As we all know, the root cause of the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty was national corruption, and treacherous court officials were in power. However, the most direct reason is that Zhou Youwang played a warlord in a bonfire, so that when the dogs invaded, the big and small governors who were cheated for many times were sitting on their hands and waiting for death, which made the dogs easily break through Haojing and continued the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years. Similar to this case, there is a story of "Wolf Coming". On weekdays, I like to deceive the villagers' shepherd boy with lies. Even if the wolf really comes, no one will help him. The so-called "deceiver will deceive himself", ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign. On the contrary, honesty is the foundation of success.
A selection competition is being organized at a military base in Africa. The way of selection is cross-country long-distance running, and the winner of long-distance running will have the opportunity to participate in a glorious and arduous task.
The cross-country long-distance running of military bases, moreover, is specially arranged by the leaders, and the difficulty can be imagined. However, the heavily armed soldiers did not dare to relax in order to get this chance to get the task. There was a soldier named Gaby, a thin man with average physical strength. In the face of this inhuman test, although he tried his best, he still fell behind the big army. It is no wonder that he has never been an excellent long-distance runner, and his best score at the base has never been in the top 100. Gaby himself knows that he has no hope in this election. His only expectation is to finish the game smoothly.
Gaby slowly found that the distance behind him became more and more difficult and the route became more and more complicated. Many times, he turned around and went back to his original place. He trudged all the way, although he wanted to have a rest, but one thought kept him running, that is, "No matter what, you must insist on running the whole course, even the last one."
The road is getting harder and harder, and Gaby's physical strength is getting worse. At this time, a fork appeared in front. There are also two big signs erected in front of this fork in the road, which are marked respectively: the officer runway on the left and the soldier runway on the right. At first glance, the road on the officer's runway is flat and the route is straight, while the soldier's runway is overgrown with weeds, bypassing a bend in front and not knowing where to turn. With past experience, Gaby knew that those officers were generally poor in physical fitness because of lack of training. In order to take care of them, the road of the officer runway has always been easier and shorter, so they can easily reach the finish line.
Gaby really has no strength. Seeing the officer's runway, he couldn't help being indignant and secretly cursed those damn officers for hierarchical discrimination. However, even so, Gaby did not hesitate to run to the right and chose the soldier runway. Unlike Gaby, most soldiers chose the officer runway after seeing this sign. After all, this cross-country race is too difficult, and it is also related to the opportunity to get the task. It is really not to be missed.
However, to Gaby's surprise, after that corner, the road ahead is much easier and easier to run. What he didn't expect was that when he crossed a forest, crossed a river and turned a hill, he saw the flag of the base and, of course, the rostrum. It turned out that he had finished the race.
To Gaby's surprise, the commander of the military base personally came forward to shake hands with him, congratulated him on his good performance and announced that he had become a qualified candidate for the task.
Gaby looked at a few scattered people near the podium and didn't return to absolute being. It is said that so many people have run to the finish line so far? Where are the others? The base commander saw his doubts, patted Gaby on the shoulder and told him that the soldiers were still on their way. When will they arrive? The earliest estimate is four hours later.
Gaby was stunned by this. Only after explanation did he know that no officer took part in the cross-country running. The sign inserted at the fork in the road is just to test the integrity of the soldiers participating in the war. In fact, the officer runway that looks easy to run is not only difficult, but also much farther than this soldier runway.
Gaby won the game by his honesty and got the chance to take part in the task. With this opportunity, he became more and more successful and became a general.
Many years later, Gaby, who won numerous honors all his life, recalled the past and could not help but feel deeply. It was just a truth, but it changed his life.
Sincerity is the basis of communication with people. There is a famous saying in the west that sincerity is the best soil, and only on this can the most beautiful flowers bloom.
Once upon a time, there was a diligent and loving king who was deeply loved by the people. He is busy with state affairs all day, regardless of his health, and manages the country in order to let the people live and work in peace and contentment. As time goes by, the king is getting older every day, but he has no children under his knees. The question of succession to the throne began to bother him, and his heart was broken. Later, a minister of North Korea gave Wang an idea, asking him to choose a child from all over the country to be his adopted son, to train him to be an adult and to inherit the throne in the future.
The king thought the minister's method was very clever, so he decided to choose a successor who he thought was qualified throughout the country. The king gave all the children a unique examination question. He gave them a bag of flower seeds and told them that whoever could grow the most beautiful flowers with these seeds would become his adopted son.
This is a godsend opportunity. Whoever succeeds in winning the king's favor will undoubtedly succeed. So after the children got the flower seeds given by the king, they began to cultivate them carefully.
From morning till night, watering, fertilizing and loosening the soil are busy, and every child is looking forward to the arrival of the lucky god. As time goes by, the flowers planted by the children take root and grow sturdily. Except for a boy named Zhencheng, like other children, he carefully cultivated flower seeds, but after ten days and a half months, there was still no movement in the flowerpot. Needless to say, the planted flowers have grown long and have not even sprouted. Zhen became very upset. He went to consult his mother, who told him that the soil probably had no nutrition, the flowers could not absorb enough nutrients, and he didn't have the strength to get out. He suggested that he change the soil. Zhencheng did as his mother suggested, but it still didn't work. Both mother and son are helpless.
The deadline set by the king arrived, and the children stood neatly in the street, holding their own flowers, expecting the king to patrol slowly. But the king was not excited because the children cultivated beautiful flowers. On the contrary, he was a little depressed. He slowly patrolled, and suddenly, the king's sight was attracted by Zhen Chengduan's empty flowerpot.
The king approached Sincerity and saw him standing there listlessly with wet tears on his face.
The king called him to his side and asked him, "where are the flowers you planted?" Why are you holding an empty flowerpot? " Tears of injustice welled up in my eyes. He told the king the whole process of carefully planting flowers, and said it might be retribution because he stole an apple from his neighbor's house. Hearing Zhen Cheng's words, the king smiled. He picked up Zhen Cheng and said loudly, "It's you. You will be my future heir. " Everyone looked at the king in bewilderment. The king announced loudly, "My flowers can't sprout, because they are all boiled."
Cheaters are also bullied, and honesty is the basis of success. Gaby and Zhen Cheng are undoubtedly lucky, but their success is also natural.