Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, gentleness, courtesy, frugality, loyalty, filial piety, courage, respect and honesty are the fifteen human virtues.
In the past, Li Mu believed that benevolence was the first virtue.
But at this moment, Li Mu understood that "bravery" is the first virtue.
Without courage, you cannot uphold benevolence and righteousness; without courage, you cannot uphold propriety; without courage, you cannot persevere in the following few perseverances.
If you don’t have the courage, stick to your good moral character; if you don’t have the courage, refuse the temptation; if you don’t have the courage, face yourself who was once embarrassed.
Therefore, courage is the most important.
Courage is the first quality of success.
A person may not have an IQ, background, or background, but he must have courage. Losing courage means losing everything.
Just like the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu led an army of 30,000 and attacked the Qin army of more than 200,000; in the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu led an army of 8,000 troops and attacked Wang Mang's army of 200,000. At that time, they were not sure of victory.
, has already made up his mind to die, and will put himself to death before resurrecting.
As for the Battle of Julu, the soldiers and horses of the other six nations were too frightened to attack.
Just like in Zhetian, the great emperors all have invincible Taoist hearts. To put it bluntly, the invincible Taoist hearts are courage. But after beheading oneself, not only the realm of cultivation but also the courage was cut off.
Without courage, everything is lost.
"A brave man with blood will turn red when angry; a brave man with pulse will turn blue when angry; a brave man with bone will turn pale when angry. As far as I know, Jing Ke is a brave man, but his face will not change when angry."
In ancient times, the simplest way to judge a person's moral character was to see whether he was brave.
Someone once again gave an extreme example and said that murderers are also very brave.
But this is a person who is brave in blood, brave in pulse, and brave in bones. He is not truly courageous.
A brave person has good moral character; a person who is not brave has bad moral character.
No wonder Han Xin couldn't get ahead under Xiang Yu because Han Xin was not brave.
In Xiang Yu's world view, people who are not brave are not worthy of trust.
After Han Xin became prosperous and returned to his hometown in rich clothes, the butcher came to plead guilty. Han Xin could kill the butcher directly and then say, for thirty years to the east of the river and thirty years to the west of the river, don't bully the young man into poverty. This is tit for tat, which is courageous.
Han Xin can also choose to ignore it. Shenlong is too lazy to meet with the ants regularly.
No longer on the same level, too lazy to care.
It's like, would Bill Gates come forward and fight with the gangsters?
Not at all, just downgraded.
These are two choices, but Han Xin did not choose either, but chose the third one.
When Han Xin returned home, he did not kill the butcher who had insulted him, but returned his reward, and finally made him a lieutenant of the Chu Kingdom.
Han Xin also told the soldiers that this was a strong man. When he insulted me, I was not very afraid of him in my heart because I thought there was no point in killing him. It was precisely because of my forbearance that I was also this strong man.
Let me be patient and endure the humiliation back then to achieve what I am today.
That sounds reasonable!
But if you think about it carefully, it is completely nonsense.
The reason why Han Xin endured the crotch humiliation was not to become a Ninja Turtle, but because he could not beat others and could only pretend to be a grandson.
Han Xin succeeded not because he was forbearing, but because he knew how to fight and won continuously.
If there is no way to fight, what is the use of forbearance? Liu Bang has no shortage of forbearing generals.
In fact, Han Xin did not hold back at all, but rather boasted. Among the Chu army, when Xiang Yu was discussing military affairs, Han Xin often interrupted, but was finally kicked out by Long Qie. Later, when he came to Liu Bang, he also boasted and attracted the attention of Liu Bang.
Xiao He paid attention and attracted Liu Bang's attention.
As for forgiving the butcher later and giving him back to a minor official, this is a political show.
Choosing the first one proves that Han Xin is a man of good temperament; choosing the second one proves that Han Xin has a great future; you can choose the third one to prove that Han Xin is hypocritical.
Hypocritical people lack courage.
Hypocritical people need recognition from others.
You need to trust others to trust yourself.
But in fact, a truly brave person does not need recognition from others, it is enough for him to recognize himself.
Also in history, why was Liu Bang the emperor instead of Xiao He?
When it comes to connections, status, moral character, and ability to do things, Xiao He is superior to Liu Bang, but why did Liu Bang become the emperor in the end, not Xiao He?
Because Xiao He has intelligence but no courage.
During the rebellion in Peixian County, Liu Bang was the first to stand up, and Xiao He was only the second to stand up.
Because rebellion requires risks, and the first one to stand up has to bear huge risks. If you fail, you will almost certainly die, but the second one is much safer.
In all aspects of quality, Xiao He was superior to Liu Bang; but in terms of courage and decision-making, he was not as good as Liu Bang.
This is also why Zhu Yuanzhang could become the emperor in later generations, but Liu Bowen could not.
Smart people also have many worries and often lack courage, decision-making and courage.
Liu Bang's success was not only based on shamelessness, but also on courage.
In Peixian County, there were three thousand soldiers who took the lead in fighting against the Qin Dynasty and were brave enough to be the leader; then they attacked Wuguan by surprise, captured Xianyang, and did what the Six Nations Allied Forces could not do, which is courage; having the courage to go to the Hongmen Banquet, and not being afraid of death, is courage
; Fight against Xiang Yu in person, lose every time and fight again, not afraid at all, this is courage.
Courage is the first way to success.
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In the study, Li Mu thought about two words, again and again, and again and again.
courage!
It seems that I am gradually coming to understand what true courage is.
Just like Qin Wuyang, who usually shows off his strength and fights fiercely, and looks very awesome, but at the critical moment, he trembles with fear when encountering Qin Shihuang, and loses control at the critical moment. This is called fake courage; real courage is usually timid, cautious and timid.
He is small, but when he uses his hands at critical moments, he is more agile than anyone else.
Just like Jing Ke and Liu Xiu.
"Courage is the first virtue of mankind, and the second virtue is trustworthiness. People who do not trust often have bad character, just like Liu Bang. The third virtue is filial piety!"
Li Mu understood clearly in his heart.
To identify whether a person is reliable or not, first look at whether he is brave, secondly look at whether he is trustworthy, and thirdly look at whether he is filial to his parents.
If you have all three, you are worth following for a lifetime, such as Liu Xiu; if you have two of the three, you are worthy of following, such as Cao Cao; if you have one of the three, you are only worth working as a part-time worker, such as Liu Bang. If you do not have any of the three, it is best to leave, otherwise disaster is not far away
Already.
Suddenly, Li Mu's mind was sublimating, and he not only saw the path to the Eighth Transformation and the Ninth Transformation, but even the path to the Tenth Transformation.
"The road ahead has been cut off. Using the foundation as the bricks, courage as the machine, and wisdom as the support, a new road has been forged... This is the road I want to take!" Li Mu said firmly in his heart: "There is no road ahead.
But the moment I lift my feet and take the first step, there is a road ahead!"