Balzac said in "The Tall Old Man": "This world is full of real misery and false joy." ”
I think so.
I don't know if you have this feeling: life is always full of all kinds of suffering, and the air is full of helplessness and sadness, which once made us breathless.
As for joy, the so-called "joy" is often more just a pleasure in suffering, a little fleeting comfort given to us in a long period of suffering.
From childhood to adulthood, whether it is an elder or a teacher, we are always warned from time to time: "Only when you suffer hardship can you become a superior person." "When I was a child, I was always ignorant of this kind of warning. As I experience more and more, I have become more and more aware of the deep meaning - it turns out that this world is full of real suffering and false joy.
You may say that I am talking nonsense, but there are many happy people in this world, but if I say that these are false joys, do you believe me?
There is so much suffering in this world. Whether it's an economic crisis, a natural disaster, or a relationship entanglement, each of us feels physically and mentally exhausted.
You may see the happiness of others in the circle of friends, and see the glamour of others on the road, but do you know the efforts and hardships behind it? Do you know how much unknown pain and struggle are hidden behind it? Everyone's real suffering is like people's underwear, everyone has it, but it may not necessarily show others, only you know.
Below, through a set of lenses, take you to feel this unspeakable suffering:
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January 1, 2024, New Year's Day. The 59-year-old takeaway uncle collapsed on the way to deliver food on the first day of the new year, never waking up, still clutching the takeaway order in his hand.
At the age of 59, he should have reached the age of retirement, but he still ran on the way to deliver food. This is a microcosm of adult life, when life is in dire straits, who is not exchanging their lives for money?
02
The truck driver was stopped by the traffic police late at night, and the traffic police investigation found that the man had hundreds of fatigue driving records in two years.
When I asked, I found out that the man was transporting live fish, and if he died a fish, he had to deduct a penny. Faced with the deduction, he had to continue driving without resting.
Facing the traffic police, "What is more important than safety? If you collapse, what will happen to your family?" This iron-clad man instantly broke the defense and burst into tears in front of the camera.
03
In a private restaurant, in order to save money, only a young waiter was hired, busy before and after, running around.
When I picked up the food, I didn't know if it was because the oil was slippery or if I was careless, and I saw that a plate of fish was about to spill on the ground. The waiter instinctively tried to block it with his hand, and a large plate of piping hot fish was spilled on his hand. You can tell from the pained look on his face how much pain he had. But he didn't hesitate, and he was still glad that a plate of fish was not spilled, otherwise the compensation would be in vain.
04
This man, in the midst of everyone's laughter, waited for the "boss" to scan the code and transfer 200 yuan, he jumped into the quagmire without hesitation, rolling hard to perform, causing laughter.
Even though the sludge was flowing into his mouth and nose, he didn't have any intention of stopping, because he wanted to earn the 200 yuan, which might be the expenses of his family for a few days.
This scene is sad to watch, if it weren't for the compulsion of life, who would want to be a clown in the eyes of others for the amusement of others?
05
This man in his sixties has gray hair, but he still disregards the danger and burrows his body into the pipeline.
The young man was not able to do such a dangerous job, but he got into it. If it weren't for life's compulsion, who would want to work so hard?
06
This man who lost his right leg actually carried 100 pounds of cement on crutches? Such a mutilated body, if it weren't for those few taels of silver, who would want to be so tired and tired?
07
On the streets of Jinan, a young mother with three children is still setting up a stall to sell fruit late at night. The child next to her was already asleep, but she did not give up at all, because she knew how heavy the burden was on her shoulders. If it weren't forced by real life, who would want to sleep in the open?
08
On the streets of Shenyang, an uncle who sells sugar gourds jumps up and down the streets in order to attract customers, just to sell a few more.
In fact, in half a year, three relatives in the uncle's family passed away one after another. But in order to survive, he still has to pick himself up and bravely accept and face the cruel reality.
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In the world, in life, there are many, many such examples, as long as you pay a little attention, as long as you pay a little attention, as long as you pay a little attention, you can find out, you can feel how hard life in the world is.
How hard life really is? Some people may be noncommittal, because they don't feel the same way, and more often than not, they just eat melons as a mass.
In fact, this kind of suffering is unspeakable and skin-to-skin suffering, and only those who have really experienced it can understand it. But as a melon eater, we have no reason to laugh at those who make money and don't want to die, let alone ridicule those who grovel for a few taels of silver, because many people have exhausted all their strength just to live, but as long as they still have the means, they will not be so desperate.
"White Deer Plain" is in place:
"I see that this man came into the world without a blessing, but with all suffering. When this person came to the world, the first time he cried, he didn't hear of anyone, and the first time he landed was laughing. Why? It's because it's so bitter in this world. ”
However, the good news is that even though life always gives us all kinds of suffering, and even once put us in a desperate situation, fortunately, each of us is full of hope for life, and does not hesitate to use suffering to water the warm flower of hope.
After all, life is hard, but life has to go on. After all, in the midst of all these sufferings, there is always something worth doing, there are always people worth protecting, and there is always some happiness worth pursuing.