There are ten big characters and five words on the big chopping block, which are "seeking knowledge, keeping in good health, making friends, having fun and doing things". At first, I just memorized those five words mechanically. Then, I pondered the meaning of each word one by one.
Seeking knowledge is the pursuit of knowledge. For the elderly, it should mean never too old to learn.
Seeking health is the pursuit of health. While pursuing knowledge, we should also pay attention to health, no problem!
Then, make friends ... that should be making friends!
Seek happiness, pursue happiness!
What to look for and pursue! The ultimate goal of seeking knowledge, health, friends and happiness is to make a difference.
Of the five words, what moved me most was "seeking friends". In my impression, I don't remember where I shouted the slogan "seeking friends". I think, if a person takes "making friends" as seriously as seeking knowledge, health, pleasure and making a difference, then he is a happy person.
Because I read Li Xiaolai's The Road to Wealth Freedom last year, an article mentioned that the happiness that each of us can feel is closely related to his connection with others. The closer the connection, the stronger the happiness. In our life, the closest connection is family, so we feel the most happiness in the family.
Everyone's closest contact, except family, is a friend. Think about it, if you have a group of like-minded friends who can understand each other, even if you are often lonely, isn't it relatively easy to be lonely?
People nowadays generally don't like making friends. When they have free time, they prefer to stay at home and enjoy their time instead of contacting friends. Over time, it becomes a habit.
Not bad, but I think, by contrast, it's probably better to keep in touch with friends and chat casually. By chatting with friends, we are actually in contact with the world, and we are not dispensable. We express our feelings to each other and know that we are needed by others and need others.
Since then, I have made many phone calls, even those of my friends who worked together eleven years ago. While asking about each other's family and work, I feel that time passes too fast!
Finally, I feel that the nature that I can rarely talk about after ten years should be regarded as half a relative! After all, in the days of working together, relatives are not around, and when relatives are not around, they temporarily make up for emotional needs.
I decided to call my "friends" every day, no matter who I call, anyone I think I have something to say!