The Supreme Being doesn't know it exists, the next one is close to him and praises him, the next time he fears him, and the next time he humiliates him.
This is a quote from the Tao Te Ching, which talks about the levels of leadership.
For a long time in the past, we seemed to have forgotten these things. We also criticized Lao and Zhuang's tranquility and inaction and felt negative. In fact, everything has pros and cons. The wisdom of the ancients is beyond our reach.
Otherwise, Confucius would not have said that I am like a dragon in the abyss, seeing the head but not knowing the tail.
In my humble opinion, the so-called inaction means not doing anything for oneself, which is the same as selflessness. It is selfish because it is selfless. The same is true for Wuwei, because there is no dispute, so no one in the world should fight with it.
To be honest, people are selfish, especially if you are a leader and have abundant resources, no one will believe you if you don't seek some personal gain for yourself.
In other words, there are not many people like Wan Jun who want to do something practical for the people.
It's not much, but it is there.
It is precisely because of their existence that the conscience and enthusiasm in our hearts are ignited, and what we see is beautiful.
The author comes from the countryside and is very familiar with rural life and the actions of village cadres. To put it bluntly, ten years ago, 80% of the villages were the richest and the ones with the best houses were secretaries and village chiefs.
Home, this speaks volumes.
Of course, the situation is different now. The rich are all capable and smart. Village cadres can’t do anything even if they don’t want to. The people are watching. Nowadays, it is said that rural areas are better than cities. Many urban people are willing to go to rural areas, which also explains the problem.
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To put it lightly, the country is better.
Wang Shulan was infected by Wan Jun and made a meaningful decision for the first time in her life. She was excited about it and had an indescribable feeling, as if her heart had been washed and made clean.
After having dinner with Wan Jun, she couldn't help but call Zhou Xiaomei. On the phone, she described the beauty of Beautiful Valley with excitement, talked about her plans to sponsor a little girl to go to school, and strongly invited Zhou Xiaomei to come to Chifeng to meet her.
Let’s attend the opening ceremony of Beautiful Valley Primary School together. Of course, the reason is to visit and appreciate the beautiful scenery of Beautiful Valley.
People, you never know when things will change.
A word, a piece of music, a moment, as long as it touches the kindness deep in the heart, it will change a person.
We who live in this noisy world have all experienced touching moments, and at that moment we thought about changing. However, after the touching moments disappeared, our enthusiasm also cooled down, and the unsatisfactory days before us returned to normal.
Therefore, we hate our current selves, grit our teeth and talk about changing, but after a sleep, it is still yesterday.
A strong life wraps up a weak self. In the final analysis, there is no will, no determination and courage to change.
Zhang Li picked up Zhou Xiaomei the next day, and they first went to the headquarters to meet Yanhua. The three chatted lively for a long time, and then had dinner. Because she was happy, Zhang Li ignored the dissuasion and made an exception to drink a bottle of beer.
After hearing Zhou Xiaomei's explanation of why she went to Chifeng, especially the scenery of the beautiful valley described by Wang Shulan, both Yanhua and Zhang Li were a little tempted and wanted to see it.
"As long as you two arrange your family affairs and go with me, just treat it as a trip." Zhou Xiaomei encouraged.
"There's nothing going on at home--" Yanhua said and looked at Zhang Li.
"Want to go?" Zhang Li asked seductively.
"think."
"Then go and I'll make arrangements."
Zhang Li called Zhang Xiangdong and Xiaofeng respectively and explained what they had to do, and then went to Chifeng with Yanhua and Zhou Xiaomei the next day.
This is a very poor home that you can tell at first glance.
The three mud houses are incompatible with the brick and tile houses of the neighbors. The yard is not big, but it is very clean and has everything that a farmer's house should have. Pig pens, chicken coops, duck houses, and vegetable gardens are scattered in an orderly manner.
There was a donkey cart at the root of the south wall. There were no animals in the barn next to it, so it was obvious that they couldn't afford it.
The stone courtyard wall is still in good condition. The main entrance has a large frame but no gate. A long wooden pole is used as the main entrance.
Yingzi lifted the wooden pole and put it aside, then led the four kind-hearted aunts Yanhua, Wang Shulan, Zhou Xiaomei and Zhang Li and the principal into the courtyard.
Yanhua and the others were attending the opening ceremony of Ligu Primary School. At Wang Shulan's request, they came together under the leadership of her sponsor Yingzi.
Wang Shulan wanted to see what Yingzi's home was like.
A lame middle-aged man walked out of the earthen house, looked at the four women dressed as city dwellers standing in the yard, and asked the daughter in front of him with confusion: "Eiko, this is ------
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Yingzi happily ran to her father and introduced her: "Dad, she is the aunt who sponsored me to go to school."
"Sponsoring your education?" Yingzi's father was still confused and looked at the principal.
"Brother Nie——" The principal stepped forward and introduced Wang Shulan with a smile: "This is Mr. Wang from Chifeng. Seeing that Yingzi studies well, is smart, and has a promising future, he promised to help her study and support her wherever she goes."
After hearing what the principal said, Yingzi's father was stunned for a moment and couldn't help asking: "What? Really?"
"Really." The principal nodded affirmatively.
The expression on Yingzi's father's face was very complicated, including excitement, gratitude, and unbelievable surprise------
A simple and honest farmer with little ability, his family was poor, he went out to work for a living and even broke his leg. The misfortunes in life have hit him to the point where he dare not expect luck. When faced with sudden surprises, it is like a gold ingot falling from the sky.
When I reached my head, I was happy, but I was afraid it was just a dream.
In today's society, people who live in affluence may not think that there are families who are so poor that they cannot afford to send their children to school. The actual situation is indeed true.
Let's put it this way, the cost of a pair of clothes for a child from a wealthy family may be the cost of living for a child from a poor family for a year, or even far more. We have watched a program called "Metamorphosis" broadcast by a certain TV station, in which poor children in mountainous areas are indeed like that
, just like the Yingzi family in Beautiful Valley.
Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands is nothing to the rich, but to the poor, it may be a lifelong dream.
Wang Shulan and Yanhua left Yingzi's house with tears in their eyes. The tears were not entirely because of the poverty of Yingzi's family, but because they were moved. They were moved by Yingzi's sensibleness and independence, and even more so by the strong perseverance of an eleven-year-old girl.
and moved by diligence and studiousness.
When they left, each person left five hundred yuan for Yingzi's father. Unfortunately, he didn't see Yingzi's mother - she was cooking dinner for the workers at the construction site at this time.
The afterglow of the setting sun reflects on the mountains in the distance, and the earth is covered with golden glow at this time. The breeze blows, the leaves in the mountain forests rustle, the river ripples, and the dusk mist of the mountain village flows.
There are children herding sheep coming down the mountain road, followed by the well-fed sheep. On the hillside, the nearly mature millet is glowing with golden waves, the soybeans that have become solid shake off their leaves, and the pods are full of harvest.
At the foot of the mountain, smoke rises from the villagers' cooking stoves, and the air is filled with the smoke of firewood and the aroma of food. From time to time, the barking of dogs and the sound of women calling their children home for dinner noisy the mountain village in the evening, creating a poetic scene.
Picturesque beauty.
"What a great place -" Zhang Li was intoxicated.
"Mr. Xiang has a vision," Yanhua said.
"This place is simply a paradise." Zhou Xiaomei said.
"I'll buy a house here, and I can come whenever I want," Wang Shulan said.
"You must have a garden and can grow vegetables, so we can grow them ourselves," Zhang Li said.
"Raise a few chickens, ducks, geese, and a dog -------" Wang Shulan planned.
Zhou Xiaomei added: "I open a wine shop. The water here is good, similar to the one at my home. It is suitable for making liquor."
Wang Shulan's eyes lit up, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? We need a wine shop here."
"Are you really thinking about it?" Zhou Xiaomei asked jokingly.
"I don't really want to do that." Wang Shulan said seriously: "Our family uses a lot of wine in a year, so why don't we buy it outside? In addition, we can also take out, and we can make a lot of money."
"You can really consider it." Yanhua was also a little moved.
"What are you considering? Just do it and invite Xiaomei's father over for guidance. He is an old shochu master."
Wang Shulan said enthusiastically, it seemed that the wine shop was already in front of her. (To be continued)