The story of Zheng people buying shoes and its enlightenment

Buying shoes by Zheng people is a fable in the pre-Qin era, which comes from "Han Feizi's Foreign Reserve is Left". It reveals Zheng people's habit of sticking to dogma and relying on data. Next, I will share the story and enlightenment of Zheng people buying shoes.

Once upon a time, a A Zheng man wanted to buy a new pair of shoes, so he measured his feet in advance and put them 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."

Enlightenment of buying shoes by Zheng people Zheng people only believe in the size of their feet, not their own. Not only did they make a big joke, but they couldn't afford shoes and became a laughing stock. This fable tells us that everything should have a standard, everything should proceed from reality, and facts are the basis of the standard. The standards we set are not static, but should be adjusted, revised and improved at any time according to the actual situation. The criteria for adjustment, revision and improvement are objective facts. This story is also a satire on those who stick to the rules and don't respect objective facts. When you meet something, you must improvise and don't stick to dogma, so that you can succeed.