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Humility seems to be a virtue, but it is not easy to find a concrete example in the real life in front of you. Something like humility seems to be a rare occurrence recently. From my personal experience, in general banquets, when the guests are seated, we are most likely to see things like humility.
A group of guests crowded in the living room, and no one was willing to take the first seat, and no one was willing to take the first seat. So you pushed me to give way, and the voices were full of people. Those with younger seniority and lower official positions stood far away in the corner of the house with their hands down, waiting to be dispatched. Those who thought they were qualified to occupy the first or second seat all stepped forward, pulling and pulling, refusing to pass up their opportunity to show the virtue of humility. Some said: "We talk to each other, you are older!" Some said: "I come often, you are a rare guest!" He and Shi Mo Xingzi both seem to be fighting for the seat. The master put on a smiling face, and occasionally inserted a sentence or two, making a smirk. This turmoil will last until everyone's interest is low, and almost everything that needs to be said has been said, and then it turns sharply and suddenly subsides. Confident and self-confident.
Every time I encounter such a humble occasion, I will first think of a story in "Liao Zhai": a group of people are eagerly giving up their seats, one is pulling the other's sleeves and pulling up, and the person being pulled pushes back. Dodging back, the two sides were evenly matched, suddenly the hand pulling the sleeve loosened, the pulled arm suddenly shrank back, and the elbow of the arm was hitting the two particularly protruding big arms of a hunchbacked friend who was standing behind. On the front teeth, with a click, the two teeth fell to the ground! Every time I recall this story of joy and sorrow, for the sake of protecting myself, I always hide away when I give up my seat. After the turmoil is over, the rest of the seats are mine, the first seat is fine, and I won't get dizzy; I am not humble.

There are two reasons why the style of giving up seats is so popular. First, let’s come and go, everyone always has a position, so on the one hand, we are humble and on the other hand, we are sure of it. If the host announces that there are only twelve seats, but there are fourteen guests, then there is no such thing as giving up seats. Second, the person who gave it is a vanity, and it has nothing to do with the grandeur. The radius is generally long, so sitting in any position (if it is a round table) can enjoy the same benefits. If it is expressly stipulated that those who have sat in the chief several times will be particularly advantageous in terms of narration, and there will be fewer things that I want to be seated. I've never seen a place where tickets are sold at a coach station without a long wooden fence and a bit of humility! Therefore, I have discovered a principle of life for ordinary people, that is: when there is no need to give, it is okay to be humble, it will not benefit others, but it will not harm yourself; When it is not allowed, it must be humbly, which is beneficial to oneself and harmless to others.
When I read the story of Kong Rong Rangli when I was a child, I felt that it was really precious, and I was ashamed of myself. Although the size of a pear is insignificant, for a four- or five-year-old child, its importance may be no less than the calculation, recommendation, and commission of a civil servant. Some people guessed that Kong Rong might have had a bad stomach in those days, and he was so happy to be humble because he was afraid of eating raw food. I don't dare to speculate like this, but we have to admit that the benefits can make people forgetful, and humility is not an easy task.

As a ceremony, humility is not a bad thing. It is interesting to have a ceremony like when the Catholic Church elects a bishop. The inaugural bishop, as usual, humbly spoke in public three times, saying "nolocpiscopari", which means "I don't want to be a bishop," and then urged him three times as usual, and finally reluctantly. I think this kind of ceremony is much better than calling on the phone after taking the oath of office to declare that you will not be resigned. After the ceremony of humility has been carried out for a long time, it may have a subtle effect on people's hearts, so that people will also hold the ceremony of humility unconsciously when they are fighting for power and profit, regardless of their own lives. It is a pity that the history of our human civilization is still short, and the subtle changes have not been able to achieve great results. The time to show the hideous face of primitive people is more than the time when Yong Yong humbly held humility ceremonies. Every time I go in and out of the ticket office of the long-distance bus, I think in my heart that the king ruled the world with propriety, and it really makes sense.


Humility seems to be a virtue, but it is not easy to find a concrete example in the real life in front of you. Something like humility seems to be a rare occurrence recently. From my personal experience, in general banquets, when the guests are seated, we are most likely to see things like humility.
A group of guests crowded in the living room, and no one was willing to take the first seat, and no one was willing to take the first seat. So you pushed me to give way, and the voices were full of people. Those with younger seniority and lower official positions stood far away in the corner of the house with their hands down, waiting to be dispatched. Those who thought they were qualified to occupy the first or second seat all stepped forward, pulling and pulling, refusing to pass up their opportunity to show the virtue of humility. Some said: "We talk to each other, you are older!" Some said: "I come often, you are a rare guest!" He and Shi Mo Xingzi both seem to be fighting for the seat. The master put on a smiling face, and occasionally inserted a sentence or two, making a smirk. This turmoil will last until everyone's interest is low, and almost everything that needs to be said has been said, and then it turns sharply and suddenly subsides. Confident and self-confident.
Every time I encounter such a humble occasion, I will first think of a story in "Liao Zhai": a group of people are eagerly giving up their seats, one is pulling the other's sleeves and pulling up, and the person being pulled pushes back. Dodging back, the two sides were evenly matched, suddenly the hand pulling the sleeve loosened, the pulled arm suddenly shrank back, and the elbow of the arm was hitting the two particularly protruding big arms of a hunchbacked friend who was standing behind. On the front teeth, with a click, the two teeth fell to the ground! Every time I recall this story of joy and sorrow, for the sake of protecting myself, I always hide away when I give up my seat. After the turmoil is over, the rest of the seats are mine, the first seat is fine, and I won't get dizzy; I am not humble.

There are two reasons why the style of giving up seats is so popular. First, let’s come and go, everyone always has a position, so on the one hand, we are humble and on the other hand, we are sure of it. If the host announces that there are only twelve seats, but there are fourteen guests, then there is no such thing as giving up seats. Second, the person who gave it is a vanity, and it has nothing to do with the grandeur. The radius is generally long, so sitting in any position (if it is a round table) can enjoy the same benefits. If it is expressly stipulated that those who have sat in the chief several times will be particularly advantageous in terms of narration, and there will be fewer things that I want to be seated. I've never seen a place where tickets are sold at a coach station without a long wooden fence and a bit of humility! Therefore, I have discovered a principle of life for ordinary people, that is: when there is no need to give, it is okay to be humble, it will not benefit others, but it will not harm yourself; When it is not allowed, it must be humbly, which is beneficial to oneself and harmless to others.
When I read the story of Kong Rong Rangli when I was a child, I felt that it was really precious, and I was ashamed of myself. Although the size of a pear is insignificant, for a four- or five-year-old child, its importance may be no less than the calculation, recommendation, and commission of a civil servant. Some people guessed that Kong Rong might have had a bad stomach in those days, and he was so happy to be humble because he was afraid of eating raw food. I don't dare to speculate like this, but we have to admit that the benefits can make people forgetful, and humility is not an easy task.

As a ceremony, humility is not a bad thing. It is interesting to have a ceremony like when the Catholic Church elects a bishop. The inaugural bishop, as usual, humbly spoke in public three times, saying "nolocpiscopari", which means "I don't want to be a bishop," and then urged him three times as usual, and finally reluctantly. I think this kind of ceremony is much better than calling on the phone after taking the oath of office to declare that you will not be resigned. After the ceremony of humility has been carried out for a long time, it may have a subtle effect on people's hearts, so that people will also hold the ceremony of humility unconsciously when they are fighting for power and profit, regardless of their own lives. It is a pity that the history of our human civilization is still short, and the subtle changes have not been able to achieve great results. The time to show the hideous face of primitive people is more than the time when Yong Yong humbly held humility ceremonies. Every time I go in and out of the ticket office of the long-distance bus, I think in my heart that the king ruled the world with propriety, and it really makes sense.

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