Is it really getting harder and harder for ordinary people to live a good life?

Wang Xiaobo's sentence "Life is a process of being hammered slowly" seems to have been ruthlessly fulfilled by more and more people since 2020-"Chicken Baby Education", "Migrant Workers Involuntary" and "Young People Sudden Death due to Overtime Work" ... The endless sensational news makes people breathless, and when they are extremely tired, they can't help but think: What's the point of running back and forth all day? But people are always unwilling. The word "resignation" is very simple, but when I look up, my family, friends and colleagues around me are secretly insisting in the hot water. Even if you have learned that the essence of life is impermanence, patience and resignation, you will still lift your spirits and summon up courage to fight against life and fate. It sounds awkward, but it is not contradictory, because we have reason to believe that human life has its own "unyielding" background, just like there is a saying: "Life is suffering, I started with my broken paddle."

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The light of women that can't be ignored

In recent years, more and more women's names are well known to the public, and Zhang Weili is one of them. August 20 19, Zhang Weili beat the Brazilian women's boxing champion, becoming the first person from China to win the UFC competition. In March 2020, Zhang Weili defended her gold belt and was named the best female athlete in the first half of 2020 by foreign media ESPN. What made Zhang Weili famous on social media was his witty answer to the question of violence-"We charge for beating people, and it is very expensive".

Zhang Weili UFC won the championship, 42 seconds KO andrade.

Zhang Weili outside the stadium can do manicure and makeup just like other ordinary girls.

The appearance of Zhang Weili has broken the stereotype that women athletes are powerful for a long time-in the field, she is neither humble nor humble in the face of the swearing of her opponents, and she is indomitable in the face of the difficult test of the competition; In life, she is an ordinary person. She has worked in various jobs, such as gym sales, bodyguards and kindergarten teachers. Like other girls, she likes to eat ice cream and string, and can do manicure and false eyelashes. Indeed, there is no such thing as "what women (men) should do". Zhang Weili's fist not only shattered his opponent's arrogance and contempt, but also shattered the prejudice against women. The model of a strong woman does not stop there. Zhang Gui Main, the founder and principal of Huaping Girls' High School in Huaping County, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, boarded a hot search for "not accepting donations from students who become full-time wives", which was controversial. Maybe her point of view is a little extreme, but when we understand her belief that "one can save one", we may be able to understand her irritability, paranoia and sharpness-not necessarily targeting anyone, just shouting resistance with practical actions. Zhang Guimei's stubbornness is reflected in this declaration of Huaping female high school students, which touched many people and was full of ambition and pride:

"I was born a mountain, not a stream. I want to overlook the mediocre ravine on the summit. I was born an outstanding person, not a dirt. I stand on the shoulders of great men and despise humble cowards. "

Zhang Guimei founded the first free high school for girls in China, helping 1804 poor girls realize their dreams | GIF from: People's Daily client.

In order to run this free high school that changed the fate of girls in poor mountainous areas, Zhang Guimei devoted his life-getting up before dawn, falling asleep in the early morning, giving up personal time, having no husband and children, suffering from more than a dozen diseases, and begging everywhere is a common occurrence. These words are simple, but behind every word are life choices that ordinary people can't imagine. The fruit of this unrepeatable experience of poverty alleviation education is that the undergraduate rate is over 90%, 1804 girls go out of the mountains and take up social posts, which changes the fate of thousands of families. This netizen evaluation may be more suitable for her. "She is not a saint, but a really good person."

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Ordinary people are not mediocre.

Tao Yong took his injured left hand to the talk show stage and told his story.

Dr. Tao Yong's humorous but insipid voice, and his unwillingness to be a symbolic existence, and his willingness to use his professional expertise to help more people, let us truly feel the transparency and tragic behind "I have suffered, and I will say it with a smile one day".

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The country is the backing and the barrier.

It has become a new habit to take your temperature and show your health code before returning to work.

At the end of last year, the state issued a notice, "On the premise of being informed and voluntary, the vaccine expenses and vaccination service expenses incurred by residents in COVID-19 vaccination shall be borne by the medical insurance fund and finance, but not by individuals". As soon as the notice came out, many netizens said "rest assured". This move can not help but remind people of the British epidemic prevention measure "group immunization" that once caused global controversy. In fact, as ordinary people, we don't understand the scientific theory involved in "group immunity". What we really care about is whether the epidemic prevention measures are appropriate and can be carried out without affecting our health and daily life. The measures of "free vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine for all" being carried out by the country not only give people a reassurance in an intuitive and efficient way, but also set up a protective barrier for the people with scientific and appropriate strategies from the overall situation, which may be the right way of "group immunization".

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Undaunted "the power of cattle"

The events that happened on the land of China proved one thing: China people refused to admit defeat, and they brought their own "strength". At many optional moments, we all chose to move forward. As anthropology professor Xiang Biao said:

"People should transcend, but we should also pay attention to the fact that the source of the greatest significance in daily life is not to deny the existing life, but to embrace the present and change the reality from the reality".

2020 has passed, and the Lunar New Year is coming. From the Year of the Rat to the Year of the Ox, there seems to be an implication. After last year's ups and downs, China people will be more energetic to welcome 20021,a year still surrounded by uncertainty.

The person in the video, we may not know his face, but we know who he is-the courier brother in 1992, who still insisted on delivering the courier during the epidemic; The 89-year-old mother with a second child takes care of her baby at home and always keeps exercising. 1 1 year skateboarders continue to practice after falling and being injured; 1993, the epidemic prevention nurse bravely went to the front line and cut off her long hair; 49 years as a satellite expert represents the epitome of the struggle of China's space workers. ...

The stories of these characters will be tirelessly staged in 2020, but every time they are revisited, people can still feel the tenacious and warm life energy of generate in ordinary people, which is the reason why individual life can continue and the whole nation can live endlessly. As the Year of the Ox is approaching, this advertisement launched by Mengniu seems to be cheering for everyone who works hard: whether we are cows or not, we are born with a "cow power", just like the people in the video said, "We are all cows this year", because an indomitable heart is beating in our chest.

There is a sentence in Montmartre's suicide note that "sincerity, courage and honesty are the salvation of human life". After the extraordinary and unsettled year of 2020, it is certain that besides sincerity, courage and frankness, there is also this "cow power" from China people. In the face of the test and beating of the unknown and impermanence, we will attack head-on with an unyielding attitude until we get out of the thorns.