Everyone knows what is useful,
And I don't know the useless use.
Author: Insight July
Two days ago, I swiped a video of Dong Yuhui selling dried sweet potatoes.
I thought it was just an ordinary delivery, but when I saw such a high like, I subconsciously clicked on the comment area and saw such a comment.
What kind of dried sweet potatoes have such a big charm?
I couldn't help but look at it.
At the beginning, Dong Yuhui took the short and small dried sweet potato and said:
In life, when we buy sweet potatoes, most of them don't buy small ones because they can't be steamed or baked.
With such a small size, it is destined to be despised and eliminated in the world of sweet potatoes.
The barrage echoed one after another, but as soon as he changed his words, the next paragraph was deeply moving.
Dong Yuhui said:
However, in the snack world, it has become a popular snack.
Because of the small and delicate figure is chosen by everyone, because of the soft and glutinous sweet taste, it is liked by everyone.
Did you find it? It just didn't find its own stage.
It's the same with us, don't deny yourself.
In real life, we are not like this little sweet potato.
Ordinary background, ordinary appearance, no long things...... I've worked hard for half my life, but I'm still living hard.
Sometimes I often wonder if I am destined to be so useless, and no matter how hard I struggle, it will be difficult to reach the desired heights.
But Dong Yuhui's words made me suddenly realize.
Just like that dried sweet potato, originally the sweet potato would be unpopular if it was too small, but because it was too small, it had its own unique advantages.
Zhuangzi said: "Everyone knows the useful, but the useless is also unknown." ”
There is no such thing as a completely useless thing.
The so-called uselessness, looking at it another way, also has irreplaceable value.
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The British philosopher Bentham once said that today's society is a society dominated by utilitarianism.
Most people are in pursuit of material things in order to achieve maximum happiness and joy.
But we ignore that high returns come with high risks.
The more we gain, the more we will lose.
A few days ago, I saw a topic #500,000 laws in the Beijing workplace#.
It means that any unit, any profession, as long as the annual salary exceeds 500,000, basically has to sacrifice personal life.
Maybe he gave up sleep and worked overtime until two or three o'clock in the morning every day, and as a result, he collapsed his body;
Maybe it's because I don't have time to spend with my family, and I miss my child's growth, which causes a lifetime of regret.
No matter what kind of sacrifice it is, it is a luxury that no amount of money can buy, and it is a wealth that cannot be compared with any material thing.
When you experience the loss deeply, you will understand that the things you have been looking for are just a flash in the pan of life.
And the sleep you neglect and the companionship you ignore are the most precious things in life.
In the Japanese drama "I, Get Off Work at the Hour", Yui is just an inconspicuous little clerk.
She gets up from her workstation on time at 6 p.m. every day, and she always gets off work at the end of the day, no matter how many rolls others have.
In her life, performance doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter if she can be promoted.
Her happiest moment was when she treated herself to a half-price beer for a limited time before the convenience store closed.
On the other hand, each of her colleagues has their own reasons for having to work overtime.
Mitani is a veteran of the company, stubborn in thinking, and believes that working hard is the best way to show his value.
She had just given birth to a child, and she was afraid that her colleagues would look at her differently, so she would force herself to stay at her desk even if she was fishing.
In order to become the best in the industry, Tanada spends all his time at work, and thus makes a happy relationship end without a problem.
They always advise Yui to work hard and get the approval of the leader, otherwise there will be no way out in your life.
But what they don't know is that Yui has also been tortured by heavy work, and uses frequent overtime to prove herself.
But after a near-fatal accident, she began to rethink the meaning of her work and finally decided to devote more energy to life.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Yui is a little unmotivated and a little perfunctory about her work.
But only she knows that after no longer pushing herself to be better, she has gained unexpected peace.
Instead of pursuing success in the eyes of others, she can focus on the present and enjoy life in an ordinary life.
I agree with the saying that life is not a material feast, but a cultivation of the soul.
Because external things are important, but if you only want material things all your life, you will inevitably live empty.
By identifying only one value, one loses oneself and loses the right to choose.
In the final analysis, there is no single criterion for whether people live well or poorly.
Don't push yourself too hard, go with the flow, and life will gradually become fresh and complete.
Sometimes, people who enjoy boredom live more abundantly than people who are eager for quick success.
Try to do something different, and maybe there will be another possibility in your life.
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In CCTV's "Let's Talk" program, Academician Qian Qian mentioned a "poor relativity theory".
He took out two handfuls of similar rice and handed one of them to Sa Beining.
The two of them bent the rice at the same time, one was tough and continuous, and the other became two with a "click".
Sa Beining pointed to the rice separated from the head and tail and said that this must be a "poor student".
Academician Qian Qian nodded and said:
This rice seedling has a very low fiber content because the stalk is too fragile and does not produce many grains.
In an ordinary rice field, it does belong to the "poor student".
However, it is also useful.
Because in the environment of rice-fish symbiosis, it can not only become the feed of grass carp, but also increase the income of the field, it has become a "superior student".
You see, useful and useless are not opposites, but different sides of the truth.
Something that you don't find valuable, maybe a different position can come in handy.
Things that seem useless can also make a big difference when they come to the right opportunity.
Academician Qian also talked about his relationship with the "poor" rice seedlings.
When he was in graduate school, everyone picked tall and large seedlings to cultivate, and only he picked those weak and small ones to study.
Everyone said that the experiments he did were useless, but Academician Qian always felt that poor students would also be useful.
Many years later, the concept of rice-fish symbiosis was proposed.
Academician Qian's research on weak seedlings finally has meaning at this moment.
reminds me of the story of the popular actor Zhang Songwen.
When he is not filming, Zhang Songwen also likes to do useless things.
He planted flowers in his small yard, and when the weather was good, he sat in the yard to read and write, and served flowers and grass.
He also likes to go to the wet market, and even if he doesn't buy anything, he can watch the passers-by with relish.
Many fans are anxious for him, saying that he should take advantage of this popularity to show his face more, take more dramas, and make more money.
But Zhang Songwen still goes his own way, and he still has a light attitude towards fame, fortune and prestige.
Later, when Zhang Songwen played the fishmonger in "Hurricane", he brought this character to life with a small detail of washing his hands.
Someone asked him, why did he design such an action?
He replied that it was nothing, because a real fishmonger would do it.
Only then did fans understand that it was those useless experiences that made Zhang Songwen's acting skills today.
Lin Yutang once said: "In a person's life, there are some small and useless things, which are meaningless in themselves, but they are of great importance.
After the passage of time, looking back at the cause and effect relationship, we find that the impact is staggering. ”
When you reach a certain age, you will understand that nothing can be achieved overnight.
Everything seeks results, but there is no result, everyone is deliberate, and in the end the gains outweigh the losses.
The highest state of life is precisely that there is no need to be anxious, and there is no need to compare.
Try to do something useless, enjoy a fresh breeze and wait for a flower to bloom.
Go with the flow, sometimes useless use, but can become a great use.
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Ye Jiaying is known as the last female gentleman in China.
She stood on the podium and spoke the immortal psalms to the students.
But more and more people asked her: "Your poems are very good, but how can they help us in our practical life?"
Ye Jiaying replied: "Indeed, if you listen to my lectures, you can't use them to evaluate your job title, and you won't increase your salary."
But classical poetry has accumulated all the heart, wisdom, character, embrace, and cultivation of the great poets of antiquity.
The so-called mourning is greater than the death of the heart, and the death of the body is secondary. Reciting classical poetry can keep your mind immortal. ”
Think about our lives, a lot of things are like that.
You think music is useless, but it cultivates your sentiments and makes your mood go to the next level;
You think art is useless, but it can enhance your aesthetics and let you see the beauty in life.
When people live, usefulness ensures the continuation of life, but uselessness can make people live better.
As Cai Kangyong said:
Most of the most important things in life are useless: love, justice, freedom, dignity, knowledge, and civilization.
There are thousands of things in the world, and there is not only pragmatism.
Only by enjoying the pleasures of useless use can you perceive the beauty of life.
Media person @福书 once talked about one of his leaders.
He is the head of the sales department, and he has a lot of tasks to handle the department and maintain customers on a daily basis.
But no matter how busy he is, he spends half a day a week fishing in the reservoir.
And when he was fishing, he never answered his work calls or returned to his work WeChat, as if he had evaporated from the world.
At first, they didn't understand that no matter how good they fished, they couldn't get a promotion or a raise, and maybe they would lose customers because of it.
But regardless of what others say, the supervisor's fishing habits have not changed over the years. Until one day, a colleague asked the doubts in his heart.
The supervisor replied: "Fishing is entertainment, not fishing."
In the process of fishing, I have no distractions and do not think about anything. This relaxed state is the greatest pleasure of fishing. ”
Did you find out?
Many of the things that make us comfortable are not necessarily useful in a worldly sense.
When you are amazed by the spring flowers and stop for the afterglow of autumn, this is beautiful and romantic enough.
The greatest meaning of human life lies in feeling, appreciation, doing something beautiful, and enriching one's soul.
Mr. Leung Boon To said:
"Reading some useless books, doing useless things, and spending some useless time are all in order to reserve a chance to transcend oneself beyond all that is known.
Some of the most amazing changes in life come from these moments. ”
Many miracles of life often begin with uselessness.
You don't know which book you're reading, and one day it's going to hit someone else's heart and give you a chance to get a transfer.
You don't know what you're doing, but it's going to add up and blossom at unexpected moments.
They fill most of our lives, and those who have a heart can naturally get happiness from them.
In this life, it is not the goal to learn from the camp, but to enjoy life is the greatest meaning.
Do something useless and be a funny person.
Spend the present day well, and you will be full of happiness in the future.
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In "Zhuangzi: The World", such a tree is recorded.
In the carpenter's view, it is easy to sink when making a ship, perishable when making a coffin, easy to rot when making utensils, and easy to be eaten by insects when making a pillar and beam.
It's a useless tree.
But because of its uselessness, this tree was saved from being cut down, and in thousands of years, it grew to the point of obscuring the sky.
As a result, it became a sacred tree, which was viewed and worshipped.
Many times, we think that usefulness is the ultimate pursuit of life, and every time we do something, we have to think about what kind of goal we want to achieve.
But when you fight until the end, you will understand that many achievements in life, the real happiness in life, come from those useless things.
Zhou Zuoren once said:
In addition to the necessities of our daily use, we must have a little useless games and pleasures to make life interesting.
When you have nothing to do, learn to be with the bright moon and live with flowers and plants.
If you understand the wisdom of uselessness, you will definitely be able to live a life of affection and fun, and live freely and abundantly.
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