People's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making
People's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own makingThousands of years have been witnessing both the west and east philosophers’ trials to remove human being’s “bad habits”. While, the natural property remains in everywhere.
It is difficult for us to get up early and get out of the warm bed the moment the bell rang. We are also unwilling to behave like a gentleman or lady while we are as hungry as a hunter. The life in the civilized society is flooded with all kinds of principles. If anyone wants to escape, those rules would rumble on until they find their way back.
However, the external force is stronger than the internal force in many cases. Even the unwillingness troubles us every morning, we still could sprint to class on time out of breath and determined to get up with the bell next morning for we may be punished by the teacher if we are late for class. In the same way, we are forced to pretend to be polite while we are starving for the complaint of others makes us uncomfortable. Had we indulged in our own poor behavior, what the world could be like?
Some individuals have done very well in building their own makings. Zeng Guofan is one of the most successful men in china’s history. For my money, the behavior of Zeng is largely by his own faith------ the traditional and good principles of Chinese culture should be carried forward. Thousand years culture of China had been condensed to him and he conquered the psychological weakness of human beings successfully. While, few of us could gain what the greatest men have got.
The more the forces are, maybe the far we could reach. What’s more, we should keep modest while the forces are falling upon us for they are the power for us to make progress.
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