There are advances and retreats in nature, and there is progress in retreat. The sky rises and falls, the mountains rise and fall, and the tides rise and fall. The sun sets, the moon rises, winter goes, spring comes, flowers fall and fruits come. Many times, retreat is the premise of progress, and only by retreating can we advance.
So is life. Life cannot be a straight line, nor can it be forever high. No matter how big an official is, how high he climbs, how powerful he is, how rich he is and how famous he is, he will eventually step down and quit. Because "be an official for a while, be a man for a lifetime", wealth will not be brought when you are born, nor will it be brought when you die. Fame is mostly about your own achievements and rumors from others. Besides, human life is always limited, and time will take everything away.
"The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before, and the newcomers in the world chase the old people." Human society is like a running river. To make it develop continuously, the people in front must make room for the people behind. It is not only the need of the situation, but also our consciousness to retreat when it is time to retreat, without regrets.
A good retreat is a kind of witty wisdom. Retirement does not mean incompetence and escape. Under special circumstances, or when the time is not ripe, it is especially necessary to take the strategy of retreating for progress. It is a coward not to retreat, and a fool not to retreat. Only those who advance and retreat properly and are good at taking retreat as progress can assess the situation, grasp the development trend of things and control the direction of their own life path.
Being good at shrinking is an open-minded feeling. "Don't be surprised, look at the flowers in front of the court; I have no intention of staying or staying, looking beyond the horizon. " With this open-minded mind, we can advance and retreat calmly and confidently. "Retirement" is a transit point on the road of life, and we can regard it as a new starting point for serving the society and others. You can also change your attitude, live your own life and do things that you are interested in but have no time to take care of. Many times, you can see different scenery by retreating to the second line and the rivers and lakes. There may be no climax, but there will be ripples; It may not be vigorous, but it will be quiet and elegant; It may not be fruitful, but it will be full of flowers.