Be cautious in your actions

It means that only when you are in awe can you be cautious and restrained in your actions.

“Being in awe” is not only an attitude towards life, but also a value orientation and a great wisdom in life. Face our lives and the world we live in with awe, adhere to the principles of being a human being, and guard the bottom line of being a human being.

The source of this sentence is

Zeng Guofan's famous saying "If you have awe in your heart, you will stop in your actions."

In life, some things can be done, some things must be done, and some things must not be done

When things touch the bottom line, exceed boundaries, violate principles, and exceed If you follow the rules, you must not do it. What you absolutely cannot do is "not to do" or "stop". This is a rational attitude towards life.

Fang Xiaoru, a Neo-Confucian scholar of the Ming Dynasty, said: "Anyone who is kind and fearful must be upright, speak according to rules, and act within limits. If he occasionally exceeds the rules, he must not go out of his way." You must follow the rules as a human being. If you do too much injustice, you will be killed. If you do more good deeds, you will be rewarded. If you are in awe, you will not do whatever you want, you will not listen to hearsay, you will know how to do everything in moderation, and you will know how to make choices. Without awe in one's heart, to seize profits without scruples is to blaspheme life and to be punished by "God's will". Based on this, later generations concluded that "with awe in the heart, one should stop in his actions."

Confucius said: "A gentleman has three fears."

The so-called "reverence" is an attitude towards everything in the world. "Jing" means respect and "wei" means fear. Together they mean "both respect and fear". The word "respect" is acquired, and the word "fear" is innate. Only when a person is in awe can he go far and steadily.

Confucius said: "A gentleman has three fears: fear of destiny, fear of adults, and fear of the words of sages. A villain does not know destiny and is not afraid." Knowing how to be reverent and reverent is the way of a gentleman; being self-respecting and arrogant is the arrogant words and deeds of a villain.

What should we do?

To "stop", we must know how to "let go"

Life is like a heavy task. On a long journey, the things we encounter, the difficulties and setbacks we suffer are just like the bags we carry. Smart people know how to simplify, clear out unnecessary things from time to time, and travel light; but stupid people have to carry everything on their backs, and as a result, they carry more and more things, and they are overwhelmed.

Stop when you should, and don’t regret the past. This is the wisdom of a profound understanding of life

Life is just a process, not a competition at all. You don’t need to compare with anyone. If you must find an opponent, it's death, but the outcome is already determined, so this is not a game. Admitting that you are powerless on certain issues will allow you to devote more energy to areas where you can really achieve results.