The original sentence of Zeng Guofan's sentence is: "Youth cannot endure good times, middle age cannot endure leisure, and old age cannot endure adversity." ? This is Zeng Guofan's summary of the three major realms of life, and among them, "Youth cannot endure good times". The translation is very simple, which means that people cannot be in smooth sailing when they are young. Although the content is simple, the meaning is exactly the same. , is worth savoring carefully. The profound meaning of such warnings can be summarized as follows: first, you should not be too frivolous when you are young; second, you should be determined to make progress when you are young. 1. Don’t be too frivolous when you are young

When people first enter society when they are young, they have only a limited understanding of the world and do not have a deep insight. If under such circumstances, a young man's life is smooth sailing without any difficulties or obstacles, then his understanding of the world and society will always be at the stage of his first involvement in society, and he will even act more arrogant and arrogant. And without any reverence.

If he goes through the rest of his life in this state, he will inevitably suffer greater setbacks. If a setback occurs suddenly in middle age, he will not know how to solve it all. Young people When you are young, you can withstand failure, but when you are old and unable to face failure, such a blow in middle age will inevitably lead to a person's failure and make the rest of his life fall into an unfortunate situation. This is different from eating more in youth. Compared with suffering, there is absolutely no benefit or advantage. 2. You should be enterprising when you are young

Young people are often regarded as the rising sun, possessing the most energetic mentality and enterprising spirit in their lives. If young people have not experienced anything at this time, Difficulties are actually a wear and tear on their will, and they cannot maintain this mentality and spirit.

In addition, this is also Zeng Guofan’s expectation for every generation of young people. He hopes that young people will not indulge in good times, but learn to challenge and learn to change, so that the entire society can maintain continuous positivity. An upward state exudes abundant vitality.