There is such an interesting and thought-provoking experiment. When a frog is suddenly thrown into the boiling oil pan, the frog can unexpectedly jump out and escape from the trap. Then, he put the same frog into a gradually heated pitcher. This time, he felt too comfortable and realized that danger was coming, but he was very weak and finally died at the bottom of the pot. It can be seen from this experiment that frogs are very sensitive to the immediate danger and slow to respond to the danger that has not yet arrived. From this, I thought of people. In fact, people are also like this in this respect. As Mencius said, "Born in sorrow, died in happiness."
In the journey of life, adversity reminds people and inspires them to forge ahead, while comfortable and superior environment kills people's will, makes people indulge in happiness and enjoy ease, and often achieves nothing. Some people even indulge in debauchery and self-destruction when they are at ease. This is similar to the frog jumping up in the face of disaster and lying in warm water waiting for death.
"Born in sorrow" is an eternal famous saying, and the story of Gou Jian, the king of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, is its best registration. At that time, Gou Jian succumbed to peace, served Wu servingly and tasted courage. After "ten years of reunion and ten years of training", he finally turned from weak to strong, rose up and destroyed the State of Wu, becoming the overlord of a generation. How can Gou Jian restore the country? This is the result of the humiliation of national subjugation, which makes him angry and urges him to rise. This shows that people often show extraordinary perseverance, exert their unexpected potential, fight to the death and open up a chance to live in no way back.
However, people often don't grasp it well and "die comfortably" by letting go of an open hand and being comfortable. An example of this is the broken king. /kloc-in the spring of 0/644, King Chuang broke into Beijing, thinking that the world was settled and you were finished. The peasant-born new bureaucrat lost all-powerful spirit in the uprising, and just wanted to enjoy the Chinese New Year every day in Beijing. Li Zicheng wanted to be the emperor as soon as possible, Niu Jinxing wanted to be the Taiping Prime Minister, and the generals wanted to build a government. When the Qing soldiers entered the pass, the Ming army made a comeback and the rebels were defeated. This reminds me of Ouyang Xiu's words, "If you work, you will rejuvenate the country; if you are idle, you will die". People can keep their eyes open when they are in danger, so they can save the day; However, in the enjoyment of ease, the will fades and the spirit disappears, resulting in complete failure.
2. A strong bow and crossbow, a loyal minister and a good soldier, occupy a city of 100 million feet, and face the abyss of improvisation. But I don't want to fall apart in the clamor of thousands of literati, in the song and dance of maids, in the flattery of princes and ministers, and in the resentment of the people all over the world. Qin, a big country that destroyed six countries, boasts itself as a city in Guanzhong, a thousand miles away in Huang Jincheng, and the inheritance of future generations has become history after enjoying the so-called peace for fourteen years.
Qin Shihuang smiled when he forced Mazhuang's army to spread all over the six countries. He thinks he is the most powerful in the world, and no one can beat him. At this time, there was no room for a grain of sand in his eyes, but those damn literati said nothing about him, and he became angry. As a result, he burned books and buried Confucianism, burning many people's dreams and hurting many people's happiness. No one dares to comment on him anymore, but people are angry.
In the huge palace, Qin Shihuang sat alone in the middle, surrounded by beautiful women singing and dancing for a long time. He drank wine and looked at the dancers with heavy makeup and colorful skirts, and his face was intoxicated; Outside the palace, the soldiers are still pushing one scholar after another against tyranny into the pit; The fire continued, burning half the sky, and bundles of bamboo slips that took the literati's life's hard work suddenly turned to ashes ... Qin Shihuang was still intoxicated with singing and dancing.
Is it necessary to cover more than 300 miles and be isolated from the sun? People are dead, and it's no use building a palace. Poor Epang Palace was finally set on fire by Xiang Yu. What a pity! The entire Qin Shihuang Mausoleum has a huge project and countless terracotta warriors and horses. It is the eighth wonder in the world, but what can it do? After Qin Shihuang died, he became a pile of bones. Can he still enjoy it underground?
Hundreds of years of inheritance in the Qin dynasty, in its heyday, was easily resisted by the people. Qin Shihuang, the greatest ruler of the Qin Dynasty, even made great contributions to the future of China. Why should he let his hard-earned inheritance go down the drain? This reminds me of Mencius' famous sentence: Born in sorrow, died in happiness. Yes, after years of fighting in the battlefield, Qin Shihuang became the first monarch capable of ruling the whole of China. In the war, he was indomitable, brave and resourceful, and led Qin Jun to defeat one opponent after another. The state of Qin at that time was indestructible. And after the reunification of China? Burning books and burying Confucianism is only for a good reputation; Countless levies are only for vanity after death; Indulgence accelerated the demise of the Qin Dynasty. The fire in people's hearts finally broke out, and Chen Sheng and Guangwu sounded the death knell of the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang shattered the dreams of the descendants of the Qin Dynasty.
Born in sorrow, died in happiness!
May all rulers remember this sentence.