內聖外王


[成大事者不糾結] by 羅振宇
從曾國藩後半生的事蹟可以學到儒家的理想是內聖外王，用最高的道德要求自己，但是對其他人是比較寬容的，畢竟想要在這世上完成理想，還是需要各路人馬的幫助，而多數人不是聖賢，也做不來。
So this not only applies to get work done, it’s the basic principle of how to be in a society. From home, family relationship, to work, colleague and supervisors, all these interpersonal relationships are bounded with other people. With the limited time on Earth and the mixed bag of backgrounds and personalities, letting go of the ideal in the world is the smart way to live. I won’t let the moral standard go for myself. That’s just who I am. So letting go the standard for others is something I needed reminders of.

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