As a man,
Do things,
Just ask,
To be honest, divide the books,
Sincerity is good, based on honesty,
Not asking for a clear conscience,
At least have a clear conscience,
Only in this way can we win everyone's respect!
Be a man first, be virtuous first, life is two things, being a man and doing things. It is more difficult to do things, to be a man, and to be a man without virtue. Being a man is the basis and guarantee of doing things, and what kind of people will do what kind of things. Only when people do it well can things be done well. People can't do well, and things can't be done well. Being a man should put morality first, and virtue is the great wisdom of life.
In fact, the most important thing in life is to do two things well: one is to be a man; The second is to do things. Whether you are a person or do things, you can't do without the basic principle of honesty and trustworthiness. Honesty and trustworthiness is an important content of moral norms, which is not only the foundation of being a man, but also the foundation of doing things. If a person can be honest and trustworthy, even strangers will respect him. There is a saying: "Be a man in advance", which is the truth.
Honesty is the road, extending with the footsteps of pioneers; Honesty is wisdom, which accumulates with the pursuit of scholars; Honesty is success, accompanied by hard work; Honesty is the seed of wealth. You can find the key to the vault as long as you plant it sincerely.
As early as more than 2,000 years ago, Confucius, a great scholar, said in The Analects: "People don't believe, they don't know what they can do. People can't stand without faith; Be honest with others and have morality. Words must be done, and actions must be fruitful; Learn from Ji Bu and promise a thousand dollars. " This sentence means that it is difficult for a person to stand on the world without integrity. If you don't keep your word, you can't stand on the world. Therefore, we should treat people sincerely, and the communication between people should be moral. You must do what you promised others. We must be firm and decisive in doing things. Learn from Lu Bu, and teach by example "a promise is as good as a gold".
Throughout the ages, there are many classic touching stories about "honesty and trustworthiness" in the long history of our country. For example, Ji Bu's A Promise as Good as a Gold. That is to say, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Lu Bu. He is honest and frank, always keeps his word, and has a high reputation. Many people have established a strong friendship with him. At that time, there was even a proverb: "It is better to get a hundred pounds of gold than to keep a promise." This is the origin of the idiom "keep your word". When Chu and Han contended, Lu Bu was Xiang Yu's subordinate, and made several suggestions and defeated Liu Bang's army. Later, Lu Bu followed Xiang Yu's defeat and was wanted by Liu Bang. Many people came out to protect him, which enabled him to tide over the difficulties safely. Finally, Jibu was valued by the Han Dynasty for his honesty.
This classic story of China's honesty tells us that an honest and trustworthy person will naturally get a lot of help and gain everyone's respect and friendship.
There is also Shang Yang's "Building a Trust". It is a great event that happened in the capital of Qin during the Warring States Period, and it is also a famous honest and trustworthy story in history.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shang Yang presided over the political reform with the support of Qin Xiaogong. At that time, at a time of frequent wars and panic, in order to promote political reform, Shang Yang ordered a 30-foot-long wood to be erected outside the south gate of the capital, and made a promise in public: whoever can move this wood to the north gate will be rewarded with 12 silver. But all people don't believe it. Only when the reward was raised to fifty gold did a strong man move the wood to the north gate, and Shang Yang promised him fifty gold. Shang Yang's move won the people's trust in Shang Yang, established prestige in the hearts of the people, and Shang Yang's subsequent reforms were quickly popularized in Qin State. This story is also called "Shang". The story of "Ceng Zi kills pigs". It tells a fable about honesty, which comes from the director's "everything is wrong, and foreign reserves say left". This story tells that Ceng Zi's wife once went to a fair, and the child cried and wanted to go. The wife coaxed the child and said, don't go, I'll come back and kill the pig for you. When she came back from the market, she saw that Zeng Zi really wanted to kill pigs, so she quickly stepped forward to stop him, saying it was just a joke. Ceng Zi said: Children can't joke with him. If you cheat the children this time, they won't trust you in the future. Say that finish this sentence, Ceng Zi killed the pig. Parents are children's first enlightenment teachers, so parents should set an example in front of their children, and words and deeds are more important than words and deeds.
Hu Xueyan, the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty, was a famous Dandingxing businessman in modern China (that is, "official businessman", with dual roles of civil servant and businessman). Not only that, he is also a politician and a representative of Huizhou merchants.
Hu Xueyan is a businessman, so what is the secret of his entrepreneurial success? Throughout his life trajectory, it is mainly reflected in the following two aspects:
First, because of doing good and meeting noble people, I am keen on charity after my success.
Hu Xueyan was born in Huli Village, Jixi County, Huizhou City, Anhui Province in the third year of Qing Daoguang (1823). When I was a child, my family was very poor and lived by helping people herd cattle. To make matters worse, when he was 12 years old, his father died again and he had to go out alone. Worked as a waiter in Hangzhou miscellaneous grains shop and Jinhua ham shop, and also worked as an apprentice in Hangzhou Xinhe Qianzhuang. Because of his hard work, he became a full-time employee of the bank three years later.
One day, a customer lost a bag of silver coins in the bank. When Hu Xueyan saw it, he knew that the shopkeeper would be in a hurry, so he quickly put it away and waited in the store, waiting for the customers to come. Not long after, he found a man in a hurry and asked him if he had seen a purse. Hu Xueyan greeted him, checked the color of the purse and the number of silver coins in it, and returned all the silver coins to the owner.
The shopkeeper is the first nobleman in Hu Xueyan's life: Yu shopkeeper of Hangzhou Fukang Bank. After this incident, shopkeeper Yu attached great importance to Hu Xueyan's character and appreciated his selfless kindness. Invite him to work in his own bank and formally accept him as an apprentice. Not only did he pass on all his business experience to Hu Xueyan, but later, because the shopkeeper had no descendants, he took the flexible Hu Xueyan as his own son. On his deathbed, he entrusted the bank to Hu Xueyan. This bank with a value of 5,200 silver became the first bucket of gold for Hu Xueyan to do business.
Portrait of Hu Xueyan
This incident had a great influence on Hu Xueyan's life. After his success, he began to be keen on charity with his own efforts and did many righteous acts for the people. For example, in Hangzhou, where he made his fortune, the Yidu of Qiantang River was opened, which provided convenience for passengers waiting to cross the river in Shangbafu and Xiasanfu, and thus won the reputation of "a good man in Hu Da".
Hu Xueyan is also charitable, donating money to drought and flood relief areas such as Zhili, Shaanxi, Henan and Shanxi. By the fourth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1878), in addition to the medicinal materials donated by Hu Xueyan to the Western Expedition Army, it is estimated that 202,000 pieces of silver were donated to various places.
In the case of Yang Naiwu Cabbage, which was a sensation in the ruling and opposition at that time, Hu Xueyan used his reputation to promote Beijing officials and sponsored money, which finally made a great contribution to the case. In addition, he went to Japan twice to buy back China cultural relics lost in Japan at a high price.
From his whole life track, we can see that Hu Xueyan, who was a good troublemaker when he was young, has turned the original simple act of benevolence into a benevolent heart and a patriotic heart.
Second, adhere to integrity and let the industry grow.
The second secret of Hu Xueyan's success in starting a business is to stick to honesty. With this magic weapon, he has expanded his industry and won excellent business reputation. Now, Hu Xueyan's integrity, with his "time-honored Chinese brand": "Hu Qingyu Hall" as an example.
Generally speaking, the signboards or plaques in shops are externally hung, but the "No Deception Plaque" of "Hu Qingyutang" is hung on the back of the business hall, which is specially hung for internal employees. This plaque was written by Hu Xueyan himself, and it reads: "All trade, especially the pharmaceutical industry, is prohibited. I am determined to help the world and swear not to use inferior products, but I hope you can pay more attention. " The procurement service is true, and the maintenance service is refined ... "... In this way, employees are warned that drugs are related to people's lives, and inferior products must never be used to deceive customers and seek huge profits. They must choose excellent materials and work hard. Hu Qingyutang Hu Qingyutang has a history of one hundred years, and there are many stories about careful pharmacy. For example, according to the requirements of the ancient formula, the last process of "Zixuedan" cannot be cooked in a copper iron pot. So, in order to ensure the efficacy, Hu Xueyan invited a skilled craftsman to cast a set of gold shovel silver pot, which was specially used to make purple snow pills. The cash shovel silver pot has been listed as a national first-class cultural relic, and is known as the first national treasure in China medical field.
Hu Qingyutang, founded by Hu Xueyan in his heyday, extended his salvation activities to all people in the world. Under the auspices of Hu Xueyan, Hu Qingyutang introduced 14 Chinese medicines successively, and gave away free antipyretic pills, anti-mite drugs and other essential medicines for the people, which made great contributions to preventing and controlling epidemics and saving people's lives.
Look, it says that "Hu Qingyutang" is a comprehensive epitome of Hu Xueyan's doing more good deeds, sticking to honesty and success in starting a business.
Hu Xueyan, the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty, was a famous red-crowned businessman in modern China. The secret of his success in starting a business is mainly reflected in two aspects: doing more good deeds and sticking to honesty.
Hu Xueyan's life experience inspires us: as long as people do more good deeds, they will always have a chance to get good results, even like Hu Xueyan, when they meet people who help themselves, otherwise they may get nothing; Sticking to integrity is the foundation of starting a business and staying in business. We should learn from Hu Xueyan, always take honesty as the foundation, and make our business bigger and stronger step by step. Losing faith in the people, or engaging in commercial deception, are all black sheep's behaviors, and any practitioner with a sense of justice will not do it.
Even in modern society, there are many examples of honesty and trustworthiness.
For example, Li Jia, the richest man in Hong Kong, made a fortune because of his sincere adherence to integrity. In his early years, his family was poor, and his funds were very limited at the beginning of his business, which can even be described as being stretched.
Once, a foreign businessman wanted to buy a lot of products from Li Ka-shing and asked him to find a reputable manufacturer as a guarantee. Li Ka-shing searched for nothing, and because he couldn't find a guarantor, he had to tell the truth and couldn't sign a contract with him. After understanding the situation, the foreign businessmen agreed to sign the contract, but Li Ka-shing didn't want to. He admits that he has limited funds and is not sure whether he can deliver the goods on time, so he doesn't want to let foreign businessmen suffer. This kind of sincere and considerate behavior has touched foreign businessmen and strengthened their determination to sign contracts with them. Li Ka-shing is relying on this opportunity to embark on the road of plastic flower king.
These are all classic stories about "honesty and trustworthiness". They are honest and trustworthy, and win their lives. There are many classic stories like this, too numerous to mention.
But in the long history, there are also many stories of "breaking faith with others".
Someone once said that honesty is like a mirror. Once broken, there will be cracks in your personality.
For example, the classic story of China's ancient "bonfire drama princes". The story tells that in ancient times, there was a very beloved princess in Zhou Youwang named Bos, who didn't like to laugh very much. In order to win her smile, Zhou Youwang ordered Zhou Youwang to light bonfires on more than 20 beacon towers near the capital-bonfires are a signal of border warning, which can only be lit when foreign enemies invade and need to call vassals for help. The result of lighting the bonfire was that the princes saw the bonfire and led the soldiers to arrive in a hurry. I realized that this was a trick played by the king to smile at his wife, and finally he had to leave angrily. I finally smiled happily when I saw the usually prestigious princes at a loss. Five years later, you Yi attacked Zhou on a large scale, and the fire of you Wang was rekindled, but the vassal did not arrive-no one wanted to be fooled again.
As a result, you Wang was forced to commit suicide, and he was also captured.
There is also the most classic "The Story of the Wolf". The story says:
Once upon a time, there was a boy who tended sheep. He goes to the mountains to herd sheep every day. Suddenly one day, he felt bored and came up with an idea to play a joke on everyone. He shouted at the farmer who was farming at the foot of the mountain, "The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming! Help! " Hearing the shouts, the farmers rushed to the mountain with hoes and sickles. As they ran, they shouted, "Don't be afraid, son, we will help you kill the wolf!" " "
The farmers rushed to the mountain panting, but there was no sign of the wolf! Wahaha, who is herding sheep, laughed: "It's funny, you are so stupid, you have been cheated!" " "The farmers left angrily. The next day, the shepherd boy did the same thing again. The kind farmer rushed up to help him fight the wolf, but there was still no sign of the wolf. The shepherd boy couldn't bear to laugh: "Ha ha! You've been taken in again! Ha ha! "
Everyone was angry that the shepherd boy lied again and again and never trusted him again. A few days later, the wolf really came and broke into the sheep. The shepherd boy was very scared. He shouted to the farmers in despair, "The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming! Help! The wolf is really coming! "
When the farmers heard his cry, they thought he was lying again. Everyone ignored him and no one helped him. As a result, many sheep of the shepherd boy were killed by wolves. But this time it's true "the wolf is coming!"
Because the shepherd boy lied before, which made people mistakenly think that this time was the same as before, so people didn't save him, but they were killed by wolves in vain, thus losing their lives!
Classic stories that don't talk about honesty like this, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, are too numerous to list, so I won't list them here.
Honesty is like a seed, soaking in the spring breeze, drinking the autumn rain and growing up bit by bit. After several trials and tribulations, it is hope and the source of life. With it, smart people have a successful career and smooth sailing; When a fool meets him, he abandons his inferiority and goes forward bravely. With it, successful people are full of confidence and break into a new realm; Losers meet it, stand up again and make a comeback. It is a stimulant and a golden key, which gives different people different effects and makes them learn to face up to themselves and love life.
Honesty and trustworthiness is a good character that everyone must have. A person who speaks honesty shows that he is a civilized, honest and kind person, and such a person will be welcomed everywhere. On the other hand, a person who does not speak good faith will be ignored. Therefore, everyone should be "sincere, moral, honest and trustworthy." Such people will be respected in society and have a foothold! Doing so can not only communicate frankly with people, but also make people open-minded!
Some people say that honesty is a warm spring breeze, which brings endless warmth to people; Some people say that honesty is the rain and dew in summer, which brings infinite refreshment; Others say that honesty is like the warm sun in winter, which brings endless warmth to people! But as I said, honesty is a life contract that cannot be abandoned.
Honesty means not only speaking, but also doing. To learn to be honest, you must learn to be cautious. Never confess to others what is bad for yourself and others. An honest heart needs to be cautious and careful about others. Be careful when others trust themselves. Honesty needs persistence, and only persistence can improve it. There is an idiom called "do good every day", and we should also do "do good every day". Only by persistence can we maintain our unchangeable moral character, improve our body and mind and hone our endurance in honesty. Isn't this a good thing for both sides?
Honesty is the foundation of being a man. It is based on nobility and presupposes responsibility and morality. Without honesty, you may cheat for a while, but in the long run, his ugly face will be exposed and people's trust will be lost. A little loss, but also self-deception. Honesty is not only the most basic condition for us to be human, but also the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. In today's social life, we should not only inherit this excellent quality, but also carry it forward. Now many countries have established credit files for every citizen. Life is short and the years are ruthless. Only honesty can win a wonderful life. Let's take practical actions to create a brilliant flower of honesty!