After laughing, Secretary Fang said: "This joke is said to be true and has been recorded in classics. In fact, the old minister saw that Qianlong was in a bad mood, so he made up this joke to make the emperor happy."
Then another deputy governor also told a joke:
When a leader's special plane was flying over the Pacific, it encountered a storm and the floor of the plane was lifted off. The leader and his bodyguards reacted quickly and firmly grasped what they could, and hung them all on the high-altitude plane. Everyone gritted their teeth. They held it tightly with all their strength, dangling like a duck on a roast duck rack. But everyone still had a secret joy of surviving the disaster.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the plane, and the plane turned into a glider and slowly slid down. At this time, the pilot said to everyone that the load of the plane was too large. If the load was 100 kilograms lighter, there should be hope of pulling it up. Everyone looked at each other, But in the end, they all stared silently at the fat and old leader. The leader understood what everyone meant, and after thinking about it, he said: Okay, but I have a few more words to say. Everyone's faces showed happiness. He smiled, listened attentively, and thought about how to go back and convey these words. However, the leader cleared his throat, paused, and only said one sentence: I have finished what I said.
Everyone applauded loudly as usual.
So the leader returned safely.
Everyone laughed again. It was only then that the atmosphere at the table became truly warm and harmonious.
People in officialdom like to tell jokes. We are all leaders, and such jokes will not be considered as satirizing ourselves by others. Moreover, jokes are just jokes, that is, they are just to make people laugh, nothing more.
Governor He also said:
A middle school student came home tremblingly: "Dad, I only got sixty points in today's exam." The father was very angry: "Next time I get a low grade, don't call me dad!" The next day, his son came back and said, "I'm sorry, brother!"
Then Lin Yu also told a story: The chief and the guard were climbing together. When they reached the middle of the mountain, the guard said: Chief, we are tired from walking, let's go back. The chief said sternly: I didn't even say I was tired, but you said you were tired first? We are halfway up the mountain, how can we give up halfway? If we do the same for revolution, can we succeed? The guard lowered his head in shame. The leader encouraged him: Young people should exercise more! The guard said aggrievedly: But I am really I can’t carry you anymore!
These jokes made everyone laugh. I guess they don’t hear many jokes on weekdays. After all, their level is too high and there are not many people who can tell jokes in front of them. And such jokes are probably made by them. I occasionally heard this joke from other places, such as Governor He, and it clearly bears the imprint of the work she is in charge of.
Governor Huang's suggestion was very effective, and the atmosphere on the table immediately became lively.
Later, Governor Huang said to me: "Xiao Feng, tell me one too. I remember you are very good at telling jokes."
I smiled and said, "Let me tell you a joke I heard when I was a doctor. One day, a girl went to the hospital to see a doctor because of back pain. She said: Doctor, why does my back hurt so much? The doctor couldn't help but shake his head after seeing it. The girl suddenly became nervous and asked hurriedly: What's wrong? The doctor asked her: Did you go on a date with your boyfriend last night?
The girl was surprised and replied: Yes! The doctor then asked: Is it right for you to go on a date in the cemetery? The girl was even more surprised and replied: Yes. How do you know? The doctor ignored her question and continued
The girl asked: Do you do any excessive strenuous exercise? The girl was surprised and admired, and at the same time a little embarrassed. She said: Doctor, you are so amazing, how do you know everything? The doctor smiled and said: Because I saw
There are some words on your back: Xian Kao Ke Gong so-and-so’s tomb, and so-and-so a filial man and a filial grandson so-and-so.”
Everyone started laughing again.
Secretary Fang was also laughing, and then he asked me: "Isn't this true?"
I smiled and replied: "I don't know, I heard it from others when I was in the hospital. Doctors also like to tell jokes when they are together, because the pressure of the doctor's profession is very high, and they face patients every day.
health and life. Especially surgeons, they are under greater pressure."
Secretary Fang immediately asked me: "Xiao Feng, if you were asked to choose again now, would you rather continue to be your doctor or would you rather be your current deputy mayor?"
I was stunned for a moment. In fact, I have thought about this problem, and I think this problem is often caused by things that are not going well at work or when I feel that some relationships are difficult to deal with, especially recently. But I did not expect that Secretary Fang would come to me at this time.
came to ask me such a question. I thought about it and replied: "Secretary Fang, to be honest, I would still like to be a doctor. Although being a doctor is hard work and sometimes stressful, it is relatively simple. As long as
If you have strong professional abilities and excellent skills, you don't have to think about anything else. And as a doctor, your salary is pretty good."
He looked at me in surprise, "Do you really think so? Don't you think that your position as deputy mayor now better demonstrates your value?"
I smiled and said: "Secretary Fang, in fact, the value of a person is multi-faceted. Doctors have the value of doctors, and officials have the value of officials. This cannot be equated at all, let alone a comparison to say which one is more valuable.
You think so?
In fact, as an individual, the most important thing is what you like to do. This is the most important. However, we are members of a social group and we cannot decide many things by ourselves. So I think that the reflection of a person's value is more important.
It should be considered from the perspective of social needs.
For example, if the organization asks you to be the secretary of the provincial party committee, it is because the organization considers this from a very high perspective to be your greatest value, because we in Jiangnan Province need a provincial party secretary like you. Perhaps your biggest personal dream is
Just be a good lawyer or a judge who delivers justice..."
Secretary Fang's major is law, I know this. When I finished speaking, I suddenly found that everyone was looking at me. I found that several deputy governors had surprised looks on their faces. I
I guess they didn't expect me to talk like this.
At this time, I also regretted a little. I regretted that I spoke too much and told the truth too much. Although there was still some flattery in my words, overall it was still a bit too much. Maybe it was the alcohol.
It's the role that made me so bold.
No one knows the panic and regret I feel in my heart at this moment. But the words have been spoken, so I can only shut up immediately and stop talking further.
But Secretary Fang seemed to be very interested in what I just said, and he immediately said: "You seem to be right. My dream is to become an excellent lawyer one day. I remember someone once asked Mao
Chairman, what is his biggest dream? He replied that he wants to be a primary school teacher. I have every reason to believe that he is telling the truth, because a great man like him does not need to lie. But it is impossible for him to be anything.
Primary school teacher, firstly, the people will not agree, and secondly, he himself cannot let go of this country. Therefore, a person's dream and reality are always contradictory. Xiao Feng, tell me, there are really people in this world who are willing to give up what they have.
Someone who has achieved something and then lives for their dream?”
I had to answer, "I don't know, but I think there should be. Secretary Fang, your question reminds me of a story written by the British writer Somerset Maugham. The protagonists are two doctors. Abraham is a genius surgeon.
When he was in medical school, he was a popular figure on campus. No matter which scholarship he was eligible to apply for, others would automatically give it up and no one would dare to compete with him.
After graduating from college, Abraham worked at the famous St. Thomas Hospital in the UK and was quickly promoted to the head of the hospital. No one would doubt that a meteoric rise would be waiting for him. Before he officially took office, as a celebration, he boarded a ship.
The freighter headed for the Mediterranean took a long journey, and he planned to return to London to take up his post after the trip.
One morning a few weeks later, the cargo ship docked temporarily at Alexandria, Egypt. Abraham stood on the deck and looked at the white city under the sun. He suddenly felt that he had seen it before, as if he had returned to his hometown after many years of absence, and as if he had been practicing hard for many years.
The believer had a profound enlightenment. He believed that this place was the habitat of the soul. Without hesitation, he took all his luggage and abandoned the ship to land.
A few days later, Abraham sent a letter of resignation to St. Thomas Hospital and settled down in Alexandria. He found a job in a public hospital, making little money, just enough to live on. Then he married a wife and had children, and lived peacefully.
After Abraham resigned, his university alumnus Carl fortunately took over his position and became the new leader of St. Thomas Hospital.
Karl is also a talented young doctor, but under the light of Abraham, he can only be the second child for thousands of years. Karl Mikael had already accepted his fate, but unexpectedly, good luck fell from the sky, and his life changed drastically.
The lives of the two young people changed dramatically. More than ten years later, Carl became a famous doctor, was knighted, lived in a mansion, and married a beautiful wife. In contrast, Abraham was much more ordinary.
The biggest change is that he has less hair than before. People have long forgotten that he was once a dazzling surgical genius. Karl thinks he is stupid. The status he has now should belong to Abraham. But Abraham was not satisfied with it back then.
I feel extremely lucky to have made the decision. I am doing the job I love most in my favorite place, and I am contented every day.
At this point in Maugham's story, a question arises: Who is happier among these two doctors? Maugham expressed his opinion at the end of the book. He said: I doubt whether Abraham is really
You're ruining yourself. Doing what you want to do most, living in an environment you like, being indifferent and peaceful, and living aloof from the world, is this a waste of yourself?
On the contrary, is being a famous surgeon, earning an annual salary of 10,000 pounds, and marrying a beautiful wife a success? Secretary Fang, I think this story is very thought-provoking. Sometimes I think: People should
How to spend your life?
I think the Buddhist saying of "knowing the mind and seeing one's nature" is very reasonable. In short, it means discovering and thoroughly understanding one's true face. In fact, many of us don't understand ourselves, or we dare not face the truth.
Oneself, so it is easy to be swayed by the world and seduced by fame and fortune.
Therefore, when there is a conflict between our inner world and the outside world, the first thing we give up is mostly ourselves. Therefore, what we pursue is no longer happiness itself, but making others look happy."
Secretary Fang nodded and said, "cadres who come out of universities are just different."
After that, he stopped talking, and then changed the topic to other things, and later he also told a joke, "Not long ago, I joked with Director Xue, who had just resigned as director of the National People's Congress due to age issues:
I didn’t expect you to be so unpopular. Look, when the vote was taken to vote for your resignation from the National People’s Congress, all the hands raised in agreement were raised; the hands raised in opposition and the hands abstained were not raised. Look at the newly elected people.
Of those, all agreed, and not a single one objected or abstained. How did you get along? Learn from others!"
Everyone laughs.
In fact, his joke is not very funny. Maybe it’s because people didn’t expect him to tell jokes, or maybe laughing like this is completely a kind of etiquette. But I don’t know why I laugh, I really don’t know, but I
He laughed. After he finished telling the joke, he laughed with everyone, and he laughed very naturally.
Secretary Fang himself also laughed, and he then said: "Actually, in the future, each of us will have to step down. The key to the problem is that we must do everything we should do when we are on stage, so that
Even if you retire, you will still be respected by people. Xiao Feng said earlier that what we pursue is no longer happiness itself, but making others look happy.
What he means is that a person should not pay too much attention to other people's evaluation of himself. This makes sense from a philosophy of life, but for us politicians, we should not think like this, because we have always been
The common people are supporting us, so we must pay attention to their evaluation of us. This is also a matter of conscience for politicians."
Governor Huang immediately said: "Secretary Fang, what you said is so sincere and reasonable. We have really benefited a lot today."
Everyone also said this, and words of praise immediately came one after another. (To be continued)