Be a Man and Do Things Pillow Book

Chapter 39 Be a person who knows how to enjoy (1)
Looking for the pleasure of sneaking in while busy.

Modern people are busy, and the word busy is heard all over the world.Adults are busy making money, and so are children. Even retired grandparents are busy with their spare time, or taking care of their health or reciting poems and painting.In short, the motherland is very busy.

If society wants to develop and human beings want to progress, it is natural to be busy.However, this is by no means all of life.Life requires not only work, but also rest, not only busyness, but also leisure.We can't be endlessly busy. If there is no leisure in life, it is like a Chinese painting full of mountains and rivers without leaving any gaps, lacking in beauty.Without leisure in life, one cannot comprehend, appreciate and enjoy life.So learn to sneak in while you are busy.

Tagore wrote in "Flying Birds": "Rest belongs to work, just as eyelids belong to eyes." People who can't rest can't work. Only when they have a good rest can they work better and have more good life.If you are busy blindly and blindly, even the capital of the revolution will be ruined, then there will be no point in being busy in life.

Life is like climbing a mountain. It is not climbing for the sake of climbing, but focusing on viewing, feeling and interaction during climbing. If you ignore the scenery along the way, you will not experience the fun.The most beautiful ideal and greatest hope of people is to live a happy life, and a happy life is a process, not a culmination that can only be reached after a busy life.

The ancients said: "One piece and one relaxation are the way of civil and military affairs." Life should also have relaxation and relaxation, and you should also have leisure while you are busy.Life is like a string. If it is too loose, it will not play beautiful music. If it is too tight, it will break easily. Only when it is tight enough, can it play a soothing and elegant movement.

As the saying goes: "Sharpening a knife is not the same as chopping wood." Leisure and work are not contradictory.To deal with the relationship between the two, the most important thing is to be able to afford and let go.When you work, you put your heart and soul into it and run efficiently.Relax when you relax, put work aside completely, don't worry about it all the time, go fishing, climb mountains, watch the sea, do whatever you want.

The second is that work and leisure should be properly matched. You can't be exhausted when you are busy, and unbearably idle when you are free.A small program can be arranged every three to five days, such as a walk in the rain, a weekend outing, and so on.Taking a break from the busy schedule at the right time can make people get rid of irritability and fatigue in time, and accumulate energy for better work.

In short, in order to work better and live a better life, we must learn to sneak in some leisure time, sometimes rest is more effective than work.

Use a cup of tea to taste the indifference of the soul.

Chinese people like to drink tea, and tea is the first drink of Chinese people.In the Ming Dynasty, when Zheng He traveled to the West, he gave tea as a gift to the countries he passed through.Tea and coffee are two major beverages in the world.Coffee is sweet at the beginning, but becomes light, astringent, and even bitter after a while, and must be accompanied by milk and sugar.Tea, on the contrary, does not need a foil. It is first astringent, then sweet and mellow.The similarities and differences between Eastern and Western cultures are also here, right?

Young people like to drink tea, because tea quenches thirst better than any beverage.In the scorching sun, when you are extremely thirsty, take a bowl of herbal tea and drink it clean. How pleasant and joyful it is!The elderly like to drink tea, because they can taste the taste of life from it, and tea can remind them of the ups and downs of the past.

Tea is like life, when you smell it, it is fragrant and bitter, but if you taste it carefully, there is a sweet and sweet smell that lingers for a long time from the mouth to the tongue, to the throat, to the throat.

Tea is divided into black tea, green tea, and scented tea.Green tea is suitable for drinking in summer as it cools down heat and heat; black tea is rich in fragrance, nourishes qi and clears lungs and is suitable for drinking in winter; scented tea is refreshing and suitable for drinking in spring and autumn.In addition, there are many famous Chinese teas, such as West Lake Longjing, Xinyang Maojian, Bi Luochun and so on.

Pali said: "Life is like a cup of tea. If you drink it all at once, you will see the bottom of the cup early." It is even more extraordinary, the most extraordinary person can taste the tea from the lightness and thickness of the tea, who made the tea, whether it is a young girl or an elder over fifty years old.Drinking tea focuses on the fun.Make a pot of light tea, sit quietly and watch the mountains, or find fragrance alone, and slowly uncover the long silence.Drinking tea, facing the mountain, facing the tree, facing the fog, spring is gone, autumn is gone, winter is gone, even the blood of the sun has faded away, tasting the bitter mellowness, and suddenly looking up, it seems to appreciate it Out of the true meaning of life.

Drinking tea should not be too particular.Japanese people pay attention to the tea ceremony when drinking tea. It is said that there are three stages and eighteen steps for a complete tea, such as "mulin Ou cup", "tea sea with kindness", and "viewing color in the cup", etc., and so on.Chinese people don't pay too much attention to drinking tea. Zisha pots, porcelain pots, glass cups are fine, and big and thick bowls are fine. China is the country that really understands tea.Drinking tea should not be trapped by tea, if you are too particular, you will be bound instead.

A "Tea Classic" is eloquent: what kind of tea should be used with what water, what kind of water should be used in what pot, what kind of pot should be used with what kind of fire... The details are so detailed that even the Japanese are amazed, but only the scholar-bureaucrats who are full of food all day can refer to it in a gentle manner. , Ordinary common people, who can say "the water in the Yangtze River, the tea on the top of Yunfeng"?
Tea is a ray of breeze, which makes people quiet and leisurely; tea is a kind of sentiment, a kind of silence that wants to talk, a kind of sadness that wants to laugh and frown; tea is a clear spring, which can wash away the troubles and sorrows in life.Drinking tea is a kind of state of mind, feeling that the body and mind are purified, what is drunk is bitterness, and what is precipitated is deep thinking; drinking tea, the emphasis is on taste, but don't be too rigid, everyone has Bodhi in their hearts, as long as they can drink Going out of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and seeing Nanshan leisurely", is to get the true taste of tea.

Let every day of life be full of book fragrance.

I can't remember which sage said: "Life is good at reading and enjoys happiness in the world." Books are good teachers and helpful friends of human beings, the display of human spiritual space, and the ladder of human progress.

Books are records of human knowledge.The most basic and important function of books is naturally to enable people to increase their wisdom and talents, and to let people learn to transform nature and their own abilities.

The ancients believed that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", and most of them read for official positions, while modern people not only acquire knowledge from books, but also regard reading as a way of pastime and leisure.Because books can make people cultivate their sentiments, and they can also make people forget all their troubles and unhappiness.The ancients said: "Aristocratic families in ancient and modern times are nothing but virtues, and the No. 1 product in the world is reading." They also said that "doing good is the most joyful, and reading is the best." It can be seen that reading is the highest state of life pleasure.

Books are the spiritual food of human beings and the beacon lights of human beings. They can guide us when we are confused, relieve our troubles when we are confused and in crisis, and enrich our brains when we are empty and bored.Montesquieu said: "A love of reading can turn a dull moment into a moment of joy."

Descartes once said that "reading a good book is like talking to the best people in the past." When we encounter things that don't go our way at work, we might as well find a book we like, read it attentively, and talk to the book. Dialogue with the protagonists, tell them your pain and helplessness; when we are lonely and helpless in life, we might as well open a book with the sound of rain.

It is a good habit to like to read, but if you like to read, you must be good at reading, and if you are good at reading, you must also make good use of books.Reading must be selective, aimless, and those who read without books, their knowledge is difficult to master.There is no choice for reading, so it can only be used as a bookshelf. Whatever books you put on it, it can hold any books.Even if you read with an appreciation attitude, there are always books you like and dislike!Just like making friends, some people can become confidantes who can talk about everything, while others can only be casual acquaintances, while others need to be kept at a respectful distance.

In addition, reading is expensive and doubtful, and one cannot fully believe what is said in the book. As the saying goes, "It is better to have no books than to believe in books."The ancients said: "Reading is valuable to doubt, and doubt can enlighten the master. Reading is gradual, and gradual is the ultimate success." Reading must not only gain something, but also think about it, and have doubts. This is in line with recognition. knowing process.

For a person who is good at reading, any book is like a boat to help him cross the river. Now that he has crossed the river, he should abandon the boat. Who will drag the boat to live after landing?After all, the ultimate goal of reading is to learn to be a better person, to learn to live a better life, and not to study hard.

The most profound book in the world is life. The highest state of reading is to comprehend the true meaning of life.Reading books with words can increase one's knowledge, while reading the wordless book of life can increase one's wisdom and allow one to live a happy and rich life.

Let music play the melody of life's rise.

Music is an auditory art and a language shared by all human beings.It comes from life and serves our emotions.Scientific research proves that listening to suitable music can optimize people's personality, stabilize people's emotions, improve people's self-cultivation, and even have the magical effect of health care and longevity.

Medical experts have proved through a large number of studies that human beings need to express their emotions through music and benefit from it.Music can regulate the physiological functions of the human cerebral cortex.Improve biological activity in the body, regulate blood circulation and activate nerve cells.In addition, music can make the gastric motility of the human body more regular, which can promote the body's metabolism and enhance disease resistance.

There is a famous "Mozart effect" in medicine: when you listen to a piece of Mozart, your brain vitality will be enhanced, your thinking will be more agile, and your exercise will be more effective. It can even alleviate the condition of patients suffering from neurological disorders such as epilepsy patients. .The researchers demonstrated that subjects who listened to Mozart scored higher on IQ tests than others.

In 1975, Mrs. Caintyre, a well-known figure in the American music industry, suffered from breast cancer, her physical condition was deteriorating, and she was on the verge of death.At this time, Mrs. Gentile's father insisted on playing music for his daughter on the piano every day, regardless of his old age and frailty.Perhaps the melody full of love moved God.Two years later, a miracle happened, and Mrs. Gentile successfully defeated breast cancer.After recovering, she enthusiastically devoted herself to music therapy activities and served as the director of the music therapy team of a cancer treatment center in the United States.Mrs. Gentile played the guitar, composed, played and sang by herself, and sang loudly, helping cancer patients to cheer up their spirits and fight tenaciously with terminal illness.

German scientist Matheisson has devoted himself to music therapy for decades. After surveying music-loving families, he noticed that most family members who often listen to soothing music have elegant manners and gentle temperaments; They can be harmonious, modest, and courteous; family members who are particularly fond of romantic music are characterized by active thinking, enthusiasm and cheerfulness.He concluded from this: "The melody has the main meaning and is the highest peak of musical perfection. The reason why music can give people artistic enjoyment and health benefits is precisely because of the moving melody of music.

Music originates from the sounds in nature, and people are closely related to nature, so music will inevitably have a corresponding impact on people's spirit and viscera.Music mainly produces different curative effects through the rhythm and melody of the music itself, followed by differences in speed, volume, and pitch.When performing music therapy, appropriate music should be selected to form a sound therapy prescription based on the diagnosis of the disease and the principle of dialectical accompaniment.

Listening to music when you are troubled can rekindle the enthusiasm for life, arouse people's memories and longing for a better life, calm people's mind, improve their mood, and cultivate their spirit.The sage Confucius loved listening to music very much. He claimed that "the lingering sound lingers in the beams, and I don't know the taste of meat in March".

Since music has so many uses, you might as well put on earphones and listen to soft and soothing music after work and after dinner, so that your body and mind can completely relax in the beautiful rhythm.

There is also a source of happiness in ink painting.

Nine out of ten people who are not as good as they are in life, it is inevitable to encounter some obstacles on the road of life, depression, hesitation, worry, grief and anger may be experienced by everyone.If you like, you can put your love on ink painting and let these spiritual art treasures soothe your painful heart.

"Qin, calligraphy, poetry and painting are used by Dashi to nourish the soul and spirit", put your love in the ink painting, immerse yourself in the atmosphere full of ink fragrance, the pen is moving like a dragon, and the charm is smooth, your heart will suddenly feel comfortable and feel the beauty of art It is also a better experience of life.

Wilfred Kahn, one of the giants of the world’s weaving industry, despite his busy career, after working hard for most of his life, he always felt that something was missing in his life, so he chose to paint, and every day Taking an hour out of his busy schedule to paint with peace of mind, not only has he made brilliant achievements in his career, but he has also received a lot of rewards in painting, and has successfully held many solo exhibitions.When talking about his success, Wilfrett Kahn said, "I used to want to paint very much, but I never learned oil painting. I couldn't believe that I would get a lot out of my efforts. But I still I decided to learn oil painting, no matter how much sacrifice I made, I must devote an hour to painting every day."

The only way for Wilfrett Kahn to keep this hour undisturbed was to get up before five every morning and paint until breakfast.Wilfrett Kahn later recalled, "Actually, it wasn't too hard. Once I decided to learn painting for this hour every day, at this time every morning, I didn't want to sleep anymore." He changed the roof to In the studio, he has never let go of this hour in the morning for several years, and the rewards for his time are amazing.A large number of his oil paintings have appeared in art exhibitions, and he has also held many personal art exhibitions, among which hundreds of paintings were bought at high prices.He used all the income he earned from painting for an hour as a scholarship, which was specially given to those outstanding students who were engaged in art. "Donating this little money is nothing, it is only half of my harvest. The enlightenment and joy I get from painting is my biggest harvest!"

Painting can not only please people's hearts and cultivate temperament, but also heal diseases and wounds.

A painter in the United States conducted such an experiment:
He specially painted a painting "Hope Flying from the Sky" for a cancer patient.Whenever the patient gazed at the painting, the seagull flying high over the rough sea would arouse confidence and hope in his heart.The doctor once asserted that he would not live for two years, but since he tried to appreciate the painting every day, his illness has gradually improved.

Coincidentally, another story about healing a disease with painting is more interesting.

It is said that after the prince of Poyang County was killed by Emperor Qi Ming in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, his princess was so sad that she didn't think about food and drink all day long, and finally she couldn't afford it.He tried all kinds of remedies and good medicines all over the world, but he still didn't get better. Finally, his brother invited a painter to make a portrait of the prince of Poyang County.The painter knew that the princess's illness was lovesickness. After some meditation, he sealed a painting and handed it to the princess, and asked someone to tell her that someone had stolen the portrait of the prince and asked the princess to send her cronies to redeem it at a high price. .After the confidant took it back, the princess opened it and looked at it, and she was furious immediately. She jumped up from the hospital bed and cursed loudly: "This old pervert should have been hacked to death!" The ugly scene of flirting with a concubine in front of the mirror while alive.It can be said that it is strange that the princess's illness has gradually improved since then, and finally she recovered miraculously.

Painting can make people immerse themselves and put their troubles behind them; watching paintings can make people forget their love and disgrace, make them happy physically and mentally, and get a good mood.In the modern fast-paced life, you might as well hang a few beautiful and elegant calligraphy and paintings at home, and savor them in your spare time, which can make people pleasing to the eye and get a clean, which is very beneficial to physical and mental health.

Take a little time each day to unwind yourself.

It is said that one of the punishments commonly used in the Spanish Inquisition to torture prisoners and captives is to fix the hands and feet of the prisoners, and then hang a funnel-like water bag on their heads, and the water bag will be kept on the prisoner day and night. Water dripped from the head, and over time, the prisoner would become insane and even go crazy.It turned out that to the prisoners, the sound of water droplets falling on their heads was like the sound of a heavy hammer hitting their heads. After listening for a long time, their hearts would completely collapse.

The endless busyness in life is like the water bag that keeps dripping water. As long as you don't leave, it will hit your heart non-stop. People who don't relax themselves will eventually be hit by it. collapse.Therefore, when we are not working, we should learn to relax and learn to enjoy the good life to the fullest.Due to the acceleration of the pace of life, people are busy with work and life, and it seems that there is not enough time to relax every day.In fact, as long as you allocate your time reasonably, that is to say, properly handle the relationship between work and life, busyness and leisure, and insist on taking a little time every day to relax yourself and do what you like to do.

Modern psychological research shows that when you are busy at work, taking a walk outdoors or basking in the sun, or listening to soothing music can not only eliminate fatigue, but also easily activate your thinking.Take a little time every day to relax your mind, and you will feel the comfort beyond this competition.Leisure at this time is not killing time, but accumulating strength, accumulating strength for better work.So, you don't have to feel guilty, and you don't have to make excuses.

Franklin Field once said, "The watershed between success and failure can be expressed in these five words. I don't have time." Go out for a while to relax and rest until you feel more relaxed, and then come back to work. At this time, you will find that your work efficiency is particularly high.As the saying goes, "Sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood", which is exactly the truth.

Try to have a cup of afternoon tea when you are worried.

After working for most of the day, the brain is already in a state of exhaustion. If you have time, you might as well sit down and have a cup of afternoon tea, let the exhaustion float into the air with the jasmine fragrance, and let the troubles drink with the tea.

(End of this chapter)