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Engraved on the lintel of the ancient Greek Temple of Delphi is an oracle that reads, "O man! Know yourself. ”
Everyone is accustomed to keeping his eyes on others, but rarely on himself; he is accustomed to keeping his ears up and listening to what others say, but not knowing, listening to his own voice.
To put it another way, you never know how many opinions others have about you, but you are always caught up in other people's "opinions".
Times are progressing, and the automotive industry is evolving. It seems that the people who drive the manual transmission car seem very outdated and out of step with the times.
As everyone knows, turnip cabbage, each has its own love.
I like what businessman Buffett once said: "Do what we like, and then success will follow." ”
Those who insist on driving a manual car cannot talk about career success, but they must have their own fun, and the advantages of being a person are also obvious.
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Only by being yourself can you have true happiness.
Not all fish swim to the same sea. You have your territory, others have someone else's territory. More importantly, no one's life and growth environment are different, and their perception of society is different.
When you buy a manual car, many people around you will put on a "dismissive" look, thinking that you are poor and too blind.
Some say you're poor, some say you cut the door, and some people think you're weird.
If you go to Guangzhou, you will find a lot of low-key people, the family deposits tens of millions, but the car is still second-hand, when going out, a pair of large pants is enough, do not deliberately dress up. Can you say they're unhappy?
You really don't have to think narrowly and look at anyone. Money does not need to be pasted on the face, but in a wallet that others cannot see.
The joy of driving a manual car is known only to those who understand cars.
There is a word called "the unity of man and car". That is to say, when driving, it feels that the car and your own destiny are closely linked, and you can drive as you want.
Cornering, pulling over, accelerating, shifting gears, braking... All the actions are done in one go. The speed of progress was satisfactory, the location of the parking, also designed by myself, without deviation.
Look at the automatic car in reverse. When the automatic car was just emerging, someone said: "We old drivers call it a left-foot disabled car." ”
This sentence is a bit excessive. After all, this is a very disrespectful statement. The automatic car, is not the liberation of the left foot? How it is mutilated. Just the left foot idle, for the old driver, a little panicked, confused.
"As long as you are willing to be happy, you have a reason to be happy", when you find the fun of manual transmission, then it does not matter if you drive a manual car for a lifetime.
The Russian writer Rozov once said: "Man is happy in the performance of his duties." It's like a person carrying something, but the heart is very comfortable. If people do not have it and do not perform any duties, they are like driving an empty car, that is, waste. ”
People who are used to driving manual cars take driving as a duty, always reminding themselves when to change gears and when to pay attention to starting uphill. Because "more actions, higher requirements", the responsibility is stronger, is not it happiness?
Happiness is in your own heart, and you don't need to do it for others to see.
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Nostalgia is a person's feelings.
Someone said, "Nostalgia is about finding a kind of comfort." Therefore, especially in times of crisis or social turmoil, nostalgia can give people positive emotions such as comfort and kindness, and become a shelter in people's hearts. ”
When a person begins to be nostalgic, his heart will be very peaceful. What do people need in this life? And what are you after?
Always look back at the way of the times, so as not to lose yourself.
Even if you become a multimillionaire, don't be complacent, don't forget when you were poor.
Years ago, cars were manual and shifts were not so smooth.
I remember, in 2000, I drove a small tractor on the road, and when I changed gears, I often heard a "clicking" sound. Because the speed and gear do not match, there is a sound of "hitting the gear".
A car, you have to drive for many days, to get used to it, to really drive it. Such a test is really unforgettable.
The past has passed, but in the future, we must always find the happiness of the "past".
Those who insist on buying a manual car, with a special feeling, strive to keep the beauty of the past in life. Even if you get rich and want to change cars, the first thing is "manual transmission".
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Driving requires learning to be calculating.
There is a kind of person who likes to "punch a swollen face and fill the fat". He only had tens of thousands of dollars in his pocket, and he had to buy hundreds of thousands of cars. The car was bought back, but the fuel bill became a big problem.
A classmate of mine bought more than 800,000 cars. In the first month, he drove around, took a lot of beautiful photos, posted them in the circle of friends, and showed off.
In the third month, because of poor cash flow, the car was mortgaged. Later, the car was sold.
Sustainable happiness is the greatest happiness. Those fleeting happiness, like the dark clouds before the storm, although fierce, are indeed "disasters".
The old patriarch warned us: "Man has no far-sighted worries, but will have near-term worries."
Most of the people who buy manual cars take into account the problems of fuel costs, safety, and car prices. When buying a car, the price is affordable, and the cost of raising a car can be a few thousand years less than others every year, which is really good.
Albert Einstein once said, "Now, everyone is running, chasing, and competing for refrigerators, cars, and houses." This is the hallmark of our time. But there are also many people who do not pursue these material things, they pursue ideals and truths, and they get inner freedom and peace. ”
Times are changing, but the principle of "contentment and happiness" will not change; a person's noble qualities will not change. To be a human being, we must be detached and cannot be controlled by materialism.
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Everyone has a different view of buying and changing cars, and there are different advantages and disadvantages.
What car you want to buy, that is your freedom; whether you buy a car or not, you decide for yourself. But I suggest you be a thrifty and frugal person and live according to your own ideas.
Author: Cloth coarse food.
Follow my words and go into your heart.
The illustrations in this article come from the Internet.