There is a sentence in Rabindranath Tagore's Selected Poems: "The closer you are, the farther you go, and the simplest tones require the most arduous Xi." ”
Thinking about it seriously, it is really true, we always ignore the scenery around us, look forward to everything in the distance, always make simple things complicated, and then pursue "to remove the complex and keep the simple".
And those who are advanced, who get very little, also strive to be "simple" and let themselves live their lives quietly.
Because you have nothing in your hands, you have everything when you open your arms.
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The simpler the ideal, the happier it is.
As children, we all wished we could be scientists, mathematicians, etc.
When I grew up, I began to reflect on myself, adjust my ideals, and be an ordinary person, working, living, getting married, having children, and buying a house.
However, some people are always tossing their ideals, hoping to become a big man of the times, but the result is counterproductive.
Liu Zongyuan, an official of the Tang Dynasty, at the beginning of his entry into the officialdom, worked very happily with his colleague Liu Yuxi and others, and also wrote poems and drank tea together.
For a while, Liu Zongyuan and his colleagues launched a reform movement, hoping to truly become famous in one fell swoop. But he was degraded for it.
Having lost his ideal stage and great ambitions, Liu Zongyuan focused on literary creation and governing the local area, but won a lot of praise.
Ouyang Xiu praised Liu Zongyuan: "Cast it in the open space and put the genius in the vertical and horizontal." ”
When the ideal becomes simple, it is easy to achieve, and then there is a surprise that comes true. When one ideal is realized, then set another ideal, so that life will go higher step by step.
All people who are ambitious and look ideal and plump, but in fact, they are ambitious and add to their troubles.
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The simpler the heart, the more transparent it is.
After the failure of the Canton uprising, Sun Yat-sen went to England.
One day, a man named Deng Tingkeng took the initiative to get close to Sun Yat-sen, and then took Sun Yat-sen to the legation of the Qing court. As a result, Sun Yat-sen was placed under house arrest.
After many requests for help, as well as the rush of his friend Conyley, Sun Yat-sen escaped.
A few years later, Sun Yat-sen became the provisional president in Nanjing. Deng Tingkeng came to apply for a job, hoping to be able to eat a bite of food.
Many people were angry and wanted to detain Deng Tingkeng.
Sun Yat-sen said: "The things of the past were just their own masters, and there was no need to delve into them. After speaking, he also gave Deng Tingkeng a sum of money for his journey.
Grievances and grievances will be shared by anyone, but they need to be let go. If you go everything into your heart, then your heart is heavy, like a piece of iron poured into it.
Since ancient times, "the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly" as an example of life. When the inner world is broadened, it loosens the constraints on life.
And the way to make the heart broad is to pour out the things in the soul and clean it up, so that the world of the soul is bright and clean.
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The simpler the reasoning, the more effective it is.
A lot of scholars, give a lot of laws.
Sagay's Law, Khusner's Law, McCabe's Law...... As soon as you see these laws, you have a headache and you don't understand them very well.
In fact, some unfathomable things are "tricky", and I don't know it for a lifetime, and it doesn't matter.
If you do in-depth research, you will find that the things that are "tricky" are just some small things around you. It's just a proper noun, esoteric and difficult to understand.
McCabe's Law, for example, states that the tortoise and the hare race and lose or win, and that is it, and no one has to get a result.
You're trapped in complex truths, and you're in constant pain every day, and you can't do anything well.
Throw away the truth and take positive action, and you will reap the rewards.
Cut rice, pick up a sickle and go, don't study any "mechanics"; just cook, don't figure out "what chemical changes have happened to rice", just chat, don't study "vocal cord changes...... Staying away from rhetorical people and practicing true knowledge is the highest level of wisdom.
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The simpler the relationship, the more reliable it is.
Wang Anshi and Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty were colleagues, superiors and subordinates, and opponents in the political arena.
When Wang Anshi was dismissed as prime minister, he lived in seclusion in Jiangning.
Su Shi took a boat to visit Wang Anshi, but before he had time to tidy up his clothes, he saw Wang Anshi waiting at the dock.
In a panic, Su Shi apologized and did not look like a subordinate.
Wang Anshi didn't mind at all, regarded Su Shi as a friend, and wrote poems together.
Su Shi said sincerely: "Riding a donkey into the wilderness, I want to see Mr. when he is not sick." ”
Putting aside the messy relationship, simply dating, without rank, people are low-key, but more respected.
Many people complicate their relationships, arranging seats carefully, choosing the place of the party according to people's preferences, and for retired people, they also have to prioritize seniority, which makes it very difficult to get along with each other.
From the perspective of human nature, when I see those who care about relationships very much, I will have a feeling of "pretentiousness", and those who are very easy-going will have a good impression.
When you see someone in difficulty, it's best to help them without even knowing their names.
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The simpler the life, the healthier it is.
"Zengguang Xianwen" wrote: "Thousands of acres of fertile land are only three meals a day, and ten thousand rooms in the vast building only sleep on a couch of three feet." ”
Many people don't understand life, but they desperately pursue luxury, and they are very particular about three meals a day, and the recipes are also very strict.
There are also some people who buy a lot of fitness equipment and a lot of health care products in order to exercise.
What is health? It's really not about eating precisely and exercising deliberately, it's about walking, running, and respecting your preferences in the natural world.
To buy a treadmill, maybe it would be better to take a few steps in the park. Spend less money, the effect will be better.
If you have a luxurious villa, it means that you are rich, but you are not necessarily rich. If you have a lot of desires, you become a poor person.
Coarse tea and light rice, made at sunrise and resting at sunrise, it really doesn't cost much, but the body is good and the appetite is fragrant.
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It has been said, "Happiness and joy are simple, but those who pursue them are complex." ”
Everyone wants to live a high life, just to get more blessings. But blessing is as humble as the earth, and it can also be a free spring breeze, a touch of green in nature.
Guiguzi said: "If you want to be high, you will go down." ”
When you want to go up, learn to go down first: throw away all the useless things, clean up all the clutter in your heart, and slim down the social circle.
In this life, people have seen all the things in the world, and they have never lost or gained.
Author: Cloth Clothes Coarse Food.
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