Fourth Brother's Miscellaneous Talk: There is no one to rely on except others.

I have experienced changes in the world, but I feel that there is nothing to rely on except people. (Zeng Guofan's Compound Zibai)

People are the first priority. Only when there are people can things be accomplished, and only when we have people can we do things.

Things in the world are impermanent, and impermanence is constant. It sounds like a cliché, but in a short period of time it seems wrong. In many passionate years, many fierce people said all kinds of harsh words, "It is useless to make up for the creation of nature", "Man can conquer nature", "If you are confident that you will live two hundred years, you will swim three thousand miles into the water." However, the law of "impermanence is permanent" always exists, and the role of individuals is small. Some individuals who do not seem to be within this law only play the role of certain flags under various combined forces. By the scale of history, the vast majority of people are dust, and by the scale of the universe, we are all dust.

After experiencing changes in the world, under the premise that everything is impermanent and uncontrollable, if a small individual wants to achieve something, what can he rely on? You can only rely on people. People seem to be the least reliable, and they seem to be the only ones to rely on.

Who do you rely on?

Rely on yourself and test yourself as a well-trained person, "Think big, start small", "Keep your mouth shut when you live in groups, keep your heart when you live alone", "Love money like life, spend money like water, kill people like hemp".

Rely on the team, test a team that is diligent, clumsy and capable of execution, "with ethics but no official attitude, more organization and less big words".

(Excerpted from "Cheng Shi" by Feng Tang)

This is an article I read from Feng Tang's reading of Zeng Guofan's good words. I think this article is very beautiful!

Everything in this world ultimately depends on people. But you can’t always “rely” on (other) people. Feng Tang also said, first of all, rely on yourself. If you can't do it yourself, who can do it with you? Why should I go with you? Keep your eyes on your hands, keep your words and your heart, and you must be "like life, like earth, and like hemp." I understand these three likes to mean having desire, being willing to give, and being ruthless and ruthless.

Tell me how much money such a person has. I don’t think I can make it happen in a short while, which is quite embarrassing. He is not a person who wants to do big things at all. He has no goals or pursuits and is ignorant. Damn, it’s nothing! Once I have some qualities, which are brought about by the fetus, it is difficult to master them through training. Of course, it is more likely that I am not qualified because I have not trained enough.

Based on history, the vast majority of people are dust. In the history of achieving one thing, most people are also dust. The so-called falling flowers and flowing water disappear, that's all.

Take the time to train and make yourself qualified. It's awesome, just keep going the way Feng Tang said and work hard. Even those who are not good at it should seize the time to train themselves and let the people who are good at it lead you and rely on you.

Or, train yourself in the direction of acceptance and resignation.