Why do people live? ——Kazuo Inamori's "Alive" reading notes

In the present era, the material is rich, but the spirit is empty; the action is free, but the feeling is very closed; as long as you are willing to work hard, everything is possible, but people are negative and pessimistic. Life is in the world, fascinated by desire, trapped by desire, just like the cry in Wang Feng's lyrics: How should I exist? Have you ever thought about what is the right way to live as a human being?

The meaning of life: to enhance the heart, to temper the soul

Mr. Kazuo Inamori gave the answer: to carry out the right things that should be done as a human being in the right way, and to pursue the correct principles of being a human being. The so-called correct criterion for being a person is integrity, diligence, modesty, strength, temperance, self-interest, etc., so that you have a pure and beautiful heart, exert your natural talents, and pour all your enthusiasm, which is the king of success in life. As long as at the time of death, the soul is a little purer than when it was born, and it is better today than yesterday, and tomorrow it is better than today. To put it simply, the meaning of human life is to enhance the mind and temper the soul.

Happiness Equation: The result of life and work = way of thinking× enthusiasm× ability

The fruits of life and work are multiplied rather than added up by the above three elements. The so-called ability, refers to talent, IQ, most of them are innate qualifications; enthusiasm refers to the degree of motivation and effort of work, which is an acquired element and can be controlled by their own consistency. Ability and enthusiasm can be scored on a scale of 0-100 points. The most important of the three elements is the way of thinking, and the way of thinking determines the outcome of life. It refers to people's mentality, people's attitude towards life. The way of thinking has positive and negative, and it can be scored from negative 100 points to positive 100 points. What is a positive way of thinking? Use common sense to judge, and the way of thinking determines the direction of life.

Six refinements to sharpen the mind

1. Pay no less than anyone's efforts. Study hard, persevere, persevere, and strive for excellence. Work honestly, conscientiously, desperately, and live each day with extreme seriousness.

2. Be humble and arrogant. Humble benefits, full of losses.

3. Reflect every day.

4, live to be thankful. Always with a grateful heart, born in this era, born in today's China, experiencing the torrential rains and epidemics that have just passed in this city, compared to other places, how fortunate we are.

5. Accumulate good deeds and think of altruism. The house of good deeds will be celebrated.

6, do not have emotional troubles. Don't let sorrow dominate your emotions, don't worry and get anxious, go all out, and devote yourself to the work you love.

These six refinements are literally ordinary things, but they must be practiced bit by bit and integrated into daily life. Be a staunch long-termist, and eventually achieve your life goals and find the meaning of living.