This sentence was taught by Zeng Guofan to his descendants. In fact, this sentence expresses one meaning in summary: Everything should not be too arbitrary, and things should not be done too strictly. Some people always think about problems from their own perspective, so they are often very arbitrary. The judgments made are also unreliable.

And people who are too arbitrary in doing things usually have a problem, that is, they don't leave room for others and always do things extremely well. But there is an old Chinese saying that goes, "Extreme prosperity must lead to decline, and extreme happiness leads to sadness."

That is to say, if a person is in good times for too long, and if he does not know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace, he is likely to face unexpected challenges next.

If you are not prepared in advance, when you suddenly face these challenges, you will not be able to accept them all at once, and you may be defeated. In other words, don’t let yourself live too absolutely in any situation.

You cannot enjoy all the blessings, nor can you use all the power. Because a person must always know how to leave some escape routes for himself.

Some people always like to take advantage, thinking that if they take advantage of too much, they will be very happy and their happiness will also be improved. However, those who are greedy for petty gains will one day suffer big losses. So don't think that you are taking advantage. It is very likely that you have fallen into a big trap of others.

In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in real life. Many fraudsters take advantage of people's mentality of being greedy for petty gains. They will tell you a lot of things at first, but later they will defraud you of all your money. Not a dime left.

If a person is too smart and thinks from his own perspective and does not understand others, then it will be very difficult for this kind of person to achieve something. Because when a person lives in this world, he must need the help of other people. It is impossible for him to survive alone.