Turn the page in 2023
At the end of the year, it is the coldest time of the year, with the lowest temperature approaching minus 30 degrees. There were two snowfalls, one sharp and the other light, making pedestrians on the road stagger.
When I was a kid, when there was heavy snow on the road and it was difficult to ride a bicycle due to the snow on the road, we would walk to and from school. Walking over the mountains and stepping on the snow, passing by familiar villages and alleys, chattering along the way, is also quite fun. The frozen legs and feet, the walking and walking are warm, the frosty eyebrows, the snow is even whiter as he talks, going uphill and downhill, turning mountains and rivers, and approaching the destination step by step.
In the morning, under the dazzling blue sky, the snow on the school playground stings the eyes, teachers and students work together to shovel a few paths in the wide playground, and the snowball fighters scream and giggle. At the end of the school day, the sunset in the west reflected the dry leaves of the oak trees on the ridges, the smoke of cooking smoke swirled over the village, the cows in the pen ruminated gracefully, and the food was cooked in the steaming pot. At the end of the line, although I was tired, my heart was extremely stable.
The road is bumpy, but the goal is determined, and it is not so difficult.
The snow stopped, the people and cars who removed the snow were busy, the snow turned black, the road was a mess, walking on the road was deep and shallow, and everywhere was dirty. When I was a child, the snow was white when it fell, and the snow that was swept up was also white. My father got up early to sweep the snow, swept the light snow with a broom, pushed the heavy snow with a shovel, and transported the piles of snow to the entrance of the village with a climbing plow.
The children also followed the snow sweeping, but the interest was not high. It's not the same if you're building a snowman, building a snow house, or digging a snow hole. His hands and faces were red from the cold, but his head was steaming with his hat covered, and countless ideas were gushing out, busy and tiring.
The same thing, with what kind of mentality you look at, the feeling and the result are very different.
When I was a child, I walked the mountain road and felt that the road was far away, and I had to use up almost all my strength and patience to reach it. Later, when I walked again, I felt that it was not that far, and the mountains and rivers on the road were also interesting, because my physical strength and patience had increased. Driving the same road now, marveling at the shortness of the road, also brings back many memories, all of which have nothing to do with physical strength and patience.
It is often over a longer period of time that it is easier to see the whole picture and its true face. People walk in the world and sometimes think that they have gone far away, but this is not the case. When faced with problems, we often think that what we lack is ability, but more often than not, what is lacking is patience.
This year, like a grain of sand in the chaotic world, I am still busy every day, reading a little book, paying attention to the macro, and also experiencing the micro in my daily life.
Haiku master Matsuo Basho has a theory of "not easy to be popular", "not easy" refers to the eternal and unchanging truth, which is the essence of things;"Fashion", like fashion, is a different form of truth that conforms to the changes of the times. The two seem to be contradictory, but in fact, dialectical coexistence between heaven and earth is the law of the development of all things.
We are always in the "popular", overwhelmed by the chaos of information, by the changeable trend, the so-called "five colors make people blind, five tones make people deaf, five flavors make people feel refreshed, galloping hunting makes people crazy, rare goods make people do not move", we can't help but be confused, afraid, worried, anxious.
Under the surface of "popularity", there is also some "not easy" common sense. At that time, Mingyue said that through reading books to absorb knowledge and improve wisdom, the more fully you understand the world and the more insight you have into your own life, the less you will feel afraid.
The sun sets, the four seasons reincarnate, spring, summer, autumn and winter and spring.
Between looking back and looking forward, there is always a force that pushes us forward and pulls us inward to seek. In the coming New Year, I am willing to walk with a goal, I am willing to absorb wisdom and insight into life, and I am willing to remain patient and wait for the ...... changes
In 2024, may friends be happy on earth!