu, you will instinctively dislike Zhong Hui; if you like Lu An, you will definitely hate Lu Xun. Ji Kang died early. Although there is some reflection on his way of doing things in "Poems of Youang Anger", it is still far from a theoretical summary, but there is no need to regret it. Su Shi's expressions have filled this gap. He said straightforwardly: "A gentleman's view of good things is like a good look; his view of unwholesome things is like a bad smell. Why don't you think about things after they happen? Do you think about the good and bad things and avoid them? Therefore, when you think about the meaning, you will realize the meaning. There will be no results; if you think about life before the battle, the battle will be ineffective. "Although you act without thinking and follow your feelings, you can still find the logic of behavior in your daily way of thinking and behavior. When a gentleman does good, it is natural that he should do so; when a villain does evil, it is natural.

The teacher always tells us not to be a giant in thought and a dwarf in action. This sentence still echoes in my mind. Unfortunately, thinking too much and doing too little is still a common problem among us.

Really useful knowledge, experience, and ideas are all obtained from people’s specific practices. Others, in books, it should be said that they are all learned only on paper, and they know that they must be carried out in detail. The daydreams you have while lying in bed, the mottos and plans written on your desk, if they are not transformed into immediate actions, are just empty pieces of paper that deceive yourself and others.

Instead of just sitting around talking about it and thinking about it, it is better to practice it and put it into practice. We all know the story of two monks in Shu. One was poor and the other was rich. The poor man said to the rich man: "What is the South China Sea that I desire?" The rich man said: "Why do you want to go there?" He said: "My bottle and one bowl are enough." The rich man said: "I have wanted to go there for several years. Buy a boat and go down, but you still can't do it. How can you go there with confidence? "The next year, the poor will return from the South China Sea to sue the rich." The rich are ashamed. This story mainly emphasizes people's subjective initiative, but it also illustrates that you should not wait until you feel that everything is ready before taking action. It is impossible to prepare a thing perfectly and then develop it according to your own ideas. Therefore, only by learning by doing and learning by doing can we achieve corresponding success. Everything is like this, start from scratch, but the most important thing is "do"! When conditions are not yet mature and your thinking is not clear, you must dare to venture and take risks. You must cross the river by feeling the stones, learn to swim by swimming, learn to play chess by playing chess, and learn to fight in war. Comrade Xiaoping said, "If you don't do it, there will be no Marxism at all." Now we advocate hard work, truth-seeking and pragmatism, which are very targeted. Even Wang Yangming, an idealist philosopher from the middle of the Ming Dynasty in my country, advocated "more practice in things." It can be seen that action is valuable.

Of course, when we say that action is important and practical work is urgent, it does not mean that thoughts are irrelevant. Rather, it is said that compared with thinking and doing, doing is more critical. But this industry can only do better under the control and guidance of certain theories and ideas. Acting blindly, like a headless fly, is also undesirable.

Thinking and doing are actually two aspects of the same problem, and one is indispensable. The relationship between thinking and action, which can also be said to be knowledge and action, is an endlessly debated proposition in the history of ancient Chinese philosophy. Some say that knowledge is the beginning of action, and some say that action is the beginning of knowledge. Some people say that knowing and doing can be integrated into one, while others say that knowing and doing can be done at the same time. Some say it is easy to know but easy to do; some say it is easy to know but hard to do. But I always feel that for young friends, action is more important.

According to aerodynamic theory, bumblebees cannot fly. For from the proportion of the size, weight, and shape of its body to its wings fully extended, flight was simply impossible. But the bumblebee knew nothing about this profound scientific theory. It ignored it and flew forward resolutely. It collected some honey every day and lived happily.

At this point, the two name changes of Mr. Tao Xingzhi, a famous educator in my country, are very inspiring to us. Tao Xingzhi's original name was Tao Wenjun. In his youth, he changed his name to "Tao Zhixing" because he admired the Neo-Confucian Wang Yangming's "Knowledge is the beginning of action". Later, his practice and research made him realize that "knowledge comes after action", so he changed his name. "Tao Xingzhi" for the rest of his life. He also has a famous saying: "Action is Lao Tzu, thought is son, and creation is grandson." This is an intuitive expression of the relationship between thinking and action.