It was one afternoon ten years ago, and Chu Ge and his uncle Xie Tiantian were sitting in a newly opened coffee shop, drinking coffee while watching the people come and go outside the window.

For Chu Ge, his uncle Xie Tiantian is probably the person he admires the most in his life, Xie Tiantian has always been shrouded in a mysterious aura, he rarely goes back to his hometown, most of the time he is running around outside, always very busy, until now Chu Ge doesn't know what his uncle does, he just knows that his job is rich and free, every time he comes back, he will bring back a lot of novelties, take him around to play, and teach him some life philosophy, And often tell him some interesting adventure stories, each of which is wonderful and bizarre, even more bizarre than what Chu Ge saw in those adventure novels.

These stories, according to Xie Tiantian, are all his own adventures, when he was very young, Chu Ge believed in them for a long time, until he grew up, he realized that those adventure stories could not happen in reality, there are no monkeys in this world who can speak, there are no sharks living in underwater cities, and there is no so-called 'atmospheric creatures'.

But despite this, Chu Ge and Xie Tiantian are still very close, he always feels that Xie Tiantian has a quality that ordinary people do not have, when he is with Xie Tiantian, he always feels that something magical will happen at any time, Xie Tiantian always has a cynical smile, as if nothing in this world can be difficult to stop him, or make him feel scared, and Xie Tiantian seems to have a blue eye for Chu Ge.

To sum up, Chu Ge and Xie Tiantian are very close, and the two are both relatives and friends.

So when Chu Ge saw that Xie Tiantian appeared in front of him in another outfit that planned to travel far away, considering that each time he left, it would be at least a few months, or at most a year or two, taking advantage of this last opportunity, Chu Ge asked a doubt in his heart for a period of time.

"Uncle, why do I feel so miserable, obviously I live a good life, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, my work is good, and it doesn't work hard, I have a lot of free time, and there is almost no pressure to live, it stands to reason that I should be very happy, why do I always feel that life is very meaningless, boring, boring and even painful?"

Xie Tiantian thought for a while and smiled slightly, "This is not surprising, modern people generally have this kind of mentality, the difference is nothing more than severity, especially a guy like you who doesn't worry about food and clothing, if you have to work hard for your life every day, you may not feel this way." ”

Chu Ge originally thought that his uncle would laugh at him, but he didn't expect to get such a light answer, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "This? Why is this so? ”

"Quite simply, you can't get satisfaction and fulfillment from your daily life, and the level of satisfaction in the human heart depends on two things.

First, the amount of one's own desires and the degree to which they are satisfied.

Second, the difficulty of the difficulties you encountered and the sense of accomplishment that comes from overcoming them.

Let's start with the first point, do you know what is the biggest problem of modern people? In the ancient times when information was blocked, an ordinary person could only stay in a village, and the most beautiful woman he could see may be just a mediocre village flower, the best food he could eat, it may be just a few pieces of pork for the New Year's holidays, the highest achievement that can be desired, may just be to become the village chief, or take a show of fame, so that the villagers envy, and occasionally go to the county seat, which can make them feel very excited, and can get the favor of the village flower and marry a' The beautiful daughter-in-law may already be in the realm of life fulfillment.

At that time, the vast majority of people were like this, even if a few people were in high positions, what they came into contact with and what they wanted, compared with ordinary people, was only a difference in quality and quantity, there was no difference in essence, and compared with modern people, it was also a world of difference.

The poor imagination of human beings does not allow them to have too many fantasies about things outside the scope of life, so they do not have too high expectations, and without expectations, it is naturally easier to satisfy.

But modern people are completely different, compared with the simple ancients, we have been instilled with too much information, people live in a sea of information every day, in the news, in the film and television dramas to see the world's most beautiful handsome men and women, the luxury life of the world's richest, those surreal thrilling adventures, those who have gained great power in the wonderful life, when people return to their real life, people often find that real life is so ordinary and boring, no passion at all.

The more you are exposed to, the more you want to get, but the reality is that the vast majority of people simply can't get what they want, not even the edges, and the huge difference leads to a huge sense of loss and emptiness, so you feel miserable, because you see too much, you want too much, and your abilities are far from satisfying what you want.

And then the second point is about the sense of accomplishment.

Life is like a game, there will always be various challenges, in the game, the higher the difficulty of the game, the more effort you put in, when you win, the more satisfaction of the harvest will be, the hardships and risks paid and the sense of achievement when harvesting are relative, if a game is easy and brainless, there is no challenge at all, and you can fight it with your eyes closed, then when you defeat the boss, or clear the plot, you will not have any sense of accomplishment at all.

So it's always easier for new players to enjoy a game, and when you know the game so well that the difficulty of the game no longer poses any challenge, the game loses the fun it should have.

And your reality is such a simple and brainless game, your life is too easy, lack of adventure, lack of challenges, you eat, sleep, work, play every day, these are just boring repetitions for you, not adventures, not challenges, you don't need to put in any effort and risk, so when you complete these things, you naturally don't feel a sense of accomplishment, and you can't reap satisfaction.

In fact, many modern people have the same problem as you, which is why there are so many extreme sports enthusiasts, so many people are addicted to gambling, and so many players who are addicted to games.

Everyone is using different ways to fill the emptiness in their hearts and find a sense of accomplishment in their loss.

Of course, you can also be a person who closes your eyes and listens from now on, and is less exposed to the messy information, or learns to have no desires and no desires, and become a hermit who enters the world, and your natural desires will become less.

Chu Ge suddenly realized, and the doubts he had been feeling all along seemed to be completely explained at this time, "Are you saying that people want to get challenges before they go to extreme sports, and because they want to experience a different life, they go to play games?" Gambling because you want to take a risk and seek thrills? And these are actually manifestations of dissatisfaction with reality. ”

"That's right," Xie Tiantian nodded, "That's it, I personally recommend that you play the game, in the game, people can experience a different life, you can become a savior hero or a demon king, you can get supreme power, you can get all kinds of beauties, all the excitement you want can be found in the game."

While the experience may be a bit hollow and fake, it can at least bring some comfort and, to put it mildly, 'too much', but at least the adventure is safe and doesn't require you to risk your life. ”

"Of course, if you have enough financial resources and courage, you can also go to play extreme sports, get satisfaction between life and death, or go to gambling, experience excitement in the process of spending a lot of money, and satisfy your thrill-seeking psychology, but I strongly recommend that you don't do this, sister, you have to kill me if you are instigated by me to play extreme sports or gamble, you still go to play games, how safe the game is, as long as you spend a little money, you don't even have to leave the house."

Chu Ge couldn't help but cry and laugh a little when he heard this, "I don't want to 'get too busy', I want to really take risks." Jean sighed again, "But I don't want to play extreme sports or gamble." ”

I know, Xie Tiantian said, he looked at Chu Ge's gaze with a little appreciation, "You are the most adventurous of the juniors of the Chu Xie family, I can see this from you, you are not willing to be ordinary, this is very important, if there is enough opportunity, maybe you can make a career." ”

"Why don't I just mess with you." Chu Ge suddenly said, Uncle never talked about his life outside, although it is unlikely to be as magical as told in his story, but it must be much more exciting than his own unchanged life, thinking of this, Chu Ge couldn't help but yearn for a little.

Xie Tianxuan shook his head, "This is not good, this time my journey is probably a little too dangerous, not suitable for a young man like you." ”

When he said this, he suddenly groaned for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, his eyes swept over Chu Ge, as if he was hesitating about something, I don't know why, at this moment, Chu Ge vaguely felt that he seemed to have encountered his first life encounter, so that his heart couldn't help but get nervous.

After a long time, Xie Tiantian finally finished thinking, "Well, after I come back this time, if you still want to take risks and haven't changed your mind, how about I take you out with me then?" ”

"How long will it take you to come back this time?"

Xie Tiantian thought for a moment, "If it goes well, it will be about a year." ”

"Then we'll settle it." Chu Ge said, and couldn't help but yearn for the so-called adventure in his heart.