Writer Ji Shumin said:

"Only when a person puts his whole body and mind in the best state can he become a soft veil and embrace the warmth of a world full of holes."

What is the best state?

When we were young and frivolous, we thought that it was best to be accompanied by a car and a BMW, and to be hugged by relatives and friends.

With the growth of experience, I found that those seemingly flashy lives are just dream bubbles, which will only overwhelm people.

In fact, what people need in this life is not complicated.

Quiet, simple, and peace of mind are the most beautiful states for the rest of life.

01

Quiet

Liang Wendao said: "Impetuousness is a collective disease of this era. ”

With the popularity of social media, explosive information is pouring into our minds every day.

As far as the eye can see, there is a competition in Vanity Fair and an undercurrent of comparison.

The more people you come into contact with, the more you will be driven by quick success, and anxiety will inevitably follow.

The French artist Paul Cézanne encountered such a dilemma.

At that time, he had just entered middle age, and his creative career was at its peak.

As his fame grew, his life was filled with social events and endless invitations.

Gradually, Cézanne felt out of breath and his heart was filled with anxiety.

Especially every time he went to Paris to create, he felt suffocated by frequent interpersonal interactions.

So, at the height of his career, he resolutely bid farewell to the noisy Paris and went to a small city to live in seclusion.

Every evening, he carried his easel alone and worked in the countryside and fields.

Far from the crowds, his creative power surged, eventually ushering in a new era of post-impressionist art.

In this lonely journey, his heart finally returned to true peace.

In reality, many people live in a noisy world all day long, and they live like a trapped beast in panic.

But true freedom can only be attained in silence and solitude.

In an interview, writer Zhou Guoping said what he thought.

After he became famous, he was constantly invited to give lectures in various places.

But every time he was in the hustle and bustle of the crowd, Zhou Guoping felt bound and pressured.

So for these invitations, he always "hides if he can".

More often, he chooses to turn off his mobile phone and stay at home alone to read, write, and enjoy flowers......

Away from the distractions of the world, he was able to maintain his inner peace and write a series of profound and timeless works.

As Zhou Guoping said:"The best state of life is abundant quiet."

The best state of life for middle-aged people is to choose to stay away from noisy voices and precipitate themselves in the time of solitude.

Because when you stand in the midst of people, all you see is the hustle and bustle;

唯有處於孤獨無人處，你才能看到山高水遠、雲淡風輕。

When you can get away from the hustle and bustle and de-stress in solitude, you can become open-minded.

Only by immersing yourself in your own solitude can you carve out a spiritual pure land in your heart and achieve true peace.

02

Simplicity

Mr. Cai Zhizhong, a cartoonist, pursues a principle: to live the simplest life and do the most abundant spiritual thinking.

He only eats one meal a day, even if the steamed buns are served with tofu, he also eats deliciously.

Literary scholar Ye Jiaying, daily life is even simpler to the extreme.

She often boils a few vegetable leaves in clear water and adds a bowl of rice to enjoy a full meal.

In this era, many people are on the road to chasing materialism and exhausting themselves.

But as Kazuo Inamori said:Life is not a material feast, but a spiritual cultivation.

The pursuit of material satisfaction is always insatiable.

Only by simplifying the complex can we enjoy the abundance of the soul.

CCTV once reported on a blogger named Qiao Sang.

When he was young, Qiao San was deeply influenced by materialistic concepts, and had a morbid pursuit of brand-name clothing and electronic products.

She indulged in the fleeting pleasure of shopping and spent almost all of her savings.

But after a long time, the trivial items at home are piled up, and the balance of the bank card is pitiful.

What's more, every time she finishes shopping, she feels a burst of emptiness in her heart.

By chance, Qiao San threw away some old things when he moved.

Looking at the clean room, she suddenly felt relaxed physically and mentally.

Since then, she has made up her mind to live only the simplest life.

If you are running out of toothpaste, you can use it for another month by cutting the package open.

When I go to work every day, I can cook by myself and never spend money on fast food.

As small as a nail clippers, as large as idle household appliances, she disposed of them all.

The number of clothes was reduced from 16 to 0, and there was no furniture such as sofas, TVs, and refrigerators.

After a month, Qiao San only spent 300 yuan on living expenses.

After persevering for a few years, Qiao San not only saved a large amount of savings, but also felt unprecedented fulfillment.

"Minimalist Life" says:"The clutter around us is like the fat on our bodies. The less fat you have, the easier your heart will be. ”

Many times, too much material things do not bring us more happiness, but rather unnecessary burdens.

The further you go in the course of life, the more you have to learn to subtract from life.

The process of renunciation is not only to gain a cleaner residence, but also to have a clean heart.

It allows us to truly see our needs and value every important possession.

Simplicity is the best living condition for middle-aged people.

03

Peace

When people reach middle age, they have seen three thousand prosperous things, and they have experienced the impermanence of the world.

I gradually understood a truth: the so-called happiness comes from inner stability, not from the outside world.

As long as the heart is peaceful, all distractions are nothing more than floating clouds.

In the special era, Wang Zengqi was sent to the countryside for labor reform.

At that time, intellectuals had to carry more than 170 catties of grain every day, and they also had to build pigsty and shave pig manure.

Under the heavy farm work, many of the literati in the same company were depressed all day long.

But Wang Zengqi's face always had a bright smile.

"I think it's cold all over the world, but I'm the only one here that is hot," he said. ”

During the decentralization, in addition to his daily work, he was also assigned to draw maps for "potatoes".

In the lonely and vast experimental field, he was the only one painting alone.

Such a boring life, but in his opinion, has a different taste:

"Every day, wading in the dew, I go to the experimental field to pick a few bushes of flowers, insert them in a glass, and draw on them."

He also wrote poems for himself: sitting opposite a cluster of flowers, his eyes were as bright as a tiger.

In this way, he painted from potato flowers to potato tubers, and then to potato rhizomes, and finally persevered until the arrival of the bright years.

Throughout Wang Zengqi's life, he has experienced countless hardships.

But no matter what the situation is, he can treat it with a stable heart.

It is precisely this mentality that made him endure many hardships and eventually become a generation of literary masters.

The poet Rabindranath Tagore said:"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain."

When people are over forty, they will inevitably suffer all kinds of storms in their lives.

As the saying goes, if the heart is wide, it will be peaceful, and if the heart is at ease, it will be happy.

Just like Su Shi's life, he can sigh "This peace of mind is my hometown".

If a man is at peace, he will return wherever he goes.

Even if life is difficult, as long as you don't complain because of the embarrassment of life, and don't hang your head because of temporary frustration.

Then no matter the good times or bad, you can live your life calmly and frustratedly.

As long as the soul can dwell, the rest of your life will be full of scenery.

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Yang Jiang said: "A simple life and a noble soul are the highest state of life. ”

Once upon a time, we wanted everything.

When I reach a certain age, I find that this life is from radical to gentle, from complicated to simple.

You don't need to be full, you don't need silk.

As long as life returns to the peace of people, the simplicity of things, and the tranquility of the heart, it is the most cherished state for the rest of life.