When you walk through the streets and see men over the age of 40 chasing fashion trends, do you feel a little puzzled? They always want to play the appearance of young people with wrinkled faces, is this a problem with aesthetics or a problem with our definition of age? Recently, a piece of news caught my attention, CCTV's two "oil kings" gathered together and dressed fashionably, which made netizens sigh: Whose aesthetic is wrong? In my opinion, the problem is not in aesthetics, but in their attitude towards life.
These two "oil kings", one is Wang Jianlin and the other is Xu Jiayin, both Chinese business giants. Their wealth and status are unmatched, but they have been subject to considerable controversy in the fashion industry. They always play the role of young people, dressed in fashionable clothes and makeup and dressed like teenagers. There is nothing wrong with this behavior, but the problem is that they don't seem to know that dressing up is just an outward decoration, and what really matters is the attitude and thoughts on the inside.
I used to work with Wang Jianlin for a while, and in his office, I saw his lifestyle and attitude. He wakes up at six a.m. every morning to exercise and works tiedly into the night. His time is very tightly divided, and he doesn't have any extra time to pay attention to what he is wearing. But when he needs to attend an important occasion, he dresses up and gets the center of attention. Dressing up is only a small aspect of Wang Jianlin's life, and he pays more attention to the cultivation of inner qualities. He values teamwork and trust, which is a big reason for his success. He believes that human relationships are the key to business success, not external decoration. This is also one of the secrets of his success.
Xu Jiayin was also a very successful businessman, but his attitude towards life was different from that of Wang Jianlin. He always flaunted his wealth and status in public, trying to prove his worth with these. The same goes for how he dresses, always trying to be in line with fashion trends, but lacking his own style and character. I once saw Xu Jiayin at a conference, dressed in fashionable clothes and exaggerated hairstyles, but very unnaturally pretending to be a young man. His mannerisms, words and actions seem too deliberate, making it seem that he is not really himself. This way of acting made me feel a little embarrassed and made me wonder if there was something wrong about our expectations of ourselves and our understanding of age.
We live in a society that values the outward, and people always try to prove their worth through outward decorations. However, what really matters is the inner qualities and attitudes. We should let go of the excessive pursuit of external image and pay attention to our inner cultivation and quality. Only in this way can we become truly successful people. In my career, I have met many people like Wang Jianlin, who focus on inner cultivation and quality, rather than overly focusing on external performance. They gave me a lot of inspiration and made me think deeply about my attitude towards life. We need to re-examine our values and lifestyle, not to pursue fashion and youthful image too much, but to focus on our inner cultivation and quality. Only then can we live a truly good life.