After a lively day, the city finally returns to its own tranquility at night, quietly waiting for the start of the new year.
Looking back on my 2023, I would describe it as a "difficult year", because this year does not seem to be so easy for all of us, but although it is slightly bitter and even a little sad, there are always small happiness and joys in the days, so it should also be remembered by us.
There are many choices in life, and in the past year, I have experienced one of the most difficult choices of my life: whether to give up tennis. I guess that's probably not a problem for a lot of people, because tennis can be a part of their lives forever. But I can't seem to, because once you're busy surviving, tennis can become very expensive and out of reach, so as much as I don't want to give up, reality seems to tell me a fact: you have to give up.
For six months, from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year, from winter to summer, I cut the string, put away my shirt, left the court, and went to all corners of the world, busy and disappointed. During this time, I realized that "living" in reality turned out to be nothing more than a painful respite again and again, rather than an ideal poetic dwelling. However, I am grateful for the malice that the world has brought me, because they have allowed me to reunite with tennis after a long absence.
July, as if after falling heavily on the ground, I mustered up the courage to get up again, but at that moment I felt very happy, because I saw that my old group of guys were waiting for me. I was happy to be on the court again, waving my racket, running to chase each ball, and in the sunlight scattered by the window, I felt like I had found myself again. So, I often think that even though everyone in tennis is playing alone, we are not alone, because there is so much meaning and faith on the court this time.
After that game, I suddenly understood a truth, that is: in fact, in the face of love and life, you don't need to do multiple-choice questions at all, because it is never a mandatory question. The relationship between them may be like the rules of a tennis game, you will always have the opportunity to "second set", so even if you lose one set, it does not necessarily mean that you will lose all the games, because it all depends on whether you want to make changes "change", opportunities are like life, the right to change is in our own hands, there is nothing else to ask for in a lifetime, and it is just a microcosm of some people's lives.
I returned to the editorial office of the tennis home again, and I also returned to the origin of life again, but this time I will not make another choice, but to set off again towards a new goal. I know very well that tennis can't be the whole of my life, but what life is like without it. After going through the ups and downs again and again, I think it seems that it is not easy to make money from hobbies, but I think this is the best destination for everyone, because it is much better to be painful and happy than to be in pain all the time.
This is an ordinary year for tennis people, and there are no big achievements, so there is only some dull and ordinary left, but it speaks of a problem that many people are facing: in the face of reality, should ideals and survival be decided?Everyone will have the answer to this question in their hearts, and they will all have their own voice, but how are you now?Will you regret it now?Will it be regretted now?Are you getting your wish again?
The past year has been a year of long-term absence, countless people have stepped on the train to strange cities again in this year, and countless people also need to face the ** of human nature and the darkness of society again. Perhaps 2024 will be the year of reunion, those who have left will come back to meet us, and what has been lost will always come in another form. Yes, 2024 will be kind to each of us, and will love each of us in another form, because in the new year, life will not be too late.
I am very grateful to the Tennis House for allowing tennis to appear in my world in a new way, and I am grateful for the touching and encouragement given to me by every passionate and loving reader. In the new year, I hope that all tennis people can enjoy tennis and enjoy life. Let the wind blow away the haze and unbearableness of yesterday, let the fog wipe away those fears and tears, and let laughter warm your life. So, strangers, remember that all partings are short-lived, all waiting will be answered in the future, and all long-lost absences will be reunited again, come on!Let's fight for our dreams together!Come on!2024！(*Home of Tennis Author: Lu Xiaotian).