The Story of Life Zhang Baotong compiled 2018.7.10

There will be many people who will touch and influence your life throughout your life. You might think it's an accident or an inevitable coincidence. For a certain purpose or an intention, they may teach you how to behave, or give you a guide so that you can avoid detours, or let you clearly understand who you are, why you are here, and what you want to be.

These could be your roommates, your neighbors or your co-workers, or long-lost friends, lovers, or even complete strangers. If you hadn't experienced it and seen it with your own eyes, you'd never know who these people might be. It is through contact and association that you will gradually understand that they are influencing your life in some profound way.

There are often events around you and in life that seem terrible, painful, or unfair, but through meditation and reflection, you will find that you are fully capable of overcoming these obstacles. Without experiencing some setbacks and successes, you will never have a clear understanding of your potential, strength, willpower, and confidence.

Everything in life happens for a reason. Any event will have its inevitability and chance, not just because of bad luck. Sickness, disaster, injury, love, brilliant achievements and pure stupidity will test the limits of your soul, make you feel the sincerity and hardship of life, and feel the transience and preciousness of life. Without so many ups and downs and disasters, without so many difficulties and tests, life would be like a flat, spacious, straight road, but I don't know where to go. The avenue may be very convenient, smooth and safe, but it is boring and pointless.

The people you meet who have influenced you, and the successes and failures you have experienced, are helping you understand who you are and who you want to be, both physically and invisibly. Even those bad experiences can teach you these things. In fact, the more painful the incident, the more profound the impact on you, and the most important impact on people.

If someone has hurt you, betrayed you, or hurt your heart, forgive them. Because they help you understand who you can trust and who you have to watch out for. When you are open to others, be careful to be cautious and vigilant. If someone loves you, love them unconditionally. Not only are they loving you, but they are in some way teaching you how to love, how to keep your eyes open and your heart open to life.

On the calm sea, everyone is a navigator. But the real navigator must be able to withstand the test of strong winds and waves. Therefore, a life with only sunlight and no shadows, only joy and no pain, cannot be considered a real life. Those who feel the happiest often find a blessing in disguise after the loss of a loved one. One after the other, let us enjoy happiness and blessings after our sorrows. Even death can make our lives feel more loved. Life is in the moment of wakefulness, and human beings are closest to their true selves in the pain of grief and loss.

In all matters of life and career, the function of the intellect is far inferior to that of character, the function of the mind is far inferior to that of the mind, and the talent is far inferior to self-control, perseverance, and upbringing, which are constrained by judgment. I have always believed that those who live seriously and self-disciplined in the depths of their hearts will live a more simple and not simple life. Especially in an age of extravagance and waste, I want to show the world how little human beings really need. What is true remorse? Not to repeat the mistakes of the past, not to make new mistakes, is true repentance. Thinking that you are superior to others is not noble, but true nobility is that you are superior to your previous self.

To make every day meaningful, you have to cherish every moment, starting with the minutes and seconds you can have, because every minute and every second will be a thing of the past and cannot be lived again.

Talk to people you've never spoken to and listen carefully to what they have to say. Let yourself fall in love, have fun, cherish your freedom, and let your horizons be more open and lofty. Hold your head high, for you have the right to do so. Be confident that you are an amazing person and believe in yourself. Because if you don't believe in yourself, then it's very difficult to get others to believe in you.

You can enjoy life as much as you want, create life, and then go out and live without regrets. Most importantly, if you love someone, tell him or her sincerely, because you never know what will happen tomorrow.