[Daily Awareness] The more you calculate, the easier it is to lose - the story of an old man buying tomatoes. Xu Gaosheng A simple and honest old man went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. He picked 3 tomatoes and put them on the scale. The stall owner weighed them. The

[Daily Enlightenment] The more you calculate, the easier it is to lose

- The story of an old man buying tomatoes

Text by Xu Gaosheng

A simple and honest old man went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and picked 3 tomatoes and put them on the scale. , the stall owner weighed it and said: "One and a half pounds 3 yuan 7."

Uncle: "You don't need that much to make soup." He removed the largest tomato. Stall owner: "One catty and two taels, three yuan."

Just when the people around him wanted to remind the uncle to pay attention to the scale, the uncle calmly took out 70 cents, picked up the big tomato that had just been removed, and walked away gracefully. The stall owner and the passers-by who looked surprised were left behind.

Insights: Change the algorithm, find a new way, and suddenly you will find another way to solve the problem.

As the saying goes, "A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely." The more calculating, the easier it is to lose. If you deliberately seek ill-gotten gains, you will be the one who suffers in the end.

To be a human being, virtue is the root; to do things, conscience is the basis. Learn how to be a human being before doing anything, and this is the principle of being virtuous.

There is a poem that says:

It is natural to pursue fame and profit,

There is a clear line between wealth and wealth in the right way.

Endless desires bring disaster,

Virtue carries eternal youth.

2022-06-29.

Author of pictures and texts Xu Gaosheng Editor-in-chief Chang Dongjie