On Zeng Guofan's Geomantic Layout
We can understand it from two dimensions, one is time and the other is space. From a human point of view, we can also talk about it with vision, ambition and mind.
For example, Zeng Guofan told his family that if you want to make friends, you must make people with lofty interests. What he means is the size of people's pattern. Narrow-minded people are insignificant in their eyes and hearts. Making friends with people close to Zhu Zhechi is inevitably vulgar.
A man with a pattern must have extraordinary ambitions. He is also a long-term activist. He won't stand by and confine himself to the present.
I have a friend who started a business and his company has made a lot of money, but he has been renting a house and his car is very ordinary, even though he can afford a Mercedes-Benz BMW.
He was asked why he didn't buy a car or a house. Did he flaunt that he didn't love money? He said he must like money, otherwise he wouldn't start a business, but he doesn't care about "small money"-yes, he thinks all he earns now is small money.
What's more, his future plan is to set up branches in several big cities, so he doesn't need to buy a house locally, even if the people who bought a house before earned a lot because of the appreciation of the house. But he dismissed this: starting a business is for career achievements, not for becoming rich.
I think this is a man with a pattern.
Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong has lived in Hangzhou for many years, staying in a hotel and not buying a house. He values career growth, not a little financial return on real estate, and he doesn't want to waste time and energy on such things.
In modern times, there is a famous general He had a fight with the big boss. He saved each other's lives. It is said that he has a bright future and wealth at his fingertips. However, the general resolutely left him. Why? Because the great man did not forget to listen to the radio of stock trading during the war, he was worried about whether his little Qian Qian would earn or lose-that is, the pattern was too small.
What is the pattern? Ma Yun has a saying: Grid is time, and we should look at it 30 years later. The situation is the degree of space, and we should look at the present from the scope of the world.
People who have no pattern have no strategic vision. For example, Ma Yun's insistence on being Alibaba Cloud in the opposition and ridicule inside and outside Alibaba is actually a reflection of the strategic pattern.
People without patterns and small patterns only care about a little things in front of them, and their horizons are very narrow. He doesn't even care about his own future and the future, and naturally he won't care about others.
Therefore, the bigger the ego, the more selfish and the smaller the pattern. People with small patterns tend to be short-sighted and selfish, and only care about the comfort in front of them, even if the future floods.
The pattern determines the layout, and the layout determines the result. Whether it is the success or failure of an individual's life or career, it is basically a gene injected from the beginning. People without lofty aspirations often lack long-term motivation and persistence, so their achievements will not be great.
If the pattern of business people is not enough, then he is a little rich, dabbling in it, or can't stand the slightest setback. And indomitable talents like Zeng Guofan and Ren are the overall situation. Imagine, if Ren is not grand, and Huawei has been insisting on the main channel for decades, how can we talk about planning the future in advance?
The embodiment of a person's pattern is that his mind can accommodate people. For example, the boss can't choose people according to his own preferences, and some "crooked melons and cracked dates" may be the pillars. If you stand in the position of the boss, you must be able to let your brothers do their best and give full play to their strengths.
With the pattern, we can see the overall situation clearly and plan victory according to the changes in the situation.
Ma Yun said well, "Today's world was not decided today, but decided 30 years ago, so today's actions can determine the actions 30 years later." There is a reason why Ma Yun's strategic vision is valued by the world.
As an entrepreneur, it is nothing to solve only the immediate problems. Real masters are actively responding to future challenges. Too many people don't realize this, so their success now is often fragile.
Around us, people with large patterns are not easy to identify. However, people with small patterns abound, such as those who hate people without me and laugh at people without me. They only like to win by themselves, but they can't hide the goodness of others. They think that it is best for others to have a bad life, and only he is the best and the worst. ...
This is the heart of a villain.
And people like Zeng Guofan, what he likes to do most is to be kind to others and the beauty of adults. For example, Zuo did not deal with him, and Li Hongzhang also reported him. They both worked for him. If it were anyone else, they would definitely retaliate against Zuo and Li Hongzhang.
However, Zeng Guofan gave in and praised him greatly, publicly saying that he was not as good as Left and Li Hongzhang was more talented than him. This is the tolerance in the pattern and realm. It is not easy to learn from Zeng Guofan. You know, Zeng Guofan's pattern is not only reflected in humility, but also in his three immortals of "virtue, speech and merit"-he has been giving in, but he has always been in an invincible position and his achievements are also the greatest.
If you understand this, or you can understand what a transcendental model is.