Thoughts on reading Zeng Guofan's letters

When we are inspired and have a new understanding of life, it is a good way to record our thoughts and activities. So how to write experience is appropriate? The following is my reading experience and personal feelings of Zeng Guofan's letters collected and sorted out. Welcome to reading. I hope you will like it.

Personal experience of reading Zeng Guofan's letters 1 One night Zeng Guofan was reading at home. There happened to be a thief squatting outside the window, ready to wait for him to go to bed and break into the house. Unexpectedly, Zeng Guofan couldn't recite an article after reading it many times. The thief really can't wait. He said loudly outside: Why are you reading so foolishly? I memorized it all! Then finish reciting the article and walk away. Last year, I read Zeng Guofan by Tang, and got to know Zeng Guofan from the perspective of a third party. I admire him. No wonder Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek regarded him as one of the most admired people. Now reading Zeng Guofan's letters and understanding Zeng Guofan from the first-person perspective, his reading attitude, reading methods and extremely high self-cultivation in dealing with people are even more admirable.

Zeng Guofan believes that reading has two purposes: one is to enter Germany, and the other is to study. The purpose of reading is to improve moral cultivation, not to gain a foothold. Modern people seem to pay more attention to the latter in reading, which makes the utilitarian trend of reading worse and worse. The two complement each other and are indispensable. Without a foothold, there is no intention to concentrate on reading. If you don't pay attention to moral cultivation in the process of reading, you will become a savage with high IQ. Both are also the process of * * * entering * * retreating. If there is any deviation, it should be corrected in time. Instead of thinking about the use of reading, it is better to spend time reading and seek answers in books, rather than relying on an empty brain to meditate and not understand. "Thinking without learning is dangerous", many questions have been answered wonderfully by previous wise men. "There is no other way to seek the essence of the industry, only to be an expert." No pains, no gains, Zhu's "hard work and leisure" has figured it out. It is the dedicated reading habits and persistent persistence that enable Zeng Guofan to stay in the forefront of the times forever. Reading, diary, calligraphy. This is a compulsory course for him every day, and he insists on it even in higher professional posts. This is precisely because people who are better than you work harder than you. Flowers are never red and people are never good. Only by continuous learning can we keep pace with the times and stay young forever. Zeng Guofan's daily diary is the acme of "three provinces a day". The terrible thing is that sometimes we dare not reflect on ourselves, knowing that there are many shortcomings, but we dare not face them. This should also be the root of depravity. I really admire the perseverance of the ancients. I always feel that my impetuous spirit is too heavy to be completely blamed on the big environment, or that I can't be calm and peaceful inside. In the final analysis, the ancients paid attention to moral cultivation, while modern people preferred superficial things and ignored the rebirth of inner weeds. Reading more books and reading good books is the right way. (No Trace) Ceng Laoshi Comments No Trace Book Club is my colleague and teacher, and the fake exam should also be a Chinese teacher. Her topic is "Persistence is the most important thing in reading". Since they are all teachers, I will talk about the point that "persistence is the most important thing in reading" from the perspective of students' learning.

Our current students seem to have much better learning conditions, but after careful study, they are not. On the one hand, it is difficult for them to establish wisdom, because there are too many wealthy families now. If family education lacks ambition education, many students don't know what they are studying for. We were born in poverty at that time, and we worked hard to get into the university to change our own and even the whole family's fate since childhood, so we never slacked off. Nowadays, students can get enough food and clothing without hard work, so what's the point of the college entrance examination? On the other hand, compared with students of our time, students nowadays have too many temptations to resist. Some people say that to destroy a student, it is enough to give him a mobile phone. For adults, the temptation of mobile phones can't be resisted, let alone children with mental retardation? Reading is really interesting, but for students who are not interested, games are definitely much more interesting than reading. Then it will be more difficult for them to keep learning and researching.

Therefore, it is easier said than done to say that "studying is expensive". On the one hand, we should aim high. Self-cultivation, governing the country, leveling the world, for the people's livelihood, for the heart of the world, connecting the past with the future, and for the world. If parents or teachers give their children moral wishes that are nothing more than material ideals such as adequate food and clothing or a well-off life, and children can achieve them without efforts, how can they be blamed for not working hard? Second, there is no distraction. Only on the basis of aiming high and persisting in learning can we make a difference. At this time, it is particularly important to eliminate interference and have no distractions. As the non-trace book club said, "I always feel that my impetuous spirit is too heavy to be completely attributed to the big environment, or I can't be calm and peaceful inside." Inner peace is the constant initial intention and conversion of reading.

Personal feelings of reading Zeng Guofan's letters 2 "Zeng Guofan's letters" is a collection of Zeng Guofan's letters, which was written in the middle of 19 century and during the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty. "Letters from Zeng Guofan" records Zeng Guofan's career in Hanyuan and martial arts from 30 years of Qing Daoguang to 30 years of Tongzhi 10, with nearly 1500 volumes. The content involved is extremely extensive, which is a vivid reflection of Zeng Guofan's main activities and the way of governing politics, family and learning. Zeng Jiashu's writing is calm, free in form, free in thought and writing, full of true knowledge and kind words in plain daily life, and has strong persuasiveness and appeal. Although Zeng's works are few, only one family letter can reflect his knowledge and moral cultivation, thus winning the reputation of "the highest generation of moral articles" and becoming the last spiritual idol of China feudal society.

Zeng Guofan was a controversial figure in the late Qing Dynasty, with the reputation of "the first minister of ZTE" and the notoriety of "traitor". Over the past hundred years, his evaluation has been mixed. However, both those who appreciate him and those who despise him admire Zeng Guofan's letter. Today, there is a saying among the people that "you should learn from Zeng Guofan as an official and Hu Xueyan as a businessman". The Letter from Zeng Guofan is not only a simple collection of letters, but also a book containing life and life wisdom. A letter from home, cultivate one's morality and rule the country with heart! Thirty years of military service, meritorious service, virtue, and word spread, win glory for future generations! In today's society, it has always been the biggest problem that puzzles parents all over the world. Many children will be labeled as "stupid children" because of their poor grades. Zeng Guofan, more than a hundred years ago, was regarded as an illiterate "stupid child" when he was a child.

One night in 1825, a boy of 14 years old was studying hard with a lamp. At this time, a thief was lying on the beam of this family. He intends to wait for the lights of this family to go out, so that he can steal in the dark. This idea is right, and so is this idea, but the problem is that children who study underground are particularly stupid. He recited The Story of Yueyang Tower at the bottom, but he couldn't recite it. After more than a dozen times, thieves can basically recite it. The thief finally couldn't help it. He jumped off the beam, grabbed the book from his hand and threw it on the table: "Look at you silly, do you think this article is difficult to recite?" As soon as the thief spoke, he recited the story of Yueyang Tower. Say that finish, I left my sleeves and roared off angrily, stealing nothing. Unfortunately, we don't know the name of this clever thief, but fortunately, we know the name of this stupid child. His name at that time was Zeng Zicheng, which may be strange to us, but he was later renamed Zeng Guofan, and we are all familiar with him.

Personal feelings of reading Zeng Guofan's letters 3 Zeng Guofan is an important historical figure in China's modern history, known as the "first minister" in the late Qing Dynasty, and even more as a "perfect man through the ages". He rectified the bureaucracy and advocated science, which kept the corrupt Manchu dynasty alive for another 60 years. His works and thoughts are equally far-reaching. As a prominent and most controversial figure in China's modern history, his Letter from Zeng Guofan is free in form, thought and writing, which contains insightful opinions and good words in ordinary family affairs. Although Zeng Guofan's works have not been handed down from generation to generation, only one letter from home is enough to reflect his knowledge and moral cultivation, thus winning the reputation of "German articles, the first generation".

At present, Zeng Guofan's family education thoughts are mainly reflected in letters to his children and relatives. There are more than 330 letters from Zeng Guofan, which is the most complete one in history. The book is divided into 10 categories, such as family management, self-cultivation, persuasion and making friends, etc. Zeng Guofan's family has always been very strict and disciplined. Zeng Guofan was influenced by his family style and was strict with his children. His guiding ideology of family education has many merits. For example, they have inherited and carried forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation in educating their children to study, study, work hard, be frugal, be self-reliant, be persistent and cultivate themselves.

Zeng Guofan is the best son, who can reassure his parents; Is the best brother, teaching and taking care of siblings, considerate; Zeng Guofan is a kind father and a good example for children. His letter from home tells the story of life ideal and moral cultivation. Every time he writes a diary, he records the difference of one thought and the loss of one thing in the diary of that day. He showed no mercy to his mistakes, and also communicated with his friends to achieve the role of supervision. In the modern society where family ties are becoming increasingly indifferent and neighbors are strangers, it does have the function of alerting the world and is worth reading. As the saying goes, it won't last three generations. However, Zeng Guofan's family is full of talented people from generation to generation, and a number of famous diplomats, poets, educators and scientists such as Ceng Jize, Zeng, Zeng Baosun have emerged.

Zeng Guofan is the most outstanding and successful person trained by the traditional Confucian culture in China. Confucian culture requires people to treat life with heart, join the society, and realize their own life value and social value to the maximum extent within a limited life period. In today's increasingly integrated global economy, it is particularly urgent and important to establish national cultural identity and national self-esteem. Only by strictly training ourselves can we cultivate high potential and high quality to deal with the world.

First, Zeng Guofan's road to success

In this world, almost everyone is eager to succeed, and no one wants to be a loser. There may still be differences on Zeng Guofan's historical evaluation, but it should be an indisputable fact that he was successful. He cultivated his mind, cultivated his talents, raised his expectations and laid the foundation for his career.

Zeng Guofan's accomplishment table at the moment: people are consistent outside, but they can be public inside. Perseverance, regular life, moderate diet and regular daily life. At the same time of strict self-cultivation, set a new lofty ambition for yourself. Zeng Guofan made full use of his own time, studied hard and read a lot of books, such as philosopher's practical books, art books, water conservancy books, etc., which improved and enriched his knowledge structure and reserved real talents and practical knowledge for doing things.

Second, Zeng Guofan's enlightenment to modern people

People in China like history. This kind of love is not only because people and things in history can bring a pleasure of appreciation, but also because history can give people inspiration and lessons. Zeng Guofan thought that reading should have ambition, courage and perseverance. "Constant" is the most important, and there is no end to learning. If you don't persevere, you will give up halfway. Reading is like this, so should being a man and doing things.

(1) Ordinary people can still achieve their careers, and the key to changing their destiny lies in self-struggle. This is the fundamental reason why Zeng Guofan became an example for later generations. His success has inspired the children of ordinary families in Qian Qian. They have no dependence at all, and no wealth is inspired by me. In this regard, Mao Zedong can be a typical example. When Mao Zedong was studying in the First Normal School, he and his teacher Yang Changji talked about his farmhouse. Yang Changji "Take Zeng Guofan and Liang Rengong as examples." This is a great encouragement to Mao Zedong. There is a reference to Zeng Guofan in Mao Zedong's early manuscripts published by Hunan Publishing House, which shows great respect for Zeng Guofan. The most famous sentence is "Fool others, take Ceng Wenzheng alone". Youth is the formative period of people's ideals and ambitions, and Zeng Guofan's words and deeds really inspired Mao Zedong in his youth.

(2) The essence of education is to improve people's comprehensive quality. Education in China has always been exam-oriented education. In the past, people studied to be famous, and when they became famous, they could become officials. At present, people study at universities and doctorates, so they can apply for jobs after getting their degrees. The negative side of exam-oriented education is that the trained people lack the potential to cope with the complex and changeable society and other relevant knowledge necessary to achieve their careers. After Zeng Guofan went to Beijing, he asked his younger brothers who were obsessed with the imperial examination to get out of the imperial examination and read some books that were beneficial to their physical and mental knowledge. But he is more practical, visiting friends and teachers, learning and consulting. Because of this process, Zeng Guofan had the sublimation of knowledge and personality, which laid a solid foundation for his future career.

Man's comprehensive quality is the foundation of being a man. If people's life in society is compared to a science, skills are like professional knowledge, and comprehensive quality is like basic theory, which is solid and rich, and related majors are easier to master. Nowadays, society is changing rapidly, and there are more and more professional categories. People can never learn all the professional knowledge in school. To adapt to the social changes after their arrival, their foundation lies in people's comprehensive quality. This is one, and more importantly, the cause of mankind can only be undertaken by people with perfect personality. People's comprehensive quality plays a more important role in career achievement.

Zeng Guofan has profound knowledge literacy, and Chairman Mao once commented that he is a "person who does things (does business) and preaches (leaves thoughts and theories)". He studied hard all his life and respected Confucianism. He is regarded as the last typical figure in modern China who combined traditional culture. His success inspired me that China people, who are impetuous and uneasy in the period of change, still need their own cultural nourishment. This revelation is more intimate, practical and effective because it comes from the same source and is connected by blood. As Mr. Lu Xun said: Only the people's souls are valuable, and only by developing them can China really make progress.

Personal feelings of reading Zeng Guofan's Letters 4 Look up to your character. Two tit-for-tat figures in contemporary politics, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek once praised one person at the same time. Mao Zedong wrote: "Fool is close to the people and serves Ceng Wenzheng alone." Chiang Kai-shek said: "If you can read his family instructions carefully, you will have no special experience in Chinese studies." His students' evaluation of him is: "Lide made meritorious deeds, made a statement that the three immortals are immortal, and he was a perfect teacher."

He is Zeng Guofan, a famous minister of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty. There was once a story about Zeng Guofan's youth: one night, in the dead of night, Zeng Guofan was studying at home. He kept reciting an article, but he didn't recite it for a long time. Unexpectedly, a thief was lying on the beam, patiently waiting for his master to sleep and start. Listening to Zeng Guofan reciting over and over again, the thief had already memorized the article and was still reciting it over and over again. The thief finally jumped down and scolded, "What books do you read at this level?" Then I recited the article fluently and left. Not to mention the authenticity of this joke, but the perseverance mentioned in the article is a true portrayal of his life, and he has a lot to do with moderate qualifications.

Zeng Guofan made up his mind to keep a diary from the first day of 10 (1842) and vowed to "be uninterrupted for life." From then on, Zeng Guofan couldn't write until the last few days of his life, whether it was leisurely imperial academy, the front camp of gunfire and smoke, or the official residence. His diary has not stopped for a day, and it has not flowed down. Instead, I wrote my own "I was guilty during the day: I died, my heart died, and my mouth died" and reflected on my mistakes every day. Its will is as hard as steel; Its cultivation and ambition are as hard as ice.

As far as the books with the largest circulation in China today are concerned, they can be found in bookstores, supermarkets, stations, airports and even stalls. They can repeatedly print various versions without advertisements or signed books. Letters from Zeng Guofan collected more than 780 letters written by Zeng Guofan to his family. If reading Tang Hao Ming's Zeng Guofan is exciting, then reading Zeng Guofan's Letters is awe-inspiring. There are no magnificent words and chapters in the article, but between the lines, there is a brilliant personality, about self-cultivation, about housekeeping, about reading, and most importantly, he sets an example.

Under the inheritance of his family style, after eight generations, 160 years, there are many talents in the family, and they have become industry leaders in education, medicine, science, art and other fields, keeping a low profile. Meng Ziyun: "Morality is a family heirloom, more than ten generations ... wealth is a family heirloom, but three generations." In Zeng Guofan's letters, Zeng Guofan is a dutiful son, a painstaking elder brother and a strict father. In front of relatives, Zeng Guofan turned into a river. A book is really a good thing, which can make you stand beside the sage with your head down through time and space, listen to his teachings and enlighten you.

Reading a good book is like choosing a good teacher and making a good friend. Zeng Guofan wrote a letter to his younger brother Ceng Guoquan, which said: "Wealth and fame are all prosperous in the world, but big breasts are really useful." Zeng Guofan knows how to make good use of people, and he is not perfect in employing people. He is tolerant of people's shortcomings and is good at employing people. He promoted and reused a large number of outstanding talents. Yang, Guo Songtao, Shen Baozhen and Li Hongzhang were all political, military and scientific backbones at that time. His shogunate is full of talented people, even surpassing imperial academy. In his dictionary, there is no "jealousy will envy good people"

At that time, Zuo, who had Zhuge's talent, repeatedly made outstanding achievements and was quite conceited. One day, Zeng Guofan and his friend Ouyang went to visit Zuo, then governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Zuo threatened that Zeng Guofan was not as good as himself, while Ouyang said: "Zeng Guofan may not be as good as you in leading troops to fight, but he is several times better at knowing people and employing people." There are many talented people in his family, and there is no second person in your Chu army except you as commander in chief. Who is not as good as who, future generations have their own public opinion. " Zuo was speechless.

Left's constant attack on Zeng Guofan caused widespread dissatisfaction in political circles at that time. In private, Zuo and Zeng Guofan have not talked with each other for eight years. In public, Zeng Guofan sent reinforcements to Liu Songshan, the strongest brigade in the Xiang army, to ensure his pay in time. When Zuo Ping put down the chaos and recovered Xinjiang, the DPRK minister commented: "Zuo Jian is the first person in the northwest." Zeng Guofan added: "The first person in the northwest is the first person in the country." When the words reached Zuo, Zuo was moved and ashamed. Finally, he lowered his arrogant head and took the initiative to write a letter to Zeng Guofan, making up: "... thirty years of friendship, all in this: knowing people and knowing their faces, seeking loyalty and serving the country, shame is not as good as Fu Yuan; Unity is like gold, attacking the wrong stone, and never interacting with each other. "

Man is king when he is low, and water is sea when he is low. All rivers run into the sea, with great tolerance. Zeng Guofan's mind is like the sea, and his knowledge is extensive. It can be said that it is natural and persuasive. Zeng Guofan said to his nephews in his letter at home: "A person should not be weak and inflexible, but must be stubborn." . We should strive for strength through self-study, not among winners. "Zeng Guofan was striving for self-improvement in Xu Tu all his life and never competed with others. Zeng Guofan established the Xiang army, practiced hard and was a scholar. He led the Xiang army to defeat again and again, tried his best, licked the blood and bit Kouga's teeth.

"Where there is a will, there is a way, cross the rubicon. Hard-working people, the sky pays off, go forward bravely, and 3,000 Yue families can swallow Wu. " Ten years later, the Xiang army has been discriminated against by the regular army from more than 5 thousand people at the beginning of its establishment to 300 thousand troops, invincible and invincible. Zeng Guofan leveled the world with Xu Tu's self-improvement, and it was like a trickle, which merged into a surging river and rolled eastward, constantly storming the shore and rolling up thousands of piles of snow. Holding "Zeng Guofan's Letter" in his hand, if you are on the Xiangjiang River or standing on the Yangtze River, it will be endless to bow your head and pillow. You will look up to your character and pass it on from generation to generation.

I believe everyone has heard of Zeng Guofan, because he was a great man in politics, academics and work, so he was admired and left no works. The only thing we can learn is Zeng Guofan's letter, which contains 435 letters. From the letters, we can see his knowledge and moral cultivation, which makes us gain a lot of knowledge and help us better.

Zeng Guofan's letter roughly tells four aspects:

In dealing with people, Zeng Guofan inherited the words "sincerity" and "tenacity". As the saying goes, the smartest person is also stupid, and the smartest person is also clumsy. We should be honest and pragmatic, not opportunistic. When encountering difficulties and setbacks, we should have strong willpower, challenge ourselves and hone our will.

In parenting, Zeng Guofan used the words "diligence and modesty" to teach his children. These three words seem short, but it is very difficult to implement and really do well. Diligence is an excellent quality, no matter how talented you are, it can help you improve your knowledge and ability; Simplicity is a virtue. After many people have worked hard to start a business, their children don't understand the hardships and often become the black sheep. Modesty is a virtue, which can improve our self-cultivation. We should always be modest, so that we can get real respect from others.

In the aspect of managing the army and employing people, Zeng Guofan thinks that "people are not in the device", the root of managing the army lies in people, marching and fighting need strict discipline, and fighting needs heroism, all of which are people-oriented, so that soldiers can develop good habits and strong willpower in the army and will not be easily defeated in the course of fighting, thus becoming an iron army.

In terms of strategy and tactics, Zeng Guofan used the words "seek stability first, then change", which is a national event, a place of life and death, and a way to survive. Therefore, Zeng Guofan believes that war is not a child's play. He needs documents first, be in an invincible position, and then seek change, so as to obtain a better strategy tactically and achieve greater victory with fewer casualties.

The above four aspects are Zeng Guofan's thought of success, from which we have read a lot of useful knowledge. In the future, we should study hard and let ourselves go up a storey still higher. In life, in dealing with people, we should be honest, protect ourselves and let others see our reliable side, so as to gain real respect from others and gain contacts.

After reading Zeng Guofan's letters, I benefited a lot and will work harder in the future!