The Tao Te Ching says that the wisdom of knowing others is, the one who knows themselves is wise, the one who overcomes others is powerful, and the one who overcomes themselves is strong. What I am talking about here is, what do we need to understand ourselves? What do we want to defeat ourselves? This is a person of his own opinion. I believe that people must first understand their status, their abilities, and their own nature. Only when people thoroughly understand their abilities, status, and nature can they give themselves a good position, and make themselves feel at ease and do their jobs that suit them.
Why do many people not know themselves correctly? To know yourself also requires a high level of cognition and a sound mind. Many people think that they are born at the wrong time, think that they are not lucky, think that they cannot meet noble people, think that others have no eyes, but have eyes, don’t know the truth, no one gives them a chance to show their talents, their hearts are higher than the sky, their life is thinner than paper, in fact, these are all manifestations of low cognition and intact mind.
What is human nature? Nature is human nature, and it is related to genetics and tutoring. As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. Once a human nature is formed, it will remain unchanged for life. Human nature is soft-hearted, kind-hearted, tough-hearted, cruel-hearted, and poisonous. People with emotion are generally soft-hearted, kind-hearted, kind-hearted, easily moved and grateful. People with hard-hearted hearts, cruel hearts, and poisonous hearts are generally rational, can stick to principles, and never act in a sentimental way. On this point, the ancients summarized it very well, that is, kindness does not control the army, righteousness does not accumulate wealth, feelings does not establish affairs, and goodness does not serve as an official. According to theory, kindness, loyalty, kindness, and emphasis on feelings are all excellent character, but it is contrary to the success of a person's career and promotion. Therefore, as a person, you must understand your own character. Those who are not suitable for being an official must become an official, and those who are not suitable for doing business must do business will cause disasters and disasters to yourself.
The one who wins by itself is strong, so what should we defeat ourselves? In fact, it is to overcome your unreasonable desires. When our desires are far greater than our own abilities, it is often said that the power is small and the burden is heavy, the wisdom is small but the plan is large, and when the human heart is insufficient, the snake swallows the elephant, it often causes disasters and causes trouble to ourselves. Therefore, defeating ourselves means defeating our unreasonable desires.
To sum up, when a person has self-knowledge and can overcome his unreasonable desires, he can usually accurately determine the
, find a suitable position for him, and have a safe and secure life.
