Unreasonable joy comes from the love of life

Article/Xiao Han Chenxi

Yu Xiuhua’s first collection of essays is now available - "Unreasonable Joy".

I really like the title of this book. It’s not gorgeous or dazzling. It’s like a person, standing there quietly, neither humble nor arrogant. That gentle expression is very much like Mona Lisa’s. Smile, be dignified, be noble, be calm.

The power of words is so magical. Just four words can already make people feel an inexplicable love for life.

I like to stand on the balcony after the rain and quietly enjoy the scenery outside. Listening and observing quietly, you can always make unexpected discoveries. When I hear birds chirping, I like to trace the source of the sound. Among the dense leaves, I can vaguely see a black bird singing on a thin branch.

There is a drain cover on the slope downstairs. I like to sit on the balcony and wait for a cat. Sometimes you can wait, sometimes you can't. Sometimes what is waiting is a pure black cat, sometimes it is a brown and white calico cat. No matter who it is, they all look so cute, especially when they are bathing in the sun, they look like a fresh cat. A squishy baby born.

In every detail of life, there are hidden moments like this that seem ordinary but make people happy. No matter how hard the days are, there is always the sweetness of honey, and no matter how difficult the nights are, there is always the call of dawn. In every encounter in life, there are unexpected little blessings. Generating hope out of despair is a skill we need to learn from life.

However, in the rapidly passing era of Internet and technology, most people no longer have enough patience to wait quietly for the appearance of a person or the arrival of a cat, and no one can endure endless Endless efforts but little reward. The rapid changes in the world have accelerated people's callousness and ruthlessness, and also catalyzed the creation of more cruel hunters.

Fortunately, no matter how bloody life is, I always like to find a vegetarian path in this blood-stained world.

The so-called vegetarians do not mean that they do not eat meat or kill animals, but that they still have the interest and mood to explore the true nature of life under the pressure of life, and still believe that the moon is still there in the night sky with thunder and lightning. Persevere, when the severe cold of winter wraps your body, you can still have the enthusiasm to look forward to the beauty of spring and the blooming flowers.

When a person makes you feel disgusted, you are no longer willing to find any good points in him. Even if in fact he is not that bad, due to your emotional changes, this person has changed his color and turned into a color you don't like. The change in your attitude toward a person comes from your evaluation of that person's value in your heart, and this evaluation depends to a large extent on your own emotional judgment. Subjective viewing rather than objective examination naturally makes many originally good people become Vulgarity makes people with some shortcomings and mistakes even more unsightly.

If one day, when we no longer resent people we once loved and hated, when we no longer attack people who have nothing to do with us at will, when we are willing to spend time to Paying attention to the changes of every leaf in summer, autumn, winter and spring, we truly enter into life and become a living and breathing person.

When success does not make you get carried away, and when failure does not make you feel discouraged, when the wounds that have been plotted no longer become painful, when the future that comes quietly no longer disappoints, maybe, in the long run, Defecation is no longer so far away, and joy is no longer just a matter of talk.

I like walking, and I like walking alone.

I don’t have any requirements on where I walk. When I’m on the sidewalk, I like to watch the hustle and bustle of traffic; when I’m in the square, I like to watch the square dancing ladies twisting their waists, and I like to watch them shuttle among the crowds. The carefree smile of a child; when I am in the fields, I like to stand aside and smell the fragrance of the soil, feel the power of seeds breaking through the soil, and wander in the hope that the earth breeds life; when I am on the tree-lined path, I like to look at the scenery on both sides, Watch the leaves floating and enjoy the joy of walking alone in the wind.

Although I haven’t taken a walk for a long time, nor have I enjoyed quiet time alone, my anticipation for that state of mind has never diminished.

I also like the sunset in the evening, the glow of the setting sun, the joy and excitement of the sparkling lake being blown by the wind, the enchantment of Xiliu Fufeng, and even sitting alone on the shore enjoying my thoughts. The ethereal freedom.

The sunset is infinitely beautiful, especially near dusk.

The sunset in the dusk is about to end, and the light-filled clouds are surging with undercurrents, just like the drunken Sun Wukong in Journey to the West wandering around in the heavenly palace filled with fairy spirit, enjoying himself to the fullest.

Life is full of fun, and everyone has a heart-stirring story. Unfortunately, many people do not have the patience to listen, let alone the energy to actively explore. We only like what is easy for us to accept, what is within reach, and the sweetness that requires a little effort and patience to taste. For most people, it is insignificant, so don’t forget it.

In fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t, and it won’t hinder anyone’s life.

It’s just that people need souls to live.

Joy and elegance are one day, and complaints and vulgarity are one day. The former is walking in the world with its soul, while the latter is just dragging its body, which gives people a sense of life. Naturally different.

Without hope for life, life will be dull; without careful observation of the smallest details, there will be no feeling of gratitude for life. The same life has polished some people into sharp blades, and carved some people into cultural relics that will last forever.

When you look at the world with joy, the world will definitely return you warmth and charity; when you coldly hate the world, the world will inevitably show you darkness and unbearableness.

The change of mood is just a thought.

Maybe you have been used to being treated unfairly for many years, used to letting life go your own way, willing to be self-degraded and ignorant, and living in this world in a formal way, like most people. , living an ignoble life but not having the courage to yearn for poetry and the distance.

But from a certain moment on a certain day, when you are no longer obsessed with the ugliness in the world, when you want to reach out and hug the people who hurt you and ignore you, and try to save yourself, I discovered that it is so easy to loosen the bonds of life. What is entangled is only our hearts.

To let yourself go is to let the world go.

Learning to love and love is the beginning of being kind to ourselves.

There are times when I am heartbroken, and there are times when I lose hope in life, but no matter how bad the situation is, at sunrise, no matter it is cloudy, rainy, or lightning and thunder, I can still see through the dark clouds. Find the sunshine above the clouds.

If there is sunshine in your eyes, there must be sun in the sky.

Unreasonable joy comes from the love of life.

We have been practicing throughout our lives, hoping to find the abode of our souls. After walking for a lifetime, perhaps in the end, I still feel that the hustle and bustle and loneliness of ordinary days are what life is like.

To love life is to love life as it is.