There is a story in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty.
There was a man named Meng Min who carried a clay pot on his back to sell rice in the market.
However, as he walked, the clay pot fell to the ground and shattered, and the rice was scattered all over the ground.
Meng Min continued to walk forward as if nothing happened.
The passers-by were very surprised, and they all gathered around him and asked, "Why don't you look back?"
Meng Min said: Even if I watch it, what's the use? There are more important things ahead. ”
There are three thousand things in the world, and the troubles are in the hearts of people. If you relax your mind, there will be nothing to worry about.
Just like a well-known sentence of Zen Master Huikai in the Song Dynasty:If there is nothing to worry about, it is a good time in the world.
In fact, the joys and sorrows of life largely depend on your heart. If you have the right mentality, you won't be tired or worried.
The rarest thing in life is a good attitude.
In the movie "A Good Year", Max, a London-based teacher, chose the former at first.
He is a workaholic who values money above all else and hardly takes any time off.
From morning to night, he stared at the computer screen, gambling in **, and his mind was full of digital ups and downs.
But this life was not happy, he became irritable, had no close friends, and rarely contacted his family.
After his uncle's death, Max became the heir to a manor.
After learning the news, his subconscious thought was not to protect his uncle's life's work, but how to realize the manor.
He returned to the town from London and wanted to dispose of his inheritance quickly.
However, the leisurely and poetic idyllic life of the small town quietly changed his mood.
He recalled the good times when he lived in the manor when he was a child, and in the sun, rain and dew, fine wine, and delicious food, he found how illusory the fame and fortune he pursued in the past.
Back in the fast-paced city, he was very uncomfortable, and suddenly realized the true meaning of life:We don't just want to live, we want to live.
So, he turned down the high salary, returned to the manor, and lived a wonderful life like a paradise.
If you care too much about money and don't have time to stop and enjoy life, isn't it a kind of sadness.
In economics, there is a term called the "Easterling paradox".This means that once basic needs have been met, additional wealth does not bring the same happiness.
The more you care about money, the more you will be controlled by it, and in the end, the gains outweigh the losses.
As the philosopher Zhou Guoping said:
Of course, I am lucky to have money and leisure, but if I can't, I would rather be a poor person with leisure than a busy person with money.
In addition to money, there are many other things worth pursuing in a person's life.
People are always like this, they will be anxious when they see others doing well; Seeing that you have less than others, you are arrogant.
However, living in the present, having a rich heart and a happy life is the standard of the ideal life.