The philosophy of life wisdom is too mysterious, too harmonious, just like a powerful and unconstrained style. And the public said that the public is right, and the old woman said that the old woman is right. It makes sense to say so today; It makes sense to say that tomorrow. When some philosophers observe the universe, life and society, they have very profound and astute opinions, which makes me gasp in admiration. However, it is said that a truly great philosopher must form his own system. If the system fails, it must be pursued. Once the system is formed, it is neither harmonious nor inconvenient, but it is stretched to the limit. I can't play this set of things Therefore, among the three major discipline systems in the old days: righteousness, rhetoric and textual research, I prefer the latter two and dare not touch the former. ..... This is all limited by talent, and it is not a complaint about righteousness.

-Ji Xianlin's Meditations on Life

Ji Lao said, "I basically talked about self-knowledge above. Now let's talk about' prejudice'. My' prejudice' is mainly aimed at philosophy and' righteousness'. As I said above, I'm not interested in it. My head is dull, and I like to touch what I can see, that is, what is real. "

That's true. Sometimes a simple sentence can explain a truth in philosophy.

and sometimes, I can't understand a word when I list hundreds of great truths.

First of all, "sizing up the situation" means that people's subjective initiative can analyze and use conditions to achieve the best effect of activities. It seems a bit philosophical to talk like this.

Philosophy belongs to the category of political economy, so no matter politicians or philosophers, they are good at "sizing up the situation" and often study the social situation carefully. Always estimate the economic development trend. In observing the society and analyzing the current situation, verify your own views and spread your own theories.

But Professor Ji Xianlin likes to research history, academics and articles through the ages. And voluntary silence in this seemingly a bit lonely, a bit monotonous, a bit boring world, enjoy it. Enjoy the academic happiness of asking yourself questions, setting questions and solving doubts. He diligently studied the academic achievements of the ancients and present people; Experience the significance of writing and arguing by Chinese and foreign people, and dare not waste every inch of time.

In his article "An inch of time can't be light", he wrote: "In recent years, I have been really busy. The" golden age "when I had spare time to read literary works at that time after teaching and administrative work like in the 195s is gone forever. Fortunately, however, I am not a slacker. In the gap between "internal worries" and "foreign invasion", I always try to squeeze out some time to read some works by young students of Peking University. I almost read the literary works published in the School Journal. "

"... some of them are fresh and lively, and their writing is fresh and elegant, which really refreshes me. The ancients in China said,' Young phoenix is clearer than old phoenix'. I-if you allow me to have a seat in it-we' old phoenixes' can't help but cast an envious and admiring look at you chicks. "

What Ji Lao said still belongs to emotion or mood, so he has been reluctant to join the ranks of "righteousness". He likes to do his own learning in a unconstrained style, and likes to live a leisurely and indifferent life. On the other hand, he is able to live a simple life and cope with all kinds of social life environment. The pursuit of becoming a useful person to society is always accompanied by every step he takes in his life ... < P > However, the performance of many people in sticking to their inner world always seems inadequate.

Guide to Entering WTO For people who have just entered the society, how to settle down and support their families is a realistic problem that everyone must face.

At present, the employment situation is grim from time to time in the society. It is not uncommon for young people to encounter the "cold winter" of employment, which tests the group of college students wandering between the school gate and the social gate. It also tests all the people facing employment pressure in society. How did Ji Xianlin, a great master, deal with this problem 75 years ago? Let's take a look at Ji Lao's stormy life:

Ji Xianlin, who graduated from Tsinghua University with honors in 1934.

Faced with the embarrassment of his family and the pressure of employment, he resolutely chose to return to his high school alma mater in Shandong to teach. While teaching seriously, he kept writing and constantly enriching and adjusting himself. A year later, the opportunity finally came. Since then, Ji Xianlin, with his profound knowledge, has been engaged in research in ancient Chinese characters, history, translation and other fields, and has become a master of Chinese people.

Can Ji Lao's growth experience be used for reference by today's college students? This problem should arouse social thinking?

people should first choose a realistic starting point that suits them.

When studying in Tsinghua, Ji Xianlin longed to stay in Beijing for his academic research on western literature or go abroad for further study after graduation. However, due to his poor family, he first thought that he must have a rice bowl, so he accepted the invitation of his alma mater and willingly became a middle school teacher. This is not an easy choice for Ji Xianlin, a writer who has lofty ideals and has begun to become famous, and he did it.

we should stand on our feet and be confident for long-term development.

Ji Xianlin published many prose works when he was studying in Tsinghua, and at that time he was already famous in China. But he didn't despise his job because of his fame. On the contrary, he cherished his pointer, and gained recognition from teachers and students by extensive and profound knowledge accumulation and down-to-earth work.

opportunity only favors those who are prepared.

Ji Lao is not satisfied with a paper of teachers' letters of appointment and rave reviews from teachers and students, but keeps writing. During his teaching, his works were published in large quantities, and his alma mater has been paying attention to his development. If he gave up writing after he got the job, some opportunities or honors might not come to him.

For example, in the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang lost his talent for economic prosperity, but he lived in seclusion in Longzhong at the beginning, and his singing was self-adaptive and useless. If you die in troubled times, don't ask Wen Da to be a vassal.

a gentleman's possession of a weapon is a matter of "self-cultivation".

"self-cultivation" is not an end; The purpose is to wait for the time: to protect people and then to protect the people.

a gentleman hides his tools in his body and waits for the time to move; If there is a way in the world, you will see it, but if there is no way, it will be hidden.

For the young people who have just entered the society, most of them do not have the skills of being "present" and "hidden".

as long as we persist in self-cultivation and prepare for tomorrow with today's diligence, we will not miss all the opportunities we can grasp!

◆ Do you have any experience? As we all know, the acquisition of social work experience depends on practice, not innate inheritance.

Being good at water doesn't mean that my son can swim. Swimming is a skill acquired by learning, not brought in the womb.

Experience tells people that when doing anything, we should proceed from reality, and different people should handle it differently.

in ancient times, when people crossed the river, they saw people trying to lead their babies into the river, and the babies cried. People ask their reasons. Yue: "This father is good at traveling." Although his father is good at traveling, is his son good at traveling? This thing will also be contrary.

It means that a man walking by the river saw a man pulling a child to throw him into the river, and the child began to cry. Others asked him why he did it. (He) said, "The child's father can swim very well."

although the father of the child can swim well, does the child necessarily know how to swim well? It must be absurd to handle things in this way. At that time, the Chu people ruled the country, which was a bit like this.

But now the situation is just the opposite:

A graduate handed in a resume, but the recruiter asked, "Do you have any work experience?"

"I just graduated and want to find a job." The graduate replied.

The recruiter waved his hand. "We don't want it without work experience."

it's ridiculous.

◆ Everything moves. A Chu man was crossing the river by boat and accidentally dropped his sword into the river. He quickly carved a mark on the side of the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." After the ship landed, the man went into the water to find the sword along the mark engraved on the edge of the ship, but he couldn't find it for a long time. Because the ship has gone a long way, and the sword is still in its original place.

isn't it careless to find a sword by carving a boat for it?

Carving a boat for a sword: a metaphor for looking at a problem still without understanding the development and changes of things. Canon "Lv Chunqiu? The fable "Cha Jin" exhorts politicians to understand that the world is changing. If they don't know how to reform, they can't govern the country. Later, it means that they don't know how to be flexible and stick to the rules.

just like "people can't walk into the same river twice". This is a famous saying of Heraclitus, an ancient Greek materialist philosopher. Lenin called him "one of the founders of dialectics".

This sentence means that the water in the river is constantly flowing. The water you stepped into the river this time has already flowed away, and the next time you step into the river, new water will flow. The river keeps flowing, so you can't step into the same river. Obviously, this sentence has its specific meaning, not the difference between this river and that one, but the water flowing in it. The water that washed your feet last time has changed, and it may have flowed to the Pacific Ocean. The river you are in now is fresh water flowing down from the upstream. It's new water that you've never set foot in. Just like today and tomorrow, it is 24 hours, but what happens in each new 24 hours is different. Even the air pollution index is different. It was sunny when there was a sun yesterday, and cloudy when there were dark clouds today. Everything seems the same, everything has changed. Heraclitus became an outstanding representative with simple dialectical thought at that time because he advocated that "everything moves" and "everything flows".

People who see things rigidly or with colored glasses can be seen everywhere around us.

to them, sizing up the situation is just empty talk.