三字经 – 亡国之音

宋齐继 梁陈承 为南朝 都金陵
song4 1i2 ji4 liang2 chen2 cheng2 wei2 nan2 chao2 du1 jin1 ling2

释义
晋朝之后，先后有宋、齐、梁、陈四个朝代，他们被后世称为南朝，它们的国都 (guo2 du1) 均 (jun1) 设在金陵 (jin1 ling2)。

故事
陈霸 (chen2 ba4) 先推翻梁朝建立陈朝，史称陈武帝。后来后主陈叔宝 (chen2 shu1 bao1) 登上皇位。这个陈后主只知道吃喝享乐，他大建宫殿，还让宫里的人作曲，当时比较有名的乐曲是《玉树后庭花》。后来，隋文帝 (sui2 wen2 di4) 杨坚 (yang2 jian1) 率大军打进建康城时，守将来报告消息，陈后主正在欣赏《玉树后庭花》，当得知隋军打来后，吓得慌忙逃走，最后被隋军抓住，陈朝灭亡。后人因此把这首《玉树后庭花》成为亡国之音。

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庸君往往都没有好下场。身为一国之首，如果只懂得吃喝享乐，国家的灭亡是必然的。可能今时今日已经比较少类似的情况出现了，但是世界各地还是会时不时听到关于贪官等的新闻。做人之本要守信，人品修养也要有所进步才行。

我们虽然不是官员，但是也要提升自己的修养和品德哦！

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三字经 – 司马昭之心

故事
司马昭 (si1 ma3 zhao1) 是三国时期魏国 (wei4 guo2) 大将司马懿 (si1 ma3 yi4) 的儿子，他掌握着魏国的大权。他当上大将军后，还不满足，又逼魏帝曹髦 (cao2 mao2) 封他为晋公。曹髦很气愤地说：“司马昭想当皇帝的野心就连过路人都能看出来。” 于是他率领手下去杀司马昭，结果反被司马昭的手下杀死。曹髦死后，司马昭大权独揽 (du2 lan3)，他假装立曹鱼为帝，自己称晋王 (jin4 wang2)。后来司马昭死了，他的儿子司马炎逼曹鱼让位，自己做了皇帝，建立了西晋王朝。

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知足常乐这句话大家有听过吧？有上进心和有野心是不同的。很多时候，因为自己的私心和野心，很可能会造成伤害。

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Mistakes Make Perfect

Think about the people you admire for their exceptional skill and quality of work. They hardly seem to trip up. Even when they do, they invariably pick themselves right up with panache and every strand of hair in place. Blunders that seem to floor the common person simply slide off them.

Let's consider one of mankind's greatest fears - public speaking. We all have to do this in some form at some point in our lives. Notice how no one is truly flawless? There is always some uncomfortable pause, some ill-timed joke, an unsuitable word, or the mic falls off the collar. But why do some faux pas appear worse than others? Why do we sometimes begrudge someone for a slip-up, yet seem to forgive others' blunders almost instantly?

The secret is in the perception of mistakes.

Successful, respected people have mastered their flaws. They understand the role they play in creating uniqueness and motivating learning. Most importantly, they realise that the more you are affected by a mistake, the more likely you're going to make more. The worse you feel about your trip-up, the more likely your audience is going to remember it negatively.

So when you fall, get right back up! Acknowledge it, but make sure people know that you're not going to be cowered by it. Shrug it off and move on. Everyone knows that mistakes are a part of life - they're natural and spontaneous. They may be expecting a watertight performance, but if a little rain should fall, they're very likely to perhaps giggle a little then wipe themselves dry, IF you do the same.

The more we learn about mistakes, the more we understand that really, mistakes make perfect. There is simply no other way to learn. We're all familiar with coughing profusely on our first trip to the swimming pool, our scars from falls from bicycles, the stack of complaints from customers who today are our most loyal consumers.

When we make a mistake, focusing on it simply makes it worse. Consistently high-performing people are not perfect, nor are they as "high-performing" as you might think. You may not remember their boo-boos, but that's only because you were more engaged with how good they were after that.

The world is not without its flaws. There will be earthquakes, there will be suffering, and skyscrapers will fall. Junk mail, sour milk, botched-up presentations and big red F letters on our test papers. And supermodels will continue to fall off runways. Yet, the world moves on. And so can you.

source: Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio

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成功或失败往往就在于我们的观点。如果我们积极地看待失败或犯错，我们就有进步的空间。如果我们就此认定自己是个失败的人，那么我们又怎么回进步或成功呢？

世界并不会因为某个人而停止旋转，太阳的升起也是个定律，没有什么是难得倒你我的。要有自信点儿！加油！！！

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Be Open to Possibilities

When you imagine your future, do you see unlimited potential or do you see a lack of opportunities? Almost everyday, we are overrun by bad news, bleak outlooks, and people who complain about how miserable their lives are. In such a climate, it's no small task remaining upbeat and optimistic. But it is precisely that kind of positive attitude that will open your eyes to the opportunities that are always present.

According to Rosamund Stone Zander, author of "The Art of Possibility", many of the circumstances appear to block us only because of the assumptions we make. In other words, if we colour our view of the world with negative energy, our behaviour towards it will appear to elicit an unfavourable response. If you look at your environment through cracked and grimy glasses, you won't see a pretty picture.

When you participate in negative dialogue, either with yourself or with others, you are setting yourself up for failure. It's almost as if there's an instinct to prove oneself right, and if you think things will turn out badly, your thoughts and action will contribute to that result. When you retreat from a world you perceive as grim, you're closing yourself off to the possibilities.

But what happens if you remain open to the possibilities? When you view the world from a perspective of unlimited potential, your attitude will shift. So will the way you engage your employees, customers, friends and family; everyone you come into contact with. You will project an image of abundance, and your drive and hope will inspire those around you. You will become a motivating force in a climate of openness and courage, a climate that gives back to you just as much, if not more, than what you gave to create it.

When we're open to possibilities, we see further and are more inclined to take risks. Risks that may not always yield the results we want, but which create more paths towards our goals. You're only a failure if you stop trying. Because opportunities for success are limitless - when one doesn't pay off the way you imagined, there's always the next, and the next. One of them will be the one to catapult you forward, and it could just be the next one.

Being open means that you have to stand confident in the realm of possibilities - no matter the competition and no matter your fear. If your entire focus is on what your competitors are doing, your attitude will be passed on to your employees, and, ultimately, your clients. But if you focus on what you do best and how to better satisfy your clients and engage with them in new and powerful ways, your results will be quite different!

source: Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio

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虽然馆主食有一点儿唠叨，但是馆主还是那句话：人有无限可能。其实很多时候，世事难料，所以一定要对自己有一定的肯定和信任，这样才有可能会成功啊，不是吗？

加油罢！

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