Chapter 47 Forty-seven occupations

Occupation is a social position that relies on labor to maintain life. The meaning can only be broad, so housewives in the old era can also be regarded as one, because they also rely on labor to maintain their lives.It is usually used in a narrow sense, that is, there must be a socially recognized job title, such as the president of the government, the salesperson of a small store, and so on.People want to live, and living depends on many material conditions, all of which must be exchanged for labor (money is used as a bargaining chip), so people cannot live without a job.Naturally, there are a few exceptions. For example, old people can rely on support, disabled people can rely on relief, and so on.Occupation also has a less obvious but quite important purpose, which is to settle the body and mind of people with active and active natures, so that they will not suffer from having nothing to do.In short, when people still have the labor force, they must, at least preferably, have a job.

The variety of occupations is almost unlimited.Many will make a difference.The difference is almost infinite, and here are just some obvious ones.The general performance is that there are superiors and inferiors; although in the promotional materials, it is said that there is only a difference in the division of labor, and there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors.The level is mainly determined by five aspects.One is name, the name of fame.Everyone knows about Puyi, because, including the Restoration and Manchukuo, he became emperor three times.Everyone knows Mei Lanfang because he is an actor.As the saying goes, "A man's passing leaves a name, and a geese's passing leaves a sound." Living in the secular world, it is rare to be good, so we have to regard the name as high.The second is power, the right to have the final say.Some people have the final say, and they are proud; others, just need someone to have the final say, so they have to be humble.Power can also be divided into big and small, and it is boundless, so sighing can also become an indicator.Let's say that this tone is sighed in a place where the people can't see it. It is said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so it is even higher.The third is profit, the benefit of goods.The benefits of goods and goods can be calculated, so the difference between high and low is particularly obvious.For example, the monthly salary of university professors is one or two hundred, and the monthly salary of employees of Sino-foreign joint venture companies is one thousand. It can be seen from calculations that the position of company employees is five times higher than that of university professors.Another example is working indoors, with an average daily income of 7 yuan, and selling vegetables on the street, with an average daily income of 70 yuan. It can also be deduced from calculations that the position of selling vegetables is ten times higher than that of going to work.The fourth is work and rest.The differences in this area are more diverse, such as reclining on a recliner, giving orders, and sweating.It's like being a salesperson, selling antiques (even if they are fakes) and food.Man is a strange animal. Although it is unbearable to be idle, he loves leisure and hates work.Because it is good, what is easy also becomes high.The fifth is love and hate.Love is a joy in the heart, such as being a show host, painting eyebrows and temples, being able to go on TV, and being in the limelight, young people flock to it.Street sweeping, slaughtering, funeral parlors dealing with the dead, etc., are quite different, and I am afraid that few people do it with gusto.It's rare to smile in life, so acting as a show host is a high priority.It is human nature to go up and avoid down.But getting what you want is not easy.One part of the reason is reason, the world of flowers, of course, someone has to do everything.On the other hand, when a person takes a position, most of it depends on chance, and only a little bit depends on ability. Desires can't be obtained. It's like a fox passing under the grape trellis. Looking up, the grapes are delicious, but they can't reach them. , I had no choice but to give up.

But it is often possible to take the initiative, and the roads are divergent. It is often possible to choose and walk on a certain road.There are also many successful examples, such as Ban Chao's throwing a pen to join the army, and Huineng's (the sixth patriarch of Zen) leaving home to learn Taoism.How to choose today?I want to talk about three aspects.One is how to deal with the superiority discussed above: this problem is not easy to deal with, because righteousness and benefit are not easy to coordinate.Righteousness, even if it is a big talk, in life, at least at the critical moment, there should be the spirit of "I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell". Someone will do it, and the society in which we must live cannot be maintained.That is to say, from the perspective of righteousness, we can, and even should, avoid highs and lows.However, the world is full of King Hui of Liang who values ​​profit, how many Mencius are there who value righteousness?So after talking big, you have to be humble and insignificant, that is to say, you have to weigh the gains and losses, like buying things in the market, picking the good ones, and the ones that are suitable for use.But in this way, it will be difficult to take into account the two irreconcilable principles.Fortunately, this is the prajna of words. As for the reality, between the desirable and the unsatisfactory, there is probably no one who chooses the former and the latter, right?The law does not blame the public, so I say it again, there is nothing high about being humble. For example, between five hundred a month and three hundred a month, between leisure and overwork, we all choose the former and discard the latter. You can get the understanding of the society, and you can feel at ease again.The second is no longer a problem, but a principle that should be followed. Looking forward to the future, it is a matter of great achievements and contributions and small achievements and small contributions. We should resolutely choose the former and discard the latter.There may be a big problem hidden here, which is what standard is used to distinguish the size.It is not easy to be specific, so I have to use common sense and say a general principle, which can benefit more people, and even benefit future generations, is big, and vice versa is small.There are two kinds of big and small. Achievements are more about individuals, and contributions are more about society.The two are often combined. Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, Sima Qian wrote "Historical Records" and Zhang Heng made a seismograph. Both of them have both personal achievements and social contributions.Obviously, it is the most cost-effective and reasonable to be able to take into account in this way. If it is possible to choose a career, of course you should take this cost-effective and reasonable path.The third is to adapt to your own conditions.There are two conditions, one is talent and the other is interest.Half of talent comes from heaven, so the so-called natural talents are uneven, some are strong, some are thin, some are smart, some are clumsy, some are beautiful, some are ugly, and so on.The other half comes from acquired upbringing, such as going to school and not going to school, going to college and just going to elementary school, what you know and what you can do are different.From the social point of view, it is necessary to measure the material for use.One should also have self-knowledge on one’s own side. For example, if you don’t have the strength to restrain a chicken, it’s best not to choose manual labor; Can be done with practice.Besides, interest may mostly come from the sky, and less from the acquired influence.But now that it has been shaped, it will have the power to manipulate its own emotions and achievements.This can be manifested as, if you follow it, you will feel better and get twice the result with half the effort; on the contrary, for example, if you hate numbers the most, you enter the bank and reluctantly do what you want. too much.Therefore, if the environment allows choices, it is like ordering food in a restaurant. You should order what you like.

The above is reasonable, but in reality, the problem will be more complicated, or much more difficult to solve.A small problem is that, objectively, the achievements and contributions of a certain profession, and subjectively, one's own talents and interests may not be guaranteed by oneself.If you are not sure, if you choose according to it, there is a possibility of going the opposite direction, at least it seems to be suitable but actually it is not.The big problem is that there are thousands of roads, but there is often only one in front of you, that is to say, you are not allowed to choose.In the old days, the son of a bowman often made a bow; zoom in and say, people.You have to rely on mountains to eat mountains, and rely on water to eat water.The modern situation is not much different, because I am still fledgling, and when I step out, the paths are almost all designated by people related to me, or society.Enrollment seems to be better step by step, because, theoretically, the allocation of majors should take care of the individual, but it is completely suitable for individual ideals and interests, and the number may not be many.So the general situation becomes, in order to make a living, wherever society (or opportunity) puts a person, he has no choice but to accept and follow the requirements regardless of ideals and interests.

Measured by the standard of subjective impression, those who have a satisfactory occupation, such as love of power, will really take a position that is more or less worthwhile; love some kind of studies.To be a professional researcher of some sort.This is what happens and what you want, the mood is what you want, work, even if you are tired, you will enjoy yourself, and achievement, like sailing along the water, will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.The problem is that if you have a job, what should you do if you don’t like it?Let me talk about my mood first, my thoughts, it is better to live with the situation.One of the reasons is that from the point of view of the whole society, everything needs to be done by someone, and the arrangement of personnel, we have to listen less to opportunities and more to science. Inappropriate placement, or most of them are inappropriate, is inevitable, unavoidable, It is not unreasonable to fall on one's own head, although it is not desirable.The second reason is that it is useless to blame others, but it is better to accept it calmly and not care about gains and losses.Besides, the way to deal with it can be divided into two types: defense and offense.Keeping is doing one's duty. This is what the article "Mencius? Ten Thousand Chapters" says: "Confucius tried to be a commissioned official, and said: 'The accountant is nothing more than that. '" If you do your job well, you will be worthy of yourself, and of course it will be beneficial to the society.Gong is to regard it as his own career. As the saying goes, if you are a champion in every field, if you drill deep, you may become the champion in this industry.The bottom is that this mountain looks as high as that mountain, but you can't reach that mountain, and you can't sit firmly on this mountain.

Can I change careers?There are many situations, and we must discuss the facts as they stand.Take the two extremes as an example, change what you don't like for the one you like, replace the incompetent for the competent, and replace the less paid for the more paid. , is easy; on the other hand, if you are already older, or the work you are engaged in is highly educated or high-tech, it is not easy to change course.Between the two extremes, for example, different positions are almost the same in all aspects. If you can change it or not, it is better to have one thing more than one thing less.However, it must also be admitted that, especially in modern times, some people are willing to take action rather than be conservative, so it’s okay to try more; but one thing to remember is that you must have the confidence not only to be competent but also to do well.

Finally, let me talk about the opposite of career, which is joblessness.Being unemployed and being passive is a social problem, so I won’t talk about it here.There are not many active unemployed in any era, because people.I always have to live, and if I don’t eat my own labor income, I have to eat other people’s (usually ancestors or family members) labor income. This, even if others don’t speak, I always deserve to be a house leak, right?