Speak and act appropriately.

Author: Chen Sanqiao
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: People live not just to survive, but to achieve something and make a mark. When handling matters, we should be like chefs cooking dishes—mastering the heat, adapting to time, circumstances, and people—to ensure success. If we approach things too rigidly or chaotically, we may turn a potentially successful endeavor into nothing in an instant. As the saying goes, "Understanding the intricacies of the world is knowledge, and navigating human relationships is wisdom." The Chinese have always emphasized the "degree" in speaking and handling matters. This "degree" is about finding the right balance. In listening and responding, humor and jokes, praise and criticism, refusal and reply, persuasion and guidance, defending and smoothing things over, and asking and answering questions, mastering this balance will enable you to remain invincible in fierce competition. Success will naturally follow as the saying goes, "When the time is right, the water will flow, and the channel will be cleared."