Addition and subtraction in life

Some people say that when people reach middle age, they go through the trials of life and accumulate experience, and life becomes a process of addition and subtraction.

Yes, a person’s first half until middle age is all about adding. Gray hair is increasing day by day, crow's feet are increasing, spots on the face are increasing, weight is increasing, waist circumference is increasing, pressure on shoulders is increasing, various expenses are increasing, worries are increasing, age is increasing...

Some people also say that when a person reaches a stage, that is, the second half, life begins to subtract from you.

When it comes to subtraction, perhaps the most obvious thing is that the remaining time is decreasing day by day! At the same time, the number of relatives around me is slowly decreasing! Physical fitness is also decreasing!

In short, most of the first half of life is addition, and in the second half, you have to do subtraction. Whether it is addition or subtraction, the final result is 0, neither positive nor negative.

Yesterday, my mother called and nagged me for an hour.

My mother said that this afternoon I heard that my aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer, and it was in the late stage, and she would have to undergo surgery soon. Alas, this is really difficult during this epidemic.

Let’s talk about this girl. She is not my dad’s biological sister. It’s just that after we moved into the city, their family worked as a contractor near my dad’s community and we met often. We have the same surname, and our hometowns are not far apart, so we often move around.

Later I learned that my aunt and uncle were married for the second time. My aunt’s ex-husband had a safety accident while working outside, leaving her with a three-year-old son. Although some money was lost at the construction site, there was not much left after buying a house for her son in the county town. So, through someone’s introduction, I met my current uncle. The uncle's ex-wife died due to illness, leaving behind a son and a daughter. The uncle was both a father and a mother, and his life was very difficult.

After I married my uncle, I was very good at housework and kept the house in order, so my uncle started working at the construction site with peace of mind, and life at home gradually improved.

When the children grew up, they all went to work to earn money, so I rented a storefront and opened a foot washing shop. Because the girl is very articulate, almost everyone in the store is acquaintances or friends introduced by acquaintances.

My aunt and uncle began to save money to marry their two sons.

Seeing that I had some extra money in my hand, my aunt was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer! Both sons don’t have girlfriends yet!

When I talk about the days to come, I can’t stop crying!

My mother said that this girl’s life is really hard, and God is really unfair. She was a widow when she was young, and she had to endure all kinds of hardships to raise her son. Orphans and widowers were often bullied by their neighbors, and they didn’t know how to live in poverty. How many tears were shed. The hardships involved are not something ordinary people can understand.

In desperation, she chose a second marriage. This uncle from the second marriage had two children, and his uncle also had a bad temper. The life of being a stepmother was not what ordinary people could imagine.

Now it is difficult to raise three children to adulthood, but they fall ill again. The little money I had left was sent to the hospital.

Mom said this girl’s illness must have been caused by vomiting a lot! I think it’s not just European style, it’s also caused by working too hard and worrying day and night!

Life is really not easy! In fact, when people reach middle age, they all have a sad history.

We all understand that when people reach middle age, their health has begun to decline. In life, we work hard, but in the end we still fight for health. Don’t get sick. It is really more important than anything else. Without health, we will fight hard. A rational life can only be in vain in the end!

I hope my surgery goes well!