"Whether the evening scene is beautiful or not depends on the age of fifty-five. What do people pay attention to in this age group? This is a question that not everyone understands.Confucius said, "At the age of fifty, you can recognize the destiny of life, and at the age of sixty, you can follow the ears and eyes." "The age of 55 is a pivotal moment in a person's life. After learning about the uncertainties of life, how can you keep your heart at peace and have a more harmonious family?
Today let's talk about an old saying: "If you don't suffer in your old age, you can see fifty-five." What this means is that at the age of 55, we are able to see from many signs how our old age is going to be. Although this sentence may sound absolute, there is some truth in it.
At the age of 55, our physical condition will determine the tone of our future lives, whether we are enjoying family fun or being plagued by illness. If a person's life is compared to the four seasons, then the age of 55 is like the turn of autumn and winter, and at this time, people's physical conditions begin to show obvious differences.
Some people start to feel a noticeable decline in their body, so some choose to exercise to maintain their health, and some even overindulge in various health supplements. Moderate exercise is important, as the saying goes, "100 steps after a meal, live to 99", but while pursuing health, we should also be wary of various potential risks. Exercising too much can lead to more gains than losses.
In the ancient book "Su Wen", it was recorded that there were five labors and seven injuries: long-term vision hurts blood, long-term lying hurts qi, long-term sitting hurts flesh, long-standing hurts bones, and long-term walking hurts tendons. Although health care drugs are good for health, overindulging in them will only make people fall into the "health care trap". More than drugs, what can keep people healthy is a peaceful and optimistic mind.
These seven wounds mean that you have troubles in your heart, and your liver fire rises; Eating and drinking too much in life has nourished the temper; indulge selfish desires and hurt the kidney qi; Always timid and afraid, impaired morale; There is also the wind and rain, the cold and heat invade, and the body is torn and collapsed. Do you say that you have encountered any of the "five labors and seven injuries"?
When people reach the age of 55, they have to face the reality of death, which is also the inevitable process of birth, old age, sickness and death. We have to add the word "bitterness" to our lives, but this is just a natural law, just as natural as flowers blooming and falling.
So, when we face death, what kind of attitude do we have to face life? Fear is a certainty, it's human nature. However, Zhuangzi said, life is also a man of death, and death is also the beginning of life. There is no escape from life and death, and being too scared will make us forget that life is a journey. Death may be the beginning of another new life.
Life itself is our goal, just like Zhu Guangqian said, if you want to live well, you must live according to your own nature. This is what Confucius called "knowing fate", Mencius's "exhaustion", and Zhuangzi's "Qi Wu". When we look at the world from the shoulders of those who came before us, we can see more thoroughly.
Finally, by the age of 55, family status begins to change. Most people already have grandchildren, and the power structure of the family will also be adjusted. The older generation began to enjoy the sweet time with their grandchildren, while the children in the prime of life began to shoulder the responsibilities of the family. If the elderly are still stubborn and insist on going their own way, they may find that their views are not recognized, and they may even be alienated by their juniors.
Learn to quit in time and leave the opportunity to the new force, which does not mean that you will be decadent when you are old, adjust your mentality, don't interfere too much with the choices of young people, and know how to let go, this is the manifestation of wisdom.
In our life, the first half of our lives is running for the future, the second half is worrying about the family, and in the later years, if we have the opportunity, it is better to live according to the truth of our hearts, what do you think?