10 human strengh
He who stops being better stops being good
Oliver Cromwell
Not enough to be good, because we must strive to always better than ever. Continue to learn and perform immediate remedial measures are always better ways. Learning not necessarily from an elite school or expensive books, but learning from everyday life, the experience of ourselves and others, and so forth.
I like learning from books, whether ancient or new edition books, because that is where I learned many valuable life lessons. One philosophy of life that expand the horizons of my life is a record of letters, purportedly written by Zhuge Liang (181-234) for his son. Zhuge Liang is a renowned expert on war and military service in the San Guo (Sam Kok) in the days of Ancient China.
Zhuge Liang Kong aka Sun likes to read, and master a variety of sciences including geology, history, until the war strategy. At age 27 he was appointed King of Shu (Liu Bei) as a royal advisor. During her time as advisor, Zhuge Liang had written a letter to his son. The contents of the letter which was written 1,800 years ago it was loaded with a policy that timeless and changes, of which contains about 10 human power, that is;
1.Power of Silence
Silence helps us to calm down to clear the mind. He explained that silence helps us to look inward, to evaluate all actions, and foster a determination to improve themselves. He also asserted that the key to success in learning is silence, because in the silence we can trace what exactly is the vision and mission of our lives.
2.Strength Life Saver
Zhuge Liang led a simple life provide clues that will save ourselves from being enslaved by the material. A simple life according to his advisers formed ourselves into a more moral man. Do not be dragged into extravagant lifestyle, for an extravagant lifestyle when we can bury into the pile of debt and ruins.
3.Planning to build strength
In the letters that Zhuge Liang underscored the importance of life planning. Fail to plan means plan to fail - Failing to plan means planning to fail. By doing good planning, then we will be able to put a priority well too. Conversely, without proper planning will always make us fail to finish everything we do.
4.Power of Learning
Zhuge Liang in his letter states that the silence maximize the achievement of the results of learning objectives. He believes that the human ability not from inborn, but rather is the result of the learning process is done consistently. Therefore he suggested that we never stop learning until whenever. While in the process of learning, humility will greatly help us to easily absorb the necessary knowledge.
5.Power of Added Value
His advice was that more emphasis we give, because it will make us more accepting. Therefore we must strive to always provide the best for others, including family, relatives, friends, customers, business partners, and others. If we are able to give something extra or added value to what is needed by others, of course they will be pleased, flattered and fascinated. No wonder if then they want to be in a relationship that is beneficial to you.
6.Power of Speed
He menesehat son not to procrastinate because of the delay means inhibiting our efforts to achieve the vision and mission as quickly as possible. He insisted that we run everything by effective and time efficient. In this much needed ability to manage time. If necessary, one thing is done together with a team to be more quickly resolved, "Alone We can do so little; Together We can do so much. - Alone we accomplish less work; together we are doing so much work," said Helen Keller.
7.Power of Character
Zhuge Liang advised his son to get used to not being in a hurry, because everything requires a process. Prudence in being able to form a complete character. In the Chinese proverb says, "It only took ten years to plant and maintain a tree, but requires at least 100 years to form a complete character."
8.Power of Time
In his letter, Zhuge Liang wanted his son to appreciate the time. For the time passed very quickly, not infrequently come to erode morale and our ideals. Therefore time management well, do not ever waste your time by doing activities that are less useful.
9.Power of Imagination
Zhuge Liang advised that we should think ahead, so we are not left behind by the era that continues to evolve. Imagination about the future he says is stronger than knowledge. It is also spoken by Albert Einstein, "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming Attractions. - Imagination is everything. Imagination is towing future reality."
10.Power of Simplicity
The advisory is the example of the power of simplicity in all his letters are brief and easy to understand but full of positive living guidance. There is no theory or guiding living grandiose, but the simple wisdom of life. Likewise, if we want to produce a remarkable achievement of life, no need to use a complicated theory. Although the actions or steps we do is simple but if done consistently then we will easily achieve the vision and mission.
"Success is the sum of small Efforts, repeated day in and day out. - Success is a collection of simple actions, repeated every day." Said Robert Collier, author of bestselling books.
Those are some of the core messages in Zhuge Liang's letters, addressed to his son that he was able to think, behave and act better from day to day. We can absorb the mind to be the best. If we succeed in doing the best means we are getting close to the life we want, life is beautiful.
By: Andrew Ho
