2023 has passed, but it has not passed, generally speaking, we Chinese are used to thinking that it is a new year after the Spring Festival, which is our tradition and our hometown.
Speaking of 2023, I think there is one word that can sum it up - unexpected, our 2023
But life will not stop, the future is coming, reflecting in hesitation, moving forward in confusion is the normal state of our life. Accidents everywhere in 2023 will not be the norm, but it will not be the last, so cultivating a calm heart and creating a shell that is invulnerable to all poisons is our top priority.
Based on the genes formed in survival and evolution, we naturally like simple and straightforward understanding, and we are born with the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, which will be an advantage in any era, but it is naturally a disadvantage in internal competition. Simple and straightforward means a shallow cognition of complex things, and the pursuit of advantages and disadvantages allows us to only pay attention to what we see in front of us, human development to this day, whether it is the accumulation of knowledge or the stock of skills, has far exceeded the scope of the vast majority of people's cognition, so the "accident" itself is not unexpected.
All incomprehension comes from the inability to empathize, and all empathy requires a certain level of cognition, and in a rapidly progressive society, insufficient cognition is increasingly becoming a disadvantage, whether it is a disadvantage in wealth creation or a disadvantage in wealth distribution, it all comes from here. In primitive societies, sacrifices and chiefs with a high level of cognition controlled resources and wealth, and in agricultural societies; Aristocrats and landlords with intellectual privileges occupy the dominant privileges in society; In industrial societies, capitalists and intellectuals control resources and lifeblood; In the information age, there is still no escape from this law, so cognition determines stratification, and cognition changes fate.
As a basic member of society, any of us individuals are small and insignificant for the development of society, where the society is going is the result of the game of all members, we want to control our own life or destiny, for the society is not a relationship of giving and taking, we can only do to change ourselves, not to try to control others, and for us to control ourselves the cheapest measure is to improve awareness.
Confucius said, "Threesome, there must be my teacher", and the sages said, "Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles", these sages want to tell us that life is limited, ignorance must learn, most of the detours do not have to go by themselves, there is ready-made knowledge for your reference, avoid most of the predecessors walked through the pit, you can reach the other side more smoothly.
What is the greatest advantage of us ordinary people? The answer is time, time is fair for everyone, time is God, Lao Tzu said, "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, all things are dogs", whether it is poor or rich, whether it is noble or ordinary, in the eyes of time, there is no difference. Therefore, people who cherish time and are friends with time are destined to live well, while those who waste time and regard time as an opponent are likely to be abandoned by time.
Take investment as an example, people who are eager for quick success and quick profit always want to complete their work in one battle, so in the environment that is not controlled by personal will, they always hit a wall everywhere, and finally fall into a slump; And those who are in awe and start with the beginning in mind are always able to turn danger into victory and achieve extraordinary. I'm not telling stories, I'm talking about common sense.
So our 2023 is full of surprises, but "my" 2023 is not necessarily full of surprises. Life is not in a hurry, life is in me and I am in the sky.