I always discuss this problem with a good friend. What do people live for? No results, so I began to look for answers in the book. After reading many related books, I slowly untied my heart and walked out of confusion.
When I want to solve a puzzle, my habit is to buy a series of related books and read them intensively. This method is very effective in constructing knowledge system, and can open the second pulse of Ren Du in a short time.
If you encounter difficulties, if you want to explore the meaning of life, I recommend you to read the following books. Maybe you will get a completely different understanding after reading it.
▌ 1. Meet the unknown self
This is Zhang Defen's masterpiece, and it is also a good medicine to heal the soul. I have seen it more than twice, and every time I see it, I will have a new understanding.
This book describes the story of a heroine who finds confidence and courage in life by looking inward.
It is easy for us to find our own shadow in the protagonist. Her setbacks, mistakes and negative thinking are almost the same as ours.
As the author famously said: Dear, there is no one outside, only yourself. This sentence awakens the negative self and lets us learn what attitude we should take to face the difficult problems in life.
▌2. A world without complaints
Few people don't complain. Life is so hard, how can you not complain about the injustice of fate? We are used to blaming the environment or others for our faults.
I used to like complaining. But I found that the more negative I was, the more unhappy I was. Later, I finally understood this truth: when people are complaining, people will turn their attention to unpleasant things. Our thoughts create our lives, and our language shows our thoughts. So if you say negative words, your thoughts are negative, and the consequence is that life becomes a mess.
I came across this book a few years ago. In addition to the contents in the book, this book also provides a purple bracelet. You are wearing a purple bracelet. When your words are negative, you move the purple bracelet to the other hand and start over. Stick to it until you reach the goal of 2 1 day without changing hands and complaining.
I practiced very well and it took me three months to achieve my goal. Although I am still occasionally negative, I am fundamentally different from before. I was surprised to find that when you change your words, your thinking also changes. If you always keep a positive attitude, then life will become more positive.
3. The wisdom of life
What is our goal in life? Is it big money or fierce? But neither money nor status can guarantee people to live a happy life. If you are unhappy all your life, what is the meaning of life? Therefore, the goal of life is to spend your life as happily as possible. Improving the wisdom of life is the only way to make us happy.
Everyone should study philosophy, because philosophy will lead us to explore the meaning of life. How can we make a short life meaningful and let life not be wasted? This is a question that everyone alive should think about.
The times are progressing, but the essence of thought has not changed since ancient times. Schopenhauer's book was published from 1850, which is enduring for a long time. He discussed the principles that people should abide by from the perspectives of health, wealth, reputation and honor, which is worth learning and thinking about.
As the saying goes, classics are never out of date.