[Studying in the United States] No. 3216 10 Years of International Perspectives Selected Looking Up at the Starry Sky and Down-to-earth [Chen Yi Vision] Education, Humanities, and Famous Digest.
Cities may not make you rich, but they will certainly make you free.
Recently, a topic has sparked heated discussions on the Internet, and the focus of the discussion is "urban consumption downgrading, county consumption upgrading". A person from the north of Guangzhou, who returned to his hometown for the Chinese New Year, found that he seemed to have "become a poor person", which triggered her self-deprecation and thinking.
Living in the city, she recalls her experience of crowding the subway after work, eating cheap dumplings overtime, and daring to go to the supermarket after 7 p.m. to grab discounted food, and can't help laughing at her life. In comparison, the friends who stayed in the town seemed to be wealthier, some drove BMWs, some lived in villas, and the only trouble was that life was a little boring.
This contrast has triggered self-doubt among many people in the north, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and they have begun to question whether their choice is correct. However, I would like to say that these feelings may simply be the result of the exhaustion of being away from home for a long time. We chose to go north to Guangzhou, not to return to our hometown to be a local tyrant, but because we longed for freedom and a broader sky.
Cities have always been a symbol of freedom. Whether it is ancient Europe, modern North America, or modern China, cities are places where people pursue freedom and a new life. Cities are not just the simple expansion of villages and towns, but the establishment of a new order and new rules, and the result of people's common life and joint efforts.
In big cities, even if you don't make more money, you will meet more like-minded people, and you will have more opportunities to show your value and pursue your dreams. So, don't question your choice and don't be afraid of the path ahead, because it is an inevitable choice for us to pursue a better life.
In closing, I'd like to share three things that seem unrelated. The first thing is that I encountered similar doubts when I returned home for the Chinese New Year, but I believe that it was the right choice to choose Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The second thing is that a chance encounter in Shanghai made me deeply feel the charm of a big city. The third thing is that Zelensky's words made me more determined in my choice, and we should bravely meet the challenges of fate.
Let's move forward, to bigger cities, to bigger skies. Cities may not make you rich, but they will certainly make you free.
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