At the beginning of the new year, write a letter to yourself who is getting older.
At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is renewed. But inadvertently, I looked at myself in the mirror, "my hair is white, my back is hunched, and my back is old", and I couldn't help but want to say to myself who is old-
As you get older, you should take more exercise.
It seems needless to say, because your work, your life, your happiness and your happiness are all based on good health. It is no exaggeration to say that a healthy body is the premise and foundation for you to do anything! In order to have a healthy body, active exercise is essential.
But in the past 30 years, I have almost been living a "five to nine" life: early in the morning, I have to rush to school to see students attend morning reading; Preparing lessons in the morning and afternoon, attending classes, correcting homework, talking with students and attending various meetings are basically spent in a busy schedule; In the evening, students usually go home after self-study in the evening. It can be said: Dai Yue, snow, cold and heat, pain and happiness. Except for winter and summer vacations, I basically get together with my wife and children. Even at home, I often lie lazily on the sofa to recuperate my tired body and mind, and then I will devote myself to a new job. I have little energy and time to take a leisurely walk and exercise my muscles.
After 30 years of flicking my fingers, I look at myself in the mirror, and my heart seems to understand gradually: life is limited and work is endless; Only a healthy body can better engage in work and life.
Therefore, I want to tell myself that besides working hard, I should also strengthen physical exercise to make myself as strong as possible and more energetic in my new work and life.
How happy you are when you are old.
I think happiness is one of the important signs of health. So, I want to tell myself that I am getting old: don't be secretly happy for what I have got, and don't be silently sad for what I have lost. I should look at the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court with a philosophical attitude. Holding a beloved scroll, forgetting the rush of time; Listen to a favorite piece of music and indulge yourself; Take a sip of coarse tea and light wine, and forget your troubles when you are happy; Appreciate an unknown flower and be grateful for life. ...
Therefore, I want to tell myself that I am healthy and happy no matter how long I live.
As you get older, you should be more tolerant of others.
There is a short story of "Six Feet Lane" which is very enlightening-
During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the mansion of the university students was adjacent to the surname Wu. Wu Mou wants to occupy Zhang's vacant land by building a house, and the two sides have a dispute. The Zhang family rushed to Kyoto to ask the Prime Minister for help. After reading it, Zhang Ying immediately approved the poem and sent it back. The poem says: "A letter from a thousand miles is only separated by a wall. Why not let him be three feet?" The Great Wall of Wan Li is still there today, but I haven't seen Qin Shihuang. "The family woke up and immediately gave way to three feet. Wu was deeply moved and gave up three feet. In this way, a road "six feet wide" was formed. Premier Zhang Ying's tolerance was told as a much-told story.
Therefore, I told my aging self: In the future, no matter whether it is good or bad, I must understand that fate is natural, be more tolerant, and be less concerned about people, so that I can live a high life.
You should learn more knowledge as you get older.
People's knowledge and life skills all come from learning, and learning is also an important symbol that distinguishes human beings from other animals. Dante, the greatest poet of the Italian Renaissance, said, "Man can't live like an animal, but should pursue knowledge and virtue." Of course, with the growth of age, we should keep learning and pursue knowledge and virtue. As the saying goes, "it's never too old to learn, and there are still three points left to learn." In my opinion, apart from learning professional knowledge and skills, we should gradually learn to cultivate one or several hobbies of our own.
Hobbies can make your old age less lonely. For example: reading books and newspapers, calligraphy and painting, singing and dancing, walking birds and fishing, playing ball games or practicing Tai Chi ... Learning to have one or more hobbies can bring you a lot of fun, make you feel comfortable and enrich your life!
But since I have been dealing with books for half my life, I think the way of learning mainly comes from reading.
Mr. Yu once said: "The biggest purpose of reading is to get rid of mediocrity one day earlier and have a wonderful life;" One day later, one more day of mediocre troubles. "I don't think I study to get rid of mediocrity, because my generation is ordinary people, and I have been mediocre all my life. How to get rid of it when you are old? Therefore, reading is just a means to enrich myself and be happy. Doing nothing, holding a book you like, reading as you like, is not to pass the time, not to cope with exams, or even to work, but to form a habit of dealing with books for half your life, which is a conscious need for intimate dating in your heart and a faithful choice from your heart. As Yu Qian, a national hero in the Ming Dynasty, said, "The book is as affectionate as ever, and every blind date is gloomy in the morning. "
Therefore, I want to tell myself that I am old: I study, I enrich; I read, I am happy.
You should spend more time with your family as you get older.
The earth goes around without you, and the company works without you, but your family is absolutely sad to leave you. People live in this world, with endless work and endless money. Family talent is the only thing in your life.
Spend more time with your parents when you are old. Old parents are dying, and more companionship will bring more happiness to parents and less regret to themselves. Parents don't necessarily expect you to be as filial as the ancient "twenty-four filial piety", but they do expect you to help their parents "brush chopsticks and wash dishes, rub their backs and rub their shoulders" at home, just like the song "Go home and see often" said. This is happiness-companionship with parents.
When you get old, spend more time with your lover. Lovers give birth to children for you, honor the elderly for you, do housework for you, and dedicate their youth and talents to you. A lover is your lifelong companion. As the saying goes, "young couples and old partners" may just get together less and leave more for work and life when they are young. Old age: when your children grow up, they will have their own jobs and families; Your job will also be taken over by young people in their prime; And the only person who will accompany you through the last journey of life may be your lover. They will help each other, accompany each other and silently look forward to the end of life.
Therefore, I want to tell myself that I am old: I need more family company, no words, no deep talk. "Companionship is the longest confession, and guardianship is the most silent companionship."
At the beginning of the new year, I want to tell myself that I am getting older, such as being more grateful, more indifferent, more satisfied, more calm and more thinking, such as less worrying, less complaining, less material, less comparison and less extravagance. ...
In short, let your aging body and mind calm down day by day. "Don't bully, look at the flowers before the court, stay or stay unintentionally, and look up."
About the author:
Bi, a Chinese teacher in Shandong Juancheng No.1 Middle School. He is the author of three collections of essays, I Love My Family and Notes on My Life. Editor-in-chief of more than ten books, such as Intensive Reading Training, Youth Portrait (volume 1.2.3), Intensive Reading Writing Training and Writing Guidance. There are about 300 poems, essays and novels scattered in newspapers and periodicals at all levels in China, and more than 200 students' compositions have been published or won prizes.