I met Reege on an evening 7 years ago.
That day was September 1st, the first day of returning to school. I was still in college at that time, and the school was in the same province as the city where I live, and the distance was not far, and the straight line was only 120 kilometers. There are usually two ways to get back to school. One is a train, which requires you to detour the provincial capital north first and then east, which is equivalent to taking a right-angle route; the other is to take a small long-distance bus and leave on the provincial road, and a straight line directly connects the two places. Because it was the school season, the traffic was second only to the Spring Festival travel rush, and the distance was the same as that of a car, both of which took two and a half hours, so I chose a car.
There are fields and villages along the way, and there will be several small towns. The speed is very slow and the road is bumpy, which makes the journey very long.
This journey has been many times in the past three years. It has always been boring, but the bumps along the way also make people unable to fall asleep peacefully.
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When I unplugged my earbuds, I heard someone greet me behind me. Looking back, through the aisle, there was a young man who looked at me who was only a few years older than me. He had a round face and a buzz cut. He showed a gentle voice on his face and waved to me with a smile.
Someone caught up with him, which was somewhat unexpected.
He asked me if I was going to school and which school it was.
After listening to my answer, he said that he and I are alumni.
I also became interested. After chatting with each other, I learned that he was 8 years earlier than me and was 9 years older than me. He was a veritable old senior, but he looked younger than he actually was.
Because I was riding in the same place, I thought he and I were from the same hometown and were traveling, because their destination was also a well-known tourist city.
However, after hearing his introduction, he was a local and this trip was to go home. He said that he worked in Shanghai and had to go on several trips a year. This time he came to our city to handle business. Because he was very close to home, he came back to take a look.
I asked him, "You can go to many places in a year, and this kind of work is very interesting."
He said, "You can see many different scenery, and you can also take advantage of the opportunity of travel to read a few favorite books." As he said that, he took out a book he had been reading recently from his bag and told me that I would be busy with work during the day and read it when I go back to the hotel at night.
Before I went to college, I hadn’t been to many places. The ideal life was to go around and see “poetry and the distance”. At that time, I thought it should be like this.
Then he said, "But over time, it will feel boring. The most important thing is that after work, after the burden, 'on the road' will not be as easy as I imagined."
We talked about a lot of graduation and work, which added a lot of fun to the originally boring journey.
This person is Brother Lei.
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When the car walked to a place not far from the city, it suddenly became dark. People in the car unconsciously looked out the window, and the sky was ashen. Then they heard a thudding sound from the roof of the car, like a bucket of small stones poured down together. Hail falls in September, which is rare in the Central Plains, and everyone realizes the unusual weather today.
Rain, drop by drop, hitting the glass, as the car drove more and more rapidly, and the hail above the head was still falling, bang bang bang, hitting the roof of the car, and hitting everyone's heart. At this time, everyone just hopes that the car can get to the station as soon as possible. Until the car entered the city, the hail stopped and the rain became heavier. The wiper swung rapidly, and the water on the windows on both sides flowed down so fast that it was impossible to see outside clearly.
The car finally entered the station. After stopping, a group of people hurriedly ran to the exit hall, which was already crowded with people. Like many people, I don’t carry rain gear and can only wait for the rain to stop.
A thunder roared in the sky, and heavy rain poured down. Brother Lei and I sat on the chair, waiting for the rain to stop outside. During this period, I joked, "This rain shouldn't be all night, so we have to spend the night in the station hall.”
I asked: “I have visited many places. Have you ever encountered any emergencies? "
He said: "Handml6 Once I took a plane and encountered heavy rain. I waited at the airport for several hours. Some people were anxious and some were leisurely in the hall. As for the journey, there were always uncertainties and occasionally some surprises. ”
The heavy rain lasted for more than two hours, and it was over 8 o'clock in the evening, and it was completely dark.
When we walked out of the station, we found that the road had been flooded. From the pedestrians, we could see that the water was no more than our knees. According to the station staff, because the water was too deep around, the vehicles could not pass, so we could only walk through this area.
Ge and I wade through the water together, followed the crowd, slowly walked through the water, and walked out of this area. When I was in the domain, my trouser legs were already soaked.
There were many people outside the bus, and there were three floors inside and three floors outside. Lei Ge suggested taking a taxi. I didn't want to. You should know that taking a taxi from here to school was equivalent to crossing the entire city. At that time, the car was charged by the head, 15 yuan per person, which was enough for me to have a day at school, but after an afternoon of tossing, I was exhausted and just wanted to return to the dormitory as soon as possible.
Maybe it was because of the water surrounding it, and there was no rental car nearby. We could only meet the car while walking. We walked a long way, but we didn't meet it. During this period, there was a car passing by, but we waved but didn't stop. It was guessing that it was full.
"sharing hardships", the words between Brother Lei and I became more and more deeper.
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On the way, facing the drizzle, he asked me what I had plans after graduation.
I said I should be able to take the civil service exam or Teacher.
He asked me the reason, I don’t think I know either.
I don’t know what to do or what I can do. After years of study experience, except when I was in elementary school, almost no one has asked me what I will do in the future, and I have never thought about this question. I can only actively and passively focus on those stage goals: to junior high school, to junior high school, to high school, to college.
can only say: "Stable, a small city, there is no better choice. ”
At this time, he talked to me about his experience: “I used to work in the local tax bureau when I just graduated and worked for several years, but later, I quit the job. "
" Why, isn't this work very good? "I was a little unbelievable.
He looked at me with a puzzled look and said, "At that time, I just entered the unit and my family was very satisfied. I also thought about living my life like this, after all, it was very stable.
But after a few years, I became tired of it because it was too ordinary, without surprises, and the work atmosphere at that time was filled with a sense of dusk, which made me feel that I was young but much older. Later, I felt more and more that I was not suitable for this job, so I decided to go out and try it out. "
" The family members did not object? "
" At first, I went there later. After resigning, I took the judicial examination and obtained a legal qualification certificate. In addition, I had a good professional foundation when I was in school and successfully passed the CPA exam. With these, I went to Shanghai. After several years of hard work, I am currently working as a legal consultant and financial director in a listed company. "
" Then the income must be a lot, and I must be very busy. "
" has a lot of income, but the most important thing is that this job makes me feel satisfied. Although I am sometimes very busy, I am still very happy to do what I am good at and like. "
After hearing his words, I was full of admiration, but I felt ashamed, because I didn't have his motivation and his talent, so I couldn't do anything.
Later, I returned to school and he also returned home. We made an appointment to see you again after the rain was clear and .
Now, I have been working for many years, and I am tired of making a living every day, and I have been tired of the trivial matters at work. And I have also had my own experience of that night.
People’s lives are mediocre or outstanding, only if they love them, the most important thing is that they have no goals in life and are always trying to do things they don’t like. Life is short and it is a train that never turns back. Only by daring to take that step and jump out of the car can we walk on a new track.
