In fact, there is another family that will last forever, and that is Zeng Guofan's family. Zeng Guofan was not only an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, but also a model of being human. Zeng Guofan himself was diligent, hardworking, self-disciplined, and loyal to politics. He also demanded the same of his descendants.

Zeng Guofan instilled his personal accomplishment into his descendants, and often warned them in the form of letters from home. Zeng Guofan's descendants are very promising, and his four sentences on children's education in Zeng Guofan's Letters are worth learning from all of us.

1. Never get along with it.

To get along with it means to be clever and do something that goes against your heart and morality for immediate interests. There is a saying called: Life is not just an immediate life, but also poetry and distance. There are many things in life that can tempt you. If you are used to being led by temptation, you will never see poetry and distance. The so-called success is the result of doing what is not against your heart and what you think is right, and then persisting.

Zeng Guofan is in a high position, but he didn't let his children take many shortcuts, but tried to let them learn and develop independently. Ceng Jize, Zeng Guofan's eldest son, likes western society, while his second son likes mathematics and physics. Any family is like this. It is necessary not only to be down-to-earth, but also to overcome the luck and temptation in life, so that the family can flourish.

2. Never learn to be frivolous.

Some people are young and frivolous. When they encounter something, they often have to be reasonable and wait for no one. They have to contend for a high or low level in everything and end up making enemies with others. No matter what your status or position is, the best skill in dealing with people is to "behave with your tail between your legs", and keeping a low profile is the correct way to deal with people.

"If the path is narrow, people will pass, but courtesy will reveal human nature." Arrogant people in the world will often lose, so a man should keep a correct attitude and cultivate himself. Otherwise, even if you have more scenery at some time, you may fall down immediately, and Zeng Guofan, who is skilled in officialdom, obviously knows this.

Third, never do things that steal from others.

We have been taught since childhood that we should not take things from others. Habits are all formed from childhood. If you develop the bad habit of petty theft as a child, it will be more difficult to correct it as you get older. When you can't control greed, you will make bigger mistakes.

beginning of life, human nature is good. When minor faults are indulged, the nature of kindness will also change, and your true nature and bottom line will be swallowed up by your greed, which will have even greater consequences.

Fourth, never be a lazy person

Zeng Guofan particularly emphasized that diligence is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and diligence is also the only way for a person to succeed. Zeng Guofan's talent was not high when he was a child, and he studied very hard. He was even sarcastic by a thief, but Zeng Guofan still insisted on his diligence and made great achievements afterwards.

For an ordinary person, there is nothing difficult in the world, but if you put your mind to it, as long as you are self-motivated and willing to spend time, plus some opportunities or luck, you can achieve something.

Wealth and success can't take root and sprout, but they can only be obtained through hard work. However, if you only know hard work and don't know thrift, wealth will not last long. Therefore, for a family, thrift is also the key to the continuation of family business.