If you want to live a truly cautious and independent life, then the first thing you should do is not only to be alone materially, but more importantly, to be spiritually independent. That is to say, we must focus on spiritual upliftment.
The whole world seems to be plotting again and again, using trivial things to harass and entangle you. Friends, diners, sickness, and fear all come together to harass you and say, "Stay with us." "But you must not be moved, do not join their noise.
To those who come to disturb us, we must reciprocate with a look of surprise. If we are not willing to do such a thing, then no one can convince us.
We should resist the temptations of the outside world to enter a state of independence and awaken the bravery and steadfastness of our hearts. We live in such a bland era, as long as we dare to speak the truth, then we can be self-reliant.
People we know always have an expectation of us, and we now want to live our true selves. We must be brave enough to say to those who have been paying attention to us: "Parents, lovers, brothers, friends – in the past I have always lived according to the appearance of the world, but from now on I will live according to the truth behind the appearance."
I don't need to make any vows, I just do my best.
I will do my best to support my parents, take care of my family, and be a husband who is faithful to my wife – but I must do it all in a new, never-before-tried way.
I have to stay out of the eyes of others, I have to be myself.
I must no longer leave myself in a state of fragmentation just to accommodate you.
In the same way, you don't have to go against your nature in order to adapt to Me. If you love me according to your own feelings and standards, then I will be very happy. ”
I don't deliberately try to hide my emotional tendencies to love and dislike.
I trust so much in those profound, divine things that anything in this world can produce my inner joy. Wherever the truth leads me, I trust them very much.
Noble, I will love them; lowly, I will not hurt them with hypocrisy. I did this not out of selfishness, but out of humility, out of full reason.
No matter how long we have lived in lies, all people will be willing to live in truth. If we follow the truth, then the truth will eventually lead us to a place of peace.
But if you do say that, then you will cause pain to your friends, but you cannot sell your freedom and your strength at the cost of obeying their will.
When people are able to break through narrow horizons and reach into the realm of absolute truth, then they can attain reason. At this point they will recognize what is right and take the same position.
Successful people admonish people who are still working on it: stick to your own style and never imitate other people.
Talent is manifested all the time through the power accumulated by the indoctrination of life, but if you use the power of others, then you can only obtain something non-essential. For a man, he creates a perfect piece, but no one knows and no one knows what it will be like unless he can clearly demonstrate it.
No one taught Shakespeare how to create, and no one taught Franklin, Washington, Bacon, or Newton how to work. Every great man is unique, and it is impossible to recreate a Shakespeare through the study of Shakespeare.
Do every job assigned to you, and don't have too many hopes. At this moment, you may be able to create a brilliant one, with the chisel of Phidias, the shovel of the Egyptians, or the talent of Dante.
But the works you create are not very different from the sculptures of Phidias, the pyramids of Egypt, and the Divine Comedy. All rich and vivid souls cannot condescend to repeat themselves. Stick to a simple and noble life, obey your heart, and you will be able to recreate a whole new spiritual world.
Only when a person completely abandons all external supports and walks alone is he truly powerful and invincible. Great spiritual power is innate. He is weak because he always goes outside of him or elsewhere to find something of value, and he always likes to perceive the world outside of him but never believes in himself.
Knowing this, a person will not hesitate to let himself obey his own thoughts, so that he can quickly correct his deviations, put himself in the right position, be very handy in doing things, and be able to create some miracles from time to time.
As long as they can act in this way, then everyone can help themselves and be more powerful, just as a person who stands on two feet can exert his strength more than a person who stands upside down.
Therefore, we must hold our own destiny tightly, rather than letting fate dominate us. There have been many people who have gambled with fate, and they have either won everything or lost. But I don't think of life as a gamble.
Friends, act according to the will, only in this way can you be determined, and only then can you truly stand on your own feet in the world. From now on, you will never again have a sense of fear in the face of fate. You shouldn't get carried away when you win or make a fortune, and you shouldn't be proud when you're in good health or popularity.
In life, we must always maintain a self-help and self-reliant heart, do not be affected and swayed by the outside world, and live in our own will, so that the soul can be tranquil and can we live a truly independent life.
How to live your life the way you like
If you don't know what you want, don't know what you should do, read those good books, communicate with those great souls and the wisdom of the sages, and give yourself a good foundation to cultivate your own concentration in the world.
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Teacher Zhou's Book of Life Answers
It was listed in the 2021 NetEase Snail Reading Annual Good Book List
Second place in the essay category
The examination paper of life is placed in front of everyone, no one can avoid it, and everyone must write their own answer sheet. So, needless to say, the so-called answer is just an answer sheet I wrote. I never believed in the so-called life coach, and I would never be ridiculous enough to want to be myself. In the examination hall of life, we are all students, I may be a more diligent student, then, my answer sheet may be for the reference of students, only this is enough.
——Zhou Guoping