How do we ordinary people defeat mediocrity? Dad\’s letter is on fire

Dear Niuniu: Summer vacation has passed, and Dad wants to write a letter to you. The reason why I am writing this letter to you is because my aunt said that all your magical powers were wiped out by your mother and me. Supernatural power, miraculous ability, refers to particularly superb means and abilities. Even if a person is born with supernatural powers, he must practice hard before he can use them freely. What\’s the use of supernatural powers? You must make yourself an outstanding person. At your age, studying well is an important indicator of excellence. Of course, appearance, temperament, ability to sing and dance, and other specialties can all be considered important indicators of excellence. You may ask, why stand out? Why do you have to fight so hard? So volume? So bitter? My little girl, can’t I have freedom and live the life I want? of course. A complete set of videos + PDF of the Score Boosting Guide for Primary School Composition Writing Skills. But girl, remember: all choices in this world come with a price. This price may not necessarily be paid today, but tomorrow and in the future, you will definitely pay this price for your current choice. Except for death, nothing can determine a lifetime. Children who study well may not necessarily have a good life even if they are admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University, but at least they will have a not too bad life. However, if you don’t work hard today, your starting point will be low tomorrow. In the screening and stratification of society, you will have little competitiveness, and it will be difficult to live the life you want. If you choose to lie down, let alone your life, you may even have an existential crisis. If you lie down, you will be poor. Girl, always remember Hegel\’s profound words: \”Property is personality.\” What does it mean? The difference between humans and animals is freedom. The first meaning of the word Free is freedom from want. Lack and poverty are living with a bleeding body and soul, and sometimes, they also attract prey. Therefore, we must work hard to improve our competitiveness in society and never fall into this quagmire. You may ask again: Can’t we work harder in the future? Can. White clouds, wild dogs, wild horses and dust, life is short. Girls\’ youth is like a fleeting moment. Why take that detour that you have to take? Girl, our efforts today are all for future independence, dignity, and the ability to enjoy the beautiful scenery of life more freely and calmly. You can also say, I don’t need it! I don’t want to climb mountains and watch the magnificent sunrise. As long as I live a simple life, I will be satisfied. Happiness is what I feel, and I feel that happiness is happiness. Dad will answer you this way. You have learned about Yan Hui in \”The Analects of Confucius\”, \”With a basket of food and a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people cannot bear their worries, but their joy will not change even after returning.\” He is the first person in history to be remembered for his learning attitude. History will only remember the first one. Who else will be remembered for the latter? Furthermore, in modern times, if my father were like this, would you like it? The ancients have long discussed the life of lying down: \”Working at sunrise and resting at sunset, what do I have to do with imperial power?\” This is the life of a hermit. In today\’s modern society with refined social division of labor and high competition, it is almost impossible to be a hermit. possible. Next, Dad would like to discuss the following issues with you based on his own life experience. It is just my point of view and may not be correct. Please listen to it. usWhat kind of life do you want? What kind of life? How do you live your life? How can you live the life you want? \”There are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand readers.\” Different people will have different answers, but do people with interesting lives, wonderful lives, and happy hearts have anything in common? I\’ll try to abstract it as much as possible. The most terrifying thing in life is not failure, sadness, or even pain, because these are short-lived and rarely the normal state of life. In life, these bad things will definitely happen, but as long as they don\’t cause damage that is difficult to recover, they will have a positive effect. Only with the bad can we highlight the good and give life a sense of meaning. What is the normal state of life? Nothing particularly good happens, nothing particularly bad happens, this is a peaceful in-between state, which is the normal state of life. Just like you go to and from school day after day, this is normal. If you dare to be mediocre in normal times, then your results in the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination are destined to be mediocre. The middle-of-the-road life state, which is neither good nor bad, can easily make people slip into a kind of unconsciousness, unconscious laissez-faire, and finally fall into mediocrity. They feel that they are \”disappeared from everyone\”. This is the most terrifying thing is mediocrity. Boredom, year after year, no spirit, no distinctive fighting spirit. Finally, the spring of the soul dries up and the flower of the soul withers. Life is lifeless and the soul has no aura. In extreme cases, it is like a \”walking dead\”. Back to the previous question: \”Interesting lives, wonderful lives, people with rich hearts, do they have anything in common?\” God has given each person a unique mind and characteristics. No matter how good or perfect others are, no one is willing to annihilate themselves and become someone else. No one in the world wants to be an average person without characteristics. Everyone wants to live an ideal life, live the life they want, and have an interesting soul. How can we defeat mediocrity and live the best version of ourselves? Are there standards? Is there a way? Is there a path to achieve this? This is a big problem! I can only answer from my cognitive perspective, which may not be correct. Regarding the question of whether there are standards for defeating mediocrity, most people in our land live in comparison. \”Everyone is equal\”, yes, in the legal sense and in the sense of value, Dad firmly believes that everyone is equal. But what about the real world? Can everyone get the same score? Can everyone be equally smart? Is everyone equally rich? Do all have the same social status? You said last time that my father was very snobbish and looked down on his classmates who were not good at studying. Now let me answer your question: As long as the same things appear, people will inevitably compare them. When there is comparison, there is choice. When there is choice, there must be discrimination. Discrimination is everywhere and all the time. Because discrimination and choice are the same thing. Poor students are called poor students because of their poor test scores. This is also their choice. Do you know the significance of the exam? In my father\’s view, the exam is a comprehensive examination of a series of abilities such as students\’ self-discipline, diligence, concentration, understanding, memory, logical reasoning, etc. The results are only the results of the above-mentioned abilities. It is not the father who discriminates against students with poor academic performance, it is the poor students who have caused themselves to be discriminated against through their own performance.See. We live in a real world. In this world, we often use words such as success and excellence to evaluate a person. In the reality of this world, although we are all equal human beings, the quality of life between people is completely different. If others despise me, then there must be something in me that others can despise. Poverty is a more complex issue. It’s not that poor people are bad. Under normal circumstances, when a person is financially strapped, is he in the mood to pursue beauty? To pursue an ideal life? Even if you want to, you lack the material conditions. Because of poverty, one has to compromise with real life. Okay, here’s the question, where is the bottom line for compromise? When I was in the third grade of elementary school, I discussed a question with you: Is human society a matter of \”natural selection and survival of the fittest\”? At that time, we had a very clear conclusion that this was a barbaric law of the jungle that did not apply to human society. Not applicable is different from the fact that there is no such phenomenon in reality. You will say again: Dad, is there anyone in the world who can treat everyone equally without any discrimination? Yes, that is Buddha. Therefore, maintaining the fighting spirit to win in competition and achieving good results are important criteria for defeating mediocrity. Regarding the methods and paths to defeat mediocrity, first of all, let’s talk about the most advanced way to defeat mediocrity. You have seen the movie \”Coco\”. Only when a person is forgotten can he truly die. In \”A Dream of Red Mansions\” we read, Cao Xueqin achieved immortality in a sense. There are a total of 106 billion people on the earth, and only those people who are still remembered by us today are as bright as shooting stars, but as few as morning stars. These people are the true \”chosen ones\” and have the ability to maintain influence in the human world for a long time. This way achieves eternal life and achieves \”defeating mediocrity\” in the most advanced way. As ordinary people, if we want to become them, in addition to talent and hard work, we also need the choice of the times. There are too many chances and coincidences, and it is difficult to achieve it simply by personal will. But by reading their works or biographies, we can understand their deeds, learn their most intelligent methods, feel the most touching emotions they express, and understand their most shocking things. Learning from their deeds can help us stay away from mediocrity and get rid of vulgar desires. How do we ordinary people defeat mediocrity? You can be an ordinary person, but you cannot become a mediocre person. Form and content are a pair of words we commonly use. The appearance and body shape of a person are the skin of a person. A girl who is beautiful, looks good but has little cultural knowledge, and is even stupid is called a flower vase. A person is well-informed, thoughtful, smart and interesting. This is the spiritual level and the content of a person. The above are just simple examples, life is much more complex than this. If we regard the material conditions of life as external forms, for example, appearance, wealth, social status, etc. are external, tangible or standard things are the form of a person. Then, personality, speculation, knowledge, humor, these intangible spiritual things are the content of a person. Content determines form. Appearance cannot be chosen, but temperament can be improved, and wealth depends on great times andOpportunities and accomplishments can be improved through learning. If you have a soul that keeps growing, pursues truth, goodness and beauty, is not kidnapped by reality, and can hold the whole universe, you have achieved the goal of defeating mediocrity. Specific ways to defeat mediocrity: 1. Stay curious about the world. Be good at asking questions, even questions after asking questions. If you are good at asking questions and exploring the origin, you will not only discover the beauty of this world, but also learn about its ugliness and unbearableness. In this way, you will have a unique vision and see people and things in time from a more comprehensive and inclusive perspective. 2. Self-discipline. Life is a practice. Manage yourself first before you can influence others. To understand the principle of \”giving and gaining\”, you must have a long-term perspective. Give up dawdling, read books, and exercise. After a while, you will notice amazing changes in yourself. 3. Be a principled person. Follow your inner feelings, rely on your reason for small things, and rely on your heart for big things. Last time you told dad that you were a realist. I want to tell you that realism is not a good word. Its twin brother is utilitarianism. 4. Pursue some \”useless\” things. These useless things are often the things that nourish our souls and increase our aura. Such as music, painting, poetry and philosophy. In the world, only thoughts, art and love are the real luxuries of human beings. Finally, Dad hopes to have the desire to look up at the stars, love life forever, and have a soul world where poetry inhabits real life. Love you forever dad September 2022