Patience is the companion of wisdom.

The following story about Li He was read by me on a WeChat public account called "Wang Zuo Zhong You". Because of poor writing skills and no understanding of historical materials in this area, the following content about Li He is simply rewritten based on other people's articles.

When Li He was very young, he made up his mind to become a prince and general and achieve great achievements.

Because I made the decision very early, I started working hard at a young age and soon became famous in my hometown. But he knew that his hometown was too small. If he wanted to make contributions, he had to enter a big city to have a chance.

So he came to Luoyang, where his outstanding literary talent was appreciated by Han Yu, and he became famous.

This year, he was only 18 years old.

However, things are unpredictable. Just when he was preparing for the imperial examination, his father passed away. According to the rules of the court at that time, he had to give up the exam and stay at home in mourning for three years.

After finally getting through three years, Li He hurriedly prepared to go to Beijing to take the exam, but he didn't want to cause a big mess again.

He committed a name taboo because his father's name contained the word "Jin", which has the same pronunciation as "Jin" in "Jinshi", and he was banned from taking the Jinshi examination.

As a result, he could no longer achieve a class breakthrough in life through the imperial examination.

Fortunately, there is always a path, and because of his talent, he was finally recommended as a ninth-grade official.

This year, he was only 22 years old.

We are 22 years old, the year we have just graduated from university. Comrade Li He is already an official. Although he is an official, he is still an official after all. Compared with most young people, he can be regarded as a young talent. .

However, Li He did not take it seriously. He felt that his official position was too small and that this was not the "big career" he wanted at all. Feeling the huge gap between reality and ideals, he began to Sighing, depressed, and depressed all day long, even writing poems could not drive away the depression in his heart.

In the end, he died young at the age of 27 due to long-term depression and sentimentality.

Li He's life makes people sigh with regret. What exactly caused his premature demise?

We might as well sort out Li He's life and compare it with several other great poets.

Li He became famous in Luoyang at the age of 18 and entered official career at the age of 22.

Li Bai did not leave his hometown until he was 24 years old.

Du Fu took the imperial examination for the first time at the age of 24 and failed.

Han Yu, who lived in the capital until he was 29 years old, had not yet found an official position, so he had to leave. Finally, at the age of 34, he returned to Chang'an and became an eighth-rank official.

After comparison, we found that Li He was actually an early bloomer. But why did he end up like this?

Although a ninth-grade official is small, he is still an official after all, and it is also a stage where he can display his abilities. If he is willing to put his heart down, work hard for the country and the people, and dedicate himself to it, he will definitely not be the best in the future. Promotion? Will he definitely not be promoted to a high official? Is it certain that he will not be able to realize his ambition of establishing a successful career?

In any case, this possibility completely exists.

Moreover, because he is indeed extremely talented, this possibility may be very high.

After all, if someone is willing to promote him to be a ninth-grade official, why wouldn’t he be willing to promote him to a higher official?

Then why did Li He regard these possibilities as nothing and choose to be depressed and unable to recover?

Because he could not imagine how many years it would take him to climb up the ladder one by one from a ninth-grade sesame official to the official position he was satisfied with.

As long as his efforts do not get the desired return quickly, he will become confused, like a lost dog.

He wanted to reach the sky in one step, become a farmer in the morning, and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening.

His only mistake in life is one word: urgent.

Looking back at myself, every time I set a big ambition, I would not eat or sleep. My wife, children, parents, no one would stand in my way. Exhausted mentally and physically, it was difficult to work, and finally I had to give up on this big project. I was in too much of a hurry.

Having said so much, in fact, they are just two Chinese proverbs.

First, I can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Second, haste makes waste.

If a person wants to achieve success in this life, it is faster to take his time. Patience is the greatest virtue.

After reading this article, I hope you can slow down.

Of course, I hope you will not use this article as an excuse to slack off and waste time.

If Li He understands English, I hope I can send you a few sentences:

In "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari", there is such a story.

A little boy wanted to become a master, so he left his hometown and traveled thousands of miles to find a master. He asked the master, "Master, how long will it take for me to become a person like you?"

The master said, "Five years."

The little boy said, "It's such a long time. What if I work harder?"

The master said, "Ten years." "

The little boy heard that it took longer, and then said, "What if I work hard day and night?"

The master said, "15 years."