"The mother is weak and becomes a merchant, the father is strong and becomes a minister; the family wants to stay in their place of origin, but the family is poor and travels to other places."
This is a saying from the ancients, which is very thought-provoking.
When you reach a certain age and savor this sentence carefully, you will understand that it explains the way out for ordinary people and has a very profound connotation.
In fact, it is not just a way out for ordinary people, it also explains the importance of "family background":
If your parents and family are strong, then you will have a lot of room for choice, and your life will be much easier.
The environment shapes people, and people are part of the environment
As my experience increases, I realize this more and more. Everyone is part of their own environment. It is not people who change the environment, but the environment that changes people.
Why do weak mothers give birth to merchants? Why does Fu Qiang become a minister?
To put it all together, parents represent a person’s biggest background and support. If your parents don’t have much accumulation, they will do their best to raise you and they will never be able to give you more.
Then, your way out may be to go into business and make money through trade. From a wealth perspective, this may be the most beneficial choice for you. In fact, if many young people from ordinary families want to gain a future, they must first study, then work, and follow the right people. If they have the opportunity, they can go into business and become bosses.
And if your parents are strong, or are officials, or are in business, then it is a good path for you to pursue an official career or inherit the family business.
Clan members are expected to stay in their place of origin, while those from poor families will move to other places.
From ancient times to the present, it has been easier for children of famous families to get ahead.
If your family is very powerful locally, then it is very comfortable for you to stay in your place of origin. I know some people who were very ambitious when they first graduated. They looked down on the scraps at home and wanted to change the world.
As a result, after hitting a wall in reality, he realized his own insignificance, so he went home obediently and followed the path arranged by his family.
But the same cannot be said for children from poor families. They have no way out. If they stay in their hometown, they will often not be able to make a difference for the rest of their lives. Therefore, they can only wander around in foreign lands and work hard to create a new world for themselves and their descendants.
China is a human society, and never underestimate the importance of personal relationships.
"Why do you think that your ten years of poverty are worth my three generations of business?"
This is a popular saying on the Internet, and it is very realistic. In fact, it is difficult to do business, difficult to start a business, and even harder to keep a business.
Lei Jun has a saying that entrepreneurship is what cats and dogs do, which means that only people with a hard heart and a hard life can start a business. Because starting a business means enduring grievances, being wronged, taking on pressure, having to convince others, making demands, being rejected, being patient, experiencing blows and failures...
Starting a business is difficult. Even if you have gone through a lot of hardships and finally succeeded in starting a business, holding on to the family business may be many times more difficult than starting a business.
Therefore, young people feel that they have been in the cold window for ten years, which is quite remarkable. As long as they are willing and work hard enough, they can be the first to arrive first and beat others' years of hard work and accumulation.
This is a very naive idea.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to counterattack. If you can turn over, you will be successful.
Parents and family are a person's starting point. Parents are ordinary people, with no money, no power, and nothing, so you have to find a way on your own.
If you are not a genius, you cannot be outstanding and unique in a certain field. Then your choices are very limited, either enter the workplace to fight, or enter the shopping mall to fight.
If the former makes rapid progress, the situation will be very good, and the platform will have great achievements for people. The latter is much more difficult and risky, but the upper limit is also high. If successful, the income will be unmatched by part-time work.
But from a practical point of view, there are not many ordinary people who succeed in counterattacking. If ordinary people can turn over, it is considered a success. It would be even more remarkable if it could also feed back the family and drive the family forward.
From the perspective of family inheritance, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and each wave becomes stronger than the last. This momentum is undoubtedly very good. If someone has a home, there will always be hope.
