Zuo Zongtang, an important official in the Qing Dynasty, once appreciated a subordinate named Wu when he was governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.

this man is a noble family and very talented. Once, Zuo Zongtang intended to hand over an important task to Wu Mou, but several people objected, because they all found that Wu Mou had a strange habit, that is, he was very picky about his diet.

no matter what kind of environment he is in, he is very strict about the taste of food.

As a self-proclaimed gourmet, he is very particular about the tableware used for eating. Once something goes against his will, he will be furious with his subordinates and make people panic. How can you entrust such a person with a heavy responsibility?

Zuo Zongtang listened and said nothing.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Zuo Zongtang sent for Wu Mou, saying that he wanted to invite him to dinner.

At that time, before Wu Mou got up, he heard that Zuo Zongtang was going to treat himself to dinner, so he hurriedly ran out in a suit of clothes.

Wu Mou came to Zuo Zongtang's residence, and the guards led him to an empty house and said, "The Governor asked you to wait for him here."

Wu Mou waited from morning till noon, but he didn't even see the shadow of Zuo Zongtang. He was hungry, but he was afraid to go away, so he had to bite the bullet and continue to wait.

In the evening, footsteps finally came from outside, but it was still a bodyguard who came in. He brought a pot of water, put down a very rough tea bowl and left soon.

Wu Mou was so thirsty that his throat was smoking. He drank two bowls of water at one go without being picky about the tea set.

After a while, the bodyguard came again. This time, all he brought was brown rice and vegetables. Wu Mou was hungry and wolfed down three bowls.

When Wu Mou burped and put down his bowl, Zuo Zongtang finally came in. He said to Wu Mou in a very sorry tone, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Zuo Zongtang said, and ordered the guards to send up delicacies, piled a table all over the floor, and then enthusiastically advised Wu Mou to eat vegetables.

Wu Mou was full and couldn't swallow another bite of food, so he had to go to politely decline again and again.

At this moment, Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "A person can eat food no matter how bad it is when he is hungry. Once you are full, even if the delicacies are present, you can't taste them. It can be seen that the taste of food is not necessarily good or bad. "

Wu Mou felt very ashamed after hearing this. From then on, he no longer called himself a "gourmet" and scolded his servants for whether the food was delicious or not.

"Hungry doesn't choose food, cold doesn't choose clothes."

"Hungry people are easy to eat, and thirsty people are easy to drink."

delicacies (xiu) are all ignorant, and they will rest when they are full. No matter how delicious the food is, if you eat too much and are full, you will have no interest in continuing to eat. )

Wu Mou, a gourmet, was hungry in the morning and had no water to drink at night. Drink water and eat rough rice in the evening. When people are hungry, they have no mind to be picky about food.

In this way, Zuo Zongtang happily gave Wu Mou a rinse and let Wu Mou experience it personally, thus giving up his desire to pursue the ultimate food. Let him know food correctly through his real feelings and stop being picky about food.

When conditions permit, it is ok for Wu Mou to pursue delicacies. However, if we insist on cooking delicacies according to our own tastes regardless of the environment and conditions, people around us will be trapped in a situation where a clever woman cannot cook without rice.

People are adaptable. They can enjoy wealth and poverty, enjoy delicacies and accept simple meals.

When we face the same truth, what we realize by ourselves will be more profound than what others say directly.

In real life, when we need to convince a person, we can give him reason when educating children, but a better way is to let him experience it himself if there is an opportunity.

It is because of the profound experience that those simple truths will really enter his heart.