(1)#
A few days ago, I saw a saying, "The most painful thing in life is to give up what should not be given up and to persist in what should not be persisted in." This sentence made me think for a long time. I couldn't understand what it means to give up and what it means to persist. For a long time, I have been pondering a question: is what I have now something I should persist in or should I give up? If I can't figure this out, then everything I do and think now becomes meaningless!
However, it is precisely like this. Many people in life often cannot clarify whether what they are persisting in now is right or wrong, and whether they will regret what they are giving up now...
In fact, I think there is really no need to care so much. If you do not give up what should be given up, you will suffer greatly. If you are still persisting in what should not be persisted in, you will also suffer greatly. So, when you are hesitant about whether to persist or give up, first ask yourself if you are being tormented by this matter. If so, then please give it up. If you have not yet lived, then please keep persisting!
Truth and fallacy are often just a step apart. When you feel pain from persisting, why not hold on a little longer? Perhaps in the next moment, you will achieve the results you are striving for! The same goes for giving up. Not wanting to give up may be a lingering attachment to the past. Since rice cannot become a meal and wood has not yet become a boat, timely giving up may just be a new beginning?
Sometimes, I also wonder if my persistence is correct. Every day, I am obsessively focused on things I am not interested in, wasting my time on boring matters over and over again. And I can only shake my head and sigh, cursing how uninteresting this world is!
However, the things and people I must face every day seem to be the greatest joy, as if watching the fish in the window swim tirelessly up and down. I feel that I am not even as good as a dead little fish. At least it does not know what it is doing or what it needs to do. Bubbles rise from the bottom of the fish tank, bringing out food that makes the entire tank look murky, but the fish swim freely within it. However, without the addition of bubbles, the fish tank would lose its vitality, and I would not see the fish swimming up and down or the vibrant ecosystem!
(2)#
You have to do everything yourself to understand the ins and outs. There is a significant difference between experiencing something and not experiencing it. Old birds wish to use their experience to help young birds avoid detours, but in the end, young birds still make mistakes when encountering the same problems. They have heard the advice before, but they have no impression of when it is a detour or how to avoid it. In the end, they still take detours. Experience is sometimes deeply remembered only through personal practice, but some things also need to be summarized. The experiences of predecessors over thousands of years are often clearer and faster than your own practice. Therefore, the mistakes made by old birds when they were young will still be made by young birds because making mistakes is also a form of growth. Without this period of time, perhaps life would not be perfect!
(3)#
Constantly arguing may be the best way to maintain a relationship at that moment. If used properly, it can indeed warm up the relationship. If it is the same between couples, I wonder if it applies equally. It always feels that it is not easy for two people to be together, so why argue? Occasionally bickering to liven up the dull atmosphere of life is understandable, but if it is for trivial matters, I wonder if it is a good thing. Since we are all living for a common purpose, why can't we live harmoniously? Everyone has it hard, especially in this restless society, where it is even harder to calm down and savor life. Why let trivial matters make us unhappy? A hundred years of cultivating the same boat, a thousand years of sharing the same pillow! Life is like cooking; without seasoning, it lacks flavor, but if you only eat seasoning every day, that won't work either. This is simply the principle of "extreme opposites."
(4)#
Rather than being in the wrong place at the wrong time, not knowing what is right or wrong, it is better to waste youth in the right place at the right time. Youth suddenly becomes important, but if it is not fully utilized, it is better to waste it. Even so, when you grow old, you won't regret not having beautiful memories from interviews because you have a pile of foolish youth and people who accompany you.
(5)#
In a city without goals, what kind of footprints can be left? I hope it is a vivid stroke of youth, but in many cases, things often go against expectations. Not getting the desired results while persisting without regret may be because there was no progress toward the goal from the beginning, or perhaps the wrong land for survival was chosen.
(6)#
In a life that does not interest me, I can choose not to endure it. After all, I am still young and not at the point of being manipulated by others. I have the right and ability to choose the life I want. If I don't like it, I can change it. The capital of youth cannot be saved or accumulated; perhaps I have not yet exhausted myself and do not want to settle down so early. I feel that there is still so much life waiting for me (please allow my arrogance). Perhaps a long time from now, when I look back at this point, I will suddenly laugh, mocking or awakening myself to my current decisions. In any case, going out is always more rewarding than standing still. Keep moving forward...
(To Be Continued.)