After graduating from university, I moved to a bustling city and started a new life in the workplace. When I first joined the company, I met a colleague whose name was Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu is a veteran employee in the company, with rich work experience and very nice people. We quickly became friends, eating, chatting, and sharing life together. In the process of getting along with her, I found that she always mysteriously avoided some topics, and when I asked some intimate questions, she always shy away from them lightly.
Until one day, we worked late together, and the food stall downstairs of the company was still selling skewers. We ate and talked, and somehow, the conversation turned to family life.
I asked, "Xiaoyu, you and your husband have such a good relationship, is there any reason why you have never had children?"
Xiaoyu was silent for a moment, she lowered her head and played with the skewers in her hand, and only spoke after a while: "Actually, we have been married for several years and have never had children. At first, we were also anxious and went to many doctors, but there was no good news. ”
I felt a little embarrassed and quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, now that medicine is developed, many problems can be solved." ”
Xiaoyu smiled faintly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "Actually, it's not a physical problem, but psychological pressure." We've tried everything, but we've never succeeded. Later, we decided not to push ourselves anymore, try to adjust our mentality, and live a happy life. ”
Hearing this, a wave of admiration welled up in my heart. Although Xiaoyu didn't say the reason directly, I could feel that she was a strong and optimistic woman. She chose to rot these things in her stomach and not tell others easily, not because she was afraid of being sympathized, but because she wanted to face life with a positive attitude.
Since then, I have cherished my friendship with Xiaoyu even more. Her tenacity and optimism became a mirror of my life, and taught me that when faced with difficult situations, I don't have to say everything, and sometimes, I can live a happy life by maintaining a calm mind. These things rot in the stomach, perhaps as a form of respect for oneself and others.