Zeng Guofan, a man with a very mediocre qualification, completed the transformation of being thoroughly remoulded and becoming a saint through his unremitting efforts, and reached the realm of making contributions, establishing morality and making statements. This process is very enlightening to the growth of ordinary people. At the same time, we can learn more about China's traditional ideological history, political history and social history in the late Qing Dynasty from Zeng Guofan's story, and enrich our historical and cultural knowledge.
Second, golden sentences/quotations
1 is the most clumsy in the world, and can also beat the smartest in the world.
A person's life is like a fruit ripening process: you can't be anxious or slack. People's efforts, God's cultivation, will make a tree grow taller quietly, and will also make a person mature slowly: "Don't forget to help, look at the ground and grow taller in thousands of feet."
Third, people will make contributions to the world, but they must die with righteousness.
Tibetans show kindness/Tibetans show filial piety.
5 wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, and it will be exposed and artificial.
6 heroes break their teeth and swallow blood.
Stand up your bones and try your best to support them.
Eight days, worldly affairs, excitement and compulsion.
With years of military experience, it is beneficial to know what is happening in the world when we focus on the overall situation.
10 because of people and not for people.
1 1 Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your mind to it; There are joys and sorrows in life.
12 Wealth and fame are floating in the world, but that is really useful for huge breasts.
13 tried to stand up, tried to touch people.
14 in ancient times, read more books; If you start studying today, you will find more examples.
15 stands for heaven and earth and is born for the people.
Third, think.
After reading the book yesterday, it was too late to write a book review. Because I really don't know how to describe this great man, I thought about it all day. I want to use Zeng Guofan's story to talk about how to face all kinds of setbacks, how to strengthen self-management and face life more calmly.
1 how did Zeng Guofan face the pain of being the top scholar in seven subjects?
Zeng Guofan not only failed the list for the sixth time, but also was criticized by the learning platform. This time, it was a great stimulus to Ceng Gong. He sat in his study, reflecting on his experience of studying for so many years, and looking for the reasons for his failure. The first is the lack of talent, and the second is the problem of father's teaching methods. At the same time, he found that his main problem was that he was too cautious in writing, paid too much attention to local polishing, and lacked the overall situation and overall momentum. Next, Ceng Gong knows how to work hard on the overall situation and momentum of the article.
? From this, we can find that Ceng Gong Adversity Quotient is touching, good at reflection, able to grasp the main contradiction, make a breakthrough, and finally succeed in making the seventh list. Seeing this, I not only reflected on my own process of learning Portuguese, but also failed to achieve the desired results after learning it intermittently for a long time. There are external reasons, but internal factors are the most important. Like Ceng Gong, my talent is not very good, so I have to make up for it. Secondly, the learning method is wrong. The choice of learning materials is not allowed, and the main contradiction is not allowed. Therefore, on the basis of active communication with excellent friends, combined with my own preferences and specialties, I re-selected new textbooks and adopted the method of listening+reading+recording+self-revision+examination every day. After a month of training, I made rapid progress. At the same time, it also greatly stimulated my enthusiasm and motivation to learn and strive to achieve my goals as soon as possible.
2 How did Zeng Guofan face the humiliation of Changsha?
Changsha's humiliation was the first real setback for Zeng Guofan since his birth. Compared with this setback, the difficulty of Jinshi and the embarrassment of painting being laughed at are not at all the same level. Open "deputy ministerial level" officials, almost killed by rioting soldiers of fortune, have not been fair. This ugliness is rare in history of qing dynasty. You can imagine how hard Zeng Guofan worked and couldn't sleep at night.
? Zeng Guofan's first reaction was to sue the emperor, but when you think about it, this method won't work. Can he bring down Hunan provincial officials? If not, wouldn't it be more difficult to move in the future? After several sleepless nights of reflection, Zeng Guofan made an unexpected decision: "Heroes can bite their teeth and swallow their blood". Don't fight for a short day, fight more victories in the future.
? In daily life, when we inevitably encounter conflicts with others, don't impulsively argue with others about winning or losing, put your grievances into your stomach, and calm down and think about how to deal with and resolve conflicts. Harmony is the most important thing in everything. A mature person controls his emotions and his life.
3. How to face inferiority and anxiety, depression and hardship?
Zeng Guofan used to feel inferior, and the success of the imperial examination made him find confidence. But when I came to imperial academy, I made many people with completely different temperament and manners. Compared with them, Zeng Guofan found himself with many serious defects. A difficult Hunan dialect, looks rustic, wears rustic clothes, and because it is exam-oriented education, I really haven't read many books. This gap between existence and the starting line is bound to have a great impact on his heart. Zeng Guofan began to worry about how to wash away his vulgarity.
? He summed up his shortcomings; Can't calm down, life is irregular; Arrogance and lack of education; "hypocrisy" does not pretend to understand, lewd (like to see beautiful women).
? A) In order to change himself, Zeng Guofan began to study eagerly and carefully studied the classics of Neo-Confucianism. Moreover, through reading and making friends, Zeng Guofan's vision and knowledge are very different from before. Thirty years old is very important in Zeng Guofan's life. He decided to reinvent himself, turn over a new leaf and make up his mind to learn to be a "saint".
B) The beginning of thoroughly remoulding is keeping a diary, which is the basis of sanctification. Although there are some problems in keeping a diary, such as not keeping a running account or a plan, with the help of Tang Jian, Zeng Guofan learned to keep a diary. The most important purpose of keeping a diary is to reflect on yourself. Under no circumstances can you break the habit of keeping a diary every day. In addition, Zeng Guofan shared his diary with friends, because things must be exciting and forced to succeed. Zeng Guofan constantly improved himself through the supervision of others and adhered to such good habits all his life.
C) Self-managed 12 make-up lessons.
(1). Neat and earnest, always careless. When there is nothing, the heart is in the cavity, and when there is a need, it is single-minded and not mixed. Qingming is in the bow, like the rising sun.
(2) sit still. Sit quietly for four minutes at any time every day to experience the kindness of coming back. In the right place, like dingzhen.
(3) get up early. Get up at dawn, and don't be attached to love after waking up.
(4) Reading is the only way. Don't read his book until it is finished. Reading from the east to the west is only for foreigners.
(5) reading history. When Bing Shen bought Twenty-three History in 200 1 year, the adults said, "I borrowed money to buy books and spared no effort to sew them for you. If you can count it once, you won't be responsible for me. " After that, I circled ten leaves every day, which was unfilial.
(6) Be careful. Pay attention to the moment, the first time.
(7) invigorating qi. When demonstrating gas reservoirs, you have nothing to say to people.
(8) Protect our health. 122, instructed by adults: "Spare labor, abstain from eating and drinking." Always treat it as a disease.
(9) God knows death. Reading and recording your thoughts every day, seeking deep meaning is selfish.
(10) month is unforgettable. Write a few poems every month to test the amount of accumulation and the prosperity of qi. Don't dwell on this all the time, it's the easiest to lose heart.
(1 1) as a character. Write for half an hour after dinner. Any pen and ink entertainment is regarded as your own homework. Don't leave anything till tomorrow. The more you accumulate, the harder it will be to clean up.
(12) Don't go out at night. Exhausted, I quit.
Zeng Guofan overcame his feelings of inferiority, anxiety, depression and hardship through constant self-management and self-improvement, and the knowledge gained in the book became a guiding light on his way forward.
How did Zeng Guofan face the defeat of Jiujiang?
Jiujiang is located at the junction of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. It is an important city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and its strategic position is very critical. After winning many battles, Ceng Gong couldn't help feeling smug, thinking that the victory was in the bag. As we all know, although the Xiang army has won one after another, its troops are actually exhausted because of its March. Taking advantage of the Xiang navy's eagerness to fight, Taiping military harassed the Xiang army by boat. And more than 120 ships were blocked in the lake, resulting in more than 100 "flying boats" and more than 2,000 "elite soldiers" trapped in Poyang Lake, which transferred the initiative of the war to the hands of Taiping Army. During the raid, Zeng Guofan's ship was also seized. Think about the navy department that he spent years trying to run. Feeling ashamed and angry, he drowned himself at the critical moment when the Taiping Army approached, but fortunately he was rescued.
? At the same time, Hu Linyi was appointed as the Governor of Hubei Province, and he needed to win Wuhan as soon as possible in order to gain a foothold in Wuhan. So, Hu Linyi turned to Zeng Guofan for help and invited the best soldiers of Xiang to fight. At this point, Zeng Guofan was trapped in the mud ice at the gates of Jiujiang. If you don't let Luo Zenan go, it will be difficult for Wuhan to take it down for a while; Let Luo Zenan go, Zeng Guofan's own safety.
? After some hesitation, Zeng Guofan put the overall situation of the world first, followed by his own safety, and agreed to send Luo Zenan and deploy personnel from Tajik army to enhance his strength. It can be seen that Zeng Guofan's mind of taking care of the overall situation at a critical moment is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
? In real life, a few people can disregard their own safety and put their family, company and social responsibilities first. This quality of taking care of the overall situation is commendable today!
How to face the seven-year crisis in Xianfeng?
When Zeng Guofan was in extreme pain, he received the obituary of his father's death. The bad news turned out to be a godsend to get out of trouble. But when the holiday was about to expire, he didn't want to spend any more time in that empty seat, so he started the system of staying at home for three years. But of course, Emperor Xianfeng would not approve it and urged him to return to the army immediately. Zeng Guofan expressed his long-suppressed sorrow and indignation, hoping that the emperor would understand his difficulties and grant him authority. However, Emperor Xianfeng and Zeng Guofan, who acted as female intelligence, were more courageous. Approved him to keep the system at home for three years, which actually lifted Zeng Guofan's military power. Zeng Guofan was supposed to slide backwards, but the first emperor showed off and knocked Zeng Guofan unconscious with a stick. After years of hard work, he got such a result.
? In extreme pain, he began to read the works of Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi. Thousands of years ago, the sage's words gave him unexpected enlightenment and made him see another world at once. Zeng Guofan slowly calmed down and reflected on his way of dealing with people. He speaks too rashly, acts too straight and shows sharp edges. So Ceng Gong took the initiative to write to all his friends, asking them to give him more advice and help him sum up experiences and lessons. Zeng Guofan realized that "big softness is not soft, big rigidity is not rigid" must be smooth when necessary, in order to successfully pass the difficult barrier. Only by embracing everything can we mobilize all our strength and reach the other side of victory.
? Combined with Ceng Gong's story, I feel a little empathetic. I also had bad ideas when I suffered setbacks, but I didn't put them into action. But it's really hard to forget the feeling that two knives in my heart hurt when I move. You will completely doubt yourself and deny yourself. Later, I also began to read books, in which I cured myself and perfected myself. Everyone feels that he is a unique existence in the world and will have a sense of superiority in one way or another, but there are mountains outside the mountains and people outside. Do things calmly, think more about others' psychology and think from others' standpoint; Praise others more, praise the advantages of others; Do things from beginning to end, the more careful you are; Treat people and things with more sincerity and respect. Zeng Guofan's two years at home made him thoroughly remould himself; I have also changed a lot in the past two years, making me more confident, sunny and not afraid of the future.
Fourth, inspiration and harvest.
When I closed the book, three things impressed me very much.
? The first point is Zeng Guofan's strict self-management. Since I was 30 years old, I have been reading early every day and writing a diary to reflect. This laid a solid foundation for his future self-improvement. In retrospect, in fact, I have always had a good habit of getting up early, but there is no specific summary. Since May, I have asked myself to get up at six o'clock every day for 30 days, rain or shine. Later, my biological clock was set to get up at five o'clock or even earlier. I also force myself to sleep for six hours every night. You can listen to a book after waking up, or you can read a book immediately. This is a very good time to read quietly and start a beautiful day. Get up early at five o'clock, and you can have three hours of study time before going to work every day. In the long run, the compound interest of time is amazing. In addition, every night, we should reflect on the resumption, whether the words and deeds of the day are wrong, and if so, actively explain and apologize to people to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
? Secondly, what impressed me was that Zeng Guofan let bygones be bygones and was tolerant of others. They were ungrateful to Shen Baozhen and Zuo's difficulties and took them lightly, but when they needed it, they put aside their grievances and extended a helping hand. This is the realm of mind and pattern.
? Finally, Zeng Guofan spared no effort to cultivate talents, especially taking Li Hongzhang as an example. Because Zeng Guofan believes that talents are "mostly honed by force", there are very few natural talents, and talents below average can be created through training and education. Under the influence of Zeng Guofan's personal practice, Li Hongzhang gradually changed from a teenager who loves to sleep late to a generation of historical figures who are cautious and dedicated. Maxima needs Bole's guidance, but personal efforts and diligence should also reach the benchmark that Bole can give guidance. Secondly, we should actively help people in need, perhaps inadvertently sharing and guiding will bring him (her) immeasurable influence in life. This is the meaning of reading and sharing.
? It is not enough to read Zeng Guofan. There are many things I want to share. If you are lucky enough to read this book review, I strongly recommend you to read Zeng Guofan. Because Zeng Guofan used his life to prove the height that a person's willpower can reach, and also proved the limitations of a person's willpower. His hopeless efforts have erected a monument that people have to admire on the spiritual journey of mankind. As a Hunan native, I am proud to have such a historical figure. At the same time, encourage yourself to actively learn from Zeng Guofan all your life, carry forward Huxiang culture and China spirit, and be a valuable afterwave to society!