1. Broken can

In the past, there was a man carrying a very beautiful can on the road. As he was walking, he accidentally dropped the can on the road with a "pop" sound. A big rock on the side suddenly broke into pieces. When passers-by saw it, they couldn't help but sigh, feeling sorry that such a beautiful jar was broken into pieces. But the man who broke the jar acted as if nothing had happened, and continued on his way without turning his head or even looking at the jar.

At this time, people passing by were surprised, why was this person so free and easy? What a beautiful jar, what a pity it was broken! Some people even doubted whether the person's nerves were normal.

Afterwards, someone asked this person why he did this?

This person said: "Why bother with a jar that has been broken?"

The truth: freedom and ease is a super enjoyment that is free from loss and pain. If it's lost, it's lost, so why bother with it? If nostalgia is useful, why should we continue to work hard?

2. Stones on the Road

King Ferdinand decided to choose one of his ten princes as his successor. He privately ordered a minister to place a "boulder" on a road bordered by water on both sides. Anyone who wanted to pass this road had to face the "boulder" and either push it away, climb over, or Go around. Then, the king ordered the princes to pass through the road one after another and deliver a secret letter to a minister as soon as possible. The princes quickly completed their task. Ferdinand began to ask the princes: "How did you deliver the letter?"

One said: "I climbed over the boulder."

One said: "I rowed there."

Some said: "I swam across the water."

Only the little prince said: "I ran across the road. ”

“Didn’t the boulder block your way?” Ferdinand asked.

"I pushed hard with my hands, and it rolled into the river."

"Why do you want to push such a big stone with your hands?"

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"I just gave it a try," said the little prince, "but as soon as I pushed it, it moved."

It turned out that the "big stone" was Ferdinand and the minister Made of very light materials. Naturally, the adventurous prince inherited the throne.

The big truth: It’s too dangerous to leave your destiny to others, or even to a certain person. You don’t use your brain at all and just trust others. You must learn to control your own destiny.

3. A mirror

A young man was diagnosed with leukemia when he was at the peak of his life. Boundless despair suddenly enveloped his heart. He felt that his life was over. There is no point anymore and I refuse to accept any treatment.

One late autumn afternoon, he escaped from the hospital and wandered aimlessly on the street. Suddenly, a burst of slightly hoarse and unusually heroic music attracted him. Not far away, a blind old man was playing a shiny musical instrument, playing it affectionately to the crowd of people. What's also striking is that there is a mirror hanging in the blind man's arms!

The young man stepped forward curiously and asked when the blind man finished playing a song: "I'm sorry to bother you, but is this mirror yours?"

"Yes. My musical instrument and mirror are my two treasures! Music is the most beautiful thing in the world. I often rely on this to entertain myself and feel how beautiful life is..."

"But this What does a mirror mean to you?" he asked impatiently.

The blind man smiled slightly and said: "I hope that a miracle will happen one day, and I also believe that one day I can use this mirror to see my face, so I will take it with me wherever I go. ”

The leukemia patient’s heart was suddenly shocked: a blind man loves life so much, and I... He suddenly realized it and calmly returned to the hospital for treatment, even though he would feel the pain every time he received chemotherapy. to the agony of death, but he never ran away from then on.

He endured the painful treatment with strength, and finally a miracle occurred and he recovered. From then on, he also possessed two precious treasures in life: a positive and optimistic attitude and unshakable faith.

Big truth: People who want to take control of their own life and destiny must have the qualities of optimism and strength, because optimism and strength are the helmsman who controls the course of life and the power oar that controls the ship of destiny.

4. Job-hopping

A said to B: "I want to leave this company, I hate this company!"

B suggested: "I raise my hands I agree that you should take revenge on this lousy company, but it’s not the best time for you to leave now.”

A asked: “Why?” B said: "If you leave now, the company's losses will not be big. You should take advantage of the opportunity in the company to try your best to attract some customers for yourself, become a unique figure in the company, and then suddenly leave the company with these customers, and the company will You will suffer heavy losses and be very passive."

A felt that what B said was very reasonable, so he worked hard. Things turned out as he wished, and after more than half a year of hard work, he had many loyal customers.

When we met again, B asked A: "Now is the time, you have to act quickly!"

A smiled calmly: "The boss has had a long talk with me and is ready to promote me to a job. Assistant General Manager, I have no plans to leave for the time being. "In fact, this is exactly B's original intention. A person's work is always just for his resume. Only when you pay more than you get and let your boss truly see that your ability is greater than your position will you be given more opportunities to create more profits for him.

The bottom line: Don’t just blame the environment for the inconveniences it brings to people. In fact, the environment itself exists objectively. Anyone in that position will encounter the same problems, and smart people will work hard to transform them.

5. The three best teachers

In 1960, Dr. Rosenthal of Harvard University conducted a famous experiment in a school in California.

At the beginning of the new semester, Dr. Rosenthal asked the principal to call the three teachers into the office and said to them: "Based on your past teaching performance, you are the best teachers in this school. Therefore, we We have specially selected 100 of the smartest students in the school to form three classes for you to teach. These students have higher IQs than other children, and I hope you can help them achieve better results." The three teachers said happily that they would do their best.

The principal also told them to treat these children as normal and not to let the children or their parents know that they were specially selected. The teachers all agreed.

One year later, the scores of students in these three classes were indeed at the top of the entire school district.

At this time, the principal told the teacher the truth: these students were not the best students deliberately selected, but just the most ordinary students randomly selected.

The teachers did not expect this to happen, and they all thought that their teaching level was indeed high.

At this time, the principal told them another truth, that is, they were not specially selected as the best teachers in the school, but just ordinary teachers randomly selected.

Big truth: There is no genius in the world. The so-called genius is to rely on one's own efforts to discover one's inner potential and change one's own destiny. Those who are not geniuses just keep their potential hidden. That’s all.

6. Father and son riding a donkey

The father and son led the donkey into the city. Someone laughed at them on the way: How stupid they are, not riding the donkey!

The father asked his son to ride on the donkey. Not long after he left, someone said: What an unfilial son, he let his father walk!

The father quickly called his son down and rode on the donkey. Someone else said: What a cruel father, not afraid of exhausting his child to death!

The father quickly asked his son to ride on the donkey's back. Unexpectedly, someone else said: Two people riding on the back of a donkey are not afraid of crushing the skinny donkey to death?

The father and son quickly slipped off the donkey's back, tied its four feet and carried it with sticks. When passing a bridge, the donkey struggled because it felt uncomfortable. As a result, it fell into the river and drowned!

The big truth: A person must have an independent opinion and the ability to judge right from wrong, so that he will not be swayed by the opinions of others. Don't live in other people's opinions, walk on your own feet and think with your own head.

7. The size of the shark

Once I went to the aquarium with my friends.

A tourist asked the administrator: "How big will this shark grow?"

The administrator pointed to the aquarium and said: "It depends on how big your aquarium is."< /p>

The passenger asked again: "Will it be as big as an aquarium?"

The administrator said carefully: "If it is in an aquarium, the shark can only be limited to a few meters in size. If it were in the ocean, it would be big enough to swallow a lion in one bite."

Big truth: The environment can change a person's mind. The environment can limit people's thoughts, and people can also limit their own thoughts. Don't put a box on yourself. When you can't change the environment, start by changing yourself.

8. The Great Technique of Moving Mountains

There is a master who has been practicing hard for decades and has mastered the "Great Technique of Moving Mountains".

Someone asked devoutly: "What kind of magical power did the master use to move mountains? How can I practice such a magical skill?"

The master smiled and said: "It is also very difficult to practice this magical skill. It’s simple, just master one thing: If the mountain can’t be overcome, I will go over it.”

There are too many things in the real world that are like “mountains” that you cannot change, or at least cannot change temporarily. .

Truth: If things can't be changed, change yourself. Only by changing yourself can you ultimately change others; only by changing yourself can you ultimately change your own world. Mountain, if you don’t come over, then go over by yourself!

9. Two calligraphers

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were two calligraphers. He imitates the ancients very seriously and pays attention to the fact that every painting must resemble something, for example, a certain horizontal line should look like Su Dongpo's, and a certain knot should look like Mi Fu's. Naturally, once he reached this point, he was quite proud.

The other one is just the opposite. Not only does he practice hard, but he also requires every stroke and every painting to be different from the ancients. He pays attention to nature. It is not until he has practiced to this point that he feels at ease.

One day, the first calligrapher ridiculed the second calligrapher and said, "My dear friend, which stroke of your calligraphy is from the ancients?"

The latter one was not the same. Instead of being angry, he asked with a smile: "Excuse me, dear friend, which stroke of your handwriting is your own?"

The first one was speechless after hearing this.

The big truth: People should find a way out of no way. Don't destroy your own personality and blindly imitate others. You will only lose yourself and lose control of your own destiny.

10. The humble great man

A father took his son to visit Van Gogh’s former residence. After seeing the small wooden bed and the cracked leather shoes, the son asked his father: "Isn't Van Gogh a millionaire?" The father replied: "Van Gogh was a poor man who didn't even marry a wife."

Another year later, the father took his son to Denmark again. , went to visit Andersen's former residence, and his son asked in confusion: "Dad, didn't Andersen live in the palace? How come he was in this attic during his lifetime?" The father replied: "Andersen is the son of a shoemaker, and he lived in Here."

This father is a sailor who travels to various ports in the Atlantic every year. His son is Ito Bragg, the first black journalist in the world to win the Pulitzer Prize.

Twenty years later, Ito Bragg said when recalling his childhood: "At that time, in addition to being very poor, our family was also black, and both parents made a living by working hard. For a long time, I have been I thought that black people with humble status like us could not achieve anything. It was my father who introduced me to Van Gogh and Andersen. It was also my father who made me realize that black people are not humble. The experiences of these two men taught me that God does not take lightly. Look at black people."

The truth: Rich people are not necessarily great, and poor people are not necessarily humble. God is fair. He spreads opportunities in front of everyone, and the humble ones also have opportunities. Inferiority is a nail in the soul. If it is not removed, it will always torture people.

11. Apply

In the early 1970s, McDonald's Corporation of the United States was optimistic about the Taiwan market. Before they officially enter the Taiwan market, they need to train a group of senior cadres locally, so they conduct an open recruitment selection. Because of the high standards required, many budding youngsters fail.

After repeated screening, a young man named Han Dingguo stood out. Before the final round of interviews, McDonald's CEO talked to Han Dingguo three times and asked him an unexpected question: "If we asked you to wash the toilet first, would you be willing?"

Not yet When he spoke, Mrs. Han on the side casually replied: "He has always washed the toilet in our house."

The president was so happy that he skipped the final interview and decided to hire Han Dingguo on the spot.

Later, Han Dingguo learned that the first lesson in training employees at McDonald's started with toilet cleaning, because the basic theory of the service industry is "not to serve people, but to serve others." Only by starting with humble employees Only when you start working can you understand the principle of "putting family first". The reason why Han Dingguo later became a well-known entrepreneur was because he could start from humble beginnings and do things that others were unwilling to do.

Big truth: Don’t underestimate every little thing, because every big thing is made up of small things. Only by doing every little thing with a positive attitude can you do big things.

12. Be kind to your opponents

The zoo recently introduced an extremely fierce jaguar from abroad for people to watch. In order to better entertain this distinguished guest from afar, the zoo administrators prepared exquisite meals for it every day and specially opened a large area for it to move and play. However, it was always depressed and listless all day long.

Maybe you just arrived in a foreign country and you feel a little homesick? Unexpectedly, more than two months later, the jaguar was still the same and didn't even want to eat.

Seeing that it was about to die, the director of the park panicked and quickly invited a veterinarian for multiple diagnosis and treatment. The examination results showed that there was no serious illness. In desperation, someone suggested that there might be some hope of putting a few jaguars on the grass.

It turns out that people accidentally discovered that whenever a tiger passes by, the jaguar will always stand up and glare at it, ready to fight.

Sure enough, the jaguar joined the habitat, and the jaguar immediately became active and alert, regaining its former majesty.

Big truth: Only having opponents in life will always inspire us to maintain strong fighting spirit and constantly explore our own potential. Be kind to your opponent, because his existence is like a shot in the arm; thank your opponent, he will make you a majestic "jaguar".

13. State of mind

When Socrates was a bachelor, he lived with a few friends in a small house of only seven or eight square meters. Although life is very inconvenient, he is always cheerful all day long.

Someone asked him: "So many people are crowded together, and it is difficult to even turn around. What's so exciting?"

Socrates said: "Friends are together. , Isn’t it a joy to be able to exchange thoughts and feelings at any time?”

After a while, the friends got married one after another and moved out one after another.

Socrates was the only one left in the room, but he was still very happy every day.

The man asked again: "You are alone, what are you so happy about?"

"I have many books! A book is a teacher. And How can we not be happy to have so many teachers together and to ask for advice from them all the time?”

A few years later, Socrates also got married and moved into a building. . The building has seven floors and his home is on the bottom floor. The environment on the ground floor is the worst in this building. The people above are always pouring sewage down there, leaving dead rats, torn shoes, smelly socks and other miscellaneous dirty things. The man still seemed to be enjoying himself when he saw him, and curiously Question: "Are you happy to live in a room like this?"

"Yes! You don't know how many advantages there are to living on the first floor! For example, you don't have to climb high stairs to get in; It’s convenient and doesn’t require a lot of effort; it’s easy for friends to visit, and there’s no need to go knocking on doors from floor to floor to inquire... What particularly satisfies me is that I can grow clumps of flowers in the open space and plant a border. A bunch of vegetables, these joys are countless!" Socrates couldn't help but say.

A year later, Socrates gave the room on the first floor to a friend. This friend's family had an old man with hemiplegia, and it was very inconvenient to go up and downstairs. He moved to the seventh floor, the highest floor of the building, but he was still happy every day.

The man asked teasingly: "Sir, are there many advantages to living on the seventh floor?"

Socrates said: "Yes, there are really many advantages. ! Just to name a few: going up and downstairs every day is a good opportunity to exercise and is good for your health; the light is good, so it doesn’t hurt your eyes when reading and writing; there is no one above your head to disturb you, and it is very quiet day and night. ”

Later, the man met Plato, a student of Socrates, and asked: "Your teacher is always so happy, but I feel that the environment he is in every time is not so good."

Plato said: "What determines a person's mood is not the environment, but the state of mind."

Big truth: At work, a peaceful and optimistic attitude is the most important. Any dissatisfaction with the objective environment and blame will be of no use. Only facing work with a positive spirit is the best way to solve problems.

14. How to shorten the long term

A fighting master participates in a tournament and thinks he is sure to win and win the championship.

Unexpectedly, in the finals, he met an opponent of equal strength, and both sides tried their best to attack. When the fight reaches the middle, the fighting master realizes that he can't find the flaw in the opponent's moves, but the opponent's attack can often break through the loopholes in his own defense.

The result of the game can be imagined. The fighting master was defeated miserably at the hands of the opponent and also lost the championship trophy.

He found his master angrily, replayed the opponent's fight with him in each move, and asked his master to help him find the flaws in the opponent's moves. He is determined to use these flaws to practice hard and develop new skills that can defeat the opponent. He is determined to defeat the opponent in the next competition and win back the championship trophy.

The master smiled and said nothing, drew a line on the ground, and asked him to try to make the line shorter without erasing it.

The fighting master is puzzled. How can he make the fixed line shorter? After much deliberation, he finally came up with nothing and had to ask his master for advice again.

Unexpectedly, Master drew another longer line next to the original line. Comparing the two, the original line does seem much shorter.

The master said: "The key to winning the championship is not just to attack the opponent's weaknesses. Just like the long and short lines on the ground, only if you become stronger, the opponent will remain the same as the original line. The same, it becomes shorter in comparison. How to make yourself stronger is the fundamental solution to the problem."

The big truth: If you want to defeat your opponent, you must find a way to make yourself stronger. More powerful. Only if you become longer will your opponent appear shorter.

15. "Barrel" Law

An old king gave his two sons some wooden boards of different lengths, asked them to each make a barrel, and promised them, Whoever makes a barrel that can hold the most water will inherit his throne.

The eldest son tried to make his barrel as big as possible, so that there was no wood left on the last baffle of the barrel wall; while the younger son used these wooden boards evenly to make a barrel that looked like it had no walls. Not very tall barrel.

The old king asked the two to use their own buckets to fill the water. In the end, the younger son's humble wooden bucket filled the most water, and finally won the throne.

Main principle: Many times, our development depends on that "short board". Therefore, we should always pay attention to learning from each other's strengths and turning disadvantages into advantages.

16. A basket full of stones

A man felt that life was very heavy, so he went to see the philosopher Plato to find a way out.

Plato didn’t say anything, just gave him a basket to carry on his shoulders, pointed to a gravel road and said: "Every time you take a step, pick up a stone and put it in, and see how it feels. "The man began to do as Plato said, and Plato walked quickly to the other end of the road.

After a while, the man came to the end of the path, and Plato asked him how he felt.

The man said: "It feels heavier and heavier."

"This is why you feel life is getting heavier and heavier." Plato said, "Everyone comes to this When they are in the world, they are carrying an empty basket. Every step they take on the road of life, they have to take something from this world and put it in, so they feel more and more tired as they go. ”

Plato asked him: "Then which one are you willing to give up: work, love, family or friendship?" Then People were silent after hearing this.

Plato said: "Since it is difficult to let go, don't think about the heavy burden, but think about the joy of having it. Each of our baskets contains not only the gifts given to us by God, but also the gifts that God has given us. Responsibilities and obligations. When you feel heavy, maybe you should be glad that you are not the other person, because his basket may be bigger and heavier than yours. If you think about it, don't you have more in your basket? Are you happy?" The man suddenly realized after hearing this.

The big truth: There is a lot of happiness and joy in life, so don’t always carry the burden of the past on your back and keep it in your heart. Use an optimistic attitude and think more about happy things, and you will find that your heart will naturally feel much more relaxed.

17. Pressure

A lecturer was teaching the students, and everyone listened carefully. A deep voice came from the silent classroom: "Do you think how heavy this glass of water is?" As he said this, the lecturer picked up a glass of water. Some people say 200 grams, others say 300 grams. "Yes, it's only two hundred grams. So, how long can you hold this glass of water in your hands?" the lecturer asked again. Many people laughed: It’s only 200 grams, it doesn’t matter how long you take it!

The lecturer did not laugh. He continued: "If you take it for a minute, you must be fine; if you take it for an hour, your hands may feel sore; if you take it for a day? What about a week? Then you may have to call an ambulance. ." Everyone laughed again, but this time they laughed in agreement.

The lecturer continued: "Actually, this glass of water is very light, but the longer you hold it, the heavier it feels. This is like putting pressure on your body. No matter whether the pressure is heavy or not, it will become heavier over time. It will feel more and more heavy and unbearable. What we must do is put down the glass of water and take a rest before picking it up. Only in this way can we hold it longer. Therefore, the pressure we bear should be put down at the appropriate time. , take a good rest, and then pick it up again, so that you can bear it longer." After saying that, the classroom burst into applause.

The truth: As society progresses, people are becoming busier and busier. Then the burden became heavier and heavier. You might as well put down the burden at the appropriate time, relax for a while, and then pick it up again when you have adjusted.

18. Washington was looking for a horse

Washington was the first president of the United States. When he was young, there was an anecdote about looking for a horse.

One day, one of his father's horses was stolen. Washington and a policeman went to the horse thief's farm to ask for it, but the man refused to return it and insisted: "This is my horse."

Washington covered the horse's head with his hands. He opened his eyes and said to the horse thief: "If this horse is really yours, you must know which eye of the horse is blind?"

"The right eye." The horse thief said hesitantly.

Washington lowered his hand covering his right eye. The horse's right eye was not blind.

"I remembered wrongly, the horse is blind in its left eye." The horse thief hurriedly defended.

Washington lowered his hand covering his left eye again, and the horse's left eye was not blind.

"I said it wrong again..." The horse thief still wanted to quibble.

"Yes, you are wrong. This fully proves that the horse is not yours. You must return the horse to Mr. Washington." The police officer said.

The big truth: Use your brain to lead your opponent astray. His mistake is your victory.

19. Campaign Speech

Former US President Clinton encountered such a thing during his campaign.

Once, he was delivering a campaign speech. Suddenly, a saboteur shouted: "Garbage! Shit!"

Obviously, this person meant: " Nonsense!" Or: "Stop talking nonsense!"

However, Clinton responded with a tolerant smile and ignored his original intention. He just said calmly: "Sir, I will do it right away. Let’s talk about the messy issue you raised!”

The truth: Smart people are good at turning disadvantages into advantages.

20. The horsefly

When Lincoln was in power, he hired several opposition people as consultants. Whenever a policy is proposed, the opposition raises objections. Government officials offered to resign the consultants. Lincoln told this story:

One day, a man was walking on a country road and saw a farmer driving a horse to plow the field. When he stepped forward to greet the farmer, he suddenly saw a large gadfly on the horse's flank. It was obvious that the fly was biting the horse and was making the horse uncomfortable, so he tried to get rid of the gadfly.

Just as he raised his hand, the farmer stopped him. The farmer said: "Please don't drive it away, my friend.

You know, it’s because of this horsefly that the old horse keeps moving. ”

Big truth: Many times, it is these people or things that cause you trouble and misfortune that push you to keep moving forward.

21. Jefferson Building

There is a magnificent building in Washington Square, which is the Jefferson Memorial Building. This building has been in disrepair for many years. The government is very worried and sent experts to investigate.

The initial result was that it was acid rain that corroded the building, but later research showed that acid rain would not cause that much harm. It was finally discovered that the detergent contained in washing the walls had a strong corrosive effect on the building. The walls are washed much more often than other buildings, so the corrosion is more serious.

The question is why is the building so dirty with so much bird droppings? Bird droppings? Because there are many swallows around the building. Why do swallows like to gather here? Why are there so many spiders on the walls? Are there so many flying insects here? Why do flying insects breed so fast here? Why is the dust here the most suitable for flying insects to breed? , but the dust, under the action of the strong light coming from the window, formed a unique stimulus that accelerated the reproduction of flying insects. Therefore, a large number of flying insects gathered here and reproduced with extraordinary passion, thus providing a rich and abundant food for the spiders. The extraordinary gathering of spiders attracted swarms of swallows to linger. When the swallows were full, they naturally left a lot of feces in the building...

So the final solution to the problem is : Close the curtains. The Jefferson Building is still intact.

The bottom line: Some problems are not as complex as they seem. We just haven’t found simple solutions yet.

1. On the muddy road

One day, Monk Tanshan and his friend were walking on a muddy path. It was raining heavily.

They met at a corner. A beautiful girl, who could not cross the dirt road because she was wearing silk clothes and silk sash.

"Come on, girl," Tanshan said, and then he took the girl. The girl carried her across the dirt road, put it down and continued on her way.

The Taoist monk kept silent all the way, and finally couldn't hold it back anymore and asked Tanshan: "We monks are not close to women. Especially for young and beautiful women, that is very dangerous. Why would you do that? "

"What? That woman? Tanshan replied, "I put her down a long time ago. Are you still holding her?" ”

2. Everything is empty

Shan Gang Tiezhou visited famous teachers everywhere. One day, he met the Duyuan monk of Xiangguo Temple.

In order to express his At the state of enlightenment, he proudly said to Duyuan: "The mind, the Buddha, and all living beings are all empty. The reality of phenomena is emptiness. No enlightenment, no confusion, no saint, no ordinary, no giving, no receiving. "

Duyuan was smoking at that time and did not reply. But he suddenly raised his chimney and hit the hill, which made the young Zen monk very angry.

"Everything is. Kong," Duyuan said, "Where did you get such a bad temper? ”

3. Asking for others is better than asking for yourself

A person goes to a temple to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.

After a few kowtows, the person suddenly found that someone beside him was also worshiping, and The appearance is exactly the same as the Guanyin Bodhisattva on the altar.

The man was puzzled and asked softly: "Are you Guanyin Bodhisattva?" "

The man replied: "Yes. ”

The man was even more confused and asked: “Then why do you still visit the temple?” ”

Guanyin Bodhisattva replied: “Because I know that it is better to seek help from others than from yourself.” "

4. Losing and winning

A samurai came to Zen Master Ikkyu's room with a fish in his hand.

He said: "Let's have a fight. Bet, the Zen Master said the fish in my hand is dead or alive? "

Ikkyu knew that if he said it was dead, the samurai would definitely let go of his hand; and if he said it was alive, the samurai would secretly crush the fish to death.

First of all, I have used all the stocks, and there are not enough words. I hope you can accept them, thank you.

So, Ikkyu said: "It's dead. "

The warrior immediately released his hand and said with a smile: "Haha, Zen Master, you lose, you see this fish is alive. "

Ikkyu smiled lightly and said: "Yes, I lost. ”

Ikkyu lost, but he won a real fish.