Explanation of "hard advice": Honest advice may not sound pleasant to the ear, but it is helpful in correcting shortcomings and mistakes.

Famous aphorisms that may offend the ears:

Those who love others will always be loved by others, and those who respect others will be respected by others.

A kind word can make three winters warm, while a bad word can make six months cold.

Always do good deeds wherever you go, and always have good intentions wherever your courtesy is lacking.

When you do a good deed, you feel calm, and when you do a bad deed, you feel ashamed.

Good demeanor welcomes people, and they are as close as brothers; bad demeanor welcomes people, and they are as harmful as fighting soldiers.

If people are kind, although blessings have not yet arrived, disasters have been far away.

You will not have sympathy for the pain of those who fall, and you will have no friends to help you when you are in distress.

Poor people who lack food and clothing need to be warmed and subsidized, and widows, widowers, lonely and disabled people should be given more support.

A good heart is worth gold.

Instances of loyal words that are offensive to the ears:

In 207 BC, Pei Gong Liu Bang led an army to capture Xianyang and went straight into the palace of Qin. Seeing the grand scale of the palace and the luxurious rooms in every palace, it was like a heavenly palace. Liu Bang couldn't help but marvel. The beauties in the palace also came to greet him. Liu Bang became more and more interested and planned to live in the palace and enjoy it.

Liu Bang's subordinate Fan Kuai advised him not to stay in the palace and not to be tempted by the beautiful scenery and treasures here. Liu Bang refused to listen to Fan Kuai's advice and still wanted to stay in the palace.

Fan Kuai had no choice but to find counselor Zhang Liang to persuade Liu Bang. Zhang Liang said to Liu Bang: "It is because the King of Qin is unethical that the people will rebel. That's why you were able to defeat the Qin army and come here. You have brought peace to the world." A tyrant should be kind to the people and treat himself simply. Otherwise, you will end up like the King of Qin.”

Afterwards, Zhang Liang further pointed out Liu Bang’s mistake and said: “You have just entered Qin, so you can’t do it. If you only want to enjoy yourself, you should follow Fan Kuai's advice. Although the words of loyalty and integrity are often unpleasant to the ear, they are beneficial to your behavior, just like good medicine is bitter when you take it, but it is beneficial to the disease."

When Liu Bang heard this, he immediately came to his senses, followed the advice of Fan Kuai and Zhang Liang, ordered the treasury to be sealed, the palace gates to be closed, and his army returned.

Because Liu Bang listened to unfavorable advice and adopted many good ideas from his subordinates, he eventually became the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty and the emperor of the Han Dynasty in history.

In fact, this is not only the case in stories, we also encounter many similar situations in our daily lives. For example, the kind advice of a friend or the advice of a teacher. Although sometimes the words are unpleasant, they are all to help everyone correct their mistakes in time and not to make the same mistake again and again. So everyone must understand this and accept other people’s advice with an open mind.