Taking man as a mirror is a famous saying passed down through the ages by Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin: "With copper as a mirror, you can dress properly;" ..... Take people as a mirror, and you can see the gains and losses. "Mirrors are indispensable in our lives. Always look in the mirror, you can find the flaws in your image at any time, try to make up for your shortcomings, and make yourself more tasteful and perfect. The "bronze mirror" can only show the flaws in our appearance; The "mirror of human nature" can reveal the shortcomings of personality and morality. The ancients said that "a gentleman can save himself by participating in Japan", so as to achieve "knowing what is clear and doing nothing". The "human mirror" can be someone else or yourself; What we have said, what we have done and the road we have traveled are all our own' mirrors'. " Take people as a mirror and you can know the gains and losses. " There is no doubt that the brilliant achievements of Emperor Taizong in the rule of Zhenguan cannot be separated from Wei Zhi's "mirror". Especially when Li Shimin was intoxicated with the prosperous time of "the rule of Zhenguan" and gradually showed his thoughts of pleasure, Wei Zhi wrote Ten Years of Hard Work in time and presented it. Angry Li Shimin finally accepted Wei Zhi's suggestion after careful consideration. Wei Zhi even had a conflict with Li Shimin himself and the princess for Li Shimin's family affairs, and was almost killed. But Li Shimin didn't kill Wei Zhi after all, because he saw Wei Zhi's basic character: honesty and outspoken. Wei Zhi is a rare "mirror" in Li Shimin. No wonder when Wei Zhi died at the age of 64, Li Shimin was so miserable that he felt that he had lost a "mirror" and went on strike for five days. Li Shimin saw the advantages of Wei Zhi very accurately; Wei Zhi accurately saw Li Shimin's shortcomings. What is rare is that after seeing it clearly, everyone tries to protect each other's advantages and correct their own shortcomings. It was Wei Zhi's repeated exhortation that made Emperor Taizong avoid one mistake after another in decision-making, and made the society steadily enter the prosperous age of Zhenguan, leaving a much-told story for future generations. Zhang Haidi, who was selected as one of the "20 Most Influential Women in the World", took Lei Feng and Paul Kochagin as life models from an early age and made admirable achievements. From the book How Steel is Tempered, she first met Poulkochakin and learned that it is not terrible for a person to get sick. The terrible thing is to lose the confidence and strength to make progress. As long as the spirit does not fall, we can overcome all difficulties and create a better life. It is under the inspiration of these heroic models that she strives for self-improvement, studies hard and serves the society with what she has learned. She is a well-deserved "new Lei Feng in 1980s" and a "contemporary Paul" worthy of our study. Those heroes and sages are the "mirrors" that push Zhang Haidi to keep forging ahead. Wei Shusheng, a famous educator, also used the method of "looking in the mirror" to gradually change the class atmosphere and establish a good learning atmosphere when managing a class with poor discipline. Instead of trying to persuade everyone to be quiet like a normal teacher, he asked the students to prepare a small notebook to record the number of speeches every day. A classmate recorded that he said 357 sentences on the first day and reduced it to 302 sentences the next day; Teacher Wei kept marking in the notebook: great progress has been made. Until one day, his little notebook wrote: "I didn't say a word of gossip except my homework." "In this way, the worst class recognized by the teachers and students of the whole school has become the best class for discipline and study. It is this small notebook, our own "mirror", that allows students to discover their own shortcomings and constantly overcome and improve with the encouragement of teacher Wei, thus changing the thinking of each student and further making the spirit of the class look brand-new. It is not difficult to "take copper as a mirror", but "take people as a mirror" is not acceptable to everyone under any circumstances. On one occasion, Wei Zhi and Emperor Taizong had an argument in the upward direction, and Emperor Taizong left. Holding his breath, he went back to the inner palace and saw the eldest grandson queen. He said angrily, "One day, I will kill this hillbilly! ""It's rare for the eldest grandson queen to see Taizong so angry and ask him, "I wonder which one your majesty wants to kill?" Emperor Taizong said, "That's not Wei Zhi! He always insults me in front of everyone, which makes me really unbearable! " Hearing this, the eldest grandson queen went back to her inner room without saying a word, changed her clothes and appeared in front of her, bowing down to Taizong. Emperor Taizong asked in surprise, "What are you doing?" The eldest grandson said, "I heard that only wise emperors have upright ministers. Since Wei Zhi is so upright, it just shows the wisdom of your majesty. How can I not congratulate your majesty! " These words were like a pot of cold water, which doused Taizong's anger. From this point of view, "taking people as a mirror" is not an easy task, especially in the face of outspoken friends. A generation of wise kings are still like this, not to mention all of us. However, if you want to be a virtuous person and a person who is beneficial to society, it is essential to hang a mirror high in your soul.

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