I used to hear people say:

“A noble person will help you.”

But what kind of person is a noble person? I remember my grandpa telling me about this when I was a kid.

My grandpa said that if certain people come to your home, it means your family will prosper. A smart person will seize this opportunity.

Honest People

If someone is extremely honest, when you’re friends with them, you’ll find that you don’t need to overthink things.

If someone is very honest and you do business with them, you’ll find that they won’t cheat you no matter what.

There’s a saying that goes like this:

“Don’t fear a strong opponent, fear a deceitful teammate.”

If the person who comes to your home is not honest, then working with them won’t be smooth sailing either.

Think about it, if someone is dishonest, what good can come from working with them?

In this world, the most unbearable thing is being deceived. If someone often deceives you, you’ll be unable to distinguish between what’s true and what’s false. Working with them will be risky, and dealing with them will only bring you losses.

But if an honest person is with you, when you’re both sincere, you’ll achieve twice the results with half the effort.

So, when I was very young, my grandpa told me that if someone is extremely honest with you, then you should consider being friends with them.

If someone is very honest and comes to your home, don’t reject them.

Ambitious People

If someone with ambition comes to your home, you should take notice. Someone with ambition can often inspire you to work harder, and they’ll become better and better, possibly becoming your noble person in the future.

There are many people around us who only know how to eat, drink, and have fun, but have no ambition. When we’re in school, if we meet someone like this, our studies will suffer. If we meet them in society, our abilities will also deteriorate.

People often say:

“Those who are near vermilion are stained vermilion, and those who are near ink are stained black.”

Someone with ambition knows what it means to “hear the cock crow and start working.” Those without ambition, even if they’re given a mountain of gold and silver, won’t lift a finger, waiting for opportunities to fall from the sky.

Someone with ambition can motivate you, making you work harder together. If you’re in school with someone ambitious, your studies will improve. If you’re working with someone ambitious, you’ll get promoted and receive a raise.

Being with someone ambitious is not a bad thing.

Grateful People

It’s hard to meet someone who knows how to be grateful in life. We’ve all helped others, but when we’re in trouble, we find that those who lend a helping hand are very few.

Many people are only willing to add flowers to the brook, helping others when things are going well. But when we’re in trouble, those who lend a helping hand are few and far between.

So, it’s very important to make friends with someone who knows how to be grateful. You never know what tomorrow will bring, and having someone grateful by your side will give you a sense of security.

Someone who knows how to be grateful is very precious, and such people are becoming fewer and fewer. If you’ve helped someone like this, and they come to thank you, congratulations, you may have just made a good friend.

Never offend someone who’s grateful to you, because they’re your treasure.

They’ll bring you benefits, whether in spirit or in business.

Someone who knows how to be grateful will also make you grateful, making you a likable person.

Optimistic People

If someone is optimistic, when you’re with them, your personality will become more open and cheerful. If someone is very pessimistic, when you’re with them, you won’t be happy.

In this world, mood is very important, so we should be with optimistic people. When you’re with someone like this, when you encounter difficulties, they’ll encourage you, rather than making you feel more desperate.

So, being an optimistic person yourself and being with optimistic people is very important.

When I was young, a relative of ours got into a key high school.

When we were all celebrating, someone said:

“Even if you get into a key high school, it’s not guaranteed that you’ll get into university. And even if you get into a good university, it’s not guaranteed that you’ll find a job after graduating.”

When this relative said this, everyone’s mood was ruined.

Originally, it was a joyful gathering, but this relative’s words ruined it.

So, it’s very important to be with optimistic people, not only will it make your mood better, but it’ll also make the people around you happier.

People Who Dare to Take on Challenges

If someone dares to take on challenges, this person has innovative abilities. When you’re with someone like this, you’ll discover your previously unknown potential.

Daring to take on challenges doesn’t mean blindly following the crowd or blindly trying new things.

It means using a smart mind to research and create things that don’t exist in this world, just like Jack Ma, who pioneered e-commerce when no one else did.

Everyone should learn to try new things, and when you change the world, you’ll also change yourself. As an ordinary person, changing the world may be impossible, but we can start by changing ourselves.

Anyone can learn to adapt, and when you’re with someone who knows how to adapt, you’ll find that you’ll become smarter too.

So, if you have someone innovative around you, don’t think they’re weird. Seize the opportunity, they might just become your noble person in the future.