A passage from "Caigen Tan"

There is a martial arts master who lives in seclusion in the mountains but is famous outside. A man came all the way to see him and wanted to learn some martial arts tricks from him.

when the man reached the deep mountain, he found the master carrying water from the valley. The master didn't choose much, and the two barrels were not filled with water. According to this man's imagination, the master should be able to pick a big bucket and pick it full, so he asked, "Master, what is the reason?"

The master said, "The way to carry water is not to carry more, but to carry enough. Blindly greedy, counterproductive. If the water is spilled, don't you have to go back and hit another bucket? My knee is broken and it is difficult to walk. Isn't it less than just picking? " The master said, and let him look at his barrel. It turned out that a line was drawn in the bucket.

The master said, "This line is the bottom line, and the water must not be higher than this line. If it is higher than this line, it will exceed your ability and needs. At first, you need to draw a line. After picking more times, you don't need to look at that line. You can tell by feeling whether it is more or less. This line can remind us that we should do our best in everything and do what we can. "

There are often people who don't do things according to their own bottom line, so that they seek fame by acting. Once they do things, they will give away the clues, make others laugh and lose their trust. Therefore, "Caigen Tan" has the saying that "it is really cheap and has no reputation, and it is skillful and skillful". When a person can well understand his own ability and situation and do things seriously according to it, he can better change the status quo, otherwise he can only taste the consequences alone.