What does the story of Zheng Guoren buying shoes tell us?

"Zheng people buy shoes and tell the story that Zheng people can't buy shoes because they believe in scale too much. It satirizes those who stick to the rules and don't respect objective facts, and shows that if you stick to the rules and don't think about flexibility, you will achieve nothing in the end. Tell us to improvise and not stick to dogma.

Outline of the fable "Zheng people buy shoes"

Once upon a time, there was a Zheng man who wanted to buy a new pair of shoes. He measured his feet in advance and put the measured size on the seat. When I arrived at the market, I forgot to bring my size. I picked out my shoes and found, "I forgot my size." Just go home and get the measurements.

When he returned to the market, the market had already dispersed, and he didn't buy shoes at last. Someone asked, "Why don't you try on your shoes with your own feet?" He replied, "I would rather trust the measured size than my own feet."

This native Zheng only believes in the size of his feet, but not his own. Not only did he make a big joke, but he didn't buy shoes and became a laughing stock.

This fable is usually used to satirize those dogmatists who "only start from books, not from reality", because they think that "only what is in books is truth, and what is not written is not truth".

The fable of "Zheng people buy shoes" tells people the first truth: everything must have a standard.

For example, there should be a specific reference standard for interior decoration. Without standards, there will be all kinds of problems.

The fable of "Zheng people buy shoes" tells people the second truth: proceed from reality.

The reason why Zheng Ren in the fable "Zheng Ren buys shoes" was ridiculed was because he stuck to dogma and did not know how to change. Objectively speaking, his behavior is really ridiculous, because he seems to have forgotten where the measured size came from. Didn't you measure your feet to get the size?

Put on your shoes, try them on and you can buy them. The fable of "Zheng people buy shoes" tells us that everything should be based on the actual situation and not rigidly adhere to dogma. For example, Zheng people don't need good feet, but stubbornly go home and take good measurements.

Here, measuring the size is a dead dogma, and the actual situation is your own feet. It is obvious that he can buy good shoes with his own feet, but he doesn't have to go home to get the size. The result is a joke.