Chapter 19 Those who do things are born of worry, successful in business, and lost in pride

The goods in the market are accurate.That's why if department stores are cheap, there will be no benefits;It is the story that is born of worry, successful in business, and lost in pride.If you don't worry about it, you won't live, if you don't do it, you won't succeed, if you don't be proud, you won't lose it. Therefore, those who are in the market can know how to control chaos, how many people can know, but not how many people are there.There is a reason for it. ——"Pipe Riding a Horse" (excerpt) On the afternoon of March 4, 2005, at the third session of the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Premier Wen Jiabao borrowed from "Guanzi·Riding a Horse" "Those who do things are born with worries; The word "proud" emphasizes: At present, my country's reform and development are in a critical period. "Half a half of a hundred miles", Premier Wen told everyone: Although we have made great achievements, the tasks ahead are still very arduous. , requires extra effort.

Premier Wen further pointed out that "born with concern" means to plan for a rainy day, carefully consider and carefully arrange various tasks. "Success in business" means to implement various policies and measures of the party and the government. "Lost in pride" means that the better the situation is, the more we must keep a clear head and increase our sense of urgency.Premier Wen quoted this sentence from "Guan Zi Riding a Horse" in order to encourage the cadres to unite and lead the masses to advance the cause of reform, opening up and modernization.

"Chengma" in "Chengma" refers to calculation, "horse" refers to the weight of counting, and the meaning of "Chengma" refers to economic planning. This chapter mainly discusses the main principles and specific measures for developing the national economy. Guanzi is an important part of the thought of governing the world. The content of "Riding a Horse" is relatively extensive, and the text selected at the beginning of the chapter focuses on the way of planning the economy.The author pointed out that economic planning should not be careless, it should be "born from worry, success from work", "if you don't think about it, you won't live, if you don't do it, you won't succeed, if you don't be proud, you won't lose".The so-called "consideration" means consideration and planning; "wu" means pursuit and effort.In other words, economic planning arises from deliberation, succeeds from concentration, and fails from arrogance.Without careful consideration, planning is impossible; without concentration, things cannot be done; without arrogance, there will be no mistakes.The author believes that only with such an attitude and method, through careful calculation, the state can control the market circulation and achieve "knowledge of quantity" and "knowledge of integrity"; , and strive to formulate economic measures that are practical and in line with objective reality, so that the goal of strengthening the country can be achieved.

Guanzi's thought of "born in worry, accomplished in business, and lost in pride" was mainly put forward for the development of the national economy, but because it reveals the objective law of the occurrence and development of things, its application goes beyond this. gained a broader meaning in one area.It applies not only to economic construction, but also to all aspects of society and life.As far as society is concerned, there are problems of "concerns" and "services" in the development of various undertakings, and "concerns" are particularly decisive, just as Su Zhe of the Song Dynasty said in "Shangzhao Wenfu Prime Minister": If you are anxious, you will lose, but if you slow down, you will gain." "Slowness" means careful consideration, careful deployment and detailed planning, and is the starting point of all business success.With this premise, coupled with "wu", that is, unremitting efforts, the success of the career will be guaranteed.As far as individuals are concerned, when a person is interested in a certain career, if the above two conditions are lacking, all blueprints can only be a beautiful idea.Of course, these two points alone are not enough, and we need to be careful, modest and prudent all the time, because practical experience tells us that when the career is close to success or has already succeeded, it often falls short due to temporary pride and slack.Here, "Guanzi" tells us concisely that it is actually not easy to complete one thing satisfactorily.

At the discussion meeting of the third session of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee, Premier Wen Jiabao quoted this old saying that originated more than two thousand years ago and elucidated it, aiming to reiterate: in the critical period of reform, opening up and modernization, Departments at all levels must work together, carefully consider and carefully arrange various tasks, be modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and lead the masses to implement various policies and measures of the party and the government.