The leisurely life of rebirth

Chapter 4: No one is rich or poor.

"Director, you are looking for me." Zhou You was called to the office building of the Management Institute early in the morning.

"I called you here today to talk about something. An old professor of our library science has retired. The class he used to teach is now being taken over by you."

"No problem, I'll listen to your arrangements, but I'm your student, so you have to take care of me when the time comes." Zhou You climbed along the pole.

"Okay, you can teach me the basics of library studies. It's not too difficult to teach from my freshman year. If you have nothing to do, prepare more lessons, just like you usually teach for me," Director Wang said casually.

Zhou You often taught as a teacher when he was a graduate student, so he has rich experience.

However, there is a difference between helping others and doing it yourself. At least the mentality is different.

"You have completed all the procedures here. The procedures are relatively simple. I will officially join the company in July. That's it. Come back if you have nothing to do."

"Okay, you can come to me anytime if you need anything," Zhou You said politely.

After leaving the building, Zhou You was still sighing. In this era, everything is still about money and interests. There is still a little bit of humanity between people, especially his mentor, an old professor who is very upright and kind. He has the integrity of an intellectual and is willing to support young people.It's a pity that I didn't live up to expectations, and I didn't have much contact with my teacher at that time. Although they were both in the same city, I was ashamed to meet my teacher because I had accomplished nothing.

With the development of the times, with the skyrocketing housing prices, people's hearts are gradually collapsing. Everything is based on money. If there is no profit, you can't afford it early. Most tutors and students have become a relationship of interest, and with the expansion of university enrollment, Due to the pressure of employment, the teacher-student relationship has even become sour. It’s hard to put it into words.

Taking advantage of my free time, I went to the city to find a securities company to open an account. Now I am waiting for the World Cup to start and earn my first pot of gold.

I haven’t watched the World Cup since I graduated. I don’t have the energy to do it, and I don’t have the leisure and elegance to do so.If you have the opportunity in this life, you should go to the venue to watch it several times to reflect the atmosphere. Watching football live and watching football on TV are two completely different feelings. The atmosphere of the group will further stimulate your emotions and immerse your body and mind.Watching football on TV is better when there are more people. Sometimes I fall asleep while watching it. I am undoubtedly a fake football fan.

World 2010.I remember the opening ceremony, a few RB games, the finals and semifinals, and I can’t remember the rest. These games should be enough for me, and I can’t be too greedy. Being greedy makes me tired.

As time goes by, Zhou You comes to love his current life more and more, which is plain, interesting and fulfilling. He no longer has to worry about looking at his mobile phone and being manipulated around like a puppet all day long.

How satisfying it is to be able to live according to your own wishes.

There is no regret in being born as a human being.

jingle bell jingle bell
My mother who was traveling around called me
"You, how are you doing recently? Are you going home during the summer vacation?"

"I won't go back for the time being. I have to do things at school during the summer vacation. I was just about to call you. I've decided to be a teacher at school."

"That's good, that's good. It's good to be a teacher in school. It's not tiring. Just make less money and don't be too tired." "Okay, I'm almost busy during the summer vacation and will go home for a few days, but I won't be able to stay long."

After exchanging a few words, my mother hung up the phone.

Zhou You's family is in northern Huizhou, close to the Central Plains area. Both his parents are farmers. He was able to get into college only because his ancestors' graves were smoking. In the future, he will have to buy a house and a car on his own. This is why he wanted to make money in the first place. He is really a farmer. Children have no one to rely on and can only rely on themselves.

When I came back from rebirth, I was still confused. My parents were healthy and safe, so I was not in a hurry to go home and see them.

I have nothing to do and go to the library to read.

Traveling around and reading is more complicated, but what he wants to read most now is philosophy, both Chinese and Western philosophy.Philosophy in the past life saved Zhou You countless times. Every time he was confused, he would read the classics of Chinese sages, Zhuangzi, Laozi, Confucius, Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, and Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind.

When he was at his most depressed, Zhou You's favorite was Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi was the retreat of Chinese literati and the spiritual home of the Chinese people.My favorite is a sentence from the Qiu Shui chapter:

Viewed from the Taoist perspective, things are neither noble nor cheap;
Looking at things, one is valuing oneself and valuing others;
From a common point of view, one's own dignity does not depend on oneself.

This sentence is not chicken soup for the soul, but a philosophy of life, and the laws of social operation. When you know the laws of social operation, you will not blame yourself, because in society, it is really not that you can succeed by working hard, but you can get what you want by working hard. of.There are many variables in life. Many people begin to believe in fate in middle age. This is helpless and true. It is a relief to let go of yourself and others.

By chance in my previous life, I came into contact with philosophy while traveling around. On a self-destructive afternoon, I went to a bookstore and found an introductory book on philosophy. At that time, I felt that the door to a new world had opened. It turned out that his confusion had been explored by many people over the past thousands of years. , has been popularized, but why has it not been promoted on a large scale?

Because philosophy is full of doubts and full of thoughts about the past, present, and future, and the ruling class demands stability and obedient people, the subject of philosophy will not be greatly promoted most of the time.

Philosophy is a discipline that studies basic and universal issues and is a theoretical system about the worldview.A worldview is an overall understanding of universal basic issues such as the nature of the world, the fundamental laws of development, and the fundamental relationship between human thinking and existence. A methodology is a way for humans to understand the world based on the worldview.It studies some very basic issues such as the nature of the universe and man's position in the universe.

Of course, it is difficult to define philosophy because philosophers will question it.The worldview, outlook on life, and values ​​we often talk about are actually guided by philosophy. Only by first understanding and framing the world can you establish subsequent outlook on life and values. Otherwise, once your worldview is shaken, your life will be affected. will be shaken.

Take Zhou Youyuan himself as an example. His original worldview was nihilistic and unsystematic. It was imposed on him by the education he received since childhood. In fact, human nature pursues freedom. His goal in life is to read books and code words. , wandering around, can live a leisurely class life, instead of being meaninglessly busy every day to meet the basic needs of life. It has no value to the individual or society, and the individual cannot have a sense of satisfaction. Life is meaningless. Passion is palpable.

After reading philosophy, my overall mental state has improved. The initial reflection is like driving: when driving, the farther you look, the more stable you drive!The same is true in life. If you only focus on the present, you will only be in a hurry, unable to find the direction, and the longer you go, the worse it will be.

Reading is a lifelong matter.

(End of this chapter)