Some say that Dickens is a beacon that calls people back to laughter and kindness. Dickens's understanding was limited to the textbook of the nine-year compulsory education, until he finished reading the novella "Ode to Christmas", a novel of tens of thousands of words, which is well known in Western countries, Dickens always had confidence in the "endless" potential of good, and the harm of evil was also "clearly understood".
The protagonist, Skruggi, has the privilege of looking back on his childhood from the perspective of God, looking down on everything that is happening around him today but ignored by him, and predicting his possible future situation in advance, like a dream, but enough to make people realize. From a materialistic, money-obsessed miser to a laughing, Santa-like, smile that gradually infects everything around him, as mentioned in the novel: "Disease and sorrow are contagious, but nothing in the world is more contagious than laughter and happiness." ”
Accompanying his parents who loved him deeply and playing with his friends, these were all unattainable for the childhood of Scrooge, and slowly lost the ability to perceive love. On the way to chasing his dreams, he found that money was something he could control and shone with values that had been denied, that his satisfaction could not be obtained from others, that he gradually became cold and selfish, and that the pursuit of money became his only shortcut to healing his childhood wounds.
There is a text on Douyin that is very popular: "Take advantage of the children when they are young to be nice to them, because they will be very tired when they grow up, they will encounter a lot of suffering, and when it is time to recall the beauty of their childhood, it will bring him unlimited motivation and comfort." ”
The picture of my childhood that often made me laugh, the roads I walked with my family and friends, the books I turned over together, although I can't remember what games I played and what I said, but that sunny scene made me unforgettable, in every night when I felt lonely and lonely, I would come to mind, soothe the fragile heart, and then get up early the next morning, the sun was shining and life was as brilliant as ever.
If you are like Su Tong: "I never dared to boast about the happiness of my childhood, in fact my childhood was a little lonely and a little preoccupied." "Then please try Meyer Musk's approach: be kind to others, learn to listen, be optimistic at all times, and avoid talking about your tragic story." As long as you can show confidence, respect and curiosity about others, plus a smile, you can become a very attractive person. Think back to your past and find those moments when you were confident about a certain part of your life. Find that part, research and share it, and your life will be enriched.
When Scrooge, accompanied by elves, sees that he was particularly cared for by his sister Xiaofen in his childhood, and sees that he has spent a happy Christmas with the benevolent and kind Fitzwig and his friends, his heart is slowly moved. When he woke up from the dream, he realized that money was something outside the body, and he could not bring it with him in life, nor could he bring it with him when he died. He was full of positive energy, benevolent, kind radiant, began to be grateful for everything, smiled at everyone he met, although others did not understand, but still could not help but smile back, he finally harvested the joy of laughter.
If it is true that the greed and ignorance of the living are as mentioned in the novel, they are forging chains for their souls one after another, and sketching in their minds the appearance of Marley's soul, so tired and helpless, will you still buckle the money you currently have? Money can easily bring you the sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, control, and so on you want, but is he really what you wanted in the first place?
Ren Zhengfei wrote in a letter to employees: "Employees can not become slaves, can not become slaves to money, generous salaries are to inspire people to work harder and effective struggle through a rich and elegant life, not to make us mentally autistic and self-locked." ”
We have no magic, no time machine, can not predict the future, look back at the past, many regrets can not be restarted, it is better to try, live the present, the rest of our lives, and the world is gentle, every day can be warm as ever.