Stories of celebrities who kept their promises in history

Keeping your promises is the foundation of human beings. People without credit cannot survive in society. Let’s take a look at some examples of celebrities’ integrity in history!

Shang Yang stood up to win trust

Shang Yang was appointed as the prime minister of Qin Xiaogong. Want to make a new law. In order to win the trust of the people, Shang Yang erected a three-foot-long tree at the south gate of the capital city and recruited people who could move the tree to the north gate, giving them ten gold. The people were surprised by this approach and no one dared to move the piece of wood. Then, Shang Yang announced to the people that those who could move would be given fifty gold coins. A bold man finally took away the piece of wood, and Shang Yang immediately gave him fifty gold to show his integrity. This approach of building trust by standing tall finally convinced the people that the new law was credible, thus enabling the new law to be implemented smoothly.

Analysis:? People cannot stand without faith. ?A person, a group, or a country are all the same. Failure to keep one's word will lead to self-destruction.

Topic:? A person cannot stand without trust? Integrity? Proof?

A hundred catties of gold is not as good as Ji Bu Yi Nuo

Ji Bu, a native of the Han Dynasty, He is known for his sincerity and trustworthiness. A proverb at that time said: "It is better to get a hundred catties of gold than to get a promise of Jibu." ?It means that Ji Bu's words are more valuable than gold. Later, Ji Bu followed Xiang Yu in defeat and was wanted by Liu Bang. Many people came out to protect him and enabled him to get through the difficulties safely. In the end, Ji Bu was reused by the Han Dynasty because of his integrity.

Analysis: Only those who treat others with integrity can be treated with integrity by others.

Topic:? Integrity and life? Mutual aid? The value of integrity?

Li Kuchan’s painting

Li Kuchan is a famous contemporary painter in my country. He is straightforward and straightforward. Whenever I promise to paint for someone, I never break my promise. Once, an old friend asked him to make a painting, but Li Kuchan was busy and could not complete it in time. Not long after, when he received the obituary notice that his old friend had passed away, he felt ashamed and rushed to paint. He drew a picture of "Bai Lian", solemnly inscribed his old friend's name on it, stamped it, and immediately took it to the backyard. Burn the painting. Afterwards, I said to my son: "If an old friend wants to paint in the future, please remind me in time and don't break your promise!"

Analysis: Real painters and artists are people with sincere and rich feelings. He does not fake anything, is honest, and never breaks his word. It can be said that his painting is as good as his character.

Topic: ?Integrity in life? Promise?

Managing people's hearts

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Li Shageng, a dim sum shop owner in Nanchang City, initially sold genuine products at reasonable prices. Win a lot of customers. But after he made money, he mixed in fake money and became negligent towards customers, and his business gradually declined. One day, Zheng Banqiao, a famous calligrapher and painter, came to the store for dinner. Li Shageng was so surprised that he respectfully asked him to inscribe the name of the store. Zheng Banqiao wrote the title "Li Shageng Dim Sum Shop" with six characters. The calligraphy was vigorous and powerful, attracting everyone to watch, but still no one ate. It turned out that the word "心" was missing a little bit, so Li Shageng asked to write a little more. But Zheng Banqiao said: "That's right. Your business used to be prosperous because you had this in mind. Now your business is slow just because you didn't have this in mind." ?Li Shageng realized the importance of managing life. Since then, he has corrected his past mistakes and once again won the hearts and minds of the market.

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