There is a very classic saying in "How Steel Was Tempered":

"The most precious thing for people is life. Life belongs to people only once. A person's life should be spent like this Passed:

When he looks back on the past, he will not regret wasting his years, nor should he be ashamed of doing nothing. ”

Life can be busy, but we cannot be busy. Be sure to use your precious time and energy on important things.

As the saying goes: "Home is the harbor of the soul."

When a ship is broken, you have to return to Hong Kong. When you are tired, you have to return to your hometown. Home can tolerate everything.

A comfortable and happy home is the source of happiness.

However, many people nowadays devote all their time and energy to their careers and ignore the existence of their families.

We built a family through half a lifetime of hard work and struggle, but we seem to have strayed from our original intention of starting a family.

It is not worth the gain to put your family aside because of the needs of your career.

People spend most of their lives in their families. A warm and harmonious family can stimulate people's potential and give people a sense of gain and happiness.

A good family is managed. A person who is good at running a family must be a wise and thoughtful person.

Family is a place of dedication. Our love for our loved ones is selfless and without asking for anything in return, rather than just asking for it.

Everyone takes the initiative to love others, and everyone accepts being loved. Therefore, everyone receives love from others.

While enjoying the love of family members, each member of the family must assume his or her own responsibilities.

Zeng Guofan was a person who loved his family very much. Although he was an official in the capital, he always missed his family members in Hunan. He would write letters to his hometown every few days, often expressing concern in his letters. Regarding the physical condition of the family members, they were advised to pay attention to their health regimen.

A letter written by Zeng Guofan to his family was bound into a book by later generations and named "Letter from Zeng Guofan". This book is widely circulated to this day.

When you go out, you cannot do without friends. Having more friends makes traveling easier, but it is difficult to know and identify people.

"Book of the Later Han" says: "Living with good people is like entering a house of orchids and not smelling its fragrance for a long time; living with unkind people is like entering a house of abalones and not smelling the smell for a long time." ”

When we make friends, we must look at the right people. Making the right friends will give us a good experience.

People learn from each other. If your friends are kind-hearted and have good character, then you will do the same in the future.

If your friend has a bad heart and bad character, then he will also affect you. Who you make friends with will determine your life.

Folk proverb goes: "Learn to be a good person from a good person, and steal from a robber."?

Friends will affect your life, so you must choose the right friend. ?

In fact, a true friend is a friend who can overcome difficulties with you and dare to criticize you.

Friends are like two trees leaning together, supporting each other and growing together in the wind and rain.

To make friends, you must make friends worth making. Only such friends can bring you positive energy.

A true friend can read the other person's heart, know what the other person needs, and proactively help the other person, instead of blindly asking for something from the other person.

Zeng Guofan is quite insightful about the way to make friends. He summed up the "eight friendships and nine non-friendships", which friends can and cannot be made, and the benefits of making good friends for a lifetime.

Zeng Guofan often wrote letters to his younger brother Zeng Guoquan. He wrote in his letter:

"The success or failure of your life is all related to the virtuousness of your friends. You cannot be careless."

It can be seen that Zeng Guofan attached great importance to making friends and was determined to be in line with the ancient sages and sages.

Socrates has a famous saying: "Know thyself."

In fact, we can easily understand others, but it is often difficult to understand ourselves clearly. Some people don't know what they want throughout their lives.

In fact, the most difficult thing for people is to know themselves. Everyone hopes that their life will be wonderful, as colorful as the rainbow in the sky.

Only by finding the right position for yourself can you live a meaningful life.

Sometimes, we work very hard, but still fail to achieve the results we want. Then, we need to calm down and think about whether there is something wrong with the direction of your efforts.

People must not be constrained. What others think and think is their business. As for you, it all depends on how you measure yourself.

We need to find our own position, be self-aware, and understand what suits us.

We should not be jealous of how others live, because that is their position, and what you have must be the most suitable for you. What suits you is the best, there is no need to blindly follow others. ?

Life is like making a movie.

Everyone has their own role, and there are boundaries between each role.

Don’t bring your work roles to your family, and don’t bring your family roles to your work. Finding your own position as a person can save you a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Zeng Guofan's Letter to the Family" says: "There is no other way to seek excellence in one's profession, it is just specialization."

From the minister of Dingbu to the governor of Liangjiang, and then to the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army, Zeng Guofan found the right position and successfully opened up a world.

You must have the "knowledge of knowing and stopping" at all times and be clear about your position.

As the old saying goes: "A person without illness will feel relieved."

The most important thing for a person is good health. Having a healthy body is the greatest wealth in one's life.

Only when you are healthy can you have a smooth life and live a fulfilling life.

With good health, everything can be restored. If the body collapses, everything collapses. No amount of money can restore health.

When people reach middle age, their bodies begin to decline. Taking care of your body is the best investment you can make for yourself. ?

Pay attention to a reasonable mix of meat and vegetables in your diet, and exercise more in the morning and evening. These are all good ways to maintain good health.

In addition to good health, you must also have a good mentality mentally.

As the saying goes: "A smile makes ten years less; a sorrow makes one's head grow white."

Keep a young and optimistic attitude, have a cheerful smile, always maintain a childlike innocence towards new things, and live every day happily and joyfully. This is the way to live a long life.

Zeng Guofan lived to be 62 years old. In the face of today's advanced medical technology, his longevity is not considered long-lived, but more than a hundred years ago, it greatly exceeded the average life expectancy at that time. ?

Zeng Guofan had been in poor health for more than ten years in Beijing and often fell ill.

Once, he wrote in a letter to a friend: "Since joining the army, I have had the ambition to take orders in times of crisis. When I am sick at home, I am often afraid of dying of illness, which violates my original intention."

Therefore, Zeng Guofan often paid attention to health preservation. He said, "To treat the heart, use the word "big" as medicine, and to treat the body, use the word "no medicine" as medicine.

Zeng Guofan proposed "Six Things to Keep in Health" and believed that "keeping in good health is based on reducing anger."

Physical and mental health are equally important. Only a strong will and a strong body can revitalize the family.

Life is wonderful. Some people find that their health is not good, so they start to pay attention to health preservation, but with little effect; while some people take care of their bodies from the beginning and have always been in good health.

We should not do things that we regret too late. Things in the world have priorities, and we must at least distinguish between priorities.

Please cut out the complicated and simplify your life, reduce unnecessary busyness, and focus your time and energy on things worth doing.

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A good book is a wealth that accompanies a person’s life

It is the sunshine that shines on a person’s life

It is a guide that leads a life

It is a companion that accompanies people throughout their lives.

Use books to make friends and "joy" to read and grow up

Invite you to subscribe to the "joyful reading appointment" and be the best version of yourself