Time passes like water, and in a blink of an eye, it’s time to spend the rest of your life after retirement. Feeling that life is long, feeling that life is fragile, lamenting that life is not easy, we will eventually experience birth, old age, illness and death, and eventually turn into a wisp of dust and smoke.
In the first half of our lives, we went through years of hardships and worked hard to live a better life. In order for our family to live a better life, we raced against time, leaving ourselves exhausted and helpless. In the second half of life, when retires and enjoys leisure at home, we should live more for ourselves and strive to be "quiet" to the extreme in these few things, so that the blessings of the later years will come uninvited.
Yang Jiang once said: We once looked forward to the recognition of the outside world so much, but in the end we realized that the world belongs to us and has nothing to do with others. We deeply believe that for the rest of our lives after retirement, we will always live ourselves, follow our inner needs, and live the rest of our lives .
Life is a practice, and the key lies in cultivating our state of mind. The reason why people don't feel happy is because of their inner restlessness and dissatisfaction with the present. However, those who have calmed down and enjoy life quietly will become happier as they live.
In life, practice "quiet mind" and quietly do what you like.
Yishu said: "As a person, you must be quiet in everything: come quietly, go quietly, work quietly, harvest quietly, and remember to make noise."
Some people say: Modern people are more impatient, angry and fast-paced, but less calm, patient and indifferent, and all tragedies arise from this. For busy modern people, the fast-paced life, fast food culture, and the mentality of making money quickly make many people unable to calm down and think slowly.
In the first half of my life, I was forced by life, and pushed me to keep up with the trend. But now in the second half of my life, I feel restless and anxious because I can't calm down and enjoy life. I feel that I am panicking about everything. panic.
The rest of our lives will only become more exhausted as we live longer. Only if we practice "meditation" peacefully and make our body and mind peaceful, can we truly enjoy our post-retirement life quietly. Otherwise, we will think about this uneasily. Which one am I thinking about?
Bacon wrote in "Collection of Essays": "A healthy body is the living room of the soul, and a weak body is the prison of the soul."
After retirement, we should focus on ourselves, and the first thing is to exercise , let yourself live healthily, can truly enjoy the beauty of life and do the things you like.
This requires us to have our own interests and hobbies instead of following others. After retirement, when we can "quietly" practice our hobbies and take care of ourselves to the extreme, what we care about is the inner spiritual enjoyment, not the aura and money that hobbies bring us.
When we get old, spiritual abundance and satisfaction are far more comforting to our hearts than money.. Post-retirement consumption will gradually decrease with age, but the inner need for spirituality will become stronger and stronger. Only when we push our "meditation" to the extreme can blessings come uninvited.
In marriage, restrain greed, anger, and ignorance, and let "quietness" become the norm for the rest of our lives.
Marriage after retirement is a safe haven for us elderly people in our old age. Harmony between husband and wife and family harmony are the greatest wealth for our elderly in their later years.
In life, many people don’t understand why in the second half of life, a couple who originally seemed to be doing well parted ways, and even lived together under the same roof, living a life that was worse than roommates. old age.
Perhaps, this is the reason for the "greed, anger, and ignorance" in human nature. There are too many greedy, too many delusions, too many infatuations, forgetting the goodness of the people in front of you. This mountain looks up to that mountain, and in the end, because of one's own What you do hurts the heart of the person next to you and makes your own life miserable, so you can't blame others.
After retirement, cultivate yourself and restrain greed, anger, and delusions. makes "quietness" the norm for the rest of your life. It is just for us to adjust our mentality. Only by having a good mentality can we have a good mood. A good mood can make the old age worse. The days are peaceful and peaceful.
Quietness is an attitude towards life and a calmness of living in the present. Peace of mind is the best state to eliminate all distracting thoughts, live well, and live in the present moment. Stay away from right and wrong, face life calmly, and have no obsession with certain things, so that you can live a more relaxed and blessed life. Peace of mind means discovering the hope and beauty of life in the small moments.
Smart people who truly understand and live clearly understand early on. A calm mind will naturally cool down, and everything will be peaceful when the mind is calm. ; Let go of the past, neither force it nor embarrass yourself. On the way to old age, my heart is as still as water, and I can calmly accept the gains and losses in this world.
Especially when we are alone in our later years, we learn to meditate and frantically search for a remarriage partner, which often starts with happiness and satisfaction and ends with sadness. Wait quietly, what belongs to you cannot run away, and what does not belong to you will be lost if you gain it.
For the rest of your life, pursuing an "indifferent heart" is the best blessing in your later years.
Lin Qingxuan said: "Look at the world with a pure heart, live life with a happy heart, create feelings with a normal heart, and remove worries with a soft heart." For the rest of our lives after
retires, what we need is to be enjoyed quietly, rather than tossing around. Some people say that if you don't work hard on , it will be too late. In fact, the more restless is, the more you need to maintain inner peace. Because "when people are not at peace, everything is uneasy", when your happiness and happiness slip away from you quietly, they will not say hello or leave any residue for you.
As we get older, don’t let the so-called “prosperity” lose your eyes, and don’t let the so-called “exquisite life” confuse your mind. We need to live a simple life and make the necessary sacrifices in our own lives.
The situation changes with the heart. When you are old, you should enjoy life quietly. Don't be too greedy, don't do things beyond your ability, and don't spend money beyond your ability. has an indifferent heart, quietly following the ups and downs of life, and quietly enjoying the beauty of the years.
Wang Zengqi once said: "The noisy and bustling life makes everyone feel very impetuous, very tired, and live very tiredly. They need to rest, and the people are also tired. They can take a short break. They need to be comforted and to have a little rest. Coolness, a little tranquility, or as I said before, need to be nourished. "
Life needs a little leisurely fun, but also a sense of indifference. In Wang Zengqi's writings, the atmosphere of gossip and homely life sublimates a spiritual sentiment, filled with the peaceful beauty of loving life. All this comes from Mr. Wang’s indifferent heart.
After retirement, re-recognize your own abilities. Don’t let yourself live in distracting thoughts and complicated desires. Return to tranquility. Treat everything in life with an ordinary and indifferent heart. Do what you like most and live your life. The look you like the most is enough.
The rest of your life is short and precious. Be extremely "quiet" on these matters, enjoy your life quietly, and blessings will come uninvited.
Author: Huagui Zenxin
Pay attention to my words and enter your soul. You have stories, I have tea, and we can chat for the rest of our lives together.
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