A long time ago, a Mongolian tribal emissary came to China to pay tribute to three identical Jin people. The golden wall was brilliant and the emperor was very happy. But the tribal ambassador was unkind and gave the emperor a question: who is the most valuable of the three gold people?
The emperor thought of many ways, and invited the best jeweler in the country to check the golden villain, weigh him and see his work. The results of all measurement methods are exactly the same. What shall we do? The messenger is still waiting for a return. A vast country, you don't even understand this little thing?
Finally, an old minister who abdicated said that he had an idea. The emperor invited the emissary to the main hall, and the old minister confidently took three straws and inserted them into the ears of three gold people ... into the ear of the first gold person, and the straws came out from the other ear. The straw of the second gold man fell out directly from his mouth, and the straw of the third gold man fell into his stomach without any noise. The old minister said: the third gold man is the most valuable! The messenger was silent and the answer was correct.
This story tells us that the most valuable person is not necessarily the most talkative person. God gave us two ears and one mouth, which was supposed to make us listen more and talk less. Being good at listening is the most basic quality of a mature person.
(2) Don't stare at the cup.
On one occasion, several of our classmates went to the university to visit their teachers. The teacher asked us how our life was. In a word, everyone is full of complaints, and everyone is complaining about the unsatisfactory life: the pressure of work is great, the troubles of life are many, the business battle of doing business is not smooth, and the career path is blocked ... For a time, everyone seems to be an abandoned child of God.
The teacher smiled without a word, took out many cups from the room and put them on the coffee table. These cups are all kinds, including porcelain, glass and plastic. Some cups look noble and elegant, others look simple and cheap ... The teacher said, "They are all my students, and I won't treat you as guests." If you are thirsty, please help yourself to water. "
We were thirsty, so we picked up our favorite cup and poured water. When we all had a glass of water in our hands, the teacher spoke. He pointed to the remaining cups on the coffee table and said, "Have you found that the cups you chose are the most beautiful and unique, but no one is like these plastic cups?" We're not surprised. Everyone wants to have a nice cup in his hand.
The teacher said, "This is the root of your troubles. What people need is water, not a cup, but we will choose a good cup consciously or unconsciously. This is just like our life-if life is water, then work, money and status are all cups, and they are just tools we use to hold the water of life. The quality of cups cannot affect the quality of water. If you spend your mind on a cup, how can you taste the bitterness and sweetness of water? Isn't that asking for trouble?
(3) Master performers
Before a master performer came on stage, his disciples told him that his shoelaces were loose. The master nodded his thanks and squatted down to tie it carefully. Disciple turned his back and squatted down to untie his shoelaces. A bystander saw all this, puzzled to ask:
"Master, why did you untie your shoelaces again?" The master replied, "Because I play a tired traveler, I can show his fatigue and haggard through this detail and let his shoes go through a long journey."
"Then why don't you just tell your disciples?"
"He can carefully find that my shoelaces are loose and enthusiastically tell me that I must protect his enthusiasm and encourage him in time. As for why I untied my shoelaces, I will have more opportunities to teach him to perform in the future. I can talk about it next time. "
People can only do one thing at a time, and only by grasping the key points can they become real talents.