The discussion about national weapons, national treasures and national monsters comes from Xunzi, please refer to:
Xunzi · Summary 27 If you can speak words and practice them, you are a national treasure. The mouth cannot speak, but the body can act. This is a national weapon. If the mouth can speak, but the body cannot act, it is only for the use of the country. He who speaks good words but does evil things with his body is like a national monster. Those who govern a country respect its treasures, love its utensils, allow them to be used, and get rid of their demons.
Literal translation If you can speak it with your mouth and practice it, this is the treasure of the country; If you can’t speak it with your mouth, but you have practical actions, this is the important weapon of the country; If you speak well with your words, you can take action If you can't do it, you can still be used by the country; if you talk beautifully but do evil in action, this kind of person is a monster of the country. Those who govern the country should respect the country's treasures, care for the country's important weapons, let them play their role, and eliminate the country's evildoers.
A brief analysis of the people who are national treasures. They can speak their words and practice them. Their words and deeds are consistent and their knowledge and actions are unified. They do what they say and keep their promises. This is a talent that every company or team longs for, and a talent that will be reused. The people of the country cannot speak but can act. They have the spirit of old scalpers who are diligent and hardworking. They are the solid backbone of the country and enterprises. They have no complaints, no complaints, no excuses. They work hard and down-to-earth. , they are "slow in words but quick in deeds"!
Many people may look down on people who can speak well but cannot act, thinking they are just talking and showing off; but Xunzi believes that they are talents who are "nationally useful"! If a person is eloquent, if his words are reasonable, if his words are well-founded, if his words can convince others, if his words can be answered by hundreds of people, then "eloquence" is his weapon, and "eloquence" is his leadership tool. The Tao is spoken in a popular way in their special way, allowing more people to understand the "Tao" and then "use the Tao to control their actions" to guide their actions! As the saying goes: One word of argument is more important than the treasure of nine tripods, and a three-inch tongue is stronger than a million soldiers!
People who are national monsters are everywhere in today’s society. He speaks big words, empty words, and lies very neatly and is a master of his craft. The "innocent" heart and the sincere "public servant" feeling are touching and make people cry. Say all the good things and do all the bad things. The higher the rank, the more touching the quotes on integrity tend to be. These people are "duplicitous" and "talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but are full of male thieves and female prostitutes". They are in fact "national monsters". Xunzi went on to say: "Those who govern a country respect its treasures, love its utensils, allow them to be used, and get rid of their demons." In fact, this is not only true for governing a country, but also for cultivating one's character and managing one's family.