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I like the saying, "Live yourself as a light, because you don't know who will come out of the darkness through your light." ”
Perhaps, the person who borrows the light to move forward is yourself, perhaps a person on the same road, perhaps a stranger who is lost.
When people reach middle age, life is very hard, but we must forge ahead, if we stop, we are doomed to have no hope. Instead of complaining, smile warmly.
As a human being, if there is light in your heart, you will no longer be afraid of the darkness.
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The light of middle age, light the lamp for yourself.
Writer Liu Tong wrote in "Whose Youth Is Not Confused": "People always have a period of time, only in the vast sea of people, looking for the affirmation of these valuable people, and the background sound of the habitual bystanders. ”
When you reach the age of old and young, no one tells you how to go in the future. There is no one you can rely on. When you go looking for a reliance, you will definitely find that the people around you are looking at you with their eyes.
In order to live, we desperately earn money, try to put down roots in a foreign country, and build a family like that.
However, too many people, full of confidence, but scarred, still ended in failure. How to spend the least amount of money, the least amount of energy, and do the biggest business needs to be seriously considered.
As long as the direction is right, the wisdom and strength are enough, and the effort is tossed a few times, you can do more with less.
I have seen a story: there is a Zen master with three disciples.
One day, the Zen master wanted to test the wisdom of his disciples. He said, "Each person will go down the hill with ten taels of silver, buy something, and fill the hut where we are staying." ”
The first apprentice bought the cheap cotton and sponges on the market, and the room was only filled with two-thirds; the second apprentice, who bought a lot of straw, turned out that the room was only filled with three-fifths.
The third apprentice returned empty-handed. He let everyone into the house, then closed the doors and windows, and suddenly the room was dark. He took out a match, clicked and lit it. The room suddenly became bright, and even the corner of the house was "light".
In fact, the third apprentice only spent two pennies.
When you are poor and have no connections, as long as you find a "shortcut" and turn on wisdom, you can make yourself more and more complete. The so-called "spark of stars can burn the plains".
For example, you don't have a high diploma, but you have the strength to renovate people, move bricks on construction sites, and support your family. If you can still make fun of your misery and photograph your miserable life, you may be able to earn money on online platforms.
How in the world can there be no road? It's just that you don't glow, and your eyes are all dim.
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The light of middle age, leading the way for people.
The Ming Dynasty literary scholar Wang Yangming, for opposing the eunuch Liu Jin, was severely beaten and exiled to Longchang, Guizhou.
The local people, seeing the down-and-out Wang Yangming, did not sympathize with him at all, and they were still making things difficult everywhere. The harsh living environment in the local area makes it difficult for people to sleep and eat. The few retinues accompanying him lived a depressed life.
Wang Yangming reclaimed farmland, planted grain, and built huts. No matter how unfriendly the locals were to him, he wouldn't fight back.
In autumn, the crops in the fields grow happily and harvest well. The locals were moved and took the initiative to bow their heads and ask for advice. Wang Yangming unreservedly imparted the knowledge of farming to them.
Soon, the atmosphere in the farm was harmonious, and he led the local people to read and understand. Wang Yangming's "mind study" has also begun to develop since then.
As the saying goes, "It's convenient to be with others, it's convenient for yourself." ”
When a person is willing to help others, then in front of their own eyes, they will see a lot of good people, and they will also be infected by them.
The human heart is flesh, as long as you treat "it" kindly, then you must get warmth from it. Everyone gives a little warmth, and the world is a warm world.
To be a person with light and to guide others, on the surface of suffering losses, is actually a blessing to gather more people.
When a person reaches middle age, if he has the help of others and becomes the leader of a group of people, then his own propositions will be echoed by everyone and will soon be realized.
Understand that no matter how much you fall, don't forget the light of your kindness.
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The light of middle age, continue to shine.
The Han Dynasty literary scholar Liu Xiang said: "Few and eager to learn, like the sun of the sunrise; strong and eager to learn, like the light of the sun; old and eager to learn, like the light of the candle." ”
In real life, many people in their forties and fifties say things like "I won't, I'm too low-educated, I'm old and decayed, look at my children" and so on. Never thought of himself as a "young man".
What can really defeat a person is not suffering, but ignorance, fear, and demons.
If you feel that you have more than enough and your strength is insufficient, then study hard, learn from your work, find the way of life from society, ask for advice from the people around you, and bow to the elderly. You can also sit alone, read slowly, and find a way to succeed from the wisdom of the ancients.
We always say "it's gold, it always shines". But be more aware that if you don't often wipe the dust off the gold, then the gold will also become dull.
Why some people have always had youthful vitality, not that they can stop the pace of time, but that they have been growing and never stopped.
A philosopher once said, "First of all the noblest ideas, and then there is money; a society without the noblest ideas alone will collapse." ”
When people reach middle age, find a balance between money, interests and learning, and when they are spiritually rich, everything will be fine.
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Xiao Chunu, an excellent theorist, once said: "Life should be like a candle, burning from the top to the end, it has always been bright." ”
When people reach middle age, it is like a candle burning to half of the position. At this time, it should be the time when the light is the greatest and the flame is the strongest. You don't live as "dim and dark."
You know, when you try to cover the light, the light will go out, let go of the hand, the light will not only not go out, but also illuminate a large area.
Make money fiercely, that's just survival, trying to shine, is the real life.
Light a lamp for yourself, life is not confused.
Light a lamp for others, and meet noble people everywhere.
Life is not difficult, starting from your attitude, and finally your cognition.
Be a person with light in your heart, you will be wonderful.
Encourage your friends.
Follow my words and go into your heart.
The illustrations in this article come from the Internet.