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If the life creed of the parents' generation is regarded as unremitting struggle, then what contemporary young people are pursuing in their hearts is more like achieving a spiritual state of "lying flat".
Even when physical relaxation is not possible in reality, they seek spiritual soothing and calm.
In addition to their daily work, urban workers often seek solace and sustenance in the online world:
#小城生活: Lying flat can be so pleasant#
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I have a friend who, when faced with great stress, chooses to watch Li Ziqi's videos repeatedly as a way to heal his soul. Even though the blogger hasn't updated her content for a long time, she still firmly sees it as her spiritual paradise and can't afford anything to be taken lightly.
There is also a colleague who, from time to time, will chant the slogan "I want to resign" and mentally paint a future scene of quitting his job:
Spend a few months in Dali leisurely, no need to work, just stroll the streets, drink tea and enjoy the scenery, and soak up the sun.
However, such an ideal life can only remain in the imagination in most cases.
In reality, the living conditions of most people are:
Neither can they really lie flat, nor can they fully participate in the fierce competition, let alone completely rot.
They are torn between reality and ideals, and they are in a dilemma.
But as early as more than 1,600 years ago, a "migrant worker" who faced a similar dilemma resolutely made a choice:
Say goodbye to a boring career and embrace an idyllic life.
He is the spiritual guide in the hearts of many modern people - Tao Yuanming.
It's not like you want to lie flat in the first place
No one wants to live a comfortable life from the beginning. In the youthful years, everyone has ambition and enthusiasm.
Tao Yuanming is the same. At the age of his twenties, he also has a lofty ideal in life.
Tracing back to the origins, the ancestors of the Tao family had an incomparably glorious history: his great-grandfather Tao Kan, as the founder of the country, had a great record and held the important position of the great Sima of the Jin Dynasty, and his grandfather Tao Mao also served as a taishou, and was highly praised for his noble character and outstanding talent.
However, in Tao Yuanming's generation, the family's situation gradually declined, and the loss of his father at an early age failed to provide him with more shelter in his career.
Tao Yuanming was deeply influenced by the glory of his ancestors, and this hot-blooded young man studied hard since he was a child, determined to pursue excellence.
At a young age, he wrote down the grand ambition of "fierce ambition to travel all over the world, and Qian Wei to think far".
At that time, the society was in turmoil and the people's livelihood was suffering, but the scholar class was indulging in pleasure and had no intention of saving the world. The flattery and hypocrisy that prevailed in officialdom made Tao Yuanming deeply tired.
He was unwilling to serve such a corrupt court, let alone join those people, so Tao Yuanming did not step into the official career for a long time.
It wasn't until he was 29 years old, with the birth of his first child, that it was difficult to make ends meet by farming alone, and his family life was stretched thin, so Tao Yuanming was forced to go out of the house to earn an income.
When he first stepped into officialdom, he took up the post of Jiangzhou sacrificial wine, responsible for local education, culture and affairs, which was a relatively idle job with good pay and not far from home.
However, Tao Yuanming had a strained relationship with his immediate boss Wang Ningzhi. Although Wang Ningzhi's name may not be well-known to everyone, when it comes to his father, I believe most people will be in awe.
The famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi is famous.
However, Wang Ningzhi, a member of his family, did not inherit the family's remarkable artistic talent, but indulged in the Five Buckets of Rice Sect, and spent all day long either unkempt, or worshipping gods and statues, and even taking pills. Working with such a colleague made Tao Yuanming feel tormented.
Soon after, Tao Yuanming submitted his resignation, citing the difficulty of adapting to his official position.
Tao Yuanming's next job was as a staff member under Huan Xuan.
This time, he conducted an in-depth background investigation on Huan Xuan, and learned that Huan Xuan was personable, knowledgeable and proficient in literary and artistic creation, and his maternal grandfather Meng Jia also served in Huan Wen's shogunate, which made Tao Yuanming look forward to his new job.
However, he did not expect that Huan Xuan would plot to rebel, but fortunately, at this time, Tao Yuanming was in the three-year period, so he unexpectedly avoided the suspicion of "rebellion".
His second professional experience was interrupted.
Subsequently, Tao Yuanming joined Liu Yu's army as a member of the army, but he was gradually marginalized in the camp and finally failed to serve for a long time.
Looking back on Tao Yuanming's career, he did not choose to be passive and avoid the world at the beginning, but from the initial enthusiasm to the end of his heart as cold as ice, revealing the ups and downs of a small person's fate in the torrent of the grand era.
When his talent could not be displayed in the social environment at that time, and at the same time he was unwilling to follow the crowd, which became a common phenomenon in that era, "cherishing his own reputation and character" became Tao Yuanming's final choice.
After lying flat, it's so cool
Tao Yuanming is not the first person in the family to choose to live in seclusion.
His maternal grandfather, Meng Jia, with his free and easy celebrity demeanor and noble literati temperament, deeply influenced Tao Yuanming and had a profound impact on his values.
At the same time, his cousins and maternal uncles were also among the hermits, who were far away from the hustle and bustle, closed doors, or traveled all over the world, living a detached life like idle clouds and wild cranes.
Therefore, Tao Yuanming's character has been endowed with a strong hidden color since he was a child.
Looking back on his career of more than ten years, Tao Yuanming's heart has always been hovering in the dilemma of whether to completely retreat. However, the realities of his family – his struggling children and the growing scarcity of food – forced him to interrupt his seclusion and re-enter the workforce in search of a job.
In view of the proximity of Pengze County in Jiangxi Province to his hometown and the fact that he has official land that can be used for winemaking, Tao Yuanming chose to serve as the commander of Pengze County this time, hoping to balance his family and personal interests.
However, this position eventually became the last post of his official career, and his tenure was extremely short, only more than 80 days and nights.
The reasons that prompted Tao Yuanming's decision to resign were not complicated.
Shortly after he took office, the imperial court sent officials to inspect and demand that the county commander must be neatly dressed and respectfully greet his superiors. Faced with this kind of cumbersome etiquette regulations of officialdom, Tao Yuanming felt extremely uncomfortable and disgusted.
So, in the face of a request that touched the bottom line, he expressed his inner determination loudly: "How can I grovel to serve those country officials for the sake of five buckets of rice?"
Subsequently, he resolutely resigned from the post of Pengze County Commander and returned to his pastoral life.
In the spring of the 41-year-old, Tao Yuanming suddenly became enlightened after careful consideration. In the work "Returning to the Garden and Pastoral Home", he expressed his inner aspirations:
"Since childhood, I have not been able to conform to the rhythm of customs, and I love landscapes and pastorals by nature. I had no choice but to fall into the net of the earthly world, and thirty years have passed in a trance. ”
He confessed his long-cherished wish frankly - since he was a child, he couldn't adapt to the rhythm of the world, and he loved the mountains, rivers and fields of nature in his bones, but he spent a long time in the chaos of the world by mistake.
Getting rid of the shackles of officialdom is like breaking free from the cage for him, and only by returning to nature and being accompanied by flowers and trees can he find true freedom and comfort.
This resolute resignation not only became the most shining stroke in Tao Yuanming's career, but also made him a spiritual model in the hearts of later generations of literati.
Fei Yong, a representative of the academic community, once spoke highly of this: "Tao Yuanming can be called a person who truly practices himself in ancient Chinese society, he gave up his official position, gave up the stability guarantee in the system, and chose to return to the countryside and live in a self-sufficient way." ”
Therefore, when we are facing the pressure of reality and the difficulty of breathing, we might as well look back at the choice of the poet thousands of years ago: when faced with the choice between the pressure of survival and the call of the heart, Tao Yuanming unswervingly chose to listen to the voice of his heart.
Choose how you love to live your life
Choosing to "lie flat" sounds appealing:
No more being forced to do things against your will, no more forcing a smile to cater to other people's emotions.
However, every choice in life comes with irreplaceable pleasures, as well as consequences and responsibilities.
We may not be perfect in everything, but at least we must have a clear conscience.
Tao Yuanming has a deep understanding of this:
He chose to resign and go into seclusion, although it meant living in more difficult conditions and physical exertion, but in exchange for absolute spiritual freedom and complete inner liberation.
As long as you work hard, you can get basic food and clothing.
At that time, Tao Yuanming's life was indeed free and easy, just like a fish returning to familiar waters, and birds soaring in the forest again.
On the occasion of the Double Ninth Festival, the chrysanthemums in front of the door are in full bloom, which attracts him to be prosperous and want to drink and enjoy the flowers. However, he was too shy to buy fine wine, so he leisurely stepped into the sea of flowers, holding a few blooming chrysanthemums in his hands.
At this time, a friend came to visit with a pot of wine, and the two sat on the ground among the chrysanthemums, sharing the time of wine and flowers.
On one side is the fragrance of chrysanthemums, and on the other side is the fragrance of wine, which is undoubtedly the most ideal picture of a better life in their hearts.
However, life is not always poetic and picturesque, and there are countless hardships and hardships that await them. Once, Tao Yuanming's home unfortunately suffered a fire, which put the already poor family in a difficult situation.
The fire consumed all the belongings of the family, and the whole family had to take shelter in a boat at the door, and their lives were in extreme misery, even to the point of starvation. In desperation, Tao Yuanming had to pick lotus seeds to satisfy his hunger.
Such a hard life is even seen in the eyes of a simple old farmer, and it hurts in his heart.
He said bluntly to Tao Yuanming: "As a scholar, and famous, you should have a broader life path to choose from, why stick to this poverty, as long as you adapt to the world like everyone else, your life will definitely improve." I think you're too obsessed. ”
Tao Yuanming shook his head again and again after hearing this, and insisted: "My nature dictates that I really can't change it." ”
In the eyes of others, it is undoubtedly unwise to give up one's career and wealth. However, in this world, there are always some people who do not want to go with the flow, and would rather stay awake alone while everyone is sleeping.
This is the case with true warriors, who have the courage to break free from the shackles of the world and move forward with determination on the path less traveled.
Recently, a hot topic on the Internet has attracted attention:
How much wealth do you have to achieve a "flat life"?
People from all walks of life have given different opinions on this issue. On Bilibili (Bilibili), an UP master named "Retired at the age of thirty" shared his unique answer.
At the age of 30, Wang Jing submitted a carefully prepared resignation letter in advance, and even in the face of repeated retention by his boss, he still resolutely stated: "I decided to retire and pursue the lifestyle I longed for." ”
In order to welcome the arrival of this day, Wang Jing successfully reserved 1 million yuan of funds after a long period of hard work and accumulation. After resigning, he chose Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province as a place to settle for his retirement, because compared to the need for heating in the north in winter and the wet and cold winter in the south, Xishuangbanna is like spring all year round and is suitable for living.
He rented an 80-square-metre house in the city centre, close to the market and surrounded by amenities. After settling everything, Wang Jing began his life of "lying flat":
No longer rely on the alarm clock, wake up naturally every day;
Exercise regularly 4 to 5 times a week to rejuvenate your body;
The rest of the time is to walk in the forest, immerse yourself in nature, and observe flowers, birds, insects and fish;
or stay at home and focus on what you love;
Or they can do nothing, but they can be calm and calm without any psychological pressure.
Such a retirement lifestyle undoubtedly makes many netizens yearn for it.
However, in reality, the situation of most people is that although they are eager to get rid of work and "lie flat" every day, they still clock in and out every month. The reason for this is either the lack of sufficient economic foundation to support "lying flat", or the shackles and constraints of many practical factors.
Loans of all kinds, such as car loans, housing loans, education reserves and retirement planning expenses, each bill is like an invisible knife, constantly reducing our already insufficient financial reserves.
Sticking to ideals is precious, but sometimes people yearn for a state of "lying flat" in their hearts, although in real life it is often like a distant utopia, or a paradise that only exists in dreams.
Therefore, at the end of this article, I would like to sincerely propose such an initiative:
Since you can't completely free yourself from the stress of reality for a while, why not devote yourself to this exciting and challenging life?
Choosing to "lie flat" means embracing a vast world and unrestrained freedom, and facing life and moving forward bravely also contains unique value pursuit and meaning of life.
As Romain Rolland said, "The only true heroism in the world is the love of life after thoroughly understanding the essence of life." ”
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Do you appreciate Tao Yuanming's attitude towards life? How much wealth do you think can achieve a "lying flat" life? Welcome to share your insights in the comment area.