Only after going through many tribulations can one become a god!

The 2017 TV series "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" became popular all over the country, and the characters in it had to go through tribulations before they could become gods. So when the sisters around me encounter some problems, they call them Dao Lijie. Although everyone is joking, it is possible that tribulations can actually make our lives better. We can always gain some inspiration and even skills from tribulations.

Just like Mencius said, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great responsibility, he must first suffer his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his skin, deplete his body, and mess up his behavior, so he is tempted to endure it. Sex has been beneficial to what it cannot do.

July 14, 2018, was nothing more than a disastrous day for me. In the past three years of playing online p2p lending, I thought I knew the platform very well, but unfortunately I was killed in this year's thunderstorm. When I first saw that there was a problem on the platform, I told myself that it might be a network problem. It was not until the third day that I went to QQ to hold a group to defend my rights.

The moment he confirmed the news, his body seemed to be suspended in the air and his mind went blank. He only knew that he was in trouble. Because those are my own savings over the years plus my parents’ savings. If my money is gone, I can make money again, but my parents’ money is gone. How can I protect them in a short period of time?

Unfortunately, I am catching up with the best sister's marriage, which requires a big red envelope, and I need to spare time and energy for her, because I know she needs me. Looking at the balance of my bank card, the unpaid balance on my credit card, and my mother’s 2k monthly allowance, I was filled with infinite fear and darkness as I had just changed my job. Even so, I still tell myself that I must not fall down and have the courage to face it. So many people love me and need me.

So I calmed down, talked to a good friend, borrowed some money, and promised to pay it back in a few months. Borrowing money is a sensitive area for me. I don't like to trouble others by nature, let alone borrowing money.

The busy work has made me physically and mentally exhausted, and there is also the pressure of studying for self-study exams. This past month has been the darkest moment in my life.

It is said that only in darkness can you see the direction of light.

In the nearly one month of reflection after the incident, I actually gained some principles.

1. Don’t play in areas you don’t understand. I first came into contact with p2p in 2015. At that time, I made some profits through the recommendation of a friend, but I didn’t have a deep understanding of the industry and products. If you are so careless and careless, you will fall sooner or later.

2. You can’t spend all your money, but investing will make you spend it quickly. No matter what you use your money to buy, there will always be a balance. Even if you buy a house or a car, the assets will always exist and will not be spent all at once, but investing can allow you to spend them quickly or even get into debt.

3. Pay attention to the macro environment. As early as June, some products in Shanghai had already experienced thunderstorms, but I was completely unaware of it. I even invested three times worth 10,000 yuan in early July, which was really slow.

4. Don’t be greedy for small gains. The platform used the hot spots of the World Cup to build momentum, put down bait, and returned investment in the form of red envelopes, but I took the bait so easily, and was greedy for small things and lost big.

5. Communicate more with friends. There are only a few friends around me who are involved in finance, but I have never communicated with them. Maybe if we communicate earlier, they can tell me some common sense.

6. Minimalist life, my life suddenly fell into poverty mode again, and apart from buying books and necessities, I bought nothing else every month, and slowly started living a minimalist life.

7. Care more about your family and friends. Only when you are in trouble can you understand the sadness of others. In the past, I was always unable to be considerate of others and thought I was being pretentious. Maybe it was just that my own life had been relatively smooth in the past.

So, if doom comes, we accept it. In the darkness, there must be light. Since God intended for me to go through this calamity, it must have its meaning, and my life that has been tempered will be more radiant. This calamity is not in vain!