Even if the sense of superiority is as false as a bubble, they don't care.
They just want to whitewash their lives with material things and satisfy their vanity.
But what they don't understand is that a person's nobility does not lie in what shoes he wears, what cosmetics he uses, or where he goes.
It's about how he treats himself and how he treats life.
People with abundant hearts can have a fun life even if they seem to be ordinary.
If the soul is completely empty, no amount of money can fill the hole of desire, and in the end it will only be swallowed up by the inflated material desire.
Zhou Guoping wrote in "Philosophy of Life": "People often mistake simplicity for shallowness, and magnificence for richness. ”
In fact, the true nobility lies not in the glitz of the material, but in the abundance of the heart.
remembered that back then, when Liu Zhenyun learned that he had won the Mao Dun Literature Award, he actually bought vegetables in the vegetable market.
At that time, he was thinking about whether to eat tomato and egg noodles at noon, or eat eggplant and lo mein.
At this moment, the editor called to report the good news**.
He first congratulated Liu Zhenyun on winning the Mao Dun Literature Award for "One Sentence Top 10,000 Sentences", and said excitedly that the prize money had been increased.
After knowing that he had won the award, Liu Zhenyun no longer hesitated and immediately bought the more expensive tomatoes.
Then, Liu Zhenyun said:
But the noodles at noon that day were nothing special, the tomatoes were still tomatoes, and the eggs were still eggs. ”
Even if you have a successful career, you can still get rid of the clouds of fame and fortune and return to a simple life.
This is the real great wisdom.
It's not just Liu Zhenyun.
I've seen a very awesome entrepreneur who always wears the most ordinary shirt in the summer and hairballs on the cuffs of his clothes in the winter.
He is the founder of Insight***.
I also met a very famous person with a net worth of more than 5.6 billion, but only 15 slippers he wears every day.
He is actor Chow Yun-fat.
There is also a talented old man who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but his daily routine is enough for a bowl of white rice porridge.
He is Xu Yuanchong, a master in the translation industry.
They are all people who really understand life.
They know how to stay sober in the midst of prosperity, and they also know how to return to simplicity in the midst of materialism.
In the current era of impatience, everyone will inevitably be coerced by desire.
But as Thoreau said in Walden, "What we need in the face of expanding materialistic desires is a heart that can be still." ”
The road is simpler, and the simpler and more ordinary the more authentic.
When we can devote more energy to a richer inner world, we can live a high-level life.
Grand pianist Horowitz, his playing without any bells and whistles.
But the moving melody flowed from his fingertips, and the audience couldn't help but cry when they listened to it.
He said: "It took me a lifetime of hard work to understand that simplicity is the most powerful. ”
When people live to a certain level, they will understand:
After all, prosperity is a passing cloud, and the more textured the life, the more simple it is.
There is no need for gorgeous material comforts, as long as a simple life is the greatest satisfaction in the mortal world.
When material desires are rampant, some people only care about whitewashing their lives with objects and satisfying their vanity. They do not realize that a person's noble qualities do not depend on what kind of shoes they wear, what kind of cosmetics they use, or where they go, but on their attitude towards themselves and life. Those who have an abundance of hearts can also find a lot of fun in ordinary days. But if the soul is empty, no amount of wealth can satisfy the heart's desires, and in the end it will only be swallowed up by endless material desires.
Zhou Guoping pointed out in "Philosophy of Life": "People often mistake simplicity for shallowness, and mistake magnificence for richness. In fact, true nobility lies not in material prosperity, but in inner abundance. reminds me of the scene when Liu Zhenyun learned that he had won the Mao Dun Literature Award, but he was buying vegetables in the vegetable market. The editor called with good news**, he congratulated Liu Zhenyun first, and then said that the bonus had been increased. After learning of the award, Liu Zhenyun did not hesitate to buy more expensive tomatoes. "But the noodles at noon that day were nothing special, tomatoes were still tomatoes, eggs were still eggs," he said. "Even if you succeed, you can calmly deal with the glitz of fame and fortune and return to a simple life, which is the real great wisdom.
There is more than one example like Liu Zhenyun. The founder of Insight***, a very successful entrepreneur, always wears a plain shirt in the summer and a hairball on his clothes in the winteractor Chow Yun-fat, with a net worth of more than 5.6 billion, is wearing slippers of 15 yuan;Xu Yuanchong, a leading translator, although he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, only needs a bowl of white rice porridge every day. These people know how to stay sober in the midst of prosperity and how to return to simplicity in the midst of materialism. In today's impetuous age, everyone will inevitably be swept up in desires. But as Thoreau said in Walden, "What we need in the face of ever-expanding materialistic desires is a calm heart." "Simplicity is the avenue, the more simple and ordinary the life, the more the true essence of the performance.
Grand pianist Horowitz didn't play anything flashy or ostentatious, but the melody at his fingertips was so moving that the audience burst into tears. He said: "It took me a lifetime of hard work to understand that simplicity is the most powerful. "When people reach a certain level, they will understand that prosperity is fleeting after all, and the most simple experience in life is also the greatest satisfaction.