The German philosopher Schopenhauer once said this wise saying: "The two mortal enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. When we successfully stay away from one of the mortal enemies, we will approach the other to the same extent. A mortal enemy, and vice versa. So, our life is indeed a strong or weak swing between the two." I suggest you read this sentence aloud and savor it carefully. A philosophical observation made many years ago, you will find that it is almost irrefutable.
In a state of lack of awareness, we will instinctively spend our time on reading news, playing games, playing mahjong, watching short videos and other entertainment and pastimes. These pastimes and stimuli cannot produce value and bring benefits Achievement cannot bring us long-term happiness. Over time, it will make us feel that we are wasting our lives in vain. Especially when the people around you or your peers begin to become more accomplished and better, this sense of loss and pain will become more intense. Unconsciously, as time goes by, we will become more and more helpless and ignorant! Let time pass by!
In this way, Schopenhauer's famous saying has really become a "curse" - people seem to be able to swing back and forth between pain and boredom. But obviously, there are still many happy people in this world. How do they get rid of the "swing curse"? The answer is actually not difficult to find, that is, as time goes by, they have rich experience, accumulated knowledge from reading books, and gradually awakened their minds to discover more possibilities for themselves! Developed a plan B for life.
Plan B is the guarantee of happiness in life. The so-called Plan B means that we have another goal or pursuit in life besides our main business. It can allow us to fill our leisure, relieve boredom, and even create achievements. Then it is possible for us to stay away from the two mortal enemies of happiness at the same time with the blessing of Plan B.
If you have never thought about a Plan B in life before, I suggest you start thinking about it now. Imagine that if you have something useful and interesting that you would like to do whenever you have free time - whether it is studying a topic, developing a skill, or creating a work, then leisure in life will no longer be The time you want to "kill" will become a rare and precious resource for you. With years of hard work, this Plan B may even bring you unexpected gains. For example, becoming an expert in a certain field, producing irreplaceable personal influence, or getting a lot of income, etc. The possibility is exciting just to think about it!
However, we always grow old too fast and get wise too slowly! When a person lives to a certain age, he will definitely be able to realize the true meaning of the sentence "what you learn on paper will eventually become shallow, but you must practice it to know it", because the knowledge on paper is one-dimensional, and the cognition gained through practice is It's multi-dimensional. Therefore, in the process of human growth, in addition to reading, it is more important to apply practice and apply it in the world!
? We need to apply the knowledge we have learned to our lives to change our lives. However, the process from knowing the knowledge on paper to what can be done and demonstrated in real life really requires us to spend a lot of time. It takes a long time to take action to complete...
? Therefore! Many of us are wasting our years not growing into the person we want to be! Because we always age too fast and get wise too slowly.
Although I grow old too fast, and I get wise too slowly! However, we still need to read more books, learn more skills and knowledge that are useful to us, and discover new growth leaps that we can possibly complete. We can wake up early and invest time in practice and take action immediately! We can work hard to become who we want to be!