This sentence comes from the seventh year's Song of the Dust by the modern writer Viola: "Wherever we want to go, we will follow the past, live like a reverse journey and sail like a reed."
Interpretation: Go where you want to go, even if you wear simple sandals. Life is like a retrograde journey, even a small boat has to sail forward.
I often wonder, what are we looking for after our busy life? For fame? Or profit? When I was young, I always cared about fame and fortune, but now I find that what I have been looking for is actually freedom.
A few years ago, some people complained on the internet that the freedom of cherries could not be realized. In fact, this complaint is not about the high price of cherries, nor about their low income, because the complaints after cherry freedom are a series of freedoms, such as the freedom of marriage for older women, the freedom of coffee for married mothers, the freedom of travel for professional women, and the freedom of eating for people with three highs ... For a time, I even felt that I didn't have the freedom to sleep, didn't I? It is the alarm clock that wakes me up every day, not the dream. How I long to sleep until I wake up naturally!
I remember when my husband resigned to study for a doctorate, I complained that he was too sad. Originally, we all worked in a public school in Shunde, lived in such a big house, and everything was so stable. Why do you want to live a separate life away from your family? At that time, my husband told me that he really didn't like this kind of crowded work. The work of punching in the internet every day is a torment. He hopes to have a job with more freedom. Later, I studied for a doctorate and went to work in a university. Although there are many disappointments, his heart is free, which is enough.
After my son went to college, because he didn't buy a house in Shenzhen and didn't have any economic pressure, he could realize the freedom of shopping, weekends and short trips. More importantly, I can be an independent class teacher, accompany a group of children to grow up and lead a group of young people forward. Although it seems that I am busy all day, I am free to do what I like.