Not proud. Zeng Guofan hated evil when he was young and could not tolerate sand in his eyes. With the growth of age and knowledge, I lost my pride and stopped being impulsive. On one occasion, Zeng Guofan's father celebrated his birthday, and Zheng Xiaoshan also came to celebrate his birthday. He is Zeng Guofan's hometown. At that time, Zeng Guofan had just entered the academician courtyard and got carried away. He took Xiao Shan to talk, talking casually and with an arrogant look, which annoyed Zheng Xiaoshan, so Zheng Xiaoshan left angrily. Zeng Guofan felt his mistake afterwards, repented and personally apologized to Zheng Xiaoshan, and the two made up. After that, he began to pay attention to his words and deeds and made up his mind to guard against arrogance and rashness.
Don't laugh at people, this is the highest emotional intelligence. Zeng Guofan said, "Stay angry and stubborn." Everyone has their own things to do, and everyone has unspeakable difficulties Don't judge a person at will, and don't laugh at a person's shortcomings at will. As the saying goes: live to 88 years old, don't laugh at others who are blind. This sentence tells us not to ridicule others' shortcomings at will, but to be cultivated. As we all know, "whoever says people are right or wrong is right or wrong". Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, the tables have turned, and who knows when he will become the laughing stock of others.
It was very popular some time ago: "Most people want others to stand at attention morally, but forget that they have always been Ge You's moral paralysis". Now that information is developed, people often think that they are well-read, know astronomy above and geography below, and point fingers at some things and people happening on the Internet, but they don't know that no one is perfect. Everyone has more or less differences or deficiencies in body, physiology, cognition and personality. We only have more understanding and care, instead of taking other people's shortcomings as our own mocking jokes. Therefore, a person who does not laugh at others has the highest emotional intelligence. It is easy to quit laziness and treat laziness with diligence. The word "diligence" runs through Zeng Guofan's life. Whether studying or marching for war, he made brilliant achievements by "diligence".
Getting up early, the most direct embodiment of diligence is getting up early, which Zeng Guofan insisted on all his life and never stopped, rain or shine. Time is fair to everyone, but how to use it is a science. Some people can do a lot of things in a day and turn a day into someone else's day. And some people have lived for decades and become other people's days.
Life is wide, not long. People who get up early have more control over time, and those who can control the morning can control their own lives. The plan for the day is in the morning. People who get up early can make a rough plan before work and make plans for the day, so that they can make full use of their time. Early risers must go to bed early. Going to bed early and getting up early is a good sleep habit, which can ensure that they have enough energy all day. Getting up early is an inspirational life. Insist on getting up early, form good habits and control your life.
Self-discipline, everyone has inertia, and it is our nature to indulge ourselves. No effort is needed. It takes a lot of energy to overcome one's inertia, change oneself and realize self-discipline. However, the benefits of self-discipline are self-evident. Many people will not stick to the end and give up halfway. Seeing that others have achieved something by self-discipline can only be said to be sour grapes. A self-disciplined life is not necessarily successful; But without self-discipline, you won't succeed. What successful people are not self-disciplined?
Zeng Guofan is a person who can achieve extreme self-discipline. Although he was born in an ordinary family and had many vulgar habits, he pursued self-discipline from the moment he decided to become a saint to the end. In order to change his lazy habit, he insisted on reading without interruption every day, even in wartime. Besides reading, I also keep a diary every day to record my thoughts, good and evil thoughts, so as to adjust myself. Some people say that self-disciplined people are not free. In fact, only self-discipline can achieve true freedom. The more self-discipline, the more happiness you can get. If a person can persist in practicing, guard against arrogance and laziness, and become a saint like Zeng Guofan, will he still worry about his future? Life is a kind of practice. I hope everyone can become a better self.