Don’t forget your original intention and keep your dreams in mind.

Life is one relay after another,

When we go through that period, look back

All the entanglements and hardships,

And dreams have no distinction between high and low

They all exist in everyone's heart like magic, and they never go far.

Even if life is as low as dust,

Dreams must be held high.

Bright, shining,

Like stars in the sky.

-----Excerpted from "Your Persistence, Will Be Beautiful in the End"

Some people say that a true dream does not have to be tall or artistic, it is about being better. Good expectations of life. As simple as a person looking up at the stars in the dark night, as endless as flowers looking toward the sun. A person's greatest happiness is to truly recognize himself.

I really understood this when I was chatting with some old people during morning exercise not long ago.

In July, it is midsummer. People who like morning exercises gather from all directions in the Civic Square. In the huge square, there are people doing radio exercises, walking and running, practicing Tai Chi, sword and stick boxing, and walking their dogs to sunbathe. Yes, the sound of bargaining at the roadside vegetable and fruit stalls is endless, and most of the people are elderly people who have started practicing in the morning. I walked leisurely around the square, stopped when I was tired, and chatted with an old man who was taking a break and practicing Tai Chi. This ancient man was very talkative and chatted with me about his experience in practicing Tai Chi.

He said: "In 2006, I had just retired and felt a little disappointed. My mood was relatively low. My family was stable and my life was relatively dull. There was no new and interesting things to attract me. I felt an indescribable confusion in my heart. My wife was puzzled. , she said, look at the retired elderly people around you, aren’t they all like this? What do you want? She means, on the material level, we basically have what others have, so why are we dissatisfied? What are you fussing over? My wife, she doesn’t understand what I’m thinking, and I don’t want to explain. In fact, the thing is very simple. What I want is a state, a feeling that fills my heart, a feeling of freedom and peace. An indescribably special feeling, it is my recognition of myself, rather than the leisurely and easy life that others think of me as I get older. I often think about what happiness is? What is success? Life, I endure everything that is not suitable for me, comforting myself that this is life." I smiled and said to him: "What is happiness? I think health is happiness. The greatest success is to live well and healthily."

He said approvingly: "Everyone understands this truth, but sometimes they can't control their emotions. I have a colleague, and we often get together after retirement. When they were together, the topic they talked about always centered on each other's salary after retirement. Every day, he thought about why his salary was always much lower than others. After a long period of depression, he died of a heart attack a few years ago. Another classmate was assigned to a state-owned enterprise after graduation, and the people who joined the state-owned enterprise used to be crowded with me. The salary after retirement was lower than mine. , felt uncomfortable and liked to make irresponsible remarks. Once, when attending a gathering with classmates for the 50th anniversary of the school, he learned that the salary of some classmates from other places was much lower than his after retirement. He found a balance in his mind and went home to plant flowers. After feeding the fish and walking the birds, his face looked much better."

After a moment of rest, he continued: "Contacting them made me truly realize that people should be content. I don't like to compare myself with others. In my spare time, I like to read the "Huangdi Neijing". "Inner Diameter" explains very clearly: Anger hurts the liver, joy hurts the heart, sadness hurts the lungs, worry hurts the spleen, and fear hurts the kidneys. All diseases are caused by this. Anger. People don’t die from old age or illness, they die from anger. So people should be content and happy. The bottom line is to find something that suits you."

He put down his Tai Chi. Jian, looking at the people coming and going for morning exercises, said: "People only start to pay attention to health when they are older. In fact, it is too late! Health habits are developed in youth. For example, smoking and drinking should be developed from a young age. I have personal experience. I got sick when I retired and my stomach hurt so much that I couldn’t eat. I took a lot of Sanjiu Weitai and Wei Bizhi, but my condition didn’t improve at all. Later, someone suggested that I practice Tai Chi, and I have been practicing Tai Chi for almost 10 years now. During these ten years, my greatest achievement is that I learned how to be a good person. Participated in the first, second and third Hulunbuir City Wushu Competition, won one gold, three silver and four bronze, and won the title of 'Excellent Athlete' in the conference. Now he is a national first-level society in Chinese Wushu Sixth Dan (Golden Tiger) Athletic Director. ”

“Is it the medal you wear on your chest? "I asked him curiously.

He said: "It's a small badge with the head of a golden tiger on it. This is only the intermediate sixth-level level. To reach the advanced level, the requirements are more stringent. You must have a professional qualification certificate, how many students must be trained every year, and a theoretical monograph on Tai Chi. Although writing a book is more difficult for me. However, I still overcame many difficulties and completed the first draft of nearly 200,000 words.

But it was put on hold due to funding issues and other issues. ”

“It’s a pity that the book you worked so hard to write cannot be printed and published. "

"With a figure like yours, if you practice hard for two years, you can participate in competitions. "He shook his head and changed the subject.

I quickly waved my hand and said, "I like Tai Chi, but unfortunately I don't have the patience to stick with it. ”

“I come out to do Tai Chi every day. In fact, I have my own personal ideas to attract people’s attention. Last year, more than 20 people practiced Tai Chi with me. Most of them were working in other places, and some were elderly people who came to help take care of their children. These people practiced very seriously, and some of them had strong understanding, good fighting skills and potential. Unfortunately, they were all busy making a living and had to give up in the end.

He said to an old man in his 60s who was standing aside and listening with interest: "If you are interested in Tai Chi Kung Fu, come to the square every day and we will practice together."

The old man smiled and replied: "Okay, okay, master, I have been observing you for several days." He then asked: "Master!" What's your surname? "

"Hong Feng, I am a Mongolian. "

"Hong Feng, what a resounding name. It's amazing that you have reached the sixth level of Tai Chi. A senior person like you can open a martial arts gym to recruit students. But you take no trouble to teach it to everyone, which is really admirable. I like to practice Tai Chi. It is a rare opportunity to learn Tai Chi from you, but I am afraid that I will disappoint you. I am a foreigner, and my son was assigned here after graduating from college. I came to see him. I will go back in a month or two. ”

“It doesn’t matter, don’t worry, you just have to learn to go back and practice every day.” "Then the two of them started chatting.

Hong Feng, this Mongolian old man, is no stranger to people who often come to do morning exercises. In spring, summer, autumn, except winter, he does it almost every day I was practicing Tai Chi in the square, and I only really got to know him when we were chatting about Tai Chi Kung Fu during morning practice yesterday. As we chatted together, he talked about his life experience. He was a Mongolian. In Zalaite Banner, Inner Mongolia, my mother died in childbirth when I was 6 years old. The next year, my father died of meningitis in a panic. After a long time, he told me bleakly: "At that time, the medical technology was backward, family life was difficult, and people were dull. . Otherwise, my parents would not have died prematurely and my brother and I would not have been left to our aging grandparents. In a life of poverty day after day, the two of us gradually grew up. Our grandparents were unable to cope with their needs and our health was getting worse day by day. We asked someone to send a message to our uncle in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. He wanted to entrust me to my uncle to raise me. At that time, my uncle’s family had five cousins ??who were not well off. But my uncle agreed to let me go to Hohhot to study for me out of family affection.

My uncle’s kindness changed my destiny. I am an introverted person who doesn’t like to show off, and my uncle’s family treated me very well. I studied very hard, and my grades were always among the best in my class. My college entrance examination scores exceeded the admission score of key universities. However, in order to reduce the burden on my family, I chose the Biology Department of Inner Mongolia Normal University. After graduating from college, I was assigned to teach junior high school biology at Zhalantun Railway Middle School. At that time, I lived in a simple single dormitory far away from my relatives. I was depressed and homesick, so I gathered with a few close friends to have a few drinks.

We Mongolians drink wine casually and generously. We take turns drinking from bottles, and we are not as particular about drinking as you Han people. The root cause of my stomach problems was planted at that time. In a flash, I reached the age to fall in love, get married and have children. At that time, my family was in a difficult situation and could not afford to buy a house. In order to be allocated a welfare house, I applied to be transferred to Manzhouli Railway Middle School. From graduating from college to entering the society, I have taught in the education system for more than 40 years. It is difficult to describe the ups and downs. After retirement, I look back on the past with great emotion. Slowly learned to type on the computer, and wrote his life experiences into the autobiographical "Trajectory". ”

I sincerely praised: “Teacher Hong Feng, you are amazing.” How admirable. The students you have taught have already become famous all over the world. If you encounter difficulties in publishing books, you can ask them for help. ”

“Haha! Yes, many of my students have gone on to important leadership positions, but I never want to bother them with their personal affairs.

At this time, the old man in his 60s beside me interrupted my question. He asked: "Teacher Hong Feng, how many children do you have under your knees?" "I have two daughters and two grandsons. One is admitted to the People's Public Security University of China and is a sophomore." One is in the fourth grade of elementary school. Both my daughters have accomplished something in their studies and I don’t need to worry about them anymore. I box every day, read newspapers, study Tai Chi, and feel that my life is fulfilling every day. Tai Chi is truly the crystallization of thousands of years of civilization of the Chinese nation. Unfortunately, too few people can truly appreciate it. However, once you like Tai Chi with your heart, you will find that Tai Chi is not just a sport, but a part of your life.

The old man in his 60s smiled and said to Teacher Hong Feng: "I often hear some people say that practicing Tai Chi is to practice one breath internally and the muscles, bones and skin externally. It seems simple, but in fact it is not easy to practice." Easy to get started. ”

“Actually, getting started is not difficult. The basic skills of Tai Chi are to practice the waist and legs. The first thing is to form the correct shape of various steps. Next is the practice of pile skills, which include standing piles, walking piles, turning piles into deep round piles, etc. Every day, no matter morning or evening, take time to stand. Just stand for more than 30 minutes a day.

Beginners like you should start with basic skills, such as kicking, leg pressing, shoulder opening to increase flexibility, and stance training to strengthen footwork. Then, like me, stretch your body steadily, relax your movements, be neither stiff nor rigid, keep your mind quiet and eliminate distracting thoughts, and proceed from shallow to deep. " He was giving demonstrations while talking.

He paused for a while, and then said: "Learning Tai Chi requires the 'three hearts', namely confidence, determination, and perseverance. The most important thing is to find a good master, so that you can avoid many detours. I also wrote a book on mastering the essentials of Tai Chi Kung Fu. To be honest, this book embodies all my hard work. Whether it will be published or distributed is still unknown, but I have no regrets since it has fulfilled my wish. ”

In an instant, I was moved by his persistence in spreading and promoting traditional Chinese Tai Chi culture, by his national spirit of being willing to help others, and by his pursuit of leaving life to fate and returning life to himself. Impressed. I was deeply impressed by this Mongolian old man who was unwilling to be mediocre, hardworking, indifferent to fame and fortune, and of noble character.

At this time, the sun was rising high and I watched him riding his bicycle. As the figure walks further away, admiration arises spontaneously.