What Is Life

At that moment I felt what life meant to them.

This evening my brother came to my place for shopping and having dinner together. He is a bit picky person. We together visited quite a few shops to find out the right sweater, based on the golden principle--value for money. Finally we got what we really wanted. How excited I was! Each time I go shopping, my excitement is beyond words. Who can tell me what's going on?

Before shopping we found an unnoticed barber's shop around a street corner, where my brother once visited. When I came in, I saw the barber, his wife and their child, who must be practicing writing characters a moment ago. The shop was not so large, about five meters long, less than two meters wide. Then the barber began his work with a good command of barbering skills. His wife was cooking then. All of a sudden their child was out of my sight. Where had he gone? Later his wife's movement told me the answer. She put up the ladder through to the roof and climbed upstairs for dinner with their child. I felt a little surprised that how they would feel comfortable in such a limited space. I know there are so many families like them in Shanghai, who sacrifice a lot just to support their child for a better education. This family is just a miniature of urban residents who grew up generation by generation in Shanghai. They make a living by a kind of simple skill. 

When we came out, I asked my brother, "Why do you choose such a shop for barbering?' He just answered simply like this, "I like to go to a barber shop for easy consumption with satisfaction. And you know? Especially a barber like him can represent Shanghainese's real barbering skills. What attracts me most is the golden principle--value for money."

At first I always doubt how they can support a whole family in a metropolitan city like Shanghai. Or maybe I should not worry about this. Life is not all about richness, but simple happiness. All gather together live a easy life, cooking, barbering, watching the child doing homework...

Simple Happiness

Today i come to realize what is simple happiness. As a rural villager, i always believe that for neighbors around me, before my eyes is the sight of their backs when they are engaged in labor diligently. Till that moment when they gather together to play cards with their wit and strategies, happily and contently. While playing cards, they can chat with one another on various matters, even something that is not related to playing cards. I feel they are totally immersing themselves in such a enjoyable activity, which can be called "simple happiness", as far as i'm concerned. Actually, dream is not equal to happiness. What matters most is that we can enjoy the process, not the final destination. Happiness is some sort of feeling and everybody can hold it in their hands, as long as they can enjoy every day with their hearts.

Religious Belief

I never have any religious belief in my heart, but I always strive to realize my goals once I have set my mind on something. As far as I can see, I believe in this sort of belief. Influenced by my mother, I have some idea about the pagoda. I come to realize that it is not totally false. On the contrary, you can bury your idea or wish in your heart, and then say to the bodhisattva sincerely. Therefore she will bless you as long as you believe in her and spare no efforts to fulfill your idea or wish. The premise is that you are obliged to believe in bodhisattva completely without any distrust. Today I, accompanying my mother, went to a temple called “Zhijue Temple”, seven kilometers away from home, where some monks and local villagers live there all the time to serve those who come to visit the temple. What a quiet and serene place! Your heart has been cleansed completely. What’s most important, the temple really works, which explains why herds of people are attracted there to make wishes. Actually, a person, living in the world, shall be dedicated to make his or her own contribution to the society, which is the source of happiness and content drifting through the golden sky.

Dream Away From Me

 All of a sudden I realize that it is so hard to pursue a dream, which is in essence a hard-to-

define magic. Dream is just like the castle in the sky. We can see it, but never touch it.

The meaning of life is all filled with struggling struggling struggling. What is fuck the life???

The society is constantly, ceaselessly moving forward, accelerating the growth pace for a 

bigger profit. All of us are dragged into a hidden hole, struggling to climb up  with all 

strength, the last straw still in hand yet having no idea where to go. 

I DO NOT WANT TO BE NO.1, but I DESIRE A SUITABLE SPACE BELONGING TO ME.

From my birth to adulthood I kept trying so hard just to get closer to a better life for me, my family.

No other choice but to face the music bravely, no matter what kind of situation I will be confronted with.

My Big Dream

I always believe there is still a big dream in my heart. I do not know how long the way will be, but i will never stop halfway. Although the life now is miserable, to some extent, there exists a firm faith from the bottom of my heart, that is i can realize my value through my consistent efforts. My friends around me always complain to me," How fierce the society is! How much i envy you." Because i am in a relatively simple environment. Haha I have every reason to keep this extraodinary chance as treasure during my lifetime.