What does it mean to calm down for a while and take a step back to broaden your horizons?

Learn to be calm when you encounter something. If you endure it, nothing will happen. Take a step back and pretend that it never happened.

This proverb tells us that only tolerance can seek common ground while reserving differences and respect each other's individuality. The meaning of "forbearance" and "retreat" is to fade out of prosperity and be a bystander to thoroughly understand the complexity of life and purify the soul. In fact, this is a kind of free and easy, to remove the shackles of the mind, to brush away the dust in front of us, to alleviate troubles and to light up the mind.

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There is no doubt that a person should stick to the principles in his heart and the nobility in his heart, and should not easily compromise or even betray his conscience because of giving in to pressure or coveting the enjoyment of material interests. However, when a person's fame and wealth or material interests are damaged or personal interests conflict with others, it is not cowardice, but a sign of great forbearance.

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During the period of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qibing rebelled against the imperial court. Wang Yangming led the army to conquer Zhu in one fell swoop and made great contributions to the court. However, Jiang Bin, who was favored by the emperor at that time, was very jealous of Wang Yangming's achievements and thought that he was deprived of the opportunity to make contributions, so he spread rumors everywhere: "At first, Wang Yangming and Zhu were the same party, and later I heard that the court sent troops to conquer, so I seized Zhu's self-liberation."

After hearing the news, Wang Yangming consulted with Zhang Yong, the prefect, and said, "If you surrender and give away the credit for capturing Zhu, you can avoid unnecessary troubles. If you insist on uncompromising, Jiang Bin and others are likely to jump off the wall. " So he handed Zhu over, and the latter told the emperor again that Zhu's arrest was due to the governor's army and soldiers. Therefore, Jiang Bin and others have nothing to say.

Wang Yangming said that he was ill and went to Jingci Temple to practice. After Zhang Yong returned to the imperial court, he praised Wang Yangming's loyalty and noble behavior of avoiding disasters. Zheng De finally understood the whole story and exempted Wang Yangming from punishment. Wang Yangming avoided unexpected trouble by making concessions.

In this case, Wang Yangming took the overall situation into consideration and protected his own safety by making concessions. As far as real social life is concerned, hard work and perseverance are undoubtedly worthy of recognition. However, on the complicated road of life, we need not only to fight bravely, but also to be prepared. Concession is not only a kind of wit, but also a kind of perseverance and tenacious will. Instant patience will make the narrow road of life infinitely broad.