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Zhuge Liang Prepared for Greatness Before Opportunity Arrived Most people know the famous story. Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times at his humble cottage before Zhuge Liang finally agreed to come out of seclusion and help him. The rest is history. With Zhuge Liangs help, Liu Bei turned himself from zero to Emperor of the Shu Han kingdom in 14 years.  But there is a more interesting question: Why was Zhuge Liang ready when Liu Bei finally came? It was not luck. Long before opportunity knocked on his door, Zhuge Liang had been quietly building the conditions for opportunity. He Put Himself in the Right Circle When Zhuge Liang settled in Jingzhou, he was a poor farmer. Although he read a lot, he knows nobody and is far away from the happenings in the world.  As a result, he did not have a chance to work for any of the big guys at that time.    Zhuge Liang knew that he had to do something.  Either he change or he perish.   Through an arranged marriage...

We know the 3 Kingdoms Period (year 184 to 280) in ancient China had 3 kingdoms: Wei, Wu, and Shu. Today let's talk about the Shu kingdom. Liu Bei was the distant uncle of the ailing Han Dynasty emperor. From a young age, his father passed away and Liu Bei had to live a despondent life with his mum. He had to resort to selling straw mats and shoes in the market to make a living. Yet inside Liu Bei's heart, he has not forgotten his calling. As a descendant of the Liu family that founded the Han Dynasty (which lasted almost 400 years and brought China to its glory), he saw his country fall into the hands of thieves like Cao Cao, who controlled the Emperor and ill-treated the emperor. The entire nation is divided, with many feudal lords fighting with each other. People are suffering. The solution: Find a way to get rid of thieves like Cao Cao and re-unite China and bring peace to the country and save people's lives. That is his calling. He set out to achieve his goal. ...