When we reach middle age, we are like a boat that has experienced the baptism of wind and rain, slowly moving forward in the long river of years. Our lives, like the waters in this river, are sometimes calm, sometimes turbulent, but always flowing forward.
Schopenhauer once said, "The so-called glorious life is but a prisoner of desire." The biggest mistake that human beings can make is to try to trade their health for something outside of their body. "In this age of material abundance and soul emptiness, we all seem to have become slaves to desire, led by its nose, and gradually lost ourselves.
In a fast-paced, high-stress society, people tend to get lost in endless desires and regard pleasure, success, and status as the only goals of life. True happiness, however, does not lie in material abundance, but in spiritual fulfillment. Health is our most valuable asset; The soul is the place of our happiness.
But how many people do not hesitate to sacrifice their physical and mental health for the sake of desire, fame, status and title. They are busy with **, busy with stimulation, busy with face, busy with life, busy with work, making money, buying a car and a house, getting married and having children, so they are coerced by desire, constantly damaging their souls, consuming their own energy and health.
Take, for example, a consulting case I recently encountered. Over there, a woman tells a poignant story in a trembling voice. Her husband, a promising 985 doctor, died suddenly at the age of 40 due to ***, which is really heartbreaking.
He was once the best in the eyes of everyone, with a bright future and a successful career, and a happy and harmonious family. However, the turning point of fate often comes from the "feeling" of the heart.
By chance, he got acquainted with a beautiful female colleague. Her youthful beauty, as well as the kind of lifestyle full of freshness and excitement on display, made him better than the face of "beauty with hero", and thus doubted his current situation. In order to satisfy the selfish desires of this female colleague, he not only spent his huge savings, but even did not hesitate to borrow usury.
He thought that he could quickly return to his capital through **, but he didn't expect to fall deeper and deeper. His wife, recounting the experience, expressed bitterly:
I always thought he was a smart man, at least a shrewd egoist, but I didn't expect that his so-called shrewdness was so short-sighted and short-sighted. Her words were full of confusion and heartache.
I couldn't help but wonder, what is the meaning of life? Is it just to satisfy the so-called face, desire, and low-level pleasure? If he were given another chance to choose again, would he still choose such a path?
At the same time, I feel sorry for this man. If he could choose his life again, would he still choose such an extramarital affair? Will he give up his marriage and family, his talent and future in order to satisfy a so-called beautiful woman who needs to be constantly fed with desire?
Schopenhauer once told us, "Never sacrifice the inside for the outside." "Instead of flaunting yourself with vain external objects, it is better to calm down and take care of your body and mind, be kind to yourself, and cherish what you originally have.
Teacher Bi Shumin once said: "If you can cherish your body and cherish your soul in this life, then you will become a happy boat with peace of mind and body." "Those who are content are always happy, do not pursue flashy things outside the body, but cherish themselves, cherish the people around them, cherish their own possessions, and be kind to others and the world.
The true meaning of life lies in harmony between body and mind. We should cherish every sunrise and sunset and take care of our body and soul. Let us keep a normal heart, not be deceived by the pleasure of the moment, and not blindly pursue vanity and status.
Because life is like a long-distance race, only by having a clear goal, not forgetting the original intention, and maintaining a good attitude and state, can you feel more beauty and happiness in the long journey.
We should learn to slow down and re-examine our lives. We must realize that happiness is not an empty pleasure, not plundering and possession, not the pursuit of more material wealth, but cherishing the present, respecting the soul, and cherishing what we have.
Then, from this moment on, let us who are already middle-aged know how to reflect on our bodies, learn to stay away from low-level happiness and endless desires, and begin to pay more attention to physical and mental health and care for the inner world. After all, we have long since passed those flashy years, and life no longer allows us to make mistakes.
Only in this way can we go further, more stable and happier on the road of life. As Schopenhauer said, "Man's happiness lies in himself." "Let's not forget our original intention, work together, and become a person who is physically and mentally harmonious and happy.