A Good Year is a film based on the English novels peter Mayer's Provencal series of novels.
After the death of his uncle Henry, he left the vineyard for the male protagonist Max. He had to return to Provence, France, to inherit the estate, but when he returned, he was bent on selling it.
Max has always believed that happiness is linked to money. When he returned to the vineyard, he opened the floodgates of memories of his childhood and uncle's life on the estate.
The more Max recalls, the more he realizes that his soul has been shackled by fame and profit for too long, and in the process, he gradually realizes the true meaning of life: what we want is not just to live, but to live, a wonderful life.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >1, not to be a slave to dreams</h1>
There is a sentence in "Desperate Housewives":
Human life is so short that it is crucial to find meaning in life.
Confident, mercurial, shrewd and good at stock trading, max, he has no life, works endlessly all day, and "winning" is his only pursuit.
In order to win, he did whatever it took, so despicable that even his secretary couldn't help but complain.
Many people in reality are also like Max, dominated by busyness and pressure, carrying weights forward, enslaved by dreams, we forget or do not know what it is for.
We are used to being harsh on ourselves and others, but we ignore the original pleasures of life.
Some people say: The adult world is fake except for smiles, it is true that money is difficult to earn, it is true that it is difficult to make friends, it is true that confusion and pain are true, there is no one behind them, and living well is the correct way to open up to life.
Douban's high-scoring movie "Journey of the Heart", an annual healing masterpiece, tells us a truth:
Whether it is to be a great person or to be an ordinary person; whether you become a musician or a hairdresser, you cannot do without life itself.
In fact, it tells us four words: to live is to live well.
Dreams are indeed the goals that drive us forward, but in the process of chasing our dreams, we should think clearly about what we want. Instead of being a slave to dreams.
If in the process of chasing dreams, dreams cause us to be tired and lose ourselves, then we need to reflect well, reflect on the relationship between ourselves and dreams, and where our original intention lies.
In life, life and dreams should be parallel relationships.
Realizing dreams is to realize the life after dreams; and life is the driving force and sustenance when pursuing dreams.
If there is no dream of life, it is decadent; if there is no dream of life, the dream is ultimately imprisoned in life, and there is no happiness to speak of.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >2, live for the beauty of life in the present</h1>
Recently, there was a hot topic on Weibo:
"When I wait for _____, I will be happy."
In the comments of netizens, some people sighed:
"When you have money, you will be happy";
Some people are convinced that "when you are married, you will be happy";
Some people admit that "when you are promoted, you will be happy."
What impressed me the most was the concise answer of a netizen:
"When I don't wait, I'll be happy."
Life is short, and it is not easy to make a living.
Not everyone can choose the life they want and live the life they want;
We don't even know which of the accidents or tomorrow will come first. But at the very least, we can satisfy our current desires from time to time, so that the accumulation of small sums up, the sense of happiness will become stronger and stronger.
In "A Good Year", Max was forced to suspend himself because he had to go to the vineyard to go through the inheritance procedures, and on the way, he was boycotted by the industry because of an inappropriate operation in a stock sell-off.
The sudden long vacation made Max confused. His friend suggested to him why not take advantage of this and repaint the manor and sell it for a good price.
Max felt that his friend's proposal was good, so he simply calmed down and enjoyed the fresh air and leisurely vacation of the manor.
With the help of housekeepers and grapegrowers, the estate has been renewed. Everywhere Max went, he remembered the happy times he had with his uncle as a child.
Max's restless heart quieted down: dancing with the housekeeper, playing ball with the grapegrowers, feeling the food, attending the family dinner... Compared with the noise and pressure of the securities office, all this is like an outdoor peach orchard.
Remembering a movie line:
Living here and investing in the present moment is the best practice.
Live in your own time, do what you like to do, see the scenery you like, and live happily and calmly into what you like, so that you can't finish this life.
Years are fleeting, cherishing the present, is the most advanced life.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >3, live to meet a better self in life</h1>
Max said that the time when he was a child with his uncle Henry was the most important moment in his life.
From an early age, his uncle took care of the daily expenses of the manor, and Max would calculate the accounts carefully. My uncle liked to call him at that time: Million Max.
As an adult, Max became a well-known figure on the stock exchange, and it was his uncle who made him.
Many years later, he came back again to see the teachings of uncle Henry, and it was even more touching for Max at this time.
At the same time, he also saw the people in the vineyard, and their deep feelings for the vineyard also shocked him.
Eventually, Max gave up selling the estate.
Max went from a professional with money to a wine farmer with love and life;
Get out of the hustle and bustle of work and plunge into the sunny vineyards,
Make good friends with your loved ones, make fine wine, and live a life of worry-free food and clothing, knowing that it is cold and warm.
Max met his best self- not desperate, not numb, not cold, not soaked by the years, still maintaining the pure land in his heart. It was all the good things in the vineyard that made him.
What is it to meet a better self?
The eyes are full of stories, but the face is not full of wind and frost. Smile every day, confident and gentle, don't envy anyone.
At the end of the film, in the Sunshine of Provence, Max smiles at his lover under the tree and prepares food for him;
When the grapes are harvested, the people are excited, the family members who dance when they are emotional... This scene is enough to form a beautiful picture.
Mr. Nan Huaijin once said:
The real practice is not to meet the Buddha, but to meet oneself in life.
Only by discovering your own value in life and the life you want to live can you meet the best version of yourself.
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We spend our whole lives searching for the meaning of living, but we don't know that the meaning of living is hidden in the details of life.
Every day when we carry the weight forward, we must cherish the happiness and beauty of the moment, which is the meaning of living.
Under the pressure of life, we find the value of our own existence in the philosophy of life.
This, too, is the meaning of being alive.
May you, living up to Shaohua, live for yourself;
May you, through the thorns, live the life you want.