After the age of fifty, I have lost my enthusiasm for the Spring Festival. Year after year, the years go by, as if it is just a countdown to aging.
At this age, it is the best time in life, and I want to live a simple and quiet life, especially during the Spring Festival. In the past, during the Spring Festival, I was always busy taking care of the elderly and children. From the beginning of the lunar month, you have to plan, from cleaning to purchasing New Year's goods, to door-to-door gifts, the entire Spring Festival holiday is filled with trivial things. In addition to being busy, the physical economy has been overdrawn, and I feel the heaviness of the years even more.
However, as they grew older, the elderly in the family grew older, and the children started their own families. The right to reach old age seems to give us the opportunity to regain control of our lives.
While chatting with my husband, I expressed to him my yearning for the ideal Spring Festival, is this an overly extravagant request?
First of all, no more bothering about year-end cleaning. Now that I am retired at home, I have plenty of time and no longer need to compress everything to a few days before the Chinese New Year. Usually keep the home hygienic to avoid the dilemma of being tired for a few days and unable to straighten your waist.
Second, no more large-scale purchases. After the age of fifty, food and drink are limited, and large purchases will only lead to waste. Supermarkets are open every day, and fresh ingredients can be bought at any time, and it is better to be a little more expensive than to waste them without eating them all.
It is a rational choice to give up setting off firecrackers. For the sake of safety and environmental protection, ** has been advocating for a ban on fireworks for many years. Despite the regulations, there are still residents in the community who secretly set off firecrackers, increasing air pollution and safety hazards. Support the provisions of ** and pursue a safe and quiet Spring Festival.
I don't buy new clothes because I have too many clothes at home to wear them all. Comfortable and casual loungewear is sufficient, and overly formal clothes are always left unused in the closet. No longer wasting money and space, it is a rational choice of material.
No longer visiting relatives and friends, the Chinese New Year is to rest at home. Visiting a home is often a form of etiquette, but it can actually disturb people's normal lives. **It's enough to say hello to WeChat, simplify socializing, and make life more comfortable.
For eating, there is no longer a deliberate preparation of cumbersome dishes. At the age of 50, you can eat whatever you want, and you no longer deliberately increase the burden of appetite for the New Year. Give your stomach a holiday and lighten the burden of life.
There are no longer too many taboos in the New Year, and they are no longer subject to some superstitious regulations. Washing hair and laundry, using knives and scissors, these are all taboos in the past, and now we choose to abandon them and live a free life.
Doing what I want, without strict rules, is my ideal Spring Festival. In your 50s, this may be a bit rebellious, but I believe that this kind of life is more free and easy and more suitable for this age group.
Overall, I, in my 50s, yearn for a simple and comfortable Spring Festival holiday. Will this idea be accepted by everyone? Some people may think that this is too unforgiving, but I believe that a life without disturbing each other is truly comfortable.