Let good habits dominate life

In the event of a fire in the Alexander emperor's library, all the books in the library were burned out, but one of the less valuable books was spared. There was a poor man who could recognize a few words and spent a few copper coins to buy the book. The book itself is not very interesting, but there is something very interesting in the book page: a thin piece of sheepskin paper with the secret of rock. The so-called point-to-point rock is a small round stone that can turn any common metal into pure gold. A piece of paper says: This rock can be found on the black ocean, but the appearance of the rock is no different from that of thousands of stones on the sea. The answer is: Qi shi is warm, while ordinary stone is cold. This poor man then sold his belongings, with a simple bag, sleeping on the shore of the Black Sea, began to look for a little rock.

He knew that if he threw away the cold stone he had picked up, he would have repeatedly picked up the stone he had already touched and could not recognize the real stone. To prevent this from happening, whenever he picks up a cold rock, he throws it into the sea. One day later, none of the stones he picked was the odd stone in the book. One month, one year, two years, three years ...... He still cannot find the rock. However, he is not discouraged. He continues to pick up and throw stones ...... Endless. One morning, he picked up a rock and touched it. It was warm! He still throws at the sea because he has developed the habit of throwing stones into the sea. This stone throwing action is too habitual. So that when the strange stone he dreamed of and sought appeared, he still habitually threw it into the sea.

Locke, a British educator, said: "Once a habit is developed, it will easily take effect without the help of memory ." This is true. Take the poor man as an example. How many years have he had a good meal, and he struggled to find the golden rock. But when he finds it, he throws it into the sea. It's not that he doesn't want the rock, but that habitual action of throwing a stone into the sea forces him to make a regrettable stupid thing. After years of success, his dream is just like a soap bubble.

As Bacon said, "habits are really tenacious and powerful. It can dominate life ." His words are like what he said to the poor. They are accurate and profound! However, we should have a deep understanding of its warning significance. To have a good life, you must develop a good habit to make it serve us.