Benevolence is invincible, this is a famous saying, which is well known to women and children.

However, there are two explanations. One is that people who are kind are very powerful and can beat all their opponents. They are invincible in the world. There is another explanation: people with good hearts are particularly sympathetic, so they have no enemies in their hearts.

What is your understanding?

The original text of Mencius:

King Hui of Liang said, "Jin State, Mo Qiang knows everything in the world. And my body, the East was defeated by Qi, and my eldest son died; West, lost seven hundred miles in Qin; The south is a disgrace to Chu. I'm ashamed of it, and I'm more willing to pour it than the dead. If so, what can I do? "

Liang said: Lao Meng, you should know that Wei (now Jincheng, Shanxi) was once the world's largest power and invincible. But when it comes to my generation, it will be miserable. The East was defeated by Qi, and the eldest son died. The 700-mile territory in the west was also occupied by Qin; From time to time, the south was provoked and seriously threatened by that Chu State. This is a great shame for me. I am ashamed of my ancestors, and I swear to avenge the martyrs and warriors lost by the founding fathers. What do you think I should do now?

This means having an ideal, a dream, a goal, a pursuit, and a lack of strategic combat methods. As long as you are strong-willed, it is easy. Mencius answered him:

Original text:

"Land thyme, can be king. Wang Renmin, saving punishment, collecting taxes thinly, ploughing the fields easily; A strong man cultivates his filial piety and loyalty in his spare time, serves his father and brothers, and serves his elders from it. Can make the system to Qiang Bing, Qin Chu. When he took away his people, he couldn't farm to support his parents. Parents are frozen and hungry, brothers and wives are separated, and they drown their people, but Solo collects them. Who are the enemies of the king? Therefore, as the saying goes,' the benevolent is invincible'. Wang, please don't doubt it! "

Mencius, a first-class speaker and consultant, directly put forward the concept of "the benevolent is invincible".

"There are not many places, as long as there are hundreds of miles, you can be king and recover the world. As long as you are kind to the people. The concrete measures are to avoid torture, reduce taxes and let people live and work in peace and contentment. Young men will educate and cultivate their moral qualities such as filial piety, respect for others, loyalty, trustworthiness and loyalty, so that they can honor their parents at home, care for their brothers and sisters, and make armor and swords at work with peace of mind. Once the war begins, everything will cease to exist. If someone has a weapon, he can send troops to win. The situation now is that people in those two countries (Qin and Chu) just don't have the heart to do so. Their leaders were incompetent, which plunged the whole country into poverty. Everyone is old and young, and life is difficult. The old man is hungry at home, and his brothers, sisters and wife are scattered everywhere. He can't even solve his own problem of food and clothing. Who do you think has the heart to go to war? At this time, it is not easy for us to conquer them. Therefore, if only benevolent policies are implemented, benevolent people are invincible. When they hear that you are such a benevolent king who thinks of the people, they will certainly not resist if you hit them. They will not treat you as an enemy, but will take the initiative to surrender to you. Listen to me, exactly, don't hesitate! "

These words are like treasures, which are not only classic in political thought, but also good in management and operation, especially in military art of war.

This puts forward "the benevolent is invincible". His original intention is different from the two explanations we said at the beginning. He stressed that if you are benevolent, others will not regard you as an enemy.

Benevolent people are invincible, benevolent people do not take the initiative to set up enemies, benevolent people do not set him up as enemies, benevolent people are the most powerful people in the world, because people close to benevolent people are naturally invincible.