There was once a story: sardines are immobile by nature and often die of lack of oxygen after long-distance transportation. If a few of their natural enemies, catfish, are put in, the sardines will have to swim desperately, so that they will not die from lack of oxygen.

This story reminds us: live in sorrow and die in happiness. Looking at the world, from the progress of an individual or a team to the development of a country or the entire world, everything is born of sorrow and dies of happiness.

"Shun was born among his acres, and Fu Shuo was raised among the buildings." For individuals, "born from sorrow" is an eternal saying. Gou Jian's lying on the firewood and tasting courage is such a role model. King Zhou built wine ponds and meat forests, which is a typical example of "die in peace". Zhang Ruimin of Haier often said, "Always be cautious and always walk on thin ice." Bill Gates of Microsoft also said: "We are always only eighteen months away from bankruptcy." It is their strong sense of urgency that makes them unremittingly successful. "Don't forget danger when you are safe, and worry about decline when you are prosperous." Let us seek survival and development amidst sorrow and not go into decline amid enjoyment.

For a team, a sense of urgency drives the team to make continuous progress. Otherwise, the team will "die of comfort." In the past, Nokia dominated the world. For a long time, the company ignored the changes in the market. The company still stubbornly believed that it had enough advantages. The company turned a deaf ear to the development of the iPhone, which ultimately led to today's Nokia being embattled on all sides. The ancients said: "Safety and danger come with each other, and misfortunes and blessings come with each other." In narcissism, danger will inevitably come quietly; if you can't live in peace and think about danger, you can't take precautions; if you don't have a far-sighted view, you will easily "die of happiness". In sharp contrast, Youku and Tudou are at ease but not indulging, and they are not slacking off even though they are at the forefront. Two months ago, just after the Jingzhe, Youku and Tudou announced their merger. This sound, no less than a spring thunder, immediately shocked us. What compels these two top online video friends to join hands? It is fierce business competition, and it is also a strong sense of worry in the bones. The sense of crisis and urgency in the ups and downs of the business world prompted the two giants to join forces. "Those who are afraid of death will survive, and those who are afraid of danger will be safe." The team must always be alert to future difficulties and crises in order to continue to make progress.

"Be born in sorrow and die in happiness" is also a good strategy for the long-term stability of the country. Japan, which is prone to earthquakes and has scarce resources, uses the short-lived cherry blossom as its national flower to warn its people that beauty is fleeting and that they must be aware of danger and seize the moment. When Japan became the world's second economic power, they did not talk about "rise". They still talked about science fiction novels such as "The Sinking of Japan" and "island sinking, resource scarcity, and existential crisis." Everyone continued to strengthen their sense of urgency. In the current financial crisis, Iceland and Greece went bankrupt due to excessive comfort. Our country was also similar. In the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, when "all the people came to Korea and peace was at home", the sense of danger gradually faded away, the armaments were not repaired, and the defense was weakened. Finally, under the attack of the powerful ships and artillery of the imperialist powers, the country lost power and land, lost all lives, and suffered a century of national humiliation. And now, in the midst of large-scale construction projects, great successes, "international metropolis" and other political achievement projects, how much "consciousness of worry" is still there? For this reason, the report of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed "two sobernesses" and proposed "to enhance the awareness of danger and to be prepared for danger in times of peace." A country must be prepared in this way to remain invincible.

Just like sardines, only by always thinking about the dangers in the barrel can you keep making progress and remain invincible. Let us meditate: "Thinking of danger leads to safety; thinking of perdition leads to survival."