I've been trying to get back into English (aiming for a level of general reading that matches my learning ability), but I'm too worried about my memory to start, and I don't think I remember as much as I used to, which is scary when it comes to learning a language, but I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to do it again.
The other point in the article I also agree with is that lifestyle exploration is something that is bound to happen when you reach a certain level of materiality. Just because it's bound to happen doesn't mean it's easy, and inventing new ways of living is very hard, but very cool. He cited several new models in developed countries, such as sailing enthusiasts who can repair any mechanical equipment, many of them have been able to cross the Atlantic Ocean, this thing is simply cool, Shi Kang is very fascinated; such as the wilderness adventure survivors who can adapt to all kinds of harsh environments, as far as possible, do not use the modern ways and means of survival, do not even need to be rescued, in the middle of very primitive environments have the quality of long term This can only be described as incredible; for example, living a minimalist life, they claim to have found the secret of a happy life - the less you need for the world, the happier you will be, and the more you get, the more you will not be happy, but a burden. They have physically experienced such happiness and joy, and what's even happier is that they have promoted this lifestyle through their own continuous efforts, making many people feel happy, and there is nothing happier in the world; for example, the environmentalists, who believe that an environmentally friendly lifestyle can make the earth healthier, more sustainable, and longer-lasting, and so on. Shi Kang is now a deep sailing fan, in sailing in the sea to find their own fun and the value of life, the only regret is that this life came a little too late, if in the young from the beginning of contact with this sport, his life is not a lack of regret.
Back to China.
In the system of those who have a relatively large pension system, slowly appear some of the prototype of the trend of lifestyle, such as fishing, such as senior photography, senior cycling, etc., is considered to be a new life for the elderly to open up a gap. There is the most important material foundation of the new life mode in the institutionalized elderly - money. They never pay pensions, and their retirement pay is not discounted, so they are the happiest people in new China. China also has a very Chinese traditional retirement lifestyle, such as walking birds and raising flowers, collecting paintings and antiques for the well-to-do, and entertaining themselves in parks and senior clubs for the musically inclined. China's big moms covered square dance can also be regarded as a manifestation of this way, but the impact of this way of bad criticized, in the international community has become a public nuisance, occupying a public **** place to disturb others, noise pollution is serious. Although a small number of people because of institutional reasons or with a lifetime of efforts to repair the elderly briefly belong to their own way of life, but this time has been the setting sun, life's most qualitative time has quietly passed, the sunset and then wonderful is also nearly dusk, in this bad luck in the country, you do not have the bad luck who have the bad luck? In addition, the elderly this way of life is passive rather than active, too much free time after retirement life has no center of gravity nothing to do in the state is actually very painful, they can vigorously toss, mostly out of boredom and the need to kill time, the quality of the second, or even a little bit unimportant. Once on TV there is an old man said hundreds of thousands of photos, exist in the computer has never turned, this is typical of the lifestyle and lifestyle, the significance of what?
Foreign new lifestyle **** the same point is that young people or young adults are mainly, is a kind of exploration of the future of life, is a new perception of life, looking for a new life value. In order to make life better, and even to some extent for the well-being of all mankind, this is the exploration and pursuit of civilization.
And the vast majority of young people in China are still stuck in the stage of eating, drinking, playing and indulging, the circle of friends are eating delicious play fun, this is their way of life is also their pursuit. Poor conditions in the local food in the local play, have the strength of high persecution in the field to eat in the field to play, the most awesome is the whole world to eat the whole world to play, this is also the ultimate ideal of many young people. Luxury cars, luxury homes, beautiful women, luxury goods, large amounts of money, is the pursuit of life all. As for the real happiness of life, the mission of man, the well-being of mankind, they are too busy to consider. No money to live a miserable day, do a day monk playing day bell muddled waste of life, after today no tomorrow. Those who have a little money are all rich, as if the earth is going to be destroyed tomorrow, and live in the present moment. Vanity, selfishness, shallow, okay bragging show off, drinking can be dark, the game can be dark, smoking feel their own style full of force, which cares about tomorrow's floods. It is heartbreaking to see that this is the mainstream lifestyle of young people, and by using the world's brightest flashlight, we can't find any sign that they have created a civilized life. My heart is heavy, these children do live a sad and pathetic, do not know the value of life, compared with foreign young people, we still seem to be in the primitive forest era.
The lifestyle of the elderly in China, even if it is of quality, is of limited significance and at best self-indulgent. Young people can't find their way, they can't even understand the basic meaning of life, so how can they pursue and create a unique lifestyle? The young people like Shikang are few and far between, not to mention the climate, the waves are not even a single one.
I was lucky to start looking for another value of life at the age of 46, and then another way of life, although it was passive and unconscious at the beginning, but I actually found it. At that time, obesity and poor health forced me to try to do something, just such a small beginning, opened up a whole new world. Originally wanted to solve the problem, but did not want to get a new way of life, not only full of a sense of value and fun and the meaning of life, but also let my physique on a great stage to achieve the best state of his life can be achieved, simply too perfect, never thought of dreaming. So now I live in joy and happiness every day, except for my dissatisfaction with the status quo of society. Some people look at my circle of friends and think I am an old cynic, which is very wrong. My compassion, criticism, diatribe and even anger is not that I am not doing as well as I would like, on the contrary I am doing very well already, so I hope that people will not base their happiness on money, but freedom of the mind and fewer desires. It is the duty of the state to provide guarantees so that the people do not have to worry and fear because of old age, health care, education, housing, otherwise what do the people need the state for? With such assurances, the kind of happiness I can feel can pass unimpeded, rather than requiring specific conditions.
So what is my lifestyle?
Two simple words: exercise. The main thing is running, usually in the school playground running in the gym treadmill running, rest days or vacation on the back of a satchel to various cities to run. I set a plan to run a marathon in 334 prefecture-level cities in my lifetime, which seems to be a record. Of course, for me, the record does not matter, the main thing is to have a goal to run up more energetic and longer. At the beginning of the silly run only for weight loss, three months to lose 50 pounds, and then can not reduce the power to attenuate, so there is this national running program. The national running program after the implementation of more than a dozen cities, there is also fatigue, after thinking, re-tapped into a new source of power, the first - self-travel marathon. I can run in the city some text or digital style, but also the city's attractions can be strung together while running and playing and so on.
In the process of running, no longer pursuing the length of time, encountered fun and good-looking stop, the Gudong also pause. This is very different from before, before running to pay attention to consistency, in addition to the necessary to eat and drink water, the whole almost non-stop, stopping halfway to rest have a sense of crime. Now a marathon can run for more than five hours, the longest seven or eight hours, what the heck, I'm happy on the right, my thing I do! Combining traveling with marathons and running with everyday life, that's how I live now. No, on New Year's Day 2019, I had a nine-day vacation, and immediately ran to Kunming, along the poolside avenue of Dianchi, and the first self-excursion marathon of the New Year was born. At the same time also set two personal records: the first time to run in the New Year; is also the most difficult time in the current running horse, the whole process is almost always in the rain, there are several times the rain almost give up, this experience will be extremely unforgettable accompanied by lifelong. Happy traveling + happy running + happy life, is not what you want?
Take the initiative to live, don't be at the mercy of life!
Even if it's just for an hour a day, you are the master of your own life!
You are the master of your own life.