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This Spring Festival is so short, this Spring Festival is so long.

This Spring Festival, when more than one billion people gathered around the New Year’s Eve dinner table and watched a Spring Festival Gala, everything changed.

This Spring Festival, the most important festival for Chinese people, has been forgotten by the Chinese themselves.

This Spring Festival, the whole world knows what the Chinese are doing.

“Stay home”, this slightly derogatory action, has become the “standard choice” for most people during the Spring Festival in 2020, and has a positive “value”.

The fingertips of epidemic prevention and control have pressed the "pause" command. It has changed the pace of society, changed the state of the country, and also changed everyone's life and everything we know.

As Liu Cixin said at the beginning of "The Wandering Earth": At first, no one cared about this disaster. It was just a wildfire, a drought, the extinction of a species, and the disappearance of a city. Until this disaster is closely related to everyone.

During these days of "staying at home", because of the smooth flow of information on TV, the Internet, and mobile phones, your overall outlook on the world, your overall call for the country, your rescue actions for the whole society, and your support for the party We must be united in mobilization and understand the touching stories of those who fought on the front line. We must have been sad, cried, moved, excited, cheered, helpless, complained, resented, and cursed. During this epidemic, I think everyone is feeling like they are on a roller coaster, with ups and downs.

Because this epidemic has affected your normal life, your normal income, your normal social interaction, and everything that should be normal for you.

So, I wonder if it has affected your thoughts, your views on the world, and your choices in life?

Let me briefly excerpt a few words and events that have been forwarded many times during this epidemic:

☆It’s finally time to contribute to the country while sleeping at home.

☆My previous dream was to live like a pig, eating and sleeping, but I didn’t expect that I couldn’t stand it after just a few days. Being a pig is actually quite uncomfortable.

In WeChat Moments, are you bored to count melon seeds, dragon fruit seeds, strawberry seeds, rice grains, raisins, and how many grains of sugar are there in a pound? ...

Use eating and sleeping to convey positive energy, play games to show off and make contributions, use a standing broom to verify the gravity of the earth, and deliver oranges...

I don’t think everyone has done it. I think most people just see this kind of WeChat and send it out to entertain others and relieve themselves from boredom.

But why boring? Have you ever thought about it? I have asked many people what they do when they stay at home. Some people say watching TV, some people say playing games. The most common answer is: Eat and sleep, eat while sleeping, and gain a few kilograms or more than ten kilograms.

How can days like this not be boring?

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I don’t know how many people have thought about it:

The previous life was too perfunctory and not serious, and the work was too passionless and unmotivated. . I don’t know how many people have made a secret decision while staying at home: From now on, I will work hard and work responsibly and with an attitude.

I don’t know how many people have remembered what Paul Korchagin said: A person’s life should be spent like this: Looking back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he regret for being idle. Shame on inaction.

I believe that when the world is paused and quiet, many people have thought this way.

I believe: When you have spent another boring day and are lying in bed but not sleepy at all, many people have thought this way.

Because this is the truest voice in your heart.

Yes, you have thought about it. Then he picked up his phone again and opened Douyin, Kuaishou, TV series, and favorite games...until sleep hit him and the phone slipped from his hand.

Day by day, this passed.

Because you do not belong to Hubei, Wuhan or other areas hardest hit by the epidemic, you do not belong to one of the numbers released on the news every day on TV. You are the majority besides them. Although you are firmly locked at home by the haze of the virus, you just wear it at home, and you belong to the lucky majority.

In this epidemic, you have not experienced your own life and death moments, and you have not faced the sudden and unforgettable blow of this epidemic. It’s impossible to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand the cruelty of this epidemic.

So, day after day, it passed like this.

Yes, we were lucky this time. However, who can guarantee that we will be lucky next time and the next time?

At that time, can you pay for yourself at that time for everything you do with what you have now? Will you still lie in bed and think of your true inner voice again?

I guess at that time, no matter what I think or do, I won’t have a chance.

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The impact of disasters is everywhere.

As the old saying goes: Under the overturned nest, there are no eggs left intact.

Writer Fang Fang said: When a speck of dust from the times falls on an individual’s head, it becomes a mountain.

Yesterday, I called my cousin in my hometown in Hubei and found out that her father had relapsed after lung cancer surgery.

Because of the epidemic, the community is not allowed to go out; because of the epidemic, hospital beds are extremely tight. After running around for several days, the whole family finally got a travel pass, found a bed, and sent his critically ill father to the hospital for rescue. The doctor said that the success rate of another operation was 50%.

But she said: Fortunately, her father was finally sent to the hospital.

Her tone was very pleased. I burst into tears.

At this time, even sending his critically ill father to the hospital became "good news."

I can’t imagine her worries about her father’s condition, nor can I imagine her whole family accompanying her in the hospital, worried about being infected by the virus.

Although it is not directly related to the new coronavirus, I believe that her understanding of this epidemic is definitely much deeper than mine, and much deeper than most people.

But it will not be more profound than those who died of pneumonia directly caused by the new coronavirus and their families.

But I was thousands of miles away, so I could only give her a few empty words of comfort and silently pray for the health and safety of all my relatives.

That’s all.

This is the difference between insiders and outsiders, and the difference between parties and bystanders.

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Recently, I have been thinking about what kind of life I want. In fact, I have thought about this question many times.

Many people have thought about it, many times.

Everyone has their own answer, all different.

But basically, most people will sadly discover how difficult it is to realize their ideal life and dreams.

Compared with my own reality, it is a world of difference.

Because people’s desires are too big and too many, the human heart is too complicated, and human nature is not satisfied. And society is very realistic and cruel.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

So, a few people chose to break through. If they succeeded, they would turn into butterflies; if they failed, they would be doomed.

As a result, most people can only lower their standards for ideal life again and again and work hard to adapt to the real environment.

Me, too.

In the end, it comes down to the final and bottom line self-torture:

"How do I gain a foothold in society?"

This question has too many problems. Many answers.

Chicken Soup said: Look, people who are better than you are still working hard, why don’t you hurry up?

But soon, poisonous chicken soup will come out to refute: Look, people who are better than you are still working hard, what is the use of your hard work?

You say in your heart: After the epidemic, I must work hard, work and live well, and I can no longer waste my youth.

But someone immediately said: The first thing after the epidemic is to go shopping, from ten in the morning to ten in the evening! Swimming, Haidilao, snacks, steak, meeting best friends, gossiping and watching movies. Of course, the game needs to be put aside for a while, because during this Spring Festival holiday, most people are vomiting.

You know what is right, but it is difficult to actually do it. I also find it difficult.

You know something is wrong, but just thinking about it makes you feel so happy.

So, you just wait for the epidemic to pass day by day with peace of mind and boredom.

Because it is also part of human nature to pursue a comfortable life.

Because people are always good at remembering joy and always good at forgetting suffering.

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In addition to life and death, this epidemic has also raised the cruelest torture of reality for many people.

What do you need? What don't you need?

The answer is clearly proven by the facts.

You need: a healthy body, three meals a day, a sheltered home, a career with a stable income (not just for dawdling), and some savings that can handle risks.

In this way, you can survive and survive in the face of disaster.

You need: a group of caring relatives and a few confidants.

In this way, you can live comfortably and comfortably in the face of difficulties.

You need: an attitude of self-improvement, a hobby of reading and learning, a habit of diligence and thrift, a calm and calm mind, an open-minded and cheerful character, a noble and elegant realm, a unique and independent soul...

In this way, you can live a calm and happy life in the face of pain.

Of course, I don’t want to educate anyone. I can’t do it myself, let alone ask everyone to do the same.

In the face of this epidemic, like most people, I found that: when standing at the window and looking at the empty and extremely quiet streets, the bustling lights and feasting seemed unnecessary; those people calling for friends There seems to be no need for useless socializing, dinner parties, wine bureaus, and card games; when you don’t even need to wash your face, just wear home clothes and a pair of slippers to get through the day, there seems to be no need for those brand-name clothes, shoes, bags, and cosmetics; Back pain while sleeping, hand cramps from playing games, vomiting from watching TV series, little fresh meat, little fairies... these things that usually feel extremely important are no longer important at this moment.

Have a pleasant chat with your parents at home, do some crafts with your children, draw a handwritten newspaper, wear a mask when you go out to throw away the garbage, carry a bucket of pure water, buy groceries, and go out into the cold wind Insisting on chatting with the control personnel at the community gate and saying "hard work" are more important than these.

Because this is the most simple and unpretentious life.

This epidemic is a disaster, but it also gives us an opportunity to change our thinking.

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As an old employee who has worked in a state-owned enterprise for decades, I am usually busy with various summaries, plans, various assessments, and meetings at the end of the year. Just busier.

Especially at the end of 2019, I received several special and important tasks. I didn’t go home for more than two months. I didn’t have enough time to work. I worked overtime until two or three in the morning every day. Every day was like It's like fighting a war, racing against time, and sometimes I feel miserable. At that time, I thought that when I returned home during the Chinese New Year, I would sleep, play and relax for a few days.

But after staying at home for a few days, I feel that those busy days are really good.

It’s not pretentious or trying to show off, it’s just a true attitude.

Because every day is lived to the fullest. Because in retrospect, I feel happy that I have worked hard for those jobs and achieved a little bit.

Therefore, with this mentality, look at those people who have been fighting in Hubei and Wuhan on TV, those who are fighting silently and dedicated to the prevention and control of the epidemic across the country, and those who cannot take shifts and vacations because of the epidemic. , those who have always stuck to their jobs, those pioneer party members, philanthropists, and volunteers have a whole new feeling.

Every victim is great and touching!

Every striver is great and admirable!

Every worker is great and admirable!

Every devotee is great and amazing!

But what I want to express is that they should be very satisfied, fulfilled and happy in their hearts!

I am reminded of a sentence in "Soldier Assault": Because their lives are meaningful!

A meaningful life and meaningful work are a meaningful life.

Meaningful life is the life we ??want most.

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Now, although the number of newly confirmed and suspected cases released every day is getting smaller day by day, the total number is still increasing. Because I know that they are not simply numbers, but living people and families who have been dragged into misery by the virus. As a person whose hometown is Hubei, I actually can’t bear to shout “come on” to Hubei and Wuhan.

After all, I am thousands of miles away from you in Shaanxi, and all I can do is do my own thing well.

When the country asked me to stay at home a few days ago, I just stayed at home and didn’t cause any trouble. Now that I have returned to work, I will try my best to do some trivial things that are insignificant compared to those on the front lines of fighting the epidemic.

But I still have to say: Come on Wuhan, come on Hubei! Come on, China!

I think this sentence is really the voice of the vast majority of Chinese people!

(As for the various "clowns" who have been exposed during this epidemic, I personally think that many of them are not Chinese. Some of them are not even worthy of being human.)

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Finally, I would like to once again quote a few famous quotes from this "war epidemic":

1. There are no heroes who fall from the sky, only mortals who stand up. .

2. The Chinese are always well protected by the bravest among them.

3. Our best time is now.

4. When you are alive, there are "three no-smiles": don't laugh at natural disasters, don't laugh at man-made disasters, and don't laugh at diseases. There are "three evils" in being a human being: a teacher who educates people, a doctor who saves people, and an army who protects the country.

5. Every ordinary breath is the grace of life.

6. Wuhan is originally a very heroic city, and China is originally a very heroic country.

7. The reason why we praise courage is because humans always choose to do what we should do even when we know the risks.

Although the epidemic we are facing is very serious, although various disasters will still happen. Despite all kinds of lies and discordant voices, and despite the fact that a small group of people have played a very disgraceful role in this epidemic.

But I firmly believe that we can win this battle against the epidemic!

Because we are connected by blood, and because we have the tradition of "when one party is in trouble, support from all directions".

Because you can see that we have the best system in the world, and we can order more than one billion people to stay at home obediently.

Because you can see that many people have taken the oath of "regardless of reward, life or death" and put on bright red fingerprints.

Because you can see that there are still many people who are exhausted at their posts and sacrificed on the front line.

Because we are backed by a great party, a great country, a great army, and a great people.

Because we live in a great country and live in a great era.