Aphorisms and Appreciation of Famous Quotations from Historical Records

1. Misfortunes do not come unprepared, and blessings do not come in vain. "Historical Records? Biography of Guice"

Interpretation: Disasters will not come for no reason, nor will happiness come for no reason.

Appreciation: Buddhism says: There is no door to blessings and misfortunes, good and evil are rewarded, everything is caused by the combination of causes and conditions.

The so-called causal cycle, from the perspective of the law of conservation, has its origins in how much happiness a person can enjoy and how much suffering he will suffer.

If you want to enjoy more blessings in life, you must do more good deeds and accumulate blessings.

2. If you continue to cut off, you will suffer from chaos. "Historical Records? Biography of Chun Shenjun"

Translation: If you hesitate to make a decision when you should make a decisive decision, you will inevitably be troubled by this matter.

Appreciation: The word "break" here has two meanings now:

One is that in an emergency situation, you must know how to choose and make a decisive decision. For example, when encountering earthquakes, fires, etc., you must put your life first and escape in time.

The second is to learn to let go of the past. Whether it is relationships or career, we must not indulge in the past, which will hinder the pace of progress.

3. Uncertainty ahead may lead to serious trouble later. "Historical Records? Biography of Su Qin"

Translation: If you don't think carefully before doing something, a big disaster may happen later.

Appreciation: After we make a mistake, we often say that we regret not thinking of it in the first place.

Actually, it’s not that I can’t think of it, but that I don’t want to think about it. At first I was afraid of hardship, but in the end I could only fail.

When doing things, you should plan before taking action. If you are well prepared in the early stage, you can proceed smoothly in the later stage.