Everything in the world is like this. Pines and cypresses give up fertile soil and take root in cliffs in exchange for the majestic posture of fighting snow in the wind; Meihua gave up the comfortable environment and gained pride in the snow; Give up the colorful sunset and welcome the splendor of sunrise; Give up colorful spring and welcome fruitful autumn.
We should learn to choose and know how to give up. One of the two choices is to hone our will and know how to give up, which is not a bad thing! There are beautiful scenery in front of us, and there are also roads leading to the peak. You can only choose one. At this time, we should understand our choices. "You can't have your cake and eat it." There are gains and losses, which have already been decided. In the face of gains and losses, we should keep a normal heart.
You gain something, you lose something. The Shang and Zhou Dynasties spoiled da ji and lost his great country. Tang Huangming lost the Tang Dynasty in order to "ride the world of mortals and talk and laugh"; Corrupt officials are notorious for their greed for money. However, the lessons from the past have never alerted future generations. When they live a happy life and enjoy a moment of happiness, they often lose a great river and mountain. In exchange, when they are imprisoned, they covet temporary pleasure, but what they get is loss of freedom and even life. In contemporary society, there are not a few corrupt officials, just because they are trapped by "greed", what they get is often not worth the candle.
You don't have to gain something if you lose it. Tao Yuanming had a bumpy career. He would rather lose fame and fortune than bend down for "five dou meters", but he returned to a happy life like a fairy. Su Shi has been demoted many times in his life, but his words are amazing, "I will live my life in misty rain." When he was relegated to Lingnan, he could also poetically recite the broad-mindedness of "300 lychees a day, even if he was a Lingnan person". I lost my official position, and I returned to an optimistic life. In the face of gains and losses, they still keep a normal heart and laugh at life. Even if you lose it, you have no regrets. They don't want to compete with each other in officialdom, but they are willing to be indifferent to fame and fortune. Since what is lost is always lost, why not change your mind to face life!
If you are happy, you will lose, and if you lose, you will gain. Life is like this, you should know how to cherish what you get between gains and losses. Sometimes it's lost to get better. But gains and losses are also a test. Learn from them. On the bumpy road of life, we must remember that not suffering is the foundation of a happy life.