Eastern Jin Famous generals Tao Kan (259-334) made great achievements with his martial arts and became famous in history. Tao Kan also has the nickname "Yunhunweng". How did this nickname come from? Tao Kan was an official in Guangzhou at that time, and his production was backward and his population was not large. Tao Kan didn’t have much business to do there, and his life was very leisurely. But Tao Kan is an ambitious person. In order to exercise his body and hone his will, he asked people to put more than 100 bricks in the yard. Every morning, Tao Kan would carry the bricks outside, and at night, he would move the bricks into the house. This is done every day, never stopping.
The family found it strange and asked Tao Kan why she did this. Tao Kan replied: I will serve the country in the future and do great things. If my life is too comfortable, how can I take on the heavy responsibility and serve the country in the future? After a few years, Tao Kan was finally transferred back to the Central Plains and was valued by the emperor. After Tao Kan returned to the Central Plains, despite his busy official duties, he never gave up the habit of moving bricks developed in Guangzhou to hone his will. He often said to people: Dayu Saints cherish the inch of the yin. As for everyone, they should cherish the yin. How can they be drunk when they wander around? Life is useless to the times, and death is unknown to the future, which means giving up on oneself (Dayu is a saint and cherishes time very much. As for ordinary people, they should cherish every minute and every second. How can they be fun and live every day without benefiting people, and they will not be remembered by future generations after death. This is destroying themselves by themselves)!
