“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
People can only live once, but if they live well, once is enough.
— Mae Wes
At the beginning of the new year, we asked everyone: "What kind of life do you pursue?" ”
Nearly a thousand messages were received in the background, and everyone's answer was different. We have always believed that everyone should be worthy of a self-defined life, that every human life should have its own unique creativity, not just to be the product of some "standard".
Today, we have selected 18 comments, let's see how their pursuits are different!
01.
I pursue a fresh life. Loved the freshness and wanted to wake up every morning to a different day, fresh sunshine, air, people and the environment. The first day I woke up with the sound of the sea crashing on the beach, and I walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, which was sunny, seagulls frolicking, and the quiet seashore was full of hope; the next day, the sound of the wind blowing leaves in the valley, and a layer of mist outside the window, the crisp call of the cuckoos told you that the new day had arrived; on the third day, the morning market on the street had begun, and the bowl of wontons that had just come out of the pot, fresh vegetables, because too excited too early tourists. Day 4... Day five... Every day on the road, every day can find a sense of freshness.
02.
I pursue a warm life. Sleep on the weekend until you wake up naturally, and the bright sun shines in. Tie your hair casually, go into the kitchen to wash a few dates, grab a handful of mixed beans, and put them in the soy milk machine. Dress the dog and walk downstairs. The sun shines through the leaves and sprinkles on the runway, and the dogs run happily, along the riverside road and go home happily. As soon as he opened the door, the aroma wafted in, and the busy figure of the kitchen stepped forward to give him a big hug. The prepared meal is served to the table, put on the dishes, ready, and eaten.
03.
I pursue a life with a lover. I can catch a lot of people's emotions, but I also need an embrace.
04.
I pursue a life with a sense of value. Unconsciously, I was about to reach the age of thirty, leaving the stable job that others seemed to have not come easily, and took the legal professional certificate. I don't know exactly what I want, but I know I don't want anything to wait every day for work and retirement.
In the new year, I am about to grow up together as a mom and a little life, and I am about to become a lawyer to defend the rights of my clients. I think I can accept the thorns and setbacks that may come, but at least a life full of hope and value.
05.
I pursue a life that will make my heart feel excited. I am still reading, because I find that I love to learn, my brain is constantly thinking, the tiredness can be easily eliminated by a good meal, and then continue to study, my heart is extremely satisfied. In the days when I decided to retake the graduate school after the one-year master's degree, as soon as I thought of starting to prepare for my favorite subject, my brain was so excited that I was like a fool, and I was determined my way back. Friends I met when I was a master's student said, "You're really good for studying, and chatting with you will make my brain feel like I'm done with Pamela." ”
06.
Three or five friends, meeting on the weekend, drinking warm wine, talking about life - this is the life I am currently pursuing.
07.
I want to go to a small village where I can see the snowy mountains, be a volunteer teacher, be a tour guide, and do volunteer work. Go take pictures, go hiking, go really be yourself. Live the life you love, free and unrestrained.
08.
I pursue a life that has always maintained growth, can broaden my horizons and experiences in all dimensions, and can maintain growth and progress. If I could, I would also like to have an equally good partner who will keep improving and growing with me all the time.
09.
I pursue a life of peace of mind. Having family and lovers around, friends to chat with, a steady income and leisure time to promote from me makes me feel at ease, no matter how bustling outside, stormy, it has nothing to do with me.
10.
I pursue a life where I can see the sunset. This evening sitting in a hurried forward car, I caught a glimpse of a colorful sunset, felt very beautiful, and held up my mobile phone to take pictures. The car was driving fast, turning around in the downtown lane chasing the green light, and the rows of high-rise buildings obscured the gradually low sunset, and in the ten minutes of the drive, until I reached my destination, I did not find a gap to capture the complete sunset of the day. So I suddenly began to miss the vast landscapes, the endless fields, and the sunset that could be touched.
11.
I pursue a glamorous life. I was born in a rural family, and from childhood to adulthood, I envied the nine-to-five, high-end office buildings in tv dramas, a group of good friends who got off work and gathered together for dinner, and I dressed up beautifully every day. At the same time, there should be enough money for me to take my family from a small county to a big city to live, I can eat hot hometown dishes every day after work, I can take them out on holidays, and I can pick clothes at will when I see the shopping mall, rather than afraid to spend money. My goal of working in an office building has been achieved, but the ideal life is still far away. Hopefully, in five years I'll be closer to my ideal life!
12.
I pursue an artistic life. Art is my eternal passion: playing guitar, viola, painting, writing, watching art exhibitions, singing, writing brush letters, reading. Why love? Born. There is no deliberate cultivation. Everyday life is like practicing, painting, watching exhibitions, going to choirs. For me, art is the only eternal love, the most meaningful. It is my purpose in coming to earth.
13.
I pursue a family together and don't live separately because I want to make money and get married. I'm a girl and I'm 30 years old. The left-behind children who have grown up smoothly, through the efforts of two people, from the remote countryside to Shanghai, have just taken root in the city. The dream life is that in the future, in addition to having his own small family, he can also live with his parents, sister and brother, and not be separated. I know it will take effort and time to achieve this, but I have a hunch that one day we will live this life. The first step has been taken, the second step, the third step ... It's not far away!
14.
I pursue a slower life, a life with free time at my disposal. But it seems that it is out of reach, and it will have to wait until retirement.
15.
I pursue a life of thin water and long flow, after graduation, I returned to the eighteen-line small city, the job was stable and began to go on a blind date, but I saw two parties and did not want to continue to understand the desire, I think the blind date can not be sloppy, you need to understand it first. It takes time to like each other, but now people seem to lack time the most, and there is not enough time to be alone with themselves. My ideal life scenario, my parents are alive and ready to go home whenever they want. Have their own small home, what problems to face together, mutual understanding and snuggling. Together, we are full of expectations for life and add some sugar to life together. As for the right guy, I believe that one day we will meet, and it doesn't matter if it's a little slower or later.
16.
I think a healthy life should be the most important pursuit in life. After working, I have cut through thorns and thorns all the way in highly competitive positions. But last year, I spent half a year awake for half a day at most, and I didn't even bother to move my fingers. Went to the hospital for examination, found that he suffered from severe depression, as well as cervical spondylosis, hormonal endocrine disorders, decreased immunity... I eventually chose to quit my job and raise my body before pursuing other things I wanted.
17.
I don't know what words to fill in the horizontal line, I hope that my loving family and friends will stay around, I hope that I can support myself (maybe add a cat) who may not necessarily like but must not hate the work that can contribute to society, and I hope to have a body that is not necessarily thin but necessarily healthy. Suddenly remembering what Rush said before, the ideal life is the life of the present, if you can not like the current life, then it is difficult to like what kind of life. Perhaps what should be written on the horizontal line is, "Now.".
18.
The last time I talked to my dad on the phone, I was talking about this topic. Is what man pursues is what he lacks and what he does not yet have? For example, the poor pursue money, the rich pursue power... And recently before going to bed, I read Sanmao's book, and I said, "She pursues a free life, and her identity as a writer is also natural, not what she wants to be." Dad said, "Don't think about what you want to pursue, naturally go in the direction you pursue." If there is a pursuit, run to the goal to live, and live an ordinary life without any pursuit. Both. ”
Ky authors say:
After reading everyone's messages, I thought of the Danish psychologist Kierkegaard once said: "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ）”
Maybe the life we want to pursue is like a high beam in the fog, as if it is close at hand but untouchable. We pursue it, we cut through the layers of fog and move forward carefully, sometimes gritting our teeth against the tangled vines, sometimes desperately struggling with the thorns on the soles of our feet. In the process, we may move forward, we may be lost, we may retreat, or we may lie flat on the spot.
But that's okay. Because happiness, happiness, and even a sense of meaning never waits for us at the end, they are actually a byproduct of the chase process. In the process of trying to find our goals in life, we have inadvertently obtained them, but many times we care too much about the results and ignore the excitement of the process of "pursuing" itself.
So, go after what you want, go to the life you really want to live, and leave him alone!
This concludes the body.