Confucius said, "unbelievers don't know what they can do." Mencius said, "A gentleman does not cultivate his heart with sincerity." It can be seen how important honesty is to a person. Nothing can cultivate a good personality like honesty.
Meng, a trainer of behavior analysis in Taiwan Province Province, once said the power of honesty: "I have achieved some success, but it is not because I am a genius, and others respect me not because I am rich, but largely because I keep my promise! As long as I say it, I will certainly honor it. Therefore, my students trust me and people in society respect me. They respect not only me, but also my character of keeping promises! I never break my promise to others, whether he is a very successful celebrity or a poor boy who has just stepped into society. I believe that if I often break my promise or be late, no matter how successful I am, no one will come to listen to my speech. Moreover, without integrity, I can't succeed at all. "
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was an important official named Meng around. His biggest problem is that he broke his word. Lu Aigong was very dissatisfied with him. One day, a banquet was held in honor of the ministers, and Meng and another mourning minister also attended the banquet. Meng never liked being serious, so he took the opportunity to make a fool of himself at the banquet and asked why Zheng's adult was getting fatter and fatter. Hearing this, Aigong interjected: A person who often eats his promise will certainly gain weight! Hearing this, the ministers here knew that Aigong was not seriously criticizing, but secretly accusing Wu Bo of breaking his promise. The saying that "breaking your word and getting fat" comes from this.
The power of keeping promises is powerful, and there are many famous examples in the history of our country:
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Wengong decided to attack the original country for hegemony. Jin Wengong and the soldiers agreed to attack the original country within seven days. After Kim arrived in his home country, he met with stubborn resistance. Seven days have passed, and the original country has still not surrendered. So Jin Wengong ordered the withdrawal.
Nobody understands. Advisers and generals dissuaded Jin Wengong, saying that in a few days, the original country could be captured, but Jin Wengong still insisted on withdrawing troops. He said: I have an appointment with the soldiers, limited to seven days. Now that seven days have passed, I can't break my promise. Credit is a national treasure. I can't do this if I get my country and lose my national treasure. So 8 jin j withdrew from the original country.
In the second year, Jin Wengong personally attacked the Central Plains with a great army. This time, he reached an agreement with the soldiers: he must attack the country of origin before giving up. Hearing that Jin Wengong had reached an agreement with the soldiers, the primitive people immediately surrendered to the State of Jin. Hearing this, wei ren thought that Jin Wengong's credit had reached the extreme, so he joined the State of Jin.
Soon, Jin Wengong became the overlord of the world governors.
If we make a promise, we will certainly carry it out, which is the basis for your foothold in this society. If you break your word again and again, no one will believe you. In the eyes of others, you are a complete villain. When dealing with you, people always think in their hearts, "Will I be cheated by this boy?" ? Ignore him! "Imagine, in this society, what can a person do without friends? He'll just be unable to move.
There is such a story:
1July 4, 946, German fascism has been extinct for one year and two months. On this day, hundreds of indignant citizens from kielce, about 0/70km away from Warsaw/Kloc-0, poured into the streets. When they saw Jews, they beat, arrested and killed them. Some Jews were taken to a house at No.7 Palanti Street and beaten to death. The wanton massacre lasted from 10 am to 4 pm, and 42 people were killed, two of whom were killed because they were mistaken for Jews.
Incredibly, this massacre was caused by lying children. Herian, the child of a Polish shoemaker, moved to kielce from a village 20 kilometers away with his parents. He has only lived there for a few weeks and is not used to city life. On July 1 day, he secretly hitchhiked back to the country children and sneaked back to the city three days later. Seeing his son come back, the father couldn't help feeling angry. He picked up a whip and grabbed him, asking loudly, "Where have you been these days, you stubborn ghost?" Have you turned to Jews? "When the child saw his father's fierce spirit, he was afraid, so he" admitted "that he had been abducted by Jews these days, and lied that the Jews had abducted him and abused him in a cellar at No.7 Palanti Street.
The next morning, the angry father went to the police station to report the case. On the way home, many passers-by curiously asked the father and son what had happened. Father and son vividly said that Herian was kidnapped by Jews for several days. At that time, although World War II had ended, the anti-Semitism of German fascists had not completely dispersed. A few people listened to the lies and were extremely angry, claiming to retaliate against the Jews, but the fabricated "facts" spread widely within a few hours, and the more they spread, the more distorted they became (even saying that Herian was killed by Jews). This led to the massacre of Jews on this day.
Herian was often filled with guilt in his later years. No.7 Palanti Street has been transformed into a memorial hall, so that the world can't forget the past and cherish today.
We all need honesty, and we need honesty to build the cornerstone of our career; You need honesty to build your own solid tomorrow. Be honest, treat people sincerely and do things sincerely. Honesty is not far away, but in the heart. Honesty is the foundation of being a man and the guarantee of success. Let's start from now on, from me, from the little things around us, be polite and be honest. Only in this way can we win people's trust, serve the society and contribute to the people and the country.