What is the story and truth of "Zheng Ren buys shoes"?

The story and truth of "Zheng Ren buys shoes" are as follows:

This idiom tells the story that people can't buy shoes because they believe in "scale" too much, revealing the habit of Zheng people sticking to dogma and relying on data. Later, it was used to ridicule people who stick to the rules and don't pay attention to the actual situation. Its structure is subject-predicate structure, which can be used as attribute and adverbial in derogatory sentences.

During the Warring States Period, a man in Zheng wanted to buy himself a new pair of shoes. Before going to the market, the man found a short rope in advance, compared it with his own feet, measured the length of his feet in advance, and then went out happily. Zheng Guoren came to the market and went straight to the shop selling shoes. He asked the shopkeeper to take out several pairs of shoes, carefully selected them and finally took a fancy to a pair of shoes.

He was about to take out a small rope and compare the size of new shoes with the measured size in advance, but he left in a hurry and left the measured rope at home without it. So he quickly said to the shoe store owner, "I'm sorry." Look at my memory. I measured my shoes at home, but I forgot to bring them. I have to go home and get my measurements before I can buy shoes. "

Say that finish, put down the shoes, turned and ran home. Seeing that it was getting late, he returned home as quickly as possible, took a small rope and hurried to the market. But the market has broken up, the shoe store is closed, and no one buys shoes. When Zheng Guoren came home depressed, his neighbors asked him what had happened, and he told the story in detail.

The neighbor listened and asked, "Why don't you try on your own feet when you buy shoes?" The old man Zheng a face of serious replied, "impossible. The measured size is reliable. I only believe in my own measurements, not my feet. "

Idiom moral:

Treat things flexibly, don't stick to conventions and dogmas, pay attention to objective facts, and proceed from reality when dealing with people.

This native Zheng only believes in the size of his feet, not his own. Not only did he make a big joke, but he didn't even buy shoes and became a laughing stock. In real life, there are people who believe in the size of shoes but not in their feet. People who only know how to stick to the rules, don't know how to be flexible, and have no brains to think will only look at things one-sidedly.

When dealing with specific things, we should follow the norms in order to better solve practical problems. In the process of applying what you have learned, it is necessary to analyze the specific situation.

To be a flexible and upright person, we should get rid of paranoia, be thoughtful when things go wrong, and be moderate. When we should adhere to the standards, we should have the spirit of choosing good and being stubborn, and when we should improvise, we should also have the attitude of following good advice. Only in this way can we do things harmoniously and comfortably.