"One" Look at people with cold eyes, listen with cold ears, feel coldly, and think coldly.

Translation: Observe people with calm eyes, listen to other words with calm ears, handle emotions with a calm mood, and think about the truth with a calm mind.

Annotation When: hold, process.

Comments The ancients emphasized "forbearance", "forgiveness" and other ways of self-cultivation, which are all related to "coldness", because only coldness can calm the mind. As the saying goes, "Everything is content when you watch quietly." Passion like fire can give people vitality and infinite warmth, but calmness like water can help people think deeply and make accurate judgments. A mature person treats others calmly and behaves wisely. In this way, he will not be overwhelmed by emotions when encountering problems, and will do things in an orderly and orderly manner. Observing people is a profound knowledge that requires a long process of understanding. Confucius advocated "seeing what it is, observing where it comes from, and observing where it is settled." Without a calm mind, it is difficult to establish rational thinking. of. 239. When you hear evil, don’t get close to good. Don’t get close to someone when you hear evil. You may vent your anger on your slanderer. When you hear good, you don’t get close to someone, for fear of attracting traitors.

《二》A gentleman should keep his cool eyes and be careful not to lightly touch his strong intestines.

Translation: No matter what situation a gentleman encounters, he should pay attention to keeping a calm attitude and observing carefully, and should not show his stubborn character casually to avoid bad things.

Annotation Cold eyes: Observe calmly. There is a sentence in Wuqu: "I will always watch the crab with a cold eye to see how long you will run rampant."

Gangchang: Upright personality. Ji Kang's "Book of Severing Diplomacy" said: "If you are jealous of evil in your heart, you will make reckless declarations, and you will be angry when trouble comes."

Comment: A decent person generally treats others with enthusiasm, which is called the ancient way of being warm-hearted; upright when things happen, which is called open-minded. However, you need to pay attention to methods when dealing with people. It is certainly right to treat others with enthusiasm, but excessive enthusiasm often causes subjective wishes to conflict with objective results, because being too enthusiastic is often too subjective, which may lead to resentment from others; acting rashly due to temporary enthusiasm, It might even turn out to be a big mistake. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being frank and forthright when dealing with problems, but it depends on whether the person you are talking to can accept it. You cannot seek forgiveness from others just because you hurt others because you are straightforward. Sometimes the starting point of being straightforward is good, and the idea of ????doing things is feasible, but it is likely to be difficult to achieve due to personality disharmony. Frankness and straightforwardness are often accompanied by teaching, stubbornness, and stiffness. The purpose of encountering problems is to solve problems and get things done, not just to express straightforward opinions.