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That’s your oil field

Oil tycoon Paul Getty, once the richest man in the United States , when he was young, his family was not wealthy and only had a dry field with poor harvest.

Later, while digging a well in the field, some thick black oil came out of the field. So water wells became oil wells, dry fields became oil fields, and Paul Getty saw a path to wealth. He began to hire workers to extract oil.

Paul Getty runs his business very carefully and visits various oil fields when he has nothing to do. However, every time he found someone wasting raw materials and people wandering around. He called in the foremen and asked them to eliminate waste and eliminate idlers. However, the next time he went there, everything was still the same. Paul was puzzled. Why can I see waste and idleness as soon as I go there, but those foremen are here every day and turn a blind eye? Later, a management expert woke Paul up with one sentence, he said: "That is your oil field."

" Paul immediately summoned the foremen and announced to them: "From today on, you will be responsible for operating the oil field, and 25% of the profits will be at your sole discretion." From then on, when Paul inspected the oil field again, he found that not only had the waste disappeared, but Idle people also disappeared, and production increased significantly.

Napoleon shot a soldier who fell into the water

Napoleon once rode through a forest and saw a soldier who could not swim fall into the water and drift towards the depths. The soldiers panicked because none of them knew how to swim.

Napoleon asked: "Can he swim?" He replied: "I can only stroke a few times, not now.

" Napoleon casually took a pistol from the soldier's hand, He shouted to the person who fell into the water: "Swim back quickly, or I will shoot." After that, he actually fired two shots into the water.

When the man who fell into the water heard this, he suddenly turned his head, rowed desperately, and quickly reached the shore. He asked Napoleon in confusion: "Your Majesty, I was almost scared to death, why did you still shoot me?" Napoleon smiled: "Idiot, if I don't scare you, you will really drown. Look at this Who among the several people can save you? After being frightened like this, didn’t you turn around and save yourself?”

This is your masterpiece

Picasso opposed wars of aggression throughout his life. During World War II, the German army often visited the Picasso Art Museum in Paris. One day, Picasso gave each German soldier a replica of his "Guernica". This painting depicts the horror of the Spanish city of Guernica after it was bombed by the Germans. A German officer pointed at the painting and asked Picasso: "Is this your masterpiece?"

"No, this is your masterpiece." Picasso's words made the German officer dumbfounded.

Five Yuan and Ten Yuan

There was an American rural child. He was given a five-yuan note and a ten-yuan note as gifts and asked him to pick one. He picked the five-yuan note. . People said he was stupid, mocked him and laughed at him. This matter spread, and many people came to him to test it, but the result was still the same, and the matter spread further and further. Decades later, this kid became the President of the United States. A reporter asked him about this: "Is it true?"

"It is true." The president replied.

"Then why do you want five yuan instead of ten yuan?"

"If I want ten yuan at the beginning, then who else will use money to test me in the future?" Is it really stupid?”

There are many smart people in the world, just like the president of the United States. He got an advantage, but he also made the other person feel happy. There are also many people in the world who think they are smart and laugh at others self-righteously, but they don't know that they are the real fools.

The Vanity of the Powerful

The famous Italian sculptor Michelangelo once carved a stone statue in Florence. Because the statue was huge in size, it would be placed in a prominent position in the city. , Michelangelo tried his best in conception and technique. After nearly two years of creation, Michelangelo finally completed the work. When he saw this work that condensed all his skills, he himself felt proud of himself. During the preview of the work, the streets of Florence were packed with people who were amazed by his creations. Finally, even the mayor of Florence came to visit. Many dignitaries gathered around the statue and whispered, waiting for the mayor to express his opinion.

The mayor looked at the statue arrogantly and asked: "Is the author here?" Michelangelo was invited to the mayor. The mayor said: "Stone carver, I think the nose of this stone statue is a bit low, which affects the artistic atmosphere of the entire statue." After hearing this, Michelangelo said: "Dear mayor, I will add it as you request. The nose of the stone statue." After saying that, Michelangelo asked his assistant to take out the tools and use the stone powder to process the nose of the stone statue. Michelangelo rubbed stone powder on the statue's nose. After wiping for a while, he came to the mayor and said: "Dear mayor, I have raised the nose of the stone statue as you requested. Do you think it is OK now?" The mayor looked at it and nodded and said: "The statue Stonemason, you are much better now. This is the perfect art.

" After the mayor left, Michelangelo's assistant was puzzled and asked: "You just rubbed it on the nose of the stone statue. Three handfuls of stone powder, the stone statue's nose has not been raised at all?" Michelangelo said: "But the mayor thinks it is too high.

" It is said that the stone statue still stands on the streets of Florence. I know that. Anyone who respects the origin of stone statues knows this proverb: "The vanity of the powerful is the three handfuls of stone powder on the nose of the stone statue."

(Excerpted from the 4th issue of "Zhiyin" overseas edition, author Liusha)

A witty phrase will lead to a successful job search

In 2003, Forsberg, the father of chocolate, issued a recruitment advertisement when his company was allowed to enter the Chinese market. The announcement is very simple and reads like this: Please use the most concise sentence to answer what the following four celebrities are talking about.

1. On April 2, 1954, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Federal University of Technology in Zurich, Einstein was invited to return to his alma mater to give a speech. Einstein said the following words in his speech: "I studied at the secondary level, and according to the According to the school's standards, I was not a good student, but I later discovered that if you can forget what you learned in school, the rest is education. ”

2. June 2, 1984, Nobel Prize in Physics. Science laureate Ding Zhaozhong returned to his alma mater, Tsinghua University, to give a speech. When accepting questions from classmates, he said: "As far as I know, among the more than 90 Nobel Prize physicists, there is no one who often ranks first in school and often comes last in the exam. How many people come first?"

3. On March 27, 1999, Bill Gates was invited back to his alma mater Harvard University to participate in a fund-raising event. When a reporter asked him if he was willing to continue studying and get a degree from Harvard University. When receiving his diploma, he smiled at reporters and did not answer.

4. On May 21, 2001, US President Bush returned to his alma mater, Yale University, to receive an honorary doctorate in law. Since his academic performance was mediocre at that time, when asked about his current feelings, he said: "To those graduates who have achieved excellent results, I say 'well done', and to those graduates with poor results, I say 'you' You can become president."

More than 400 outstanding Chinese college students applied. On March 10, 2003, his branch opened in Beijing, and only one student was notified to attend their opening ceremony. The student's answer was this: "There are high and low scores in school, but not outside school. Outside the school gate, everything in the school gate is always disrupted and reorganized.

Hippocrates' Oath

Yan Chengzhang

During the fight against SARS, the media once mentioned the "Hippocratic Oath" when reporting on the deeds of outstanding medical workers. Who was he and what did his "oath" say?

Hippocrates was an ancient Greek doctor who lived from about 460 BC to 377 BC. According to historical records, not all of "The Oath" was written by Hitler. Hitler has always been recognized by the West as the "Father of Western Medicine", and his "Oath" has always been used as a code of medical ethics. The "Oath" recorded in the "Dictionary of Western Culture" is Like this: "...I am willing to do my best to the best of my ability and judgment, abide by the creed of seeking benefits for patients, and check all depraved and harmful behaviors. I shall not give harmful drugs to others, and will not do this. Guidance will not be given even if someone asks for it. Especially not performing abortions on women. I am willing to carry out my duties in a pure and holy spirit throughout my life. I do not perform surgery on anyone who suffers from stones. This needs to be done by experts. No matter where I meet men or women, nobles or slaves, my only purpose is to seek happiness for the sick, and to keep myself in check, not to do any harm or bad behavior, especially not to commit adultery. Whatever I see or hear, whether I have a business relationship or not, and I think should be kept secret, I will keep it secret.

If I strictly abide by the above oath and ask the gods to make my life and medical skills supremely glorious, if I violate the oath, the gods and ghosts will really fight against me. ”

(Excerpted from "Yangcheng Evening News" on June 9, 2003)

Mill

Quicksand

In the 19th century, Germany had Emperor William I built a large and luxuriously decorated palace on the outskirts of Potsdam. By chance, he discovered that a mill not far from the palace was very unsightly and blocked the scenery in front of him. William I asked the Minister of the Interior to find out who owned the mill, and then gave the miller some money to demolish it. The Minister of the Interior found the miller and revealed his identity and requirements to the miller, but the miller said: "Then. It is a property passed down from my ancestors, and I want to pass it on from generation to generation.

William I became angry and sent his palace guards to demolish the house. When the house was demolished, the miller said to the guards: "Of course the emperor is powerful, but Germany still has power." The court is here, and I will take this unfair matter to court to resolve it. "Soon, the court ruled that the emperor lost the case and must "restore the status quo ante." So William I had to send people to rebuild the demolished mill.

Decades later, William I died , the miller also passed away. Due to financial constraints, the miller's son was planning to sell the mill to William II who came to the throne. He thought that the royal family must have considered it a best of both worlds, but William II gave it to the miller's son. Six thousand marks, and wrote a letter in his own hand, telling him that this mill is a memorial to the independent judiciary and fair judgment of the German country, and is also the glory of your family. He requested that this mill be passed down from generation to generation.

The old mill in Potsdam is still there, and there are many tourists every year, especially some college students who have graduated from law, who regard it as a necessary procedure for their profession.

(Excerpted from it. "Morning News" on July 3, 2003)

A letter from Einstein to mankind five thousand years later

Wenshan

In 1938, President Roosevelt personally called Einstein and asked him to write a letter to convey “the thoughts and feelings of our time to people 5,000 years from now.” "Einstein wrote. The letter was put in a strong container and buried deep underground at the New York World's Fair. A stone tablet was erected on it, indicating that future generations would not be able to take it out until 6939. The letter read:

Our era has produced many geniuses whose inventions can make our lives much more comfortable. We have already used mechanical power to cross the ocean, and the use of mechanical power can free humans from all kinds of hard physical labor. Finally liberated. We have learned to fly, and we use electromagnetic waves to easily communicate with each other from one corner of the earth.

However, the production and distribution of goods are completely unorganized. Living in the shadow of fear, fear of losing their jobs, and suffering from miserable poverty. Moreover, people living in different countries often kill each other. For these reasons, all people have to be worried and extremely miserable when they think about the future. p>

I believe that future generations will read this letter with a sense of pride and a legitimate sense of superiority.

(Excerpted from "*** Ming" Issue 3, 2003)

Luquxinzhi

Limin

There was a young monk in a temple. Every morning, he had to carry water and sweep the house. After doing morning service, he had to go to the temple. Later, he went to a distant market to buy daily necessities for the temple and read scriptures late at night.

One day, he discovered that although other young monks were occasionally assigned to go down the mountain for shopping. They were going to a town in front of the mountain, and the road was flat and the distance was short. So, the young monk asked the abbot, "Why are others more comfortable than me? No one forces them to work and read scriptures, but I have to work non-stop." "The abbot just smiled and said nothing.

At noon the next day, when the young monk came from the back mountain carrying a bag of millet, the abbot took him to the front door of the temple. The sun was already turning west, and the mountain road ahead was Several young monks appeared on the road. The abbot asked the young monks: "I asked you to buy salt early in the morning. The road is so close and flat. Why do you come back so late?"

It’s been like this every day for ten years!”

The abbot asked the young monk standing beside him: “The town behind the temple is so far away, and you carry such a heavy load, why do you have to come back? Should it be earlier?"

The little monk said: "Every day on the road, I want to go early and come back early. Because the things on my shoulders are heavy, I walk more carefully, so I walk more steadily. Go fast. Over the past ten years, I have formed a habit. I only have goals in my heart and no path!" The abbot laughed when he heard this and said, "The road is smooth, but my mind is no longer on the goal. Only by walking on a bumpy road can a person's will be tempered!"

This young monk later became the famous Master Xuanzang. On the way to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures, despite the difficulties and dangers, his mind But it always shines with the light of persistence

(Excerpted from "Liaoning Youth" Issue 10, 2003)

The style of the master

Wu Xiping in July 2003. An article published in China Youth Daily on the 6th said that Gu Yanwu, an enlightenment thinker in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, likened reading and writing books to "casting money." He said: I once said that people today write books and establish theories just like the ancients cast copper and made money. , the ancients mined copper from mines, but today people rely on buying old copper coins as raw materials. The former cast a small amount of money, but the quality is excellent, while the latter not only produces newly minted copper coins of poor quality, but also destroys the skills passed down by the ancients. For more than a year, despite reading and studying from morning to night, I have only considered a few issues. Although the number is small, it can be regarded as mining copper directly from the mine!

Article It is regrettable that this metaphor from a scholar more than 300 years ago accurately captures today's reality: impetuousness prevails in today's academic world: emphasis on quantity over quality, shoddy workmanship, and tens of thousands at a time. , hundreds of thousands of words of masterpieces, one or even several books a year, writing books has become easier than writing papers; patchwork works can be found everywhere.

The scholars of the younger generation are as good as these "works". Compared with the scholars of the older generation, they pale in comparison. The master of philosophy Wittgenstein only published one book in his life - "Tractatus Logic and Philosophy", and it was less than 80 pages long. He will not write any more in the future. It was not until after his death that others compiled his notes and lecture notes into a book. It was this "little book" that made the master famous in his life, combining humility, romance and courage. The sincerity is really admirable. I think it comes from his profound accumulation and in-depth thinking, from his good academic ethics and moral sentiments, from his elegant temperament and appropriate self-awareness, and also from the master's style. It is a ruler in the academic world, which not only guides the direction of knowledge, but also marks the height of self-cultivation and morality.

Wisdom on the edge of the cliff

Xie Longyan

The era of Tsarist Russia. , a man who couldn't swim slipped and fell into the river. No matter how much he shouted "help", the police on duty on the shore were indifferent. The man who fell into the water was dying and suddenly shouted in a panic: "Down with the Tsar!"

This is not bad, in Russia at that time, insulting the Tsar was punishable by jail. Two policemen immediately jumped into the water, lifted the drowning person to the shore, and sent the drowning person to the police station. < /p>

When a person is forced into despair for some reason, wisdom will suddenly bloom. This phenomenon is called "wisdom on the edge of the cliff".

The famous British painter Sawyer. Hill was once invited by the Queen of England to paint a large mural in the palace. To paint this giant painting, the painter erected a three-story scaffolding. The Queen led a group of ministers to watch it. He was standing on the scaffolding concentrating on his work. While watching, he stepped back, until he reached the edge of the scaffolding. The queen and ministers standing under the scaffolding were all stunned, but no one dared to make a sound: everyone knows that if anyone shouts, Thorhill will definitely You will be frightened and may fall to the ground and die.

At this time, the assistant standing next to Saucier suddenly came to his senses. He strode to the mural, picked up a paintbrush and started scribbling on the mural. Seeing this, Saucier was furious and rushed forward to snatch the brush from his assistant: "Are you crazy?" His assistant saved his life with forced inspiration.

(Excerpted from "Northern Legal News" on July 3, 2003)

Life is a process of extracting the essence

Carly Fiorina is HP female CEO, she studied at Stanford University. Twenty-five years after graduation, she returned to her alma mater to give a speech.

She said: The most unforgettable course I took at Stanford was a seminar on "the political philosophy of the three major sects of Christianity, Islam, and Catholicism in the Middle Ages."

Every week we have to read a work on medieval philosophy, such as Aquinas, Bacon, Abelard - they are all long works - one of us I read an average of 1,000 pages a week. And every weekend, we have to refine the thoughts and speeches of these philosophers and summarize them into the essence of only 2 pages.

The process at that time was roughly like this: first reduce them to 20 pages, then 10 pages, and finally to 2 pages, and it was a single-sided manuscript paper. Is this more than a summary? This is simply to restore everything to its original form, to the most fundamental essence of things!

The following week, we began to look at the work of another philosopher.

The philosophies and ideologies of these thinkers undoubtedly left a deep impression on me, but the almost harsh "distillation" process of extracting the essence and pursuing perfection is what I really learned. thing. This is an uncanny, almost stubborn skill. And I have benefited from it over and over again. This is a comprehensive exercise to extract the essence of things and restore the essence of things, and that course also allowed me to understand the meaning of life. Life is a process of extracting the essence.

(Excerpted from "Chinese College Students" Issue 7, 2003)

Mr. Sloan's hobbies

Lin Xi

Mr. Sloan once He served as the president of General Motors and was the first truly professional manager in American history. Before that, in large American companies, the "boss" had always managed the company by himself.

When he was young, Mr. Sloan loved to make friends and play, and he was a well-connected person with many friends. However, after he became the president of GM, he isolated himself and did not get close to the supervisors at the same level. They all treated each other with courtesy and kept the same distance.

“No one likes to be lonely. I also like to make friends and have company by my side. However, the company gives me a high salary, not to make friends. My job is to evaluate the performance of people in the company. In order to make correct personnel decisions, if I have a relationship with the person I work with, there will naturally be likes and dislikes, which will affect my decision-making. Therefore, I am not allowed to establish personal relationships in the workplace. ”

Not only that, Mr. Sloan never talks about his hobbies and family in public. In his introduction to the book, he insisted that the editor not include a two-page introduction to his family, childhood, and early career. Sloan believes that "professionals" should not disclose their interests, beliefs and private lives. This is his private matter and has nothing to do with "professionalism".

Because of this, GM under Sloan’s leadership has all kinds of people. In particular, the 35 senior managers under him have different styles and characteristics, which is where GM's vitality lies.

Writing this, I not only remembered a sentence I read in the newspaper recently: "No matter how strict the system and regulations are, I am not afraid. What I am most afraid of is that leading cadres have no hobbies." This sentence comes from the amount of money involved in the case. The biggest suspect in the Xiamen Yuanhua case, Lai Changxing.

(Excerpted from "Xinhua Daily" on July 26, 2003)

This is your masterpiece

Picasso opposed aggressive wars throughout his life. During World War II, the German army often visited the Picasso Art Museum in Paris. One day, Picasso gave each German soldier a replica of his "Guernica". This painting depicts the horror of the Spanish city of Guernica after it was bombed by the Germans. A German officer pointed at the painting and asked Picasso: "Is this your masterpiece?"

"No, this is your masterpiece." Picasso's words made the German officer dumbfounded.

Good and evil come from the heart

Quicksand

Su Dongpo believed in Buddhism. Once, he was debating scriptures with the abbot. The two sat on a futon and discussed each other for a long time.

The abbot said: "What am I in the eyes of the other party?"

Su Dongpo said: "Abbott, you are a pile of cow shit in my eyes." The abbot smiled slightly and said : "Donor, you are a flower in my eyes."

Su Dongpo returned satisfied and discussed the matter with his younger sister. The younger sister said: "There is a saying in Buddhism that if your mind is in hell, you will have evil thoughts. If you have cow shit in your heart, you will treat others as cow shit.

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After hearing this, Su Dongpo was filled with shame.

Any good or evil thought, before it turns into actions and facts, actually already exists in the heart. People who have evil thoughts in their hearts , the eyes of others will change, and people who are full of friendship and tolerance will bring happiness to others and themselves.

Buddhism has a saying about people who want to do evil. People who have done evil things will have nightmares every day because they are afraid that others will discover their evil deeds. Although they are in the world, their hearts are already in hell. People who do good deeds are upright and do good to others. Gains and losses of fame and fortune, although you are in this world, your heart is already in heaven.

In fact, good and evil are sometimes just a thin line of difference. Read Mr. Feng Zikai's memoirs, which contain a story about him. An anecdote about my teacher Li Shutong. During the music class, one student was reading a book while another student was spitting. Mr. Li was an extremely serious person. He saw it on the spot but did not say anything. The two students stayed and told them in a very gentle voice that they should not read idle books or spit in class next time. The two students felt that the teacher was making a fuss and were about to defend themselves when they saw this respected gentleman coming to them. After bowing, the two students suddenly blushed.

In front of kindness, there is only the nourishment of spring breeze and rain. There is no distinction between high and low. When a person only has kind thoughts in his heart, everything in the world will be different. The glitz and glamor has long since receded, leaving only souls who are equal and should be respected.

——Liberation Daily, October 24, 2003

Courage

19th century. , in Harrow School, a prestigious public school in the UK, things often happen where the strong bullies the weak and the big bullies the small.

One day, a tall and tough boy blocked a new student. In front of him, he arrogantly ordered him to do things for him. The new student didn't understand the "original reason" and refused flatly. The tall man became angry and grabbed the new student by his collar. He started beating him, and cursed: "You're such a jerk." Boy, in order to make you smarter, I have to enlighten you! "The freshman grimaced in pain, but refused to beg for mercy.

The onlookers either looked at him coldly, or laughed, or walked away. Only a weak-looking boy looked at the bully. At this scene, tears gradually welled up in his eyes, and he finally couldn't help shouting: "How many more times do you have to hit him before you give up! "

The tall man looked towards the high-pitched and thin voice of protest. When he saw that he was also a thin freshman, he cursed viciously: "You don't know the heights of heaven and earth, why do you ask this? "

The freshman stared at him with tearful eyes and replied without fear: "No matter how many more punches you have, let me endure half of the punches for him. "

The tall man looked at his tears and couldn't help but stopped in shame when he heard this unexpected answer.

From then on, the voice of the school town's resistance to evil and violence The boy's kindness gradually increased, and the two new students became close friends. The boy who was beaten deeply felt the value of love and kindness, and later became the famous British politician Robert Beale. It was the world-famous poet Byron who stepped forward and was willing to share the pain of strangers and weak people.

In life, we also need to be like Byron, when others just avoid it in fear or take pleasure in others' misfortunes. When watching from the ground, he was able to show rare courage, for kindness, for love, and to enlighten and shock those indifferent hearts.

The value of freedom

This summer, he made great achievements. The four-star general of the United States, General Franks, retired. The Secretary of Defense, celebrities from all walks of life, and soldiers who loved him all paid tribute to him at the farewell ceremony. This veteran who served for nearly 40 years will not receive many generous benefits after retirement. Then he lost it. But he took it lightly. He said: "The goal we pursue is a way of life, and it is called freedom. The value of freedom is above all else. "The meaning of freedom lies in its independence of personality and freedom of thought.

Washington retired after a successful career. During his presidential term, he offered to resign twice. When he left the political stage, he said , “Friends, the day is not far off when a citizen will be re-elected to run the government of the United States… I have made great achievements in the organization and management of government with good intentions. As I age and my health deteriorates, I feel that retirement is not only necessary for me, but will also be a welcome move.

"Soon, he truly became a down-to-earth farmer, Washington, and returned to Mount Vernon from Philadelphia. There he ran a huge orchard farm; his garden was very exquisite, with gurgling streams, buzzing bees, water flowing and flowers blooming, full of vitality. He is enjoying himself in the woods and springs. He is a great practitioner and pioneer of the concept of human freedom. Freedom is the highest principle in his life. In order to pursue freedom, he constantly expands his life experience, so He is also a person who loves to create. The joy of labor is the reward of his free spirit.