An example of a bad thing turning into a good thing

In 427 AD, Emperor Wu Tai of the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked Helian Bobo, Xia Guojun, and Helian Bobo personally led the army to battle.

Tuoba Tao set a plan to lure the enemy in depth, commanded the army to pretend to be defeated, and lured Xia Guojun to catch up. Seeing that the situation was favorable, Xia Jun beat gongs and drums and ran five or six miles. Tuoba GUI was preparing to command the army to fight back when suddenly a strong wind came and it rained heavily.

Eunuch Zhao Ni is good at divination, so he advised Tuoba Tao: "Now the wind and rain are blowing from the direction of the thief army. They go against the wind, against the wind. It seems that God is unwilling to help us, and the soldiers are hungry and tired. It is better to retreat temporarily and deal with the enemy tomorrow. "

While Tuoba Tao was hesitating, Ho Choi, the counselor, shouted at him, "You are a foolish wife. Don't give advice! Our army's expeditionary force is thousands of miles away, and it is time to kill the enemy and make achievements. How can I suddenly change my mind and lose my foothold? Now the thief army is in hot pursuit, and it has been unable to succeed. We should take advantage of the wind and rain to hide the troops on both sides of the road and attack the enemy. The key to a storm is how you use it. How can there be a fixed truth? "

Tuoba Tao listened to Ho Choi's advice and arranged troops on both sides of the road. The enemy couldn't see the front clearly in stormy weather, and was caught off guard by Wei Jun. As a result, he was defeated. Tuoba Tao took the opportunity to lead the army to counterattack, rushed into Tongcheng, and destroyed Xia Guo.

External conditions will certainly have a great influence on the success or failure of things, but the key is to see how the core people use external conditions. If you have played windsurfing, you will know that downwind is of course easy and labor-saving. Even against the wind, as long as the technology is used properly, you can use the wind to sail forward.

Being a man and doing things are actually the same. Even if the external environment is not conducive to yourself, as long as you use your brain and thoughts skillfully, you still have a chance to break through the predicament and succeed.

For example, if the economic environment is bad, most enterprises will be affected. However, if we adjust the industrial structure, eliminate surplus and inefficient industries and optimize the quality of production and supply, then the economic downturn will become an opportunity to improve economic efficiency and lay the foundation for healthier and longer-term development in the future.

Of course, turning a really bad thing into a good thing requires courage to face the cruel reality and the spirit of hard struggle, not the so-called "bad thing turned into a good thing" after the accident.

There is a king in Africa. He has a learned friend. This friend has a pet phrase: "I knew this would happen, but to be honest, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

One day, the king and his friends went hunting. The king's horse was suddenly frightened and the king fell off his back. In panic, the knife in the king's right hand actually scratched the index finger of his left hand. The king was in great pain, but his friend was chanting, "I knew it would happen, but to be honest, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

The king of Qi was furious and said, "Since you knew it long ago, why didn't you remind me in advance?" I'm missing a finger, so it's not necessarily a bad thing. I think you are gloating! The king arrested this friend and sent him to prison.

A year later, the king went hunting again. Unfortunately, he was caught by a cannibal tribe in the primeval forest. These barbarians tied up the king and hung him from the fire. When the leader went to the fire to observe their prey carefully, he suddenly found that the person hanging on the fire was missing a finger. Cannibals have a rule not to eat people with physical defects.

So the leader let the king go. After the king fled back, he recalled his experience with mixed feelings: the last time he went hunting, he lost a finger, which was indeed a very unfortunate thing, but the bad thing turned into a good thing. Without this finger, he was lucky enough to get his life back this time. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what his friend said was not wrong and should not be punished.

The king let his friend out and said, "What you said last time was right. It's really not necessarily a bad thing that I lost a finger ... "The king told him everything about hunting. Hearing this, the king's friend smiled indifferently and said, "I knew this would happen, but to be honest, it may not be a bad thing for you to put me in prison!" " "

The king thought it was funny and asked disapprovingly, "Is it a good thing that I kept you locked up for so long and made you suffer?" The king's friend smiled and replied, "If I hadn't been put in prison by you, I would definitely go hunting with you this time. Maybe I have been caught by those barbarians. I have no physical defects. What do you think will happen then? "