Matthew effect : A social phenomenon in which the stronger the stronger the weaker the weaker, it is widely used in the fields of social psychology, education, finance and science.
Laozi said: The way of human beings is to lose enough and gain more. Therefore, the stronger the stronger the weaker the weaker the weaker. Relying on the strong and bullying the weak is human nature, and bullying in schools is also related to this psychology.
But why is this phenomenon called the "Matthew effect"?
Because in the New Testament, Matthew, there is a story recorded:
"The kingdom of heaven is like a man going to a foreign country, so he called a servant and handed over his family business to them. He gave them silver according to their own talents: one gave five thousand, one gave two thousand, and the other gave one thousand, and went to the foreign country. The one who received five thousand was then used for business and made another five thousand. The one who received two thousand was also But the one who brought one thousand went to dig the land and buried the master's silver. After a long time, the master of the servants came and settled the accounts with them. The one who brought five thousand silver came with the other five thousand and said, "Lord, give me five thousand silver. Look, I made another five thousand." The master said, "Okay, you kind and loyal servant, you are loyal in few things, and I will send you many things to manage; you can come in and enjoy the joy of your master. "The one who brought two thousand silvers also came and said, "Lord, give me two thousand silvers. Look, I will also 'The master said, 'Okay, you kind and loyal servant, you are loyal in few things, I will send you many things to manage; you can come in and enjoy the happiness of your master. 'The one who brought a thousand came, and said, 'Lord, I know you are a person who has to bear the heart. Where there is no planting, you will harvest, and where there is no dispersion, you will gather, so I am afraid, and bury your thousand silver in the ground. Look, your original silver is here. 'The master replied, 'You evil and lazy servant, since you know that you have not planted, you will harvest, and where there is no dispersion, you will gather. To regain, just as I put my money to the person who exchanged money, when I come, I can take back the principal and interest. Take this thousand and give it to ten thousand. Because whatever is there, I will add it to him, so that he will have more than anything; if nothing is there, even all he will take it over. Throw this useless servant outside the darkness; there will be mourning and gnashing teeth there." (Matthew 25)
This is the original text of the story. This master really gave the one thousand taels to the servant who had ten thousand taels, so that he could more.
I can understand this master's anger at that lazy and evil servant, because he was perfunctory, did not work hard, and did not do his duty.
Have you noticed that this person got the least capital from the beginning, and he was at a disadvantage from the beginning, but did he passively accept his fate or actively revolution? Different response methods will be different.
There is a fact that we must admit that people are different, just like there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same.
Everyone has different resources and different conditions, whether to be self-pity, self-pity, or do their best based on their actual situation? Look at the one that costs two thousand taels, he is not as much as five thousand taels, but he also worked hard, and his profit margin is the same as five thousand taels.
, then why didn’t the owner give that one thousand taels to the two thousand taels?
In fact, the key point is why the owner has a difference between these three people from the beginning? He doesn't score equally, but has a difference.
I think this is because the three of them have different abilities and trust in their masters. Five thousand taels are the most capable. The master trusts him and he also trusts the master. They must have long-term experience of getting along with each other. The master believes that he can manage the investment delivered by the master. Although the ability of two thousand taels is not as strong as five thousand taels, the master knew that he could control these two thousand taels and knew that he was loyal. As for the one thousand taels, the master knew that his ability was limited and his trust relationship with the master was not enough, but he still gave him a chance to try it, but he didn't understand the master's wishes.
gave the one thousand taels to ten thousand taels. It was not an increase in burden for him, he just received a 10% reward, so he would not be proud of him. What the master here should affirm is human faith and encourage people's loyalty. Faith is richer because of more experience, so "everything that has to be added to him, so that he has enough."
If you give those four thousand, it may cause a burden to him. increases by 25% at once and it will be unbearable. People are prone to being arrogant. When they become five thousand taels, they will think that they have reached the five thousand taels, and the competition may begin.
People will not be jealous of people who are much greater than themselves, but will only envy or respect. For people who are only a little more than themselves, they will envy, jealousy and hate. The master is wise, and giving him a thousand taels at such a time may make him tangled, and what he needs is to always maintain loyalty and ambition.
In addition, the owner praises them the same, and this is enough for loyal people.
What we should pay attention to when praise from the owner is "only things", which actually shows the difference between people. For the person who has five thousand taels, five thousand taels are not a big deal, and for the person who has two thousand taels, two thousand taels are not a big deal, and they are all within their ability. If he gave five thousand taels to that one thousand tael, it would be too much and he would not be able to bear it.
And that one thousand taels is not smart enough. He doesn’t know how much he has. It’s okay, but there is interest to deposit money in the bank. But he was not, he was unhappy, he suspected that he was doing bad things and thought he was smart enough to rob the master of white. He was a person without confidence.
What I admire most is the two thousand taels, because for people who are not up and down, they should be aggressive and strive for the upstream, or they should be flattered and willing to be mediocre. But he is steady and down-to-earth, dedicated and hard, not jealous or proud. There is a word that is "self-knowledge", which is true wisdom. A person's gradual growth is the healthiest. He will not look up to himself, will not be eager to achieve success, and will not be unstable at all times.
. The most important thing is that this story is used to describe the kingdom of heaven, which means to see different people’s different faith in the kingdom of heaven and different results. That thousand taels are originally a person without confidence, so the master was very angry and wanted to drive him into the darkness.
is dragged by material, and the test is confidence. The kingdom of heaven requires faith and loyalty to understand. Perhaps God only gives you this kind of you. If you have faith and work hard according to your own conditions and resources, you will still receive praise, encouragement and hope. This is faith and fairness.
So this story actually has nothing to do with "the stronger the stronger the weaker the weaker the weaker the less". People misuse Matthew's story, but they are not actually named.
It is what Lao Tzu said in the "Tao Te Ching": The way of heaven reduces the excess and makes up for the deficiency; the way of man reduces the deficiency and makes up for the excess. He pointed out the real state of human society and expressed the following: the evil of humanity and the purity of heaven.
