Text: Flipping through the books in his spare time
What I do is like those who are profligate and wasteful but methodical, keeping a record of every expenditure I make. I can't say I didn't waste anything, but I always know how much I wasted, how I wasted it, why I wasted it.
--Granin, "Strange Life"
What does a person who is preoccupied with life look like? It may feel annoying, but we are extravagant when it comes to time, and most people don't know how to spend their time.
It may be time spent at work, but not everyone understands the meaning of their work, of course, such questioning is harsh and impersonal. Everyone spends their time in a variety of ways, and they can't keep it anyway.
Should we be stingy about life? For things that must be done, it is better to be extravagant. For things that you have to do but don't like, you should be stingy.
The sun may not rise as usual the next day, it is the invisible sword hanging over every head, and we do not know when it will come, as if we can live forever, so there is no waste.
Unless one understands where one is going, one will have such a clear sense of urgency about time, just as an eternal direction has been found in the sky to locate oneself.
Our life is like an ocean, dazed and do not know the direction, if you go with the flow, there is naturally a time for pleasure, but once you decide to follow a direction, you will find that this sea is so big that you can not achieve anything in your life, at this time, you will cherish your time.
Yes, even if there is a direction, it does not mean anything, it does not mean a complete detachment from the trivialities of the world, the only thing that can be done is:
"Always have a good idea of how much is wasted, where it is wasted, and why it is wasted."
The beauty of words penetrates the literal and reaches the heart. "Flip the book in your spare time" Thank you for reading.
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