孫 子 曰 ： 兵 者 ， 國 之 大 事 ， 死 生 之 地 ， 存 亡 之 道， 不 可 不 察 也 。
故 經 之 以 五 事 ， 校 之 以 計 ， 而 索 其 情 ， 一 曰 道 ，二 曰 天 ， 三 曰 地 ， 四 曰 將 ， 五 曰 法 。
道 者 ， 令 民 與 上 同 意 ， 可 與 之 死 ， 可 與 之 生 ， 而 不 畏 危 也 。 天 者， 陰 陽 ， 寒 暑 ， 時 制 也 。 地 者 ， 遠 近 ， 險 易 ， 廣 狹 ，死 生 也 。 將 者 ，智 ， 信 ， 仁 ， 勇 ， 嚴 也 。 法 者 ， 曲 制 ， 官 道 ， 主 用 也。 凡 此 五 者 ， 將 莫 不 聞 ， 知 之 者 勝 ， 不 知 者 不 勝 。
故 校 之 以 計 ， 而 索 其 情 。 曰 ： 主 孰 有 道 ， 將 孰 有 能 ， 天 地 孰 得 ，法 令 孰 行 ， 兵 眾 孰 強 ， 士 卒 孰 練 ， 賞 罰 孰 明 ， 吾 以 此 知 勝 負 矣 。 將 聽 吾 計 ， 用 之 必 勝 ， 留 之 ； 將 不 聽 吾 計 ， 用 之 必 敗 ， 去 之 。
計 利 以 聽 ， 乃 為 之 勢 ， 以 佐 其 外 ； 勢 者 ， 因 利 而 制 權 也 。
兵 者 ， 詭 道 也 。 故 能 而 示 之 不 能 ， 用 而 示 之 不 用， 近 而 示 之 遠 ，遠 而 示 之 近 。 利 而 誘 之 ， 亂 而 取 之 ， 實 而 備 之 ， 強 而 避 之 ， 怒 而 撓 之， 卑 而 驕 之 ， 佚 而 勞 之 ， 親 而 離 之 。 攻 其 無 備 ， 出 其 不 意 ， 此 兵 家 之勝 ， 不 可 先 傳 也 。
夫 未 戰 而 廟 算 勝 者 ， 得 算 多 也 ； 未 戰 而 廟 算 不 勝 者 ， 得 算 少 也 ；多 算 勝 ， 少 算 不 勝 ， 而 況 於 無 算 乎 ？ 吾 以 此 觀 之 ， 勝負 見 矣 。
Some translation suggested:
"The General stands for the virtues of wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage and strictness."
"By Rule is to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure."
"These five common factors should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail."
The fourth common factor SunTzu is 將 - the General.
In war terms, it is easily understood.
In business terms, it simply means engaging good workers for the task ahead. I have mentioned earlier that everyone is cunning. Everyone is a liar. Everyone is a trickster. Everyone is selfish. Everyone is a thief. Everyone can be a murderer if forced to be one. Hence, everyone is a killer if ever tested. If driven to the extreme, one will sell their kids for money as child prostitutes or limbless beggars, eat their kids live for food. The stories in the long march in communist china during the 1940s were not well-narrated. They only tell you that they consumed tree bark as food when they are hungry and yet, they can travel on foot for 10,000 km.
In another words, they have created a perpetual machine. No protein input but yet can have protein output for the muscles to march. What a big mind-fuck, trying to immortalize their victory over the imperials and establish their rule. Now you understand why, if ever their rule is threatened, they can roll their tanks over students in tiananmen square. AND later pretended that they are only foot soldiers, merely only obeying orders. How can they release power when they have used blood and sweat to get it in the first place. It is really a kid's dream that human can reason with one another.
How then to work with these people? It is only through honesty and earnestness. Therefore, never try to outfox them. They are extremely intelligent. They exist for a reason. Never try to lie to them. Move them only through honesty. Your one and only choiced weapon is honesty. Many people always ask me what makes them tick? Frankly, I don't give a damn.
The answer is plain, but yet no one plays this game properly. I have always been laughed at. Why am I so generous in the first place. I paid for food, I paid for drinks, all the time. My explanation is simple: 3 strikes and you are out. When I finished treating for 3 rounds and yet I don't see any return of treats. I am out of there. No ifs, no buts. It is that simple. If a person is leecher, he will never invest in that relationship and he will not return that treat. Then I would have saved thousands if not hundreds of thousands of future money. I simply can't imagine. If I have trusted them, they wouldn’t pay for my services, they wouldn’t pay for my products when in crisis.
Then, some closed ones asked me, why don't I explain myself to them. NO. I am not a teacher, I don't teach them to be wise.
That's why LIFT explained that to gain a foot-hold into a new society. One has to invest first by being nice to them. Never expect the locals to treat you fairly, not when you haven't even showed them that you are nice and fair. How wisely and fairly put!
For those that passed the test, I would invest a little further. The relationship will slowly blossom. Many closed ones have laughed at me for being so stupid in the first place. What happened is that these people whom I have "invested in" in the first place not only return my treats, they doubled-up for fear of losing me as a friend. They were amused by the things these people do to win my favours. They will invest in my ventures and work tirelessly and honestly for fear that I might not include them in my next ventures. Such is the power of honest generals. They march in my name.
The fifth common factor SunTzu is 法 - the Rule.
By having established rules, the army is disciplined and willing to die for the king.
This is not true. There is only one rule: The rule of fairness.
Never take advantage of them. Once they have done a good job. Reward them. If they have done a bad job, remove them.
You must never reward for bad behavior, no matter what happened, i.e., no past history, no future hope.
If a gal throws a tantrum for not dating me or willing to talk to me. Just leave her alone. It can be 1 week, a month, 3 months or even 6 months. She will turn around and beg me to forgive her ill-behavior. If I had rewarded her instead by buying flowers and pander to her needs, I will be condemned to more evil deeds.
SunTzu said, "These five common factors should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail." True.
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