One day, a man with a sad face went
up the mountain to ask a master: Life is too tiring and bitter, what should I
do?
The master did not answer, but
added a tablespoon of salt to a glass of water and let the man taste it. We can
imagine the result; the man complained that the water was too salty.
The master smiled, then added the
same amount of a spoonful of salt into the pond, scooped a glass of water and
handed it to him, he realized that, Everyone's life is tough, and whether life
is hard or not depends on whether one's heart can take the stress.
01
On the road of life, we will always
encounter all kinds of bad things, the sufferings, the pain of losing, the
anxiety, the intrusion of diseases and disasters... No one can be spared, and
no one can be immuned.
We can't change the situation, but we can change
the mindset.
"If you love, everything in
life is lovely. If you hate, everything in life is hateful. If you are
grateful, you can be grateful in everything."
The happiness of man lies in the
happiness of the heart.
Those who live happily are not
because they are without worries and challenge, but because of their mentality.
02
There was once that I heard an
argument of my neighbours in the wee morning. It turned out that they planned
to leave for a trip this morning, but before they could go out, the car had a
flat tire and the argument intensified.
At this time, their children
shouted:
Shouldn't we be thankful that the
car didn't have a flat tire on the highway?
After hearing this, my neighbours
stopped, and in the next second, they suddenly laughed.
"Looking at the problem from a
different angle, you will gain something different, and the world will be
displayed in front of you in another angle."
Many times, the predicament you
think is just because you are trapped in your own thinking. There is no
absolute misfortune in this world. If you look in another direction, you will
often gain another way of thinking and encounter different scenery.
When you are stuck in a bottleneck
in your work, think about it, this is actually an experience that adds value to
yourself, is an instant motivation;
When you are infuriated by your
child, think about how much joy this life has brought you, and does your anger
disappear in an instant?
When you fall into the bottom of
your life, think about it, no matter how you go from now on, it will be uphill,
what else is unacceptable?
Dickens said: Life is not as good
as you think, but it's not as bad as you think.
03
When you close your hands, there is
nothing inside; when you open your hands, the world is in your hands.
Knowing how to let go is a kind of
wisdom.
In 1991, South African President
Mandela shocked the world with a gesture at his inauguration.
He even respectfully paid tribute
to the three guards who had imprisoned him.
However, what makes the world
admire even more is what he said next:
"When I walked out of my cell
and walked through the prison gate to freedom, I knew that if I couldn't leave
my grief and resentment behind me, then I was still in prison."
In life, there will always be some
things that make us sad and some people who make us feel uneasy.
However, things have changed, the
past can never be repeated, what is the meaning of trapping myself, it is only
myself who is embarrassed.
Obsession is the shackles of the
soul, and letting go is the salvation of the soul.
"If you can't forget it, then
the pain will be fresh and vivid all the time, and it will torture you all the
time. It is better to let it go and be indifferent."
Only by letting go of the past can
we embrace tomorrow; by letting go of obsessions, we can reap happiness.
The rest of your life is very
precious, and if you let go of one thought, the world will be free.
Life is a journey, and the most
important thing is to cultivate the heart.
If your heart is small, things will
be big; if your heart is big, things will be small.
Relax and look at things, and your life will be
bright, with horizons far and wide.
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