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There are four kinds of human happiness, which must be cultivated.
Xianfeng eight years (1858) one day in March, Zeng Guofan wrote four sentences in his diary:
Dignity and massiness are your faces, and humility and tolerance are your faces.
Things have something to return to, and things have something to save.
Zeng Guofan put forward two important aspects and two rich aspects of human beings from the perspective of being a man and doing things. This road shows the four blessings of life.
The first blessing: dignified and heavy
Dignified and heavy, dignified and heavy, are all heavy effects. It can be said that the core of these four words is thick. Only "thick" can truly be dignified and heavy.
The Book of Changes says: A gentleman carries things with virtue. Tao Te Ching says that a gentleman is thick but not thin.
The Analects of Confucius also said: a gentleman is not strong if he is not heavy, and his learning is not solid.
If a person is not solemn, he will be frivolous, have no dignity, be sloppy, have no self-control, and what he has learned will not be solid.
Zeng Guofan was in charge of the army for more than ten years, and was related to the royal family and the regent Wang Yi at that time. Without any personal contact. It is said that it is because he has seen photos of the prince.
Looking at his photos, Zeng Guofan said slowly:
"Smart people believe it, but they are still aware of it. They are too smart and want to change more."
He also said, "This is a handsome young man. As soon as he looked up, he looked a little frivolous and seemed unbearable. " Being in the position of Duke Zhou is also the misfortune of this country, but there is no hope of Duke Zhou. "