Zeng Guofan said: I should only remember my grandfather's eight words, saying "test, treasure, morning, sweep, book, vegetable, fish and pig." These eight words are also called "eight treasures rice".
Zeng Guofan also said: reading is based on exegesis, writing poetry is based on tone, caring for relatives is based on pleasing, and keeping in good health is based on avoiding anger. Standing on the basis of not lying, staying at home is based on not getting up late, being an official is based on not being greedy for money, and marching is based on not disturbing the people. These eight books are also called "Eight Classrooms".
Looking at this "eight-treasure rice" and "eight-treasure hall" now still has important guiding significance to our lives.
(1) Reading comprehension, poetic life. Through continuous reading, I feel the historical classics such as "being kind as water", "a gentleman is not a tool", "learning from things" and "integrating knowledge with practice" to enhance my wisdom in life; Understand the traffic strategy, development trend, advanced concepts, and temper professional skills; Improve the relationship between father and son, husband and wife, parent-child relationship and friend relationship, and shape the happiness of life; Recite "the dove of Guan Guan, in Hezhou" "Since God has given talent, let it be hired! , spin a thousand silver, all come back! " However, "I am a romantic figure through the ages", but I am happy with the restless mood that I am at a loss.
(2) Honor your ancestors and live in harmony with your neighbors. I have a grateful heart all my life, thanking my parents for their hard work, respecting the honest inheritance of my ancestors and respecting the teachers' earnest teaching; The gray brick wall of modern high-rise buildings should not be an obstacle for us to communicate with our neighbors, because neighbors are also the best relatives, "distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors", and there is a mentality of "going out to see happiness" and the neighborhood relationship is harmonious.
(3) Early to bed and early to rise, diligent and self-reliant. Develop regular living and working habits, don't stay up late and stay in bed, and maintain a good mental state. Even if there are many things, you can only wear one thread at a time. When it's time to go to bed, you need to put it down gently tomorrow morning. Take the initiative to do housework, such as cooking, washing dishes, sweeping the floor, washing clothes and buying food. And maintain a lazy heart through labor and harmonious family relations.
(4) avoid anger and ignorance, respect the people and not be greedy. When you encounter problems, you should be "under temptation", that is, avoid impatience, anger, delusion and anger, that is, don't be impatient, angry, crazy and blame others. When you encounter the stimulation of urgency, anger, delusion and anger, you should make a correct response through imagination and consciousness to avoid hurting others and yourself. Do things sincerely, respect every ordinary person around you, and everyone wants * * * *; Not greedy, not stingy, take every step in a down-to-earth manner, do not take material pursuit as a long-term goal, and keep moving forward in the right direction!
We also need to read and recite "eight-treasure rice" and "eight-book hall" from time to time to remind ourselves in time.