Cai Gen Tan: The most dangerous state in life is 'lukewarm' stability.

The most dangerous state in life is 'lukewarm' stability,Many people have heard the story of the frog in warm water. The first time a frog is placed in boiling water, because it is sensitive to external changes, external temperature, it maintains flexible response. But if the frog is placed in cold water, gradually heating the water, the frog will not react at all.

This small experiment reflects a common human nature: When a person is in a state of stability, it will be due to the current stability, confusing the mind, not knowing how to respond to emergencies and solve problems.

For example, being in a quiet and tranquil state will ignore the difficulties and crises around you, but in all things, fortune and misfortune are interdependent, and all 'safety' is hidden behind danger.The most dangerous place in life is the state that appears to be without danger. The more stable a life seems, the more likely it is for a person to ignore the dangers. Therefore, a person must maintain a 'proactive' mindset, no matter where he is, and have a cautious consideration, 'without foresight, there will be near trouble' . This will allow one to be more composed when encountering emergencies and truly avoid misfortune.

Sun Ce is the 'frog in warm water'. After Sun Ce occupied Jiangdong, he turned to thousands of miles to say that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had disputes over the Battle of Guandu, so he planned to attack Xu Chu. Sun Ce's subordinates were very scared to hear this, but only Guo Jia said, 'Sun Ce annexed Jiangdong, but he killed some heroic figures who could serve him, he was reckless and without precautions, although he had a million troops, he fought like a lone man. If an assassin ambushed him, one person could put him to death. He would certainly die at the hands of a common man.'

It was precisely this kind of person that Sun Ce was. He loved to ride and hunt, and he did not have any defense. His subordinates advised Sun Ce, 'The officials use a bunch of undisciplined people, wandering soldiers can serve them, this is the strategy of Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of Han. You are not inferior to Liu Bang in this area, but you often go out privately, the soldiers are worried about you. White dragon becomes a fish, will be caught by fishermen, white snake crosses the road, Liu Bang will kill the snake, you must pay attention.'

But Sun Ce didn't take this sentence seriously, he still went out alone at his most successful moments, and finally came to the riverbank without crossing the river, and was killed by an assassin.