There is a saying here: Beggars should be ambitious first, knowledgeable second and persistent third. The ambition here is the ambition of the target. Learning with a purpose is like sailing at night with a direction and a lighthouse. And knowledge is to have knowledge, to have their own independent thinking and judgment. This is also the most important point. No matter what one does, the most important thing is to be knowledgeable.
Zeng Guofan s Way of Studying and Being a Man;
Zeng Guofan thought: "A scholar must be ambitious first, knowledgeable second and persistent third." . Ambition is not indecent; If you have knowledge, you know that knowledge is infinite, and you dare not sell yourself short. Such as Hebo watching the sea, such as a well frog peeping into the sky, no one knows; Nothing is impossible if you have perseverance. These three are indispensable. "Zeng Guofan's" three haves "is the key to reading and our guide to the world.
People with lofty ideals are not willing to be dirty. People with lofty ideals will not let themselves live in mediocrity and triviality for a long time. There are ideals and pursuits in your heart, and you are not willing to be mediocre. The ancients had three theories of immortality, namely, making contributions and making statements. Confucius also said that a gentleman fears that he will not contribute to the universe until he dies. Forgotten by the world