Journey to the West, do you think the story of gods, ghosts, and foxes is actually about human affairs? In Journey to the West, there is a famous story about King Gold Horn and King Silver Horn capturing Tang Sanzang. Gold Horn and Silver Horn are two little attendants of the Supreme Old Lord, but they turned into demons when they went to the grassroots level. When they were attendants, they were gentle and refined. Once they became demons, they had green faces, red hair, and jagged teeth. Then they captured Tang Sanzang. Why? These two demons don't have any martial arts or spells, but they have magical treasures. The demons in Journey to the West can be divided into three types: those who rely on martial arts, those who rely on spells, and those who rely on magical treasures. These two demons have neither martial arts nor spells, but they have magical treasures. If they hold a little bottle and call your name, would you dare to agree? Once you agree, you will be trapped inside the bottle, and even Sun Wukong cannot defeat them. They would capture Tang Sanzang.

After catching him, theoretically speaking, the monster should eat Tang Seng's flesh, but he refused and wanted to invite his godmother to eat Tang Seng's flesh. Who is this godmother? She is a fox spirit who cultivated in the mountains. The two monsters recognized the fox spirit as their godmother in the mortal world. At that time, I was thinking about a question. If he wanted to develop a relationship with the fox spirit, he should recognize her as a god sister or god sister-in-law. How could he have the nerve to recognize her as a godmother? So, the whole thing itself is very strange. Later, you will understand why he had to recognize her as a godmother. Later, the reason was explained. The two monsters wanted to invite the godmother to eat Tang Seng's flesh, and the fox spirit godmother came and happily sat in the sedan chair. The fox spirit did not have much martial arts skills or supernatural powers, but she had a magic weapon called the Immortal Binding Rope. This Immortal Binding Rope is very powerful. Whether it's a celestial, a terrestrial immortal, a human immortal, a ghost immortal, a golden immortal, or a minor god, as long as you say 'bind', it will bind them. Even Sun Wukong couldn't beat the Immortal Binding Rope.

This Sun Wukong, using the method of seventy-two transformations, deceived the fox spirit and obtained the Binding Immortal Rope. When the shiny golden rope was tied around his waist, Sun Wukong happily exclaimed, 'Wow, what a precious treasure.' Adding to this, Journey to the West adds a sentence, explaining the incredible nature of the Binding Immortal Rope as it is the waistband of the Supreme Patriarch. When studying culture, attention to detail is crucial. This is history; do not overlook the details. Think about it, a fox spirit possessing the waistband of the Supreme Old Lord's underwear. Have you ever thought about this question? Do you now understand why the two book boys had to recognize her as their godmother? If she has a waistband, isn't she the godmother? Of course, she is, right?

The key is not only that he has a belt, but he also has to attend the company's annual meeting with the belt, record a short video and share it with friends. Do you think Laozi is anxious? How can this belt be taken back? The fox spirit deserves to die, but he can't do it himself. It would be best if someone else killed him, and it would be even better if it were Sun Wukong. However, Sun Wukong has no grudge against him and wouldn't be able to kill him. It doesn't matter, as long as he eats Tang Seng's flesh, Sun Wukong will kill him. But the fox spirit has no connection with Tang Seng, no grudge or acquaintance. It doesn't matter if he can't eat Tang Seng's flesh, as long as someone invites him to eat, he will die. Who will invite him to eat? Two assistants will invite him. So if the leader's assistant suddenly invites you to dinner, you should be careful.

Assistant invites you to dinner, the leader hasn't left yet, so you have to be more careful about this. You can think of the whole thing as a murder mystery, and only the fox spirit and Sun Wukong are in the dark. Everyone else is following the plot. Now that everyone understands this, let me tell you from the perspective of the fox spirit. The fox spirit is a private entrepreneur who practices in the mountains. His dream is to climb the ladder and know the superior leader. Hey, think about it. Isn't it true that many little people have a dream of knowing a leader who has great power and influence? Is it really that easy to get to know a superior leader?

When Zuo Zongtang pacified the Shaanxi-Gansu Hui Rebellion and took over Xinjiang, some young cadres under his command were promoted out of turn due to their military exploits. Before taking office, these individuals asked Zuo Zongtang how to handle interpersonal relationships in the workplace and officialdom. Zuo Zongtang expounded an important philosophy, using this philosophy to guard against the risk of high-level intrigues. This philosophy has three key points: aspire to the highest ideals, cultivate moderate relationships, and enjoy modest blessings.

The first point is to make a good wish. We all think of Zhu Bajie. He succeeded in going to the Western Heaven to get the scriptures. Tang Sanzang became a buddha with the title of Zhandan Gongde Buddha, Sun Wukong became a buddha with the title of Douzhan Shengfo, and Zhu Bajie became a Bodhisattva with the title of Jingtan Shizhe Bodhisattva. When Zhu Bajie achieved enlightenment, did he change his bad habits? No, right? He is still lazy, cunning, greedy, lustful, indulging in good food, beautiful scenery, beautiful women, and money. He hasn't changed any of his bad habits, not even his weight, but he still became a buddha.

Some people online asked why Zhu Bajie didn't change any of his faults and still became a Buddha? It's because Zhu Bajie made a top-notch vow. This top-notch vow contains two aspects. The first aspect is to choose a vision of saving all living beings, which is the right direction, serving the people and saving all living beings. The second aspect is to follow the master and the senior brother. The master has resources and reputation, and the senior brother has the ability and achievements. This is called finding the right direction and following the right people, even a fat pig can become a god. This is also the case for all of us on the road of life. Many people say that they have faults and shortcomings, but as long as you find the right direction and the right people, you can succeed.

The fox spirit is a little monster cultivated in the mountains. Have you made a superior wish? He didn't make a superior wish. He only wanted to eat, drink, have fun, get to know important people, and improve his own life. He only has a vision for life, he doesn't have lofty ideals or an advanced team. It's okay to have a goal of enjoying life as an ordinary person. But as a leader of a team, on such a high platform, if you don't find the right direction and the right people, you will have big problems in the future.

The second sentence is about our understanding of people. You need to understand a term called 'matching of social status and family background'. Dating can be casual, but marriage needs to consider the matching of social status and family background. Dating is a matter between two individuals, while marriage is a matter between two groups of people, and they are completely different. Any marriage that involves marrying someone of higher or lower social status will bring endless troubles to both parties. It's more controllable to be with someone who matches you. If a little white rabbit becomes friends with an elephant, it will either be squeezed to death or trampled to death. Neither of you will feel at ease, and no one will be able to sleep well.

So, as a fox spirit in the mountains, he wanted to climb high and get to know important people. Surprisingly, he actually succeeded. But he never considered the risks and only wanted to take credit for success while blaming others for failures. If you send him a message and he doesn't reply for three days, you wouldn't dare to ask him about it. But if he sends you a message and you don't reply within five seconds, he would question your attitude. So if you have any thoughts about climbing high and getting to know important people, I suggest you let go of them. This fox spirit wanted to meet important people, and he actually did. What's even more amazing is that he even got their belt, but we can't have it. Many disasters in life start in a way that seems like happiness, and this is something we should think deeply about. So let's leave the task of finding a suitable fren to us.

The key lies in the third sentence, enjoying inferior blessings. When we are a leader in this position, we must not indulge in our desires, thinking about eating, drinking, and having fun, and going to extremes. Once any enjoyment goes to extremes, it will turn into the opposite. That fox spirit cultivates in the mountains, and if you want to make money, you can eat beef, mutton, chicken, and XTZ meat. You can't eat Tang monk meat. The key is that someone invites you to eat it, and you still go. Let me tell everyone, in interpersonal relationships, if someone pumps you to eat Tang monk meat and sets up a trap to eat Tang monk meat, never go. They are asking you to take the blame.

There is only one kind of wealth in the world that is most reliable, that is the wealth we work hard for ourselves. If you think from the perspective of a fox spirit, when a grassroots person is progressing to a higher level, how to control the risk of interpersonal relationships is to make top-notch wishes, form medium-level connections, and enjoy low-level blessings. If you adhere to these three principles, you won't fall flat on your face. From this perspective, everyone understands that Journey to the West contains many profound things. If we only look at superficial things, we will miss out on this great classic.