Chapter 87 Chapter 87 "Gong"'s Cultural Philosophy

The character "Gong" is composed of a common character and a small character plus a dot.This word indicates a person's position in this society. The above word "common" refers to the social structure shared by all human beings, and this social structure is built to allow human beings to obtain happiness.But all the people were suppressed under this invisible and huge building, appearing extremely small and humble.Everyone shoulders heavy social responsibilities, but they clearly have no right to demand anything from this society.The superstructure originally serving people has become a tool to enslave people. This is the result of hidden laws working in secret.

Laws are objective and independent of human will.This means that no one can compete with the most hidden laws of the whole society, and whether you like it or not, you must accept these. The word Gong means: You must admit your humbleness and insignificance.However, no one is humble, even the insignificant little people have extraordinary wisdom. There is an old Zaoli in the Yushitai of the Northern Song Dynasty. His main job is to stand under the steps with a stiletto to satisfy the ostentation of officials sitting on high positions. It sounds like the old Zaoli’s occupation Insignificant, not much with him, not much without him.However, at the Yushitai at that time, no one dared to ignore the old Zaoli, because the old Zaoli was very particular about how to hold the tappet in his hand.

Usually, the old Zaoli leaned on his tappet at a slant. Once the officials above made mistakes, the old Zaoli would stand upright the tappet. Once, in order to entertain guests, Yushi Fan Xi ordered the cook to go back and cook food. After repeated instructions, the cook left.Fan Xi called the cook back again and continued to give orders.At this time, the old Zaoli erected the tappet in his hand.Fan Xi was very surprised, so he asked: "I don't seem to have done anything wrong, right? Why do you need a pole?" The old Zaoli replied: "Anything you want to order others to do, you must determine the specific method of doing it, and then urge him to complete it. If he fails to complete it according to the law, there will naturally be measures to punish him. Why bother to chatter endlessly?" What? You're just instructing the cook to do things, don't tell me you have to instruct everyone in every detail when you manage government affairs?"

It is said in the history books: Satire is ashamed to obey.It means that Fan Xi felt very ashamed and admired after hearing what the old Zaoli said. But in fact, this man named Fan Xi neither felt ashamed nor admired in the slightest.If he really had this idea, then he would find a way to report the matter to the emperor and recommend this old soap slave.Although this person is just an inconspicuous slave, he is a prime minister who is proficient in management. There may be many reasons for Fan Xi not recommending this person to the emperor, but everyone in Yushitai knew about this old Zaoli, but no one recommended him to the emperor, so there is only one reason left: avoid hatred.

No one is willing to recommend someone who is stronger and more capable than himself to his boss, unless he doesn't want his job anymore.The Confucian officials in the Northern Song Dynasty also had this inevitable defect of human nature. Although they all knew that Lao Zaoli was better than any of them, they kept silent and blocked the news from the emperor, making the This old soap slave was close to the emperor, but he was never quoted. The imperial censor platform with towering eaves and well-dressed government officials, all these people constituted an insurmountable mountain pressing on the old Zaoli.Every talented and ambitious person in this world can feel the heavy social pressure. Their talents are ridiculed, their abilities are not recognized, and their aspirations are reduced to the aftermath of vulgar people. talk.

Could it be that under this invisible social structure, talented people really have no chance to stand out? wrong!Like this old Zaoli, he suffered the most shameless oppression, but if we study it carefully, we will find that the failure of the old Zaoli's life lies in the fact that he lacks the word "gong". In Yushitai, he was just an inconspicuous slave, but he suppressed many pretentious officials with his ability, which is his unwiseness.Thinking about how proud and arrogant those officials are, they are willing to bow their heads only under the pressure of power, but now a mere old slave can overwhelm them with intelligence, which is tantamount to a humiliation to their IQ .

Therefore, the way to success advocated by Confucius, the ancestor of thick black, is first of all to be gentle, courteous and thrifty.Gentleness, respect, thrift, and humility are five words, but in fact there is only one core word, respect. Christine is a tactic in life, a strategy for success.At the same time, Gong also means respect for others.Any person, as long as his social status is higher than yours, then he must have done something more than you. Even if you don't respect him as a person, you should respect his contributions. Therefore, the original meaning of the word gong is: to respect the right to survive and the past contributions of others.

Once you can respect others, then you will step out of the psychological shadow of humbleness and insignificance, and start from there to a successful life.