If you like someone, confess your feelings; if you want something, dare to dream big. If you haven’t been rejected by life yet, do you really think you’re a fairy?
Speaking of which, I suddenly thought of T. He is not a fairy, but a very cute uncle. T’s cuteness lies in the unexpected. Once, he called a few subordinates for a meeting, and before he knew it, it was already half past eleven at night. So he ordered some takeout, but after a long time, the food hadn’t arrived. He called the delivery guy and found out that the delivery vehicle had broken down halfway and was still being repaired. The subordinates were furious and were about to call to complain. Without a word, T went downstairs, got a bicycle, and rode two miles to pick it up himself. That night, he posted a message on social media: “I am your real hero. When you are hungry, I will ride a little bicycle, wearing an expensive suit, carrying chicken legs and spaghetti to see you.”
To others, T always seems to be smiling and making jokes. His catchphrase is “Being as old as I am and still so cute, it’s really a sin.” But I know that behind his smile is a soul that grits its teeth. T came from an orphanage, and in his own words: “I don’t know who I am, but I know what I should believe in—hard work!” I’ve known T for many years and have watched him grow from a “scruffy tall guy” to a “handsome and tall gentleman.” What’s more impressive is that he built a small company of over a hundred people with his own efforts, starting from a company of just two people!
I once asked T, “Looking back, your first half of life is quite legendary.” His answer left a deep impression on me: “If this is to be called a legend, then the material that creates the legend is nothing but one ordinary and dull effort after another.”
Many people complain that life is bland and tasteless, yet they pass the days in boredom; many people lament the gap between ideals and reality, yet they give up the pursuit in mediocrity. In fact, everyone’s path of growth has to face two forces, one is cold and the other is full of hope.
The cold force is that as you grow older, no matter what you become, strong or weak, from a wealthy family or a humble background, you have to bear the pressures of life. You will find that your freedom is decreasing, the space you can move in is getting smaller, and the things you can control are becoming fewer and fewer. Many things are “thrown at you” rather than “presented to you.”
The hope lies in the fact that you still have the possibility of turning things around. You can exhaust your energy, risk your luck, and gamble your youth, building your life by doing what others are unwilling to do, disdain to do, or dare not do.
There is a saying: “A grandmother holding her grandson, even if exhausted, never complains.” To translate it into a more literary sentence, the best life is one where you are willing to do so. To put it more bluntly, even if you are sitting on a cold bench, you should work with enthusiasm.
Don’t wait until one day when the person who once made your heart race can no longer move you, the things that once made you angry can no longer provoke you, and the stories that once made you sad can no longer bring tears to your eyes. Then you will know how severely time and life have harmed you!
For those who have nothing, a plain life is not true, it’s just boring; for those who find life bland, you may have depth, but you lack warmth!
