“To do business, you must learn from Hu Xueyan, and to be an official, you must learn from Zeng Guofan.” Zeng Guofan, a Chinese celebrity, is one of the most influential figures in Chinese history. Mao Zedong once said of him: "Foolish than his neighbors, he only obeys Zeng Wenzheng."
He was an average teenager and failed to pass the scholar exam six times. After studying hard for the seventh time, he finally got the idea and was inspired to pass the exam.
When he first entered the officialdom, he made many fools and was humiliated. However, he endured the humiliation, forged ahead, kept a low profile and kept a low profile. ". This is his inspirational saying and a lesson for teaching his children.
He was frail and sick, but he worked hard throughout his life. He was busy with official matters during the day, but at night he concentrated on reading, writing, and reviewing documents. Until his later years, he still persisted in long-term and high-intensity work.
He has high blood pressure, is often dizzy, "has pain in his back, is chilly, and can't sleep at night." He has suffered from hernia, has a bad spleen and stomach, and bloating and diarrhea are common. He also suffers from toothache.
If ordinary people suffer from multiple diseases like Zeng Guofan, it is already very difficult to maintain a normal life. However, Zeng Guofan took these diseases, tempered his heart and soul, worked hard throughout his life, and completed the three immortal deeds of "establishing morality", "making meritorious services" and "establishing reputation".
Why can a person with ordinary talent become a saint and an inspirational model? Zeng Guofan suffered from "spontaneous combustion" throughout his life. He chose a noble "way of life", worked hard every day, constantly tempered his will, forged his heart and soul, and worked hard to get rid of mediocrity and inertia, making his life perfect and his soul noble.
The truth is always the same, and the spirit and spirit of great people are always connected.
Mr. Kazuo Inamori is a great figure in the world. An operator, he has built three Fortune 500 companies; an educator, he founded "Shengwa Juku", which has nearly 10,000 business operators around the world. He followed him to learn business philosophy and amoeba management; scientists, invented many ceramic technologies, and opened a "Neolithic" era.
Kazuo Inamori spent his life honing himself, forging his heart and soul, and moving from "ordinary" to "extraordinary". In terms of spiritual will, he pursues the nobility of personality and the perfection of soul. "When he dies, his soul is a little purer than when he was alive."; in his work, he demands himself with the sincere "craftsman's essence" and pursues excellence. The spirit of creation, the quality spirit of excellence, and the service spirit of customer first.
Inamori Kazuo’s philosophy of life can be summarized as these three questions
1. Why do people live?
Why do people live? This is an ordinary question The problem is that many people are ignorant and never think about it: just live. And some people answer with a lifetime of actions.
"Why do people live? What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of life?"
Why live is to make life valuable. Build a career, refine yourself, become a meaningful person to society, keep your soul pure and your character noble. Living this way makes this life worthwhile.
Inamori Kazuo answered the question this way: "Improve your character and temper your soul." In Kazuo Inamori's book "The Way of Living", Kazuo Inamori expressed his answer to this important question in life.
"When you die, your soul is purer than when you were alive."
When the purpose of living is to temper your soul, what a person encounters in this world All problems and even hardships will become a help in life and will no longer be an obstacle.
2. As a human being, what is correct?
Many people are often confused when they are young and do not know why they are alive. Even when in pain, they often doubt life and want to end it easily. That's because he doesn't understand that life is hard-won. The most precious thing for a person is life, and life is only once for a person.
When Helen Keller was only nineteen months old, a high fever caused by scarlet fever made her a deaf-blind mute. However, under the care of her parents, Helen grew up with the help of her teacher. With the help of others, she used her own diligence to prove the great value of life. She used the hunger of a sponge to absorb water and tirelessly absorbed "nutrients" from books. She used diligence and hard work throughout her life to overcome her disability and became an excellent inspirational model.
She grabbed the throat of fate. The fourteen books she published in her life are still hot-selling and continue to inspire people to move forward. Her "If You Give Me Three Days of Light" brings tears to my eyes whenever I read it. Cherish, live in the present, and hone your life. Her powerful energy of self-improvement in life has inspired many young people to become talented, and has inspired many adults to strive hard and create a beautiful life.
Helen's life is a high reflection of the value of life. Whether she is alive or dead, her soul is immortal, lighting up people like a beacon to move on.
How to choose in life? Choice requires judgment? How to judge?
Zeng Guofan still did not give up after failing the exam six times. He chose to persevere and challenge the difficulties again. Experience humiliation and hardship in officialdom. In several battles with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he lost miserably and once wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into a lake. He is mentally strong enough and knows how to reflect on himself. If he re-examines new strategies and blindly loses and fights "death" battles, he will definitely fail miserably. He wanted to try his new plan.
The Taiping Army was brave and good at fighting, and dared to fight hand-to-hand without fear of life and death, but his army was all greedy for life and afraid of death. Zeng Guofan summed up a tactic, building fortifications, bunkers and trenches, pressing on the Taiping Army step by step, and eventually encroaching on its territory. Use defense as offense, relying on the protection of fortifications to weaken the Taiping Army and consume its strength. Cut off the food path and consume the opponent to death. The first trial worked, and morale was greatly improved. In the end, Tianjing was completely surrounded, tunnels were dug and the walls of Tianjing were destroyed, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed.
At the critical moment, he turned the tide and reversed the situation. This victory was a milestone victory in his life, which laid the foundation for his lifelong achievements and continued his magnificent and glorious life.
If he gave up and failed, there would never be a great figure like Zeng Guofan in history, there would be no spiritual inheritance of the Zeng family, and there would be no glorious history of the entire family.
Life is composed of a series of judgments and choices. Life depends on the choices you make. Make the right choice and get the right life.
3. How can people live a better life?
To live is to pursue beauty. Making yourself better and better is the ultimate goal of life.
What can you do to make your life better and happier? Kazuo Inamori gave his life equation. This equation is the famous "Life Success Equation". There is a path to success in life. Yes, there is a way.
Live and reflect the value and meaning of life in your work. Kazuo Inamori said that the value of work is essentially the value of life. It can not only temper people's minds and improve people's quality, but more importantly, in extremely challenging work sites, it allows people to break through the shackles of existing thinking while sweating, and eliminate the shackles of existing thinking with continuous improvement. Inner delusion, thus reaching the best state of "burning yourself". Life is not for pleasure or fame, but to make oneself purer and more perfect.
Trying his best to live in the present, he pursues the righteous principles of life in the world and tries his best to live sincerely and seriously. Kazuo Inamori believes that all people can be saints and the purpose of life is to pursue a beautiful soul. He persisted in his beliefs and practiced the right path throughout his life.
Kazuo Inamori said: Respect God and love people, fear God, and care for everyone. It means adhering to the correct way of life.
To love others is to abandon one's own selfish desires, be considerate of others, and be altruistic.
The most prominent life creed of Saigo Takamori, one of the three heroes of the Meiji Restoration, whom he respected most, was "selflessness."
Inamori Kazuo always kept Saigo Takamori’s admonitions on his desk and read them frequently. Draw valuable inspirations on the road of life from it.
The first article of Xixiang's legacy is "selflessness". Because of "selflessness", he has the courage to take responsibility at critical moments. When the reformers were arguing endlessly about the reform policy, Saigo kept his words:
"The discussion is over. Although there are objections, if this reform is not implemented continuously, Japan will have no future. After that If there is an accident, I will bear all the responsibility."
"A gentleman should stick to his roots, and the Tao will be born from his roots." Kazuo Inamori persisted in hard training throughout his life, tempered himself, and used his life to practice the great belief of respecting heaven and loving people, and built an empire of his own life and a spiritual monument.
In Inamori Kazuo’s heart, work is beautiful and a eulogy of life. Work embodies the three meanings of life:
Work is not only about survival and making a living, but also about tempering life.
Work is responsibility. With a highly responsible work attitude and passionate dedication, the value of life is reflected in work achievements.
High-quality work is the highest reward for life and the best answer to life. A successful life will surely lead to the palace of honor through the palace of diligence. Repay society with an altruistic heart and become a person who has a positive impact on society.
Only by constantly burning yourself and continuing to improve can your life be meaningful.