My Agreement with Heaven —— Insights of Seven Public Benefits

My agreement with public welfare, August keywords: public welfare, business, self-interest, altruism, redefinition, decentralization.

As the saying goes, the road is simple, but it is easier said than done. If you don't do the simplest thing, there will be results. Therefore, if you can do simple things well and do them to the extreme, you will be one step closer to the real road.

This August, like every August in my life, seems to be nothing special, but calmer. Correct the reason, I think, probably because I can participate in park public welfare activities with a group of friends every Sunday!

In fact, when it comes to public welfare, most of us immediately think of donating money and materials, or various volunteer activities (don't ask me why I am so clear, because I used to think so (*? `)skr~).

Until they meet such a group of people, they will come to the park every weekend, and then start to put on their volunteer clothes and little red riding hood, introduce themselves with a sense of ceremony and pay attention to activities. Then there is the most important link-public welfare activities. The most incredible thing is that their charity activity turned out to be picking up garbage. Yes, you heard me right, just picking up garbage.

At this moment, you must have the same reaction as I did at that time, thinking, "Well, picking up garbage is also a public good?" Are you kidding? "I'm not kidding you. They not only say so, but also do so. They also do it seriously, attentively and for a long time, and even practice it as a lifelong career.

For example, in Huangshan, Ms. Xi Xiaohua, a caring mother of Huangshan who has been doing public welfare for two years, was the only one who acted at first. Later, more and more people joined the team, and the number of volunteers increased from 1 to three. Up to now, there are over 500 people. It is because of her persistence and persistence in charity that a most beautiful Huangshan volunteer organization was established. Of course, this group of people not only go to the park to do public welfare activities on weekends, but also participate in a series of public welfare activities such as "Three Rural Activities", activities to respect and help the elderly, and Earth Apology Day. However, they always take Sunday or at least once a week as the starting point and center of all this.

Why? My understanding is two words: simple. After all, picking up cigarette butts and tissues is very easy and effortless. As the theme of public welfare advocates: "Bend down for a second and pick up civilization". However, as the saying goes, the simple road is easier said than done. If you don't do the simplest thing, you will get results. Therefore, if you can do simple things well and do them to the extreme, we will be one step closer to the real road.

Also, how to understand that it is the starting point and midpoint of everything? I think it is most appropriate to use a popular word before, and that is "decentralization". Seeing this, some people may wonder: "Oh, no! Didn't you say before that it is the starting point and midpoint of everything? How can it be summarized by decentralization? " In fact, this is the most suitable word I can think of in my current cognitive range. Just look at the concept of decentralization. Its main idea is: decentralization is not without a center, but anyone and anything can become the center, and taking this center as the node becomes the starting point, starting point and center of the next chain reaction. Isn't this "decentralization"? The exact words were said by a teacher at school (the exact words are as follows)

"Let me explain the meaning of the word decentralization first. We often hear the concept of decentralization now, but many people don't understand this sentence correctly. Decentralization is not without a center, but any node may become a center, but it is not permanent, but phased, and any center has no mandatory ability for other nodes. "

If you are from Shenzhen, come to Shanghai to participate in this weekend's public welfare activities, and you will also launch a weekend public welfare activity in Shenzhen after you come back. As more and more people participate, they will launch public welfare activities in their respective cities, or you will launch other forms of public welfare activities in Shenzhen. Isn't this a decentralization process?

And I was attracted by the simple and powerful actions of this group of people, so I tried to start my own public welfare undertakings, and therefore, I had this sentiment article.

Simple, believe, obey and do it. Eight-character mantra that needs to be defended with wisdom and action. Public welfare is an agreement between people and heaven, and business is an agreement between people. It takes time and courage to fulfill a promise foolishly.

Family members who are familiar with or have been to Mr. Peter's rice ball must know why I chose the title of this article as "Seven Public Welfare Experiences I Agreed with God". In fact, it is because the teacher wrote many times in the article and in the circle of friends: "Public welfare is an agreement between man and God, business is an agreement between people, and the primary business is to create and succeed; First-hand public welfare, great giving. "

In addition, the teacher also taught us: "Because there is no business outside life, and public welfare is a necessary part to enhance the energy of life, so doing public welfare should be purely selfless and aboveboard, so that life can gain energy and get a completely pleasant experience." Perhaps, this is why picking up garbage is such a seemingly simple and trivial thing, and it is also a kind of public welfare, and it can also generate huge energy in generate!

Tell me specifically about my feelings of participating in public welfare activities! My original intention is actually to practice a sentence: "Altruism is the greatest self-interest", public welfare is an agreement between man and God, and most people in China have the greatest fear of God. Besides, in my opinion, God is Mother Earth. In this case, the greatest altruism is to protect and improve the environment, save and maximize the use of resources. A person's strength may be small, however, a single spark can start a prairie fire, encourage others not to litter and save water, which is worthwhile. One counts as one, and two counts as a pair. Even if you do it alone, there is still the power of love, and the seeds of goodness are taking root. Isn't it meaningful? So, I signed up for the activity.

Now I can't remember the specific scene of the first activity, but I was impressed by one detail, because it was Sunday and my place was far from the activity point. It takes at least 2 hours to drive, and the activity starts at 9: 00, which means I have to get up at least at 6: 30 and take the bus at 7: 00.

As a result, I don't know if I was afraid of being late or something. I got up at six o'clock that day, and I don't know if it was God's will. At that time, we put hello bicycles everywhere, and because I was a student and Alipay had a good credit, I set off at 6: 30, rode my bicycle for 30 days for free, and caught the bus at 7 o'clock without a deposit. Luckily, I arrived on time.

However, the weather was not beautiful, and it began to rain as soon as I got out of the subway, and my first public welfare activity was ruined. However, since we are here, we have to get together, have tea, chat and have dinner, so public welfare sharing begins. Oh! I remember that the reason why I got up so early and arrived in time that day was to say goodbye to my sister who was practicing public welfare activities.

That day, it rained, perhaps because she was reluctant to leave this city, a city where she lived for many years, with laughter and tears!

At that time, we exchanged our initial intentions of doing public welfare, shared our own stories and talked about the good times in the future. During this period, I knew a sister, who was a charity worker, teacher and volunteer in college. I learned about another girl who started to try vegetarian food. After a few months, her body and mind became more calm and her body became more immune. I also learned the story of a younger sister who participated in it because her boyfriend was a volunteer in college ... In short, no matter what our initial intention is to do public welfare, our destination is to complete the agreement and find ourselves-public welfare is an agreement between man and god. Start at the end and keep playing.

Every separation is for a better reunion. Just like choice, some choices are single choice, some are multiple choice, and there is no choice but to accept it calmly; Be selective and treat it sincerely.

No, on the road of public welfare, my choice is multiple options, and I press the participate button every time. Don't ask for the result, just do it.

I took part in the activity for the second time and finally got my wish. In this process, we don't have much communication with each other, only concentrate on picking up garbage and tangled our own ideas. So far, I don't know if I was really concentrating on public welfare. Or do you pretend to practice because you are afraid of other people's strange eyes? For me, even for most people, this is the first time, what's more, I was really doing it.

Perhaps just like the core theme of our practice, it is generally "awakening kindness, awakening conscience and awakening love in everyone's heart." The first thing that needs to be awakened is our own kindness, conscience and love. In the final analysis, the weakness and advantage of human nature is that only people and things related to our immediate interests are the foundation of our actions. So in the final analysis, my participation in public welfare is selfish and impure. Then, in any case, we must be self-interested, and the initial intention and method of choice are different. In that case, why not choose the path pointed by people with higher life energy than themselves?

Looking back at that sentence in this way, I will have a deeper understanding. What words? Namely: "Self-interest is the smallest self-interest, and altruism is the greatest self-interest." Since my ultimate desire is self-interest and I have a better choice, why not choose a better one? The worst case is nothing more than being a late bloomer and being silly and naive; The most wonderful situation is peace, joy and joy.

Of course, this is a better choice, but not a better way. However, as the saying goes, "choose the hard road, not the easy one." I thought it was because "all the miracles in the world are far from danger, but few people arrive." There are more wonderful life scenery there. Of course, this is a very important reason, but now it seems that the more important reason is that I don't take the initiative to choose that difficult road, and sooner or later it will take the initiative to find me. In that case, I will not only miss a lot of "strange things", but also be passive.

This is somewhat similar to a question and answer circulated on the Internet before: "Why do so many people prefer to suffer from life rather than study?" I remember a highly praised answer: "because we are used to the bitterness of life, and the bitterness of learning is forced to eat for us most of the time." Now think about my life for more than 20 years, every choice I made during this period and the results after my choice. Right? Every decision I make, no matter what the outcome, is always more impressive and less regretful than others or their choices. Isn't it?

Then I took part in several activities, and it has been a month before I know it. I have accumulated seven times since I first participated in it. I feel like the wind in July chasing the rain in August, not far from Wan Li, just to find myself.

For this month's public welfare activities, my experience is that no matter in the process, in public welfare or in sharing, we have made progress every time and are more determined every time. The greatest gain of self-feeling is a calm heart. Even if you still care about the eyes of friends and others and don't understand, every time you think about retreating the night before or even before the start of public welfare activities, you want to fight for yourself ideologically because of your own reasons. However, I finally made it and kept the appointment (this is the so-called, duplicity, duplicity? hahaha. ), moreover, there are fewer cases of indecision and anxiety in life, or the duration of such cases is shortened. I think this is a small progress in life practice this month!

Embrace all uncertainties and look forward to all possibilities. We'll all be better.

I like the self-positioning of a friend's official WeChat account: embrace all uncertainties and look forward to all possibilities. This is similar to active selection and passive selection. Our brains prefer something with the lowest energy consumption to something with high energy consumption. Passive choice, the bitterness of life and the good way to go belong to the former, while active choice, the bitterness and difficulty of learning and even the road that few people take are the latter. I also hope that I can, like that friend, "embrace all uncertainties and look forward to all possibilities" and keep such a mentality and action in any aspect of my life.

Therefore, no matter whether I can practice the road of public welfare in the future, I will take the initiative to attack in every journey of my life, and then take the initiative to choose the difficult road, so that at least I can embrace its uncertainty, and everything after that may become a surprise and unexpected joy.

These are my seven public welfare activities. I am very grateful to have you, to be with you and to meet you!

(PS: At this time, we need to add a description of our activities to complete the article, which is more powerful. I don't know who wrote these words, but I have a chance to praise them, the kind I praised severely. )

First, the theme of the activity: "Bend down for a second and pick up civilization"

Second, the activity background:

1. What is public welfare?

Public welfare is not charity, not donating money and materials, not putting on a show, not killing time, not being arrogant.

The core idea of public welfare is to awaken the kindness, conscience and love in everyone's heart.

Public welfare is to pass on love and positive energy and do meaningful things with a sincere heart.

Public welfare is a kind of inner glory and a kind of blessing in the heart. Everyone can participate in public welfare, and a little effort is enough to warm people's hearts.

2. Why should we participate in environmental protection and public welfare?

Society will not change because of how many things you donate, because poor diseases can't be saved. Only when your heart changes will the world change. The process of practice, participation and action is the process of heart change.

Environmental protection and public welfare are the responsibilities of every child on the earth. Extend a loving hand and use our practical actions to pick up garbage, civilize and beautify the city.

3. What is a volunteer?

Volunteers should always keep a kind of altruistic thinking, pay without asking for anything in return, and be grateful. Gratitude gives me a chance to awaken kindness, spread love and accumulate blessings.

Accumulate small goodness into great virtue, protect the environment, give care and help to others, give social civilization and progress, and transmit positive energy with actions within our power.

Also, share those high-energy and energetic drills:

? Be grateful for what you give without asking for anything in return.

? Self-interest is the smallest self-interest, while altruism is the greatest self-interest.

? Business is an agreement between people, and public welfare is an agreement between people and heaven. First-hand business is for creation and success, and first-hand public welfare is for ordinary and great.

? There is no business outside life, and wealth is a natural manifestation of the improvement of life energy.

? Love is not great, but small. In a small place, it is broad-minded.

? To be altruistic, all methods will come naturally.

? Excitement produces solemnity, and solemnity calms people. This is a small conquest.