Source: Chapter 19 of Li Boyuan's novel The Officialdom Reveals in the Late Qing Dynasty: Those who belong to his officials are still stuck in their old ways, and those who are interested in trying to please them will be heartless once they are aware of it, not to mention unpredictable. All the officials still make the same mistake.

And those who are interested in welcoming and sending, and rarely consider trying, once the investigation finds that Bai Jian is ruthless, don't regret it afterwards, and don't say that I didn't tell you beforehand. "Don't speak without warning" is a famous saying in The Analects. The original text is "a gentleman speaks without warning; If you don't care, don't walk on it. Don't do it with small evils, don't do it with small goodness. "

This sentence means that if you know something or someone has a problem, don't wait until the problem breaks out to take measures to prevent or deal with it, but take action before it happens. This sentence tells us that we should anticipate and deal with problems in time, and we cannot wait until things happen to solve them. In this sentence, "speaking without greeting" means not predicting and preventing in advance.

The word "advance" has the dual meanings of prediction and prevention. In real life, we often hear similar words: "Prevention is better than cure", "nip in the bud" and so on. All these remind us that we should have foresight and awareness of prevention. This sentence has profound meaning, which applies not only to personal life, but also to organization and social management.

If an organization does not have enough forecasting ability, it will be difficult to gain an advantage in the market competition. If a society does not have enough awareness of prevention, it is difficult to effectively avoid safety accidents and public health incidents. In a word, "don't talk without warning" tells us to have foresight and awareness of prevention, and don't wait until something happens to solve the problem.

We should take measures to nip in the bud. Only in this way can we achieve better results in our work and life.