What is the antidote to life? For a long time, some people said that it was money, home, and love. I hope that smiling is the antidote to life. Because, smiling is the lowest cost of kindness! If you really can't do it, just look for it in the metaverse, although its definition has not yet been determined, it has become popular all over the world. It seems that in people's hearts, the ideal of utopia is still there, and everyone still likes to escape from reality.
Cute things are often untrustworthy, credible and unlikable, and this contradiction often tears us apart. This year, idols are still collapsing, the three views are still subverted, and we are still trapped in the Network. The melon I ate at the beginning of the year felt so big, and in the middle of the year, it was just a small dish. At the end of the year, we found that we were all too sloppy, and that was only appetizing at best! Everyone was happy to eat, but someone had to pay the bill for this full melon feast. In the end, the industry ceiling, the beauty anchor with more than a billion tears to pay the bill, since then the jianghu is gone! Some people think that the law is asleep, but in fact, it is staring at you with black eyes, staring at everyone!
We often focus on others and forget ourselves. When I was a child, I won the prize and was eager to run home as fast as I could and make my parents happy. After work, I want to let the leaders and colleagues appreciate, and I want to get a promotion and a salary increase to make my family happy. But few people understand the grievances they have endured, what is the life they want? The house is bigger than a flat, the car is a big gear, it is not as good as the body, and the mood is better. In fact, who doesn't understand these truths? However, we often can't help but do the opposite!
It's easy to see when it's hard. This year, I struggled, learned to get along with myself, and made new choices. I don't know if it's right or not, I just know that my mentors and close friends have helped me so much! Sadly, I can't reciprocate. This kind of selfless dedication and help profoundly affects my value base. Several friends on the banks of the Panlong River have made great progress in their careers, and I don't know if they can receive it, although this is not worth mentioning, but it is a very sincere blessing!
The West Side Boys' cover of "Ordinary Road" brought tears to our eyes. History tells us that this is the age of the successful, and probably always will be. The point is how the majority of ordinary people should treat themselves. Some people use cigarettes and wine to get pleasure, some people seek release by exercise, some people feel warmth from the comfort of their best friends, and some people find inner peace from the sea of books. I know that the philosophy of reason cannot save the emotional self. However, first of all, we should face up to our own ordinariness. Moreover, recognizing one's own ordinariness is not the same as being born, let alone degeneration!
The softest place in the heart is always about the relatives. This year, many unlikely things suddenly happened to us. The earth is like a hanging, the hometown has experienced hundreds of earthquakes in a few days, the highest level of 6.4, and the relatives in the hometown are still rebuilding their homes. When the epidemic occurred last year, I never thought that its haze would spread to 2022. Masks, health codes, itinerary cards, and nucleic acid tests accompany us. Everyone is in the middle of it and fights it with unprecedented courage and measures! Don't seek to win the heavens and half a son, but seek a point of tenacity!
We are not in the torrent of the times. House prices touch the nerves of each of us, as we all need a house of our own. This year's sharp price reduction of new houses has surprised us, just like entering the wrong track, some industries have folded, and the rice bowl is gone. Those complaints about overtime became Versailles in their eyes.
2022 has come, may the new year win the old year, even if there is only one road, but the choice still exists. Sometimes we feel powerless, and a cloud, a building, a tree, or even a person taller than ourselves can block the light that should shine on us. However, as long as you still adhere to kindness, who can block the light in your heart?
Yiquan
December 31, 2021 at the Golden Temple
Yi Quan, a college teacher.