See through, see through, this heart is all popular, is the best way to learn. "
Wang Yangming
Everyone has aspirations and dreams, and some people may not be rewarded with success if they work hard all their lives. However, they have no regrets about their lives. Because they have never been lazy, they have been persistently pursuing what they love. Go ahead, don't be afraid; Looking back, no regrets. The pursuit of life is nothing more than carefree and fearless.
Wang Yangming was exiled to Longchang, Guizhou, a desolate place in the northwest of Guizhou, where ethnic minorities lived together. Wang Yangming is very uncomfortable with local life. In addition, Liu Jin had been sending people to kill Wang Yangming. If Wang Yangming hadn't made his shell into a golden cicada, he would have died long ago. However, Liu Jin still refused to let him go easily. At this time, Wang Yangming thought that he didn't care about the gains and losses, and he could ignore it. It's just that the question of life and death hasn't been thought through yet, so he made a sarcophagus, lay in it and swore: I'll wait for fate! So Wang Yangming saw through life and death, and now that he understood the meaning of life and death, he could face the road ahead without fear.
Wang Yangming's theory of mind also inherited the theory that "all things are one", taking the world as its own responsibility, everything concerns me, "I" is the "master", and everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Emphasize the historical sense of responsibility of the unity of the individual and the great, and the actions based on this sense of responsibility are practical and steady.
Thirty years ago, a young man left his hometown, ready to break into a world of his own.
His first stop was to visit the patriarch of his own family and ask for advice. The old patriarch is practicing calligraphy. He heard that a junior in his family had begun to embark on the journey of life, so he wrote three words: Don't be afraid. Then he looked up at the young man and said, "Son, the secret of life is only six words. Today, I say three words to your half-life. " Thirty years have passed, and the former young people have reached middle age, achieved something, and added a lot of sadness. After a long journey home, he visited the patriarch again. When he arrived at the patriarch's house, he realized that the old man had passed away several years ago. His family took out a sealed envelope and said to him, "This was left to you by my father before his death. He said you would come again one day. " Wanderers returning home remember hearing half the secrets of life here 30 years ago. He opened the envelope and there were three big words in it: No regrets.
The six words in the story reveal life. At that time, Don't be afraid inspired young people to bravely pursue their ideals and life, go through hardships and make constant efforts, and only with such courage can they support their young hearts and "travel all over the world without fear". With such efforts, when the young man walked through the ups and downs of life, experienced ups and downs, and understood the mixed feelings behind his initial success, the old patriarch told him: "Don't regret it." Every step is wealth, accept the gift of life calmly, "fortunately, I lost my life", and all the days are worth spending with heart.
Don't be afraid when you are young, and don't regret when you are old. In life, we pass by each other, just like lines drawn on the trajectory of life, crossing and parallel, walking for a while and walking for a lifetime. When we are young, we don't know what we need to work hard for. Newborn calves rely only on their initial bravery. If you are timid at this time, it will be difficult to achieve anything. When we have read everything about life, we can gradually realize the regret and loss in life, and many imperfect troubles and past events gradually float in our hearts. At this time, what we need most is a heart with no regrets, plum blossom fragrance. We should constantly tell ourselves that all the roads we have traveled, all the songs we have sung and all the experiences are just a result.
The Confucian attitude towards life is the so-called "happy life". When people obey "fate", they have to realize the mission entrusted to them by God. Only in this way can they do their best and feel at ease in the face of death. Wang Yangming's attitude towards life and death also followed this Confucian thought. He said that death is fearless. If you are really unwilling, you will regret it if you didn't complete your life mission when you were alive. Since you have done nothing in your life, it's no use regretting your death. At this time, you should learn to face it calmly.
In this world, everyone wants to spend this life without regrets, and everyone wants to do everything he does right. But this can only be a beautiful fantasy. It is impossible for people not to do wrong or take detours. It is also a good thing to have a positive reflection after doing something wrong and taking a detour, which can at least make our future life more stable and calm. Because of reflection, it is profound; Because of expectation, I hope that under the interweaving of the past and the future, I can grasp the present without fear, unhappiness and regret.
Don't be afraid, that is, don't be afraid of tomorrow's wind and rain; If you don't regret, you don't regret the neon you missed. As long as we grasp the present, cherish what we have now, and live bravely in the present, we will certainly gain a better life.