Summarize the points that I thought were good.
In particular, crab-hole principle was something that I found myself goofing up on.
Crab-hole principle
- Shibusawa himself was offered a ministerial position, but he turned it down because it was beyond his scope.
- Even if you get an offer that makes you want to go beyond your limits or do something you want to do, you don’t do it.
- Think about your crab-hole and work on it.
- Crab-hole-ism
- Crabs only dig holes the size of their shell.
- Human beings are the same, it is better to fight within one’s own scope and do one’s best
Keep learning throughout your life
- Learning and good habits form a person
- One key to enjoying life is to keep learning throughout life
- Don’t learn, but “keep learning”
Emotional ups and downs
- “関雎は楽んで淫せず、哀んで傷らず”
- ①「楽しんで淫せず」
- Have joy and love, but maintain moderation.
- It is good for a sovereign to enjoy love and marriage, but not to allow them to become immoral and lewd.
- ②「哀しんで傷らず」
- Even if you have sorrow, do not hurt yourself or others.
- It means that even if you leave someone you love or have a broken heart, it is important not to be so sad that you hurt yourself or others.
- Do not show too much emotion. Balance is important.
- Neither too good nor too bad, neither too joyful nor too sad.
- “人間万事塞翁が馬”
- Former national team coach Okada-san said it in a book called “Prepare Your Mind.
- This phrase is interpreted as “We should not judge the events of life from a short-term perspective, but look at them from a long-term perspective
- ①「楽しんで淫せず」
Conclusion
The above three things particularly stuck with me after reading the book.
Fight like you are in the crab hole in life and continue to learn through reading and action. And I learned this time not to be overly emotional because many things happen and are unpredictable.
This is a book that I will want to revisit on a regular basis and update if I find anything new.
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