The way of life of the ChineseZhang Baotong 2018.11.17

When I was in elementary school, I heard a teacher who came back from Indonesia say that Chinese people in Indonesia are different from the locals. After a day's work, the locals take the money and go to have fun, and when they have spent it, they come back to work and earn money. The Chinese, on the other hand, come out to work every day, and when they save more money, they set up a stall and continue to earn more money. When you make more money, you open a small shop, then expand your business, and finally become a boss or a wealthy businessman.

I wasn't surprised at all when I heard that, if I did the same. Later, after hearing more about this kind of story, I realized that this is true not only for Indonesians, but also for people in many countries in Africa, the Americas and Europe. This makes me very incomprehensible, are they so stupid, don't know that they should save more money so that they can become rich and become bosses in the future?

Later, when I got older, I realized that the way we Chinese live is different from that of many foreigners. And this way of living for us Chinese will also make many foreigners very incomprehensible. Coming back to this now, my thinking will definitely change a lot. I'm probably going to be very biased towards the way of life of those foreigners. Because I have a retirement salary of more than 5,000 a month, I don't have any worries about life; besides, I can't get rich, I can't be a boss, and I don't want to be a boss; and third, I want to live a relaxed and happy life. So, I don't live like most Chinese, always saving money and keeping a lot of money in the bank.

The residents of our West Rail Community are almost all older railway workers, and most of them are from Henan. Many people know each other more or less in the same unit, although they are not in the same unit. From them, we can clearly see the way we Chinese live. Many of them are already retired, and the couple's monthly pension is seven or eight thousand, to say the least. However, they still live very hard and never spend too much money. Some people think that the price of vegetables is too expensive, so they wait at the vegetable counter of the supermarket at 10 o'clock every night until those vegetables cannot be sold, and then the price will be greatly reduced, so as to pick up a bargain. Some people play all year round, but they have never even bought a table tennis ball for five yuan each. Some people go out to play ball or participate in tournaments with everyone, always asking others to eat, always taking other people's cars, and never know whether to invite others to dinner and rides. There are also people who want to buy cheap eggs in the shopping mall, because they can only buy two catties at a time, and the old couple queued for two or three hours early in the morning.

People have to earn and spend money in life. Although we cannot spend money indiscriminately for the sake of pleasure, we must not be reluctant to spend money for ourselves. In addition to the daily necessities of household living expenses, each person also needs to have some pocket money of his own. This pocket money can be used for leisure and entertainment that you like, as well as for socializing and socializing with friends. It won't cost much, but it's very necessary. Because it will bring you joy and joy, and it will also make you more dignified and face-saving in front of your friends.

Everyone seems to know something about the meaning of life, and some people say: money is money when it is spent, and paper is not spent when it can't be spent. Some people say: The greatest sorrow of people is that the money is still there, but the people are gone. It is true that there are some acquaintances and colleagues in the community who have just retired for a year or two, or even before they have retired, and they are gone. Some people have saved a lot of money, but they didn't enjoy it much, and they left it to their children, causing the children to quarrel over the money and the house, and even accumulate grievances.

What are we living in the world for? Isn't it just to be happy? Being happy and happy can make us live a dignified, worthy, and meaningful life, and it can also make us live a healthy and fulfilling life. Although some people say that money is not everything, it can still bring us a lot of happiness and needs. In order to meet daily pleasures and needs, the money that should be spent still has to be spent. Money is for our needs and pleasures, not for being in the bank.

I heard from a friend who came back from the United States that many Chinese women are married to American men, but there are also many divorces. One of the main reasons is that Americans and Chinese have different philosophies about life. Chinese are used to saving money and don't want to put too much pressure on life. But Americans generally spend as much as they earn, and if they don't have enough money to spend, they use credit cards to overdraw. This situation is unacceptable to older Chinese in any way.

What are the goals that people are pursuing in this busy life? What is the ultimate goal to pursue? Is it money? But without happiness and health, what is the meaning of those so-called material things and money?

Money is especially important when we need it so much. However, we all have a fixed retirement salary, and money is no longer so important. And as we grow older, our bodies and happiness are very important. So, we should spend more time and energy on physical exercise and timely happiness. What life desires most is a happy time, not the experience of earning money, which is just a means for us to earn a living. If we spend all our pleasures earning money, we will regret it very much in old age or at the end of our lives. I told a story in "Who is Poor and Who is Rich", saying that the elder sister of the two sisters worked hard all her life in order to earn money, and even her marriage was delayed. And my sister followed her boyfriend to tour European countries before she was seventeen years old. Later, the boyfriend died, and both sisters were old. The elder sister is a rich man, while the younger sister has nothing. The two live together. My sister tells her every day about her and her boyfriend's experiences and experiences in Europe. My sister is very envious of my sister, because she has been working and earning money all her life, and she has hardly left the house.

I've heard from friends who have come back from Canada and Australia that people in those countries are very passionate about sports and entertainment, and that every community has sports and swimming pools, and people get together after work to practice and play hockey and basketball. On weekends, the whole family drives out on outings or mountain climbing. I also heard from a friend who came back from the United States that American men are mostly fun-loving and often party at night, even if they have wives and children at home. They often come home late at night, and sometimes they don't even come home at all. This makes Chinese women intolerable. Therefore, this is also an important reason why Chinese women want to divorce American men.

I saw in a program that many foreigners were very surprised by the diligence and hard work of Chinese when talking about Chinese. They believe that Chinese not only go to work every day, but also often work overtime, even on weekends. This makes them feel unbelievable, thinking that the Chinese are born for hard work and do not know how to enjoy themselves. But this is almost commonplace in China, very commonplace. Many people do this not because of their livelihood, but because they feel that they cannot afford to waste their time and energy. I know several train drivers, one of whom is a relative. They had just retired here, and they worked as drivers for special transportation lines or coal mines in northern Shaanxi. There are also people whose children are married and their houses have been bought, but they still have to ride their bicycles all day long to pick up waste and scraps, and make themselves unkempt all day long.

After I retired, there were also several places where I was asked to help, working half a day, with a monthly salary of two or three thousand. However, I didn't go because going to work would affect my daily play and writing, which is my hobby. I've been working for most of my life, and when I retire, it's time to enjoy my leisure. On the one hand, you have to exercise, and on the other hand, you have to do what you love. In fact, money can never be earned, and if you just want to make money, then you have to sacrifice time and give up entertainment. If I'm struggling or have no money to spend, I have to earn money. And I can't spend my own salary, so why should I have to earn any more money? The money I earn will eventually be handed over to my children when I die. This is the main purpose of many people's "life is endless, and money is not stopped". But what good will this do to the child? Not only will it not be good, but it will encourage the child's habit of getting something for nothing.

Chinese attach great importance to health preservation, but implementation is often the opposite in action. Chinese will do whatever it takes when they get seriously ill, but they spare money when it comes to entertainment and fitness to prevent illness. Few Chinese pay attention to entertainment and fitness, and do not regard entertainment and fitness as an indispensable part of life. Therefore, the Chinese have not really become rich, at least spiritually. The most common entertainment for Chinese is to play mahjong and mobile phones. However, not only are these recreations unbeneficial, they are not only unhelpful, they are also extremely harmful. Outdoor activities such as golf, running, hiking and hiking are few and far between. In many people's minds, fitness is just a way for retirees to spend their time.

In the impression of many foreigners, Chinese live a hard and tiring life. This is because we have too many people and too few resources, and we have been divided and plundered by foreign powers for more than a hundred years. Although we are richer and richer than in the past, in our bones, we are still used to being poor and afraid, and we are not used to relaxation and pleasure. However, with the prosperity of the country and the rise of the nation, hard-working and intelligent Chinese will gradually understand the purpose and meaning of life, and will enjoy the joy of life in addition to hard work.

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