"The years do not live, and the seasons flow. ”我是老李，是一名光荣退休的中学教师，站在人生的下半场，回望过去的六载光阴，不禁感慨万分。
During this time, I tried to spend the rest of my life with three women, but each attempt was like a brief cherry blossom in spring, beautiful but short-lived, and finally ended in a breakup. However, these experiences did not plunge me into endless grief, but instead led me to discover a more comfortable way of life in old age.
A love affair with Ms. A's "Sunset Red".
It was early autumn evening, and I was reading Walden on a park bench, and Ms. A, an elegant retired dance teacher, came in on the fallen leaves. Her eyes are shining with love for life, just like autumn water growing in the sky, which makes people's hearts move. We naturally came together and started that "sunset red" love that was envied by the neighbors.
"Lao Li, do you think we can travel around the world together in the future and dance square dances all over the world?" she held my hand, her eyes full of longing for the future.
I smiled and responded, "As long as you don't think I'm clumsy in dancing, I'm willing to accompany you to the ends of the earth." ”
However, beautiful visions always seem fragile in the face of reality. Ms. A loves the hustle and bustle of the bustling city, while I prefer tranquility and like to find inner peace in books and nature. Our lifestyles and values are gradually in conflict, like two parallel lines, although they once intersected, they could not be relied on for a long time. In the end, we chose to break up peacefully and return to our respective worlds.
Idyllic with Ms. B
Ms. B, a gardener who loves pastoral life, seems to have brought me into Tao Yuanming's peach blossom garden. We plant flowers and grass in our own small yard, drink tea and enjoy flowers in our spare time, and our days are tranquil and poetic.
"Lao Li, look at this moon season, just like our life, we have experienced wind and rain to bloom the most colorful flowers. Ms. B gently stroked the petals, her eyes full of comprehension of life.
I nodded in agreement: "Yes, life is a practice, no matter when and where, you must maintain your love for life." ”
However, the tranquility of rural life has not eliminated our differences in personality. Ms. B is too perfectionist and meticulous about the trivial things in life, while I am casual and uninhibited. This personality conflict escalates and eventually erupts in a dispute over the layout of the courtyard, and our idyllic poem comes to an abrupt end.
A literary journey with Ms. C
Ms. C, a retired librarian, is full of poetry and books, and has a unique temperament. We wander in the ocean of knowledge together, discuss literature, history, and even write poetry together, and our lives are full of artistic atmosphere.
"Lao Li, what do you think is the meaning of life?" Ms. C held the poetry book in the moonlight, her eyes deep.
I pondered for a moment and replied, "Perhaps, the meaning of life is to keep exploring, experiencing, and then finding a way to make yourself feel at ease." ”
However, Ms. C's overly idealistic attitude towards life made me feel stressed. She longs to live every day into a poem, and I know that life is not only about wind and snow, but also about the trivialities of firewood, rice, oil and salt. In the disagreement of understanding the essence of life, our literary journey has also come to an end.
Alone and at ease
After three failed attempts to "partner", I did not get depressed, but found my own way of life - living alone and doing what I wanted. Instead of being obsessed with finding companionship, I learned to get along with myself and enjoy being alone.
Every morning, I wake up to the sound of birdsong, make a cup of coffee, and open an unfinished book. In the afternoon, I would bask in the sun on a park bench and chat with old friends who were walking. In the evenings, I would splash ink in my study or listen to a piece of classical music. Such a life is simple and pure, there is no strife, no compromise, only a dialogue between me and my heart.
"When people get older, they live more comfortably. I said to myself, a relieved smile on my lips.
Life is like a book, and each page has a different story. I am grateful to the ladies who have been with me for allowing me to experience a different way of life and to understand my inner needs better. Now, I am alone, but I am not alone, because I have found myself in the book, and I have found the comfort and calmness that belongs to the elderly.
There is no need to copy others in life, everyone has their own rhythm and melody. No matter how old you are, it's important to find a way to live comfortably so that you can stay young even as the years go by.