Collect short stories, rich in life philosophy, especially about life\work

"Absolutely Classic 18 Philosophical Stories of Life"

Part 1: Everyone who has been to a temple knows that as soon as you enter the temple, the first thing you see is Amitabha Buddha, with a smiling face to welcome guests, and then To the north of him is Wei Tuo, who has a black mouth and a black face. But according to legend, a long time ago, they were not in the same temple, but were in charge of different temples.

Maitreya Buddha is enthusiastic and happy, so many people come, but he doesn’t care about anything, is careless, and does not manage the accounts well, so he still cannot make ends meet. Although Wei Tuo was a good accountant, he had a gloomy face and was too serious all day long, which led to fewer and fewer people, and finally the incense was cut off.

The Buddha discovered this problem when he was checking the incense, so he put them both in the same temple. Maitreya Buddha was responsible for public relations and welcomed guests from all directions with a smile, so the incense flourished. However, Wei Tuo was selfless and meticulous, so he was asked to be responsible for the finances and strictly control them. Through the division of labor and cooperation between the two, the temple was thriving.

In fact, in the eyes of a master employer, there is no useless person. Just like a master of martial arts, he can hurt people by picking flowers and flying leaves without a precious sword. The key is how to use it.

Two: A man went to buy a parrot and saw a parrot with a label on the front: This parrot can speak two languages ??and the price is two hundred yuan. Another parrot has a sign in front of it saying: This parrot can speak four languages ??and sells for 400 yuan. Which one should I buy? Both have bright coats and are very flexible and cute. The man was spinning around, unable to make up his mind. As a result, I suddenly found an old and toothless parrot with dull and messy fur, priced at 800 yuan. The man quickly called the boss: Can this parrot speak eight languages? The shopkeeper said: No. The man was confused: Then why is he who is old, ugly, and incompetent worth this amount? The shop owner replied: Because the other two parrots called this parrot Boss.

This story tells us that a true leader does not necessarily have how strong his own abilities are. As long as he knows how to trust, delegate power and cherish, he can unite forces stronger than himself, thereby increasing his worth. .

On the contrary, many people with very strong abilities are too perfectionistic and have to do everything by themselves. No one is as good as themselves. In the end, they can only be the best researchers and sales representatives, and they cannot become excellent leaders.

Three: A. I am a white-collar worker in a joint venture company. I feel that my ambition is not appreciated by my superiors. I often think: It would be great if I could meet the boss one day and have the opportunity to show off my talents! !

A’s colleague B also had the same idea. He went a step further and asked about the boss’s commuting time and calculated when he would probably get into the elevator. He also went to take the elevator at this time, hoping that If you can meet the boss, you can say hello if you have the opportunity.

Their colleague C went a step further. He learned about the boss’s struggle in detail, found out the school where the boss graduated, his interpersonal style, and the issues he cared about. He carefully designed a few simple but meaningful opening remarks, took the elevator at the planned time, and said hello to the boss several times. Finally, I finally had a long talk with the boss one day, and soon I got a better position.

Fools miss opportunities, wise people seize opportunities, and successful people create opportunities. Opportunities only come to those who are prepared. The word preparation is not just talk.

Four: A psychology professor visited a lunatic asylum to learn about the living conditions of lunatics. At the end of the day, I felt that these people were crazy and acted unexpectedly, which was an eye-opener.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to return, he found that his tire had been removed. "Some lunatic must have done it!" the professor thought angrily, getting the spare tire ready to install.

Things are serious. The person who took off the tire actually removed all the screws. There’s no way to get in without screws and even a spare tire!

The professor was at a loss. When he was extremely anxious, a madman jumped over and sang an unknown happy song. He spotted the professor in distress, stopped and asked what was going on.

The professor was too lazy to ignore him, but told him anyway out of politeness.

The madman laughed and said: "I have a way!" He removed a screw from each tire, so that he got three screws to install the spare tire.

The professor was surprised and grateful, and was very curious: "How did you come up with this method?"

The madman laughed happily: "I am a madman, but I am not an idiot. Ah!”

In fact, there are many people in the world who, because they have discovered the joy of work, will always show enthusiasm that is different from ordinary people, which is difficult to understand. While many people are laughing at them as lunatics, others may still be laughing at them as idiots.

Being dull and clever in doing things is a good attitude especially in China.

Five: There was a doctor who was assigned to a research institute and became the person with the highest academic qualifications.

One day he went fishing in the small pond behind his unit, and the director and deputy director happened to be on his left and right, also fishing.

He just nodded slightly. What do these two undergraduates have to talk about?

After a while, the director put down his fishing rod, stretched, and flew across the water to the opposite side to use the toilet.

The doctor's eyes were so wide open that they almost fell down. Floating on the water? No way? This is a pond.

When the director came back from using the toilet, he also floated back from the water.

What's going on? It’s not easy for a doctoral student to ask, who am I a doctoral student?

After a while, the deputy director also stood up, walked a few steps, and floated across the water to the toilet. At this moment, the doctor almost fainted: "Isn't it possible? We are in a place where masters of martial arts are concentrated?"

The doctoral students were also anxious. There are walls on both sides of this pond. To get to the toilet opposite, you have to take a ten-minute detour, and it's too far back to your work unit. What should you do?

The doctoral student was unwilling to ask the two directors. After holding it in for a long time, he stood up and stepped into the water: I don’t believe that the water surface that undergraduates can cross is not something that I, a doctoral student, can cross.

There was a thud and the doctoral student fell into the water.

The two directors pulled him out and asked him why he wanted to go into the water. He asked: "Why can you just walk over?"

The two directors looked at each other and smiled: " There are two rows of wooden piles in this pond. Since it has rained and the water has risen in the past two days, we all know the location of the wooden piles, so why don’t you ask?”

< p> Academic qualifications represent the past, while only learning ability represents the future. Only those who respect experience will avoid detours. A good team should also be a learning team.

Six: A said to B: "I want to leave this company. I hate this company!"

B suggested: "I applaud your revenge with both hands!! You will definitely destroy the company. I need to give it some color, but it’s not the best time for you to leave now.”

A:?

B said: "If you leave now, the company will not suffer much loss. You should take advantage of the opportunity in the company to try your best to attract some customers for yourself, become a unique figure in the company, and then lead When these customers suddenly leave the company, the company will suffer heavy losses, which is very passive." A thinks what B said is very reasonable. So he worked hard and everything came true. After more than half a year of hard work, he had many loyal customers.

When they meet again, B asks A: Now is the time, if you want to jump, act quickly!

A smiled calmly and said: The boss has had a long talk with me and plans to promote me to assistant general manager. I have no plans to leave for the time being.

In fact, this is exactly B’s original intention. A person's work is always just for his resume. Only when you pay more than you get and let your boss truly see that your ability is greater than your position will you be given more opportunities to create more profits for him.

Seven: Once upon a time, a small country came to China and paid tribute to three identical golden men. The golden walls were so brilliant that the emperor was very happy. But this small country was not kind and asked a question at the same time: Which of the three golden men is the most valuable?

The emperor thought of many ways and invited a jeweler to check, weigh and see the workmanship. They were all exactly the same. what to do? The envoy is still waiting to go back and report. Isn’t it possible that such a huge country doesn’t even understand this trivial matter?

Finally, an old minister who resigned said he had a way.

The emperor invited the envoy to the main hall. The old minister confidently took three straws and inserted them into the ears of the first golden man. The straws came out from the other ear. The second golden man's straw fell directly from his mouth, while the third golden man's straw fell into his stomach without making any sound. The veteran said: The third golden 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 eloquent person. God gave us two ears and one mouth, originally to let us listen more and speak less. Being good at listening is the most basic quality of a mature person.

Eight: Before a master performer came on stage, his disciples told him that his shoelaces were loose. The master nodded his thanks and knelt down to tie it carefully. After the disciple turned around, he squatted down and loosened his shoelaces.

A bystander saw all this and asked puzzledly: "Master, why do you want to loosen the shoelaces again?" The master replied: "Because I play a tired man. The traveler has loosened his shoes after a long journey, and this detail can be used to express his fatigue and haggardness."

"Then why don't you tell your disciples directly?"

"He could carefully notice that my shoelaces were loose, and enthusiastically told me that I must protect his enthusiastic enthusiasm and encourage him in a timely manner. As for why I had to untie my shoelaces, there will be more in the future. If you have more opportunities to teach him how to perform, you can talk about it next time."

A person can only do one thing at a time, and he is a real talent if he understands the key points.

Nine: Chen Atu is a farmer in Taiwan and has never traveled far. After saving money for half my life, I finally joined a tour group and went abroad.

Everything abroad is very new. The key is that Chen Atu is participating in a luxury group and lives alone in a standard room. This made him novel.

In the morning, the waiter knocked on the door and said loudly when delivering breakfast: "GOODMORNING SIR!"

Chen Atu was stunned. What does this mean? In his hometown, strangers usually ask when they meet: "What's your surname?"

So Chen Atu shouted loudly: "My name is Chen Atu!"

In this way, For three consecutive days, the same waiter knocked on the door and said loudly every day: "GOODMORNING SIR!" And Chen Atu also shouted back: "My name is Chen Atu!"

But he was very angry. . This waiter is too stupid. He asks him what his name is every day and can't remember when he tells him. It's very annoying. Finally he couldn't help but ask the tour guide, what "GOODMORNING SIR!" meant, and the tour guide told him, Oh my God! ! It's so embarrassing.

Chen Atu practiced the word "GOODMORNING SIR!" repeatedly so that he could deal with the waiter decently.

Another morning, the waiter knocked on the door as usual. As soon as the door opened, Chen Atu shouted: "GOODMORNING SIR!"

At the same time, the waiter called : "I am Chen Atu!"

This story tells us that communication between people is often a contest between willpower and willpower. Either you influence him or he influences you. If we want to succeed, we must cultivate our own influence. Only those with great influence can become the strongest.

Ten: There is a kid from a rich family who loves dumplings so much that he eats them every day. But he was very cunning. He only ate the stuffing and threw the sharp ends of the skin into the creek behind.

The good times did not last long. When he was sixteen years old, a fire burned down his whole family, and his parents died of illness one after another in anger. Now he was penniless and embarrassed to ask for food. The neighbor's sister-in-law is very kind and gives him a bowl of batter every meal. He studied hard and came back three years later after taking the official position. He must thank his neighbor's sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law said to him: Don’t thank me. I didn’t give you anything. They were all the dumpling skin tips you threw away back then. I dried them and put them in sacks. I originally wanted to prepare them for emergencies. Just when you needed it, I gave it back to you.

The official thought for a long time. . . .

There is a famous 38 theory: eight hours of sleep and eight hours of work. This is the same for everyone. The difference between people lies in how they spend their spare time.

Time is the most affectionate and ruthless thing. Everyone has the same thing, which is very fair. But those who have resources may not necessarily succeed, only those who make good use of resources will succeed. Survive during the day and develop at night. These are the requirements for talents in the 21st century.

Eleven: There are three people who will be imprisoned for three years. The warden gives each of them a request.

Americans love smoking cigars and ordered three boxes of cigars.

The French are the most romantic and want a beautiful woman to accompany them.

The Jew said that he wanted a phone to communicate with the outside world.

Three years later, the first person to rush out was an American, with cigars stuffed in his mouth and nostrils, shouting: "Give me fire, give me fire!" It turned out that he forgot to ask for fire. .

The French came out next. I saw him holding a child in his hand, the beautiful woman holding a child in her hand, and a third child in her belly.

The last person to come out was the Jew. He held the prison warden's hand tightly and said: "In the past three years, I have been in contact with the outside world every day. Not only has my business not stopped, but it has increased by 200%. In order to express my gratitude, , I’ll give you a Rolls-Royce!”

This story tells us what kind of choice determines what kind of life. Our life today is determined by our choices three years ago, and our choices today will determine our life three years from now. We must choose to be exposed to the latest information and understand the latest trends, so as to better create our own future.

Twelve: Two people met a big tiger in the forest. A quickly took off a pair of lighter sneakers from his back and put them on. B was so anxious that he cursed: "What are you doing? I can't outrun the tiger even if I change my shoes!"

A said: "I just need to run faster than you."

In the 21st century, having no sense of crisis is the biggest crisis. In particular, companies such as telecommunications, banks, insurance companies, and even civil servants, which we thought were very stable and secure, will also face many variables as they are about to enter the country. When more tigers come, have we prepared our running shoes?

Thirteen: Father and son live in the mountains, and drive ox carts down the mountains every day to sell firewood. The father is more experienced and is responsible for driving on rugged mountain roads with many curves. His son has good eyesight and always reminds him when he is about to turn: "Dad, it's time to turn!"

One time my father was unable to do anything due to illness. Down the mountain, my son drove alone. When we got to the bend, the cow refused to turn. The son tried all kinds of methods, got off the car, pushed and pulled, and used green grass to lure it, but the cow didn't move.

What is going on? The son was puzzled. In the end, there was only one way. He looked around and saw no one around, then shouted loudly into the cow's ear: "Dad, it's time to turn!"

The cow moved in response. Cows live by conditioned reflexes, while humans live by habits. A successful person knows how to cultivate good habits to replace bad habits. When good habits accumulate, he will naturally have a good life.

Fourteen: Five-year-old Hank went to the forest to work with his parents and brothers. Suddenly it started to rain, but they only brought a poncho.

Dad gave the poncho to mother, mother gave it to brother, and brother gave it to Hank.

Hank asked: "Why did dad give it to mom, mom gave it to brother, and brother gave it to me?"

Dad replied: "Because dad is stronger than mom, My mother is stronger than my brother, and my brother is stronger than you. We all protect the weaker ones." Hank looked around, ran over, and stretched out his poncho to cover a delicate flower swaying in the wind.

This story tells us that a truly strong man is not necessarily how powerful or rich he is, but how helpful he is to others.

Responsibility allows us to complete things, and love allows us to do things well.

Fifteen: A scholar came to Beijing for the third time to take the exam and stayed in a store where he often stayed. Two days before the exam, he had three dreams. The first dream was about growing cabbage on the wall. The second dream was about a rainy day. He wore a bamboo hat and held an umbrella. The third dream was about having sex with his beloved. The cousins ??took off their clothes and lay together, but back to back.

These three dreams seemed to have some profound meaning, so the scholar hurriedly went to find a fortune teller to interpret the dreams the next day. When the fortune teller heard this, he slapped his thigh repeatedly and said, "You'd better go home.

Think about it, isn’t it a waste of effort to grow vegetables on high walls? Isn’t it unnecessary to wear a hat and hold an umbrella? I'm lying on the same bed with my cousin naked, but back to back. Isn't it a no-brainer? "

When the scholar heard this, he was disheartened and went back to the store to pack his bags and prepare to go home. The store owner was very strange and asked: "Isn't the exam just tomorrow? Why did you go back to your hometown today? "

After the scholar said this, the shop owner was happy: "Oh, I can also interpret dreams. I think you must stay this time. Think about it, isn’t it better to grow vegetables on the wall? Doesn't wearing a bamboo hat and holding an umbrella mean that you are well prepared this time? When you and your cousin strip naked and lie back to back on the bed, doesn't it mean that it's time for you to turn over? When the scholar heard this, it made more sense, so he took the exam in high spirits, and actually got the top prize.

Positive people are like the sun, they shine wherever they shine; negative people, like the moon, shine brightly at the beginning. 15 is different. Ideas determine our lives. What kind of ideas we have, what kind of future we have.

Sixteen: The little camel in the zoo asked her mother: "Mom, why are we?" Your eyelashes are so long? ”

Mother Camel said: “When the wind and sand come, the long eyelashes can help us see the direction in the storm.” "The little camel asked again: "Mom, mom, why are our backs so hunched, so ugly! "

The camel mother said: "This is called a hump, which can help us store a lot of water and nutrients, allowing us to endure the conditions of no water and no food for more than ten days in the desert. ”

The little camel asked again: “Mom, mom, why are the soles of our feet so thick?” ”

The camel mother said: “That will prevent our heavy bodies from sinking into the soft sand and make it easier to travel long distances.” ”

The little camel was so happy: “Wow, it turns out we are so useful!” ! But mom, why are we still in the zoo and not hiking in the desert? ”

I am born with talents that will be useful, but unfortunately no one is using them now. A good attitude + a successful textbook + an unlimited stage = success. Everyone’s potential is unlimited, the key is to find it A stage where potential can be fully realized.

Seventeen people once lived together and shared a large bucket of porridge every day.

At first, they drew lots to decide who would divide the porridge, and one person would take turns every day. So every week, they only had enough food, which was the day when they divided the porridge.

Later, they began to choose a moral character. Noble people came out to share the porridge. Power leads to corruption. Everyone began to try their best to please him and bribe him, which made the whole clique become a mess.

Then everyone started to form a three-person porridge sharing committee. and the four-person selection committee, fighting each other, and the porridge was all cold in the mouth.

Finally came up with a method: take turns to divide the porridge, but the person who divides the porridge has to wait for everyone else to pick. After finishing, take the last bowl. In order not to eat the least, everyone tries to share it evenly. Even if it is not equal, they can only accept it. Everyone is happy and harmonious, and the days will be better.

The same seven people, different distribution systems, will have different atmospheres. Therefore, if a unit has bad work habits, it must be a mechanism problem, and it must be that it is not completely fair, just, open, and strict. How to formulate such a system of rewarding hard work and punishing laziness is a question that every leader needs to consider.

Eighteen: What kind of people do I want to cooperate with?

Someone once interviewed Bill. The secret of Gates' success. Bill Gates said: Because there are more successful people working for me.

Chen Anzhi also mentioned in his super success study: work for successful people first, and then work with them. Cooperate with successful people, and finally let successful people work for you.

There are many successful people, but in my life I don’t know them, and I have no way to work for them, and let successful people work for me. , at this stage, I don’t even have this ability.

Only cooperation is what I like and appreciate the most. I also strive to cooperate fairly with more people with the help of a relaxed environment and a positive team. , so that I can run a risk-resistant business for myself in the future. The people I like to cooperate with most should have the following characteristics:

1. Unwillingness.

In the 21st century, the biggest crisis is the lack of a sense of crisis, and the biggest trap is contentment. People must learn to see the world with telescopes instead of with myopia. When times are good, you must think about finding a way out for yourself, and when times are bad, you must know how to find a way out for yourself.

2. Strong learning ability. Academic qualifications represent the past, and learning ability controls the future. Know how to learn from any details, everything Learn and understand from other people, and know how to draw inferences from one example to other cases. The main thing is that learning is actually two words: learning and learning. Learn it once and do it a hundred times to truly master it. Learning, doing, and teaching are a complete process. Only when you reach the level of teaching can you truly understand something. And more often than not, learning is an attitude. Only humble people can truly learn. The sea is a sea because it is lower than all rivers.

3. Strong mobility. Only action will bring results. The actions are different, the results are different. Knowing but not doing it means not knowing; doing it without results means not doing it. If you don't make mistakes, you will definitely make mistakes, because those who don't make mistakes must not have tried. It doesn't matter if you are wrong, you must be good at summarizing and then do it again until the correct result comes out.

4. Know how to give. If you want to be outstanding, you must first pay. A person who cares about every detail will only get two pounds in his life. It is impossible to start a business without some dedication. You must first use actions to let others know that you are worth more than what you get, and then others will offer a higher price.

5. Have a strong sense of communication. There are no limits to communication. This is more of an attitude than a skill. Of course, a good team must have a common vision, which cannot be achieved in a day. Communication is required all the time, from goals to details, even to family, etc., they are all included in the communication content.

6. Be sincere and generous. Everyone has a different position, and it is impossible for everyone to have the same interests. The key is for everyone to talk openly and honestly and not to compromise. We believe that integrity is the best cornerstone of cooperation.

7. Have the most basic moral values. There was once a reporter who was writing a story at home when his four-year-old son clamored for him to accompany him. The reporter was very annoyed, so he tore the back cover of a magazine into pieces and said to his son: "First put together the world map here, and dad will play with you." Less than five minutes later, the son came to drag him again. The reporter said with his hand: "Dad, I've finished the spelling, play with me!"

The reporter was very angry: "It's understandable that children want to play, but it's not good if they lie. How could it be so fast? Just put together the world map!"

The son was very aggrieved: "But I really did it!"

The reporter saw that it was indeed the case: no? Is there a prodigy in the family? He asked very curiously: "How did you do that?"

The son said: On the back of the world map is a person's head. I work the other way around, as long as this person gets better, the world will be complete. So be a good person before doing anything. If he is a good person, his world will be good.

As you can see, these seven characteristics that I hope to cooperate with have nothing to do with age, gender, appearance, weight, education, origin, background, and ability. Because the biggest difference between people does not lie in the above factors, but in their different attitudes toward people, things, and themselves. I also hope to make friends with a passion and create our future together.