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Yesterday, I saw the news of Charlie Munger’s passing in Moments. It didn't cause much trouble for me at first, but in my sleep last night, it reminded me of the book "Poor Charlie's Almanac".
It's about three years ago. I remember when the book was first sold, I flipped through it for two days and couldn't read it at all. At that time, I blamed the book's font for being too small.
It wasn't until September this year that I read it seriously. It was indeed quite beneficial. This is a book worth reading again and again.
Charlie Munger's departure, open "Poor Charlie's Almanac" Munger talks about Cicero's "On Aging" Love and enjoy.
After reading this, I can really feel that Charlie Munger was already prepared for this day of departure. Munger was already 82 years old at that time.
In Xiaoheng’s article today, I won’t talk about Charlie Munger, but look at what Munger likes, respects, and even is obsessed withCicero< a i=2>.
We use the 82-year-old Munger's narration of Cicero's thoughts as a guide. How will it inspire and help us as we get older?
02 Faith
Munger knew Cicero from Franklin (they feel like teachers, elders, distant friends, I like to call them by their abbreviation).
He also said that Buffett is also a modern descendant of Cicero. So now, at this moment, can I shamelessly claim that I am also a descendant of Munger, Franklin, and Cicero? Ha ha!
Unfortunately, Cicero was assassinated. Munger said that even if Cicero had not been assassinated, he probably would not have lived long. At 63 years old, he was considered a very long-lived person in ancient Rome.
Munger said that although Cicero is dead, in a sense, he is not completely dead, not because of his martyrdom, but because of the words and ideas he left behind.
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He believed that all citizens, especially the best and most distinguished citizens in society, had a duty to fight tactfully and diligently for their country and its values, even if this struggle required great sacrifice on their part.
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Holy shit! In the above passage, Munger said that this is the most difficult prescription for modern people to swallow among Cicero's prescriptions. Cicero also created the word moralis in Latin for his thoughts, which is also moral in English and translated into Chinese as 道德.
Holy shit, this is not a saint on the same level as the Chinese sages such as Lao, Zhuang, Confucius and Mencius.
What's interesting is that Munger said that Cicero's words were completely useless to him when he was still in high school. Because his ambition at that time was to leave a better impression on a certain beauty on campus.
A man is rarely fully aware of his own motives, but Munger later recognized that Cicero's value system might lead him to great success, and it did.
Because this mode of thinking has become his most unwavering belief.
This reminds me of the first of the four dogmas mentioned by Wang Yangming:Be determined. Without determination, nothing can be accomplished in the world.
03 Confidence
In addition to reading Cicero's "On Gerontology," Munger also read a biography of Cicero. The old man said it in a very suspenseful way, and I would definitely not recommend it to people who are not yet obsessed with Cicero. I didn’t even see the title of the book (hehe, but there is the author’s name).
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Because for a long time, I've always aroused resentment by zealously telling people what they should know.
He then needs to counteract this revulsion with an annoyingly generous amount of generosity.
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After reading this, I really feel that Mr. Munger is very cute. Even as a powerful person as he is, he will also have his own little entanglements and mental conflicts.
But he also said that when he turned to the first page of "On Aging," his mental burden was relieved. To his delight, Cicero's teaching-like nature was beneficial and helped spread knowledge in the world.
This biography of Cicero is not just a novel about two conspiracy theories, but tells him to be more confident in what he says.
When you behave better for yourself, it inspires you in your youth, you'll do better in the future, and you'll be happier looking back when you're older.
04 The old man and death
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Old people should feel happy for their long-term excellent performance.
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I think the old man mentioned here is not limited to physical age, but a person with rich experience and profound knowledge.
Surprisingly, Cicero said that older people should rejoice in their diminished sexual prowess, as this would greatly reduce the chance of a sex scandal or contracting an STD.
"Pleasure of the senses" is far inferior to "speech and litigation defense." You know, Cicero was the best lawyer in the world at the time, and Munger was also a lawyer before.
Cicero believed that the average advantage of young people was less than that of older people. He also quoted Agamemnon during the Trojan War:
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He never expected to have ten generals as powerful as Ajax, but hoped to get ten more wise and wise counselors like Nestor.
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It is obvious that both Munger and Cicero tended to be intellectually inclined. Moreover, they are already knowledgeable and believe that as long as they have a breath, they should continue to learn and improve themselves. At this moment, I read a quote from Cicero that Munger said:
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The saddest news is the death of those who were learning from it.
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this! Is this a true portrayal of friends currently mourning Munger?
this! Is it the eulogy that Cicero left for Munger from more than 2,000 years ago?
this! Is this the deepest farewell for every preacher who pursues wisdom?
Munger and Cicero were both people who were not afraid of death, and even said that fear of death was stupid and unacceptable. The reason is that there are two possibilities after death:
You will have a better, eternal life in Hades.
Even if such a result is not obtained, there will no longer be any suffering in the world.
At the same time, it was also pointed out that the elderly should not only pursue the enjoyment of life. A valuable lifestyle is to strive to benefit future generations, even if they may not see the results of such efforts.
05 Don’t say you are old
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It's foolish to complain about getting older. Young people's best hope should be not to grow old before they die.
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The more you talk about yourselfold, old, the more you will appear old. In fact, it will further weaken your heart. old.
Once the heart grows old, the whole person's energy will be completely different. It is right not to complain, but to be upright and diligent. Even if you end up in poverty, you can be as respectable as those who have achieved great success.
But we must also admit that being too poor will make life difficult in later years.
In his old age, Cicero also liked to occasionally laugh and drink with a few like-minded friends in his country house.
06 Armor of Rebirth
The most remarkable summary of "A Theory of Aging" evaluated by Munger:
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The best protective armor of old age is a life that has been carefully lived before it, a life that has been employed in the pursuit of useful knowledge, honorable exploits, and noble conduct;
He who leads such a life has devoted himself from youth to his own improvement, and will reap in old age the happiest fruits of their generation;
This is not only because the useful knowledge, glorious achievements and noble deeds will accompany them throughout their lives, even until the last moment of their lives, but also because the conscience that has witnessed an upright life and the memory of the good achievements in the past will give them The soul brings supreme comfort.
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Munger's quote from Cicero seems like chicken soup, but at a glance, it is indeed a bowl of old soup.
However, there are indeed some people who, when they are experiencing their darkest moments, will rekindle their hope because of a bowl of soup like this, and then climb from the valley to the mountain.
07 Action
Cicero wrote "On Aging", which was translated by Franklin and brought to Munger, who then brought it to everyone through Munger's "Poor Charlie's Almanack: A Collection of Wisdom and Proverbs of Charlie Munger". Today, Xiaoheng hopes that through this article, Cicero's thoughts and wisdom can be passed into your hands.
Shallow level cognition is because there is no experience of one's own.
But just reading these words of wisdom will not really change us. This is just a short-term self-comfort. Only when you know it, do it, and do it right can you truly grow.
The Xiaoheng public account has been open for more than 6 years. From the initial technical tutorials to some personal experiences and reflections, I have always wanted to do something meaningful, not just in thoughts. At the beginning of the year, I created a closed knowledge planet, which has accumulated more than 100 pieces of content and more than ten articles. I checked in to get up early and read English in the planet.
As early as 8 months ago, I started to check in and read English every day in some developer groups, starting from scratch. Recently, I feel better and better.
Due to my abnormal behavior in the group for a long time, even Jare was attracted. Just last night before going to bed, Jare was still supervising my English in the group. Because the day before yesterday, he spent more than half an hour telling me about his English reading skills, which made me a lot of money.
My planet has never been open to the outside world. In October, I told Qilinzi and some Store developers about the creation of the planet.
Qilinzi was very excited after seeing it. He believes that this is a very meaningful thing for himself, others, and community developers. Whether in QQ groups, WeChat groups, or one-on-one chats, a lot of valuable sharing, information, and discussions are easily scattered and lose cohesion.
At the same time, it also helps developers with creative abilities in the community break through their personal bottlenecks. Knowledge Planet just solves these problems. Moreover, Knowledge Planet payment can give creators more motivation to continue to output high-quality content.
Qilinzi is a person with extremely strong execution ability. He specially opened the "Kilin Academy-Inner Academy" exclusive planet for TGX users for nearly 300 users of "TGX Online Battle Full-Stack Development Framework". Only TGX users can join. Used to store documents, tutorials, technical exchanges and discussions on commercial development of the TGX framework.
Some users reported bugs in TGX and suggested that Qilinzi open the GIT code warehouse of "TGX Online Battle Full-stack Development Framework" to facilitate the update requirements. Qilinzi was also able to meet the requirements in Knowledge Planet.
Just yesterday, Qilinzi opened the "Qilin Academy (Outer Courtyard)" planet for the veterans of the OpenTGX group. Xiaoheng was fortunate enough to be invited to become the vice-president of the planet, and there were also community bosses such as Yutu, Ermiao, Yang Zongbao, Huangpi Mouzi, and Yiyuan. Let’s share and deposit more valuable content on the planet together. Currently, more than 30 partners have joined.
Xiaoheng has also thought about it again and again, and plans to test run my personal knowledge planet in early December "Xiaoheng's Growth Community" will be released 50 free places (currently priced at ￥99), I will launch some interesting activities such as: Get up early and exercise , reading, English, writing, etc., the most basic daily check-in learning activities. Interested friends can add Xiaoheng WeChat: z6346289 Apply to join for free and hope we can grow together!
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