A short story with profound meaning

The tranquility that slowly settles down over time is more fragrant, lasting and memorable, so give your heart a break! Next, let us experience those lives from the following short articles. Small stories and big principles in it.

1. The little snail asked its mother: Why do we have to carry this hard and heavy shell since we were born? Mother: Because our bodies have no support from bones, we can only crawl, but not very fast. . So we need the protection of this shell! Little snail: Sister Caterpillar has no bones and can’t crawl fast. Why doesn’t she have to carry this hard and heavy shell? Mom: Because Sister Caterpillar can turn into a butterfly, the sky will protect her. . Little snail: But the earthworm brother doesn’t have bones to climb fast, and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry this hard and heavy shell? Mom: Because the earthworm brother can drill into the earth, and the earth will protect him. The little snail cried: We are so pitiful, neither the sky nor the earth protects us. The mother snail comforted him: "That's why we have shells!" We don't rely on the sky or the earth, we rely on ourselves.

Enlightenment: Don’t rely on others, you are the master of your life.

2. A man caught a young eagle in an eagle's nest on the top of a mountain. He took the young eagle home and raised it in a chicken coop. The young eagle pecking, playing and resting with the chickens. It thinks it is a chicken. The eagle gradually grew up and its wings became full. The owner wanted to train it into a falcon, but because it hung around with chickens all day long, it became exactly like a chicken and had no desire to fly at all. The owner tried various methods, but to no avail. Finally, he took it to the top of the mountain and threw it away. The eagle fell straight down like a stone. In panic, it flapped its wings desperately, and just like that, it finally flew!

Enlightenment: hone the power of summoning success.

3. After the rain, a spider struggled to crawl towards the broken web on the wall. Because the wall was damp, it would fall when it climbed to a certain height. It climbed up again and again, Falling off again and again? The first person saw it. He sighed and said to himself: "Isn't my life just like this spider? I am busy but gain nothing." ?As a result, he became increasingly depressed. The second person saw it and said, "This spider is really stupid. Why don't you climb up from a dry place next to it? I won't be as stupid as it in the future." So, he became smarter. The third person saw it, and he was immediately moved by the spider's spirit of fighting against defeat. So he became strong.

Enlightenment: People with a successful mentality can find the power of success everywhere.

4. An old man accidentally dropped one of the new shoes he just bought from the window on a high-speed train. The people around him felt very sorry. Unexpectedly, the old man immediately dropped the second shoe from the window. The window was thrown down. This move was even more surprising. The old man explained: No matter how expensive this shoe is, it is of no use to me. If anyone can pick up a pair of shoes, maybe he can still wear them!

Enlightenment: Success Those who are good at giving up.

5. A large company is preparing to hire a car driver with a high salary. After layers of screening and examinations, only three competitors with the best skills are left. The examiner asked them: There is a nugget of gold on the edge of the cliff. You drive your car to get it. How close do you think you can get to the cliff without falling two meters away? ?said the first one. ?Half a meter. ?The second person said confidently. ?I will try to stay as far away from the cliff as possible, as far as possible. ? said the third. As a result, the company admitted the third person.

Enlightenment: Don’t fight against temptation, but stay as far away as possible.

6. The old monk and the young monk were traveling and met a river on the way. He saw a woman who was about to cross the river, but she didn't dare to cross. The old monk took the initiative to carry the woman across the river, then put the woman down and continued on the road with the young monk.

The young monk couldn't help muttering all the way: What happened to Master? How dare you carry a woman across the river? As he walked and thought, he finally couldn't help it and said: Master, you broke the precept? Why did you carry a woman on your back? The old monk sighed: I You have already let it go, but you still can't let it go!

Enlightenment: A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried; he has a broad mind, an open mind, and the ability to take things up and let them go when encountering difficulties, so that he can always maintain a healthy state. mentality.

7. A went to buy cigarettes. The cigarettes cost 29 yuan, but he didn’t have any matches. He said to the clerk: “I’d like to give you a box of matches by the way.” ?The clerk didn’t give it.

B went to buy cigarettes, which cost 29 yuan. He didn’t have any matches either, so he told the clerk: “It’s a dime cheaper.” ?Finally, he used the dime to buy a box of matches. This is the simplest psychological marginal effect. The first type: The shop owner thinks that he has made money on one product but not on the other one. The feeling of making money index is 1. Second type: The store owner thinks that both products are profitable, and the profit index is 2. Of course, the psychological tendency is the second. Similarly, this kind of psychology is also reflected in the buy-one-get-one-free gimmick. Customers think that they can earn something without paying for it. In fact, it is all caused by the psychological marginal effect.

Enlightenment: Changing a method can often produce unexpected results! Usually many things will have different results if they are done in a different way. On the road of life, it is important to improve your mental model and way of thinking.

8. There was a little boy. One day his mother took him to the grocery store to buy things. When the boss saw this cute child, he opened a can of candies and asked the little boy to get a handful of candies by himself. But the boy made no move. After several invitations, the boss personally grabbed a handful of candies and put them into his pocket. Back home, the mother curiously asked the little boy why he asked the boss to catch the candies instead of grabbing them by himself. The little boy’s answer was wonderful: Because my hands are smaller! And the boss’s hands are bigger, so he must get them. You got a lot more than me!?

Enlightenment: This is a smart kid, he knows his own limitations, and more importantly, he also knows that others are better than him. Not only relying on your own strength for everything, but also learning to rely on others when appropriate is a kind of humility, and it is also a kind of wisdom.

9. 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? You can't outrun the tiger even if you change your shoes!" A said: "I just need to run faster than you." ?In the 21st century, not having a 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.

Enlightenment: When more tigers come, have we prepared our running shoes?

10. Three people were going to be imprisoned for three years. The warden gave 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. Next came the French. 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 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. To express my gratitude, I will give you a Rausch." Les!?

Enlightenment: What choices determine 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.

11. A said to B: I want to leave this company. I hate this company! B suggested: I applaud your revenge with all my hands! If you destroy the company, you must give it some color. But it’s not the best time for you to leave now.

?A asked: ?Why? 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 suddenly leave the company with these customers, the company will suffer heavy losses,

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 we met again, B asked A: Now is the time, jump and 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,

Enlightenment: Let your boss truly see that your ability is greater than your position, and you will be given more opportunities to create more profits for him.

12. There is a toothpaste factory with excellent products and exquisite packaging. It is loved by customers. Its turnover has increased for 10 consecutive years, with an annual growth rate of 10 to 20. But in the 11th year, performance stagnated, and it continued to do so for the next two years. The company manager held a high-level meeting to discuss countermeasures. During the meeting, the company president promised: Whoever can come up with a solution to the problem and increase the company's performance will be rewarded with a heavy reward of 100,000 yuan. A young manager stood up and handed the president a note. After reading it, the president immediately signed a check for 100,000 yuan and gave it to the manager. The note said: Expand the current toothpaste opening by 1 mm. Consumers squeeze out the same length of toothpaste every morning, and the opening is expanded by 1 mm. Each consumer uses 1 mm more toothpaste, and the daily consumption will be much more! The company immediately changed the packaging. In the 14th year, the company's turnover increased by 32%.

Enlightenment: Facing changes in life, we are often accustomed to the past way of thinking. In fact, as long as you expand the diameter of your heart by 1 millimeter, you will see that changes in life have a positive side, full of opportunities and challenges.

13. Once upon a time, two hungry people received a gift from an elder: a fishing rod and a basket of fresh and huge fish. Among them, one person asked for a basket of fish, and the other asked for a fishing rod, so they parted ways. The person who got the fish built a bonfire with dry wood and cooked the fish on the spot. He wolfed it down, and before he could taste the aroma of the fresh fish meat, he ate up all the fish and soup in an instant. Soon, he was Starve to death next to an empty fish basket. The other man carried the fishing rod and continued to suffer from hunger, walking hard step by step towards the seaside. But when he saw the blue ocean not far away, the last bit of strength in his body was exhausted. He could only pass away helplessly with endless regrets. There were two more hungry people. They also received a fishing rod and a basket of fish as gifts from the elder. But instead of going their separate ways, they agreed to go looking for the sea together. They only cooked one fish at a time. After a long journey, they came to the seaside. From then on, the two began to fish for a living. , a few years later, they built a house, had their own families, children, built their own fishing boats, and lived a happy and healthy life.

Enlightenment: A person who only cares about immediate interests will eventually get short-term happiness; a person has lofty goals, but he must also face the reality of life. Only by organically combining ideals and reality can we become a successful person. Sometimes, a simple truth is enough to give people meaningful life inspiration.

14. Before a master performer came on stage, his disciple 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 in confusion: "Master, why do you want to loosen the shoelaces again?" The master replied: "Because I play a tired traveler, and the long journey has made his The shoelaces are loosened, which can express his tiredness and haggardness through this detail.

?Then why don’t you tell your disciple 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 should With the shoelaces untied, there will be more opportunities to teach him how to perform in the future. You can talk about it next time. ?

Enlightenment: A person can only do one thing at a time. Only those who understand the key points are real talents.

15. A man caught a young eagle in an eagle's nest on the top of a mountain. He took the young eagle home and raised it in a chicken coop. The young eagle pecking, playing and resting with the chickens. It thinks it is a chicken. The eagle gradually grew up and its wings became full. The owner wanted to train it into a falcon, but because it hung around with chickens all day long, it became exactly like a chicken and had no desire to fly at all. The owner tried various methods, but to no avail. Finally, he took it to the top of the mountain and threw it away. The eagle fell straight down like a stone. In panic, it flapped its wings desperately, and just like that, it finally flew!

Enlightenment: hone the power of summoning success.

16. After the rain, a spider struggled to crawl towards the broken web on the wall. Because the wall was damp, it would fall when it climbed to a certain height. It climbed up again and again. , falling off again and again? The first person saw it, he sighed and said to himself: "Isn't my life just like this spider? I am busy but gain nothing." ?As a result, he became increasingly depressed. The second person saw it and said, "This spider is really stupid. Why don't you climb up from a dry place next to it? I won't be as stupid as it in the future." So he became smarter. The third person saw it, and he was immediately moved by the spider's spirit of fighting against defeat. So he became strong.

Enlightenment: People with a successful mentality can find the power of success everywhere.

17. 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 I was about to return, I found that my tire had been removed. ?It must have been some lunatic who did it!? The professor thought angrily and took the spare tire to install it. Things are serious. The person who took off the tire actually removed all the screws. There are no screws and a spare tire, and you can't get up! The professor is 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 didn't bother to answer 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 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 and said: "I am a madman, but I am not an idiot!"

Enlightenment: In fact, in the world, There are many people who, because they have discovered the joy of work, will always show enthusiasm that is different from ordinary people, which is difficult for people 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.

18. There was a little boy. One day his mother took him to the grocery store to buy things. When the boss saw this cute child, he opened a can of candies and asked the little boy to get a handful of candies by himself. But the boy made no move. After several invitations, the boss personally grabbed a handful of candies and put them into his pocket. Back home, the mother curiously asked the little boy why he asked the boss to catch the candies instead of grabbing them by himself. The little boy’s answer was wonderful: Because my hands are smaller! And the boss’s hands are bigger, so he must get them. You got a lot more than me!?

Enlightenment: This is a smart child. He knows his own limitations, and more importantly, he also knows that others are better than him. Not only relying on your own strength for everything, but also learning to rely on others when appropriate is a kind of humility, and it is also a kind of wisdom.

19. In the past, there was a man carrying a very beautiful jar on his way. As he was walking, he accidentally dropped the jar on a big stone on the side of the road, and it suddenly became... fragments. When passers-by saw it, they couldn't help but sigh, feeling sorry that such a beautiful jar was broken into pieces. But the man who broke the jar acted as if nothing had happened, and continued on his way without turning his head or even looking at the jar. At this time, people passing by were surprised, why was this person so free and easy? What a beautiful jar, what a pity it broke! Some people even doubted whether this person's nerves were normal. Afterwards, someone asked this man why he was like this. The man said: Why should we linger on the jar that has been broken?

Enlightenment: Freedom and ease are a kind of super enjoyment that is free from loss and pain. If it is lost, it is lost, so why bother with it?

20. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were two calligraphers. He imitates the ancients very seriously and pays attention to the fact that every painting must resemble something, for example, a certain horizontal line should look like Su Dongpo's, and a certain knot should look like Mi Fu's. Naturally, once he reached this point, he felt quite proud. The other one is just the opposite. Not only does he practice hard, but he also requires every stroke and every painting to be different from the ancients and pay attention to nature. It is not until he has practiced to this point that he feels at ease. One day, the first calligrapher ridiculed the second calligrapher and said: "Excuse me, dear friend, which stroke of your calligraphy is from the ancients?" The latter was not angry, but smiled and asked: "Excuse me, dear friend." , which stroke of your handwriting is your own? The first person was speechless after hearing this.

Enlightenment: People should find a way out of nowhere. Don't lose your own personality and blindly imitate others, otherwise you will only get lost.