Notes on zhouguohua's reading

（1） Simple ：
The more modern people live, the more complicated they are , The result is a lot of enjoyment , But not happy ; Have more convenience , But not free .
If one values material comforts too much , We must pay a spiritual price . People's physical needs are limited , Nothing more than food and clothing , Beyond this is luxury , But there is no end for people to be extravagant .

Luxury does not improve the quality of life , It often reduces the quality of life and makes people indulge in material enjoyment , Stay away from spiritual life .

Life should strive for two simplicity ： The simplicity of material life , The simplicity of interpersonal relationships , At this time, the mind has a vast space and beautiful tranquility .
Modern people are complicated in two ways , Material life is an endless pursuit of wealth , Interpersonal relationships are endless entanglements of interests , Both occupy almost all the space of life , Most of the troubles in the world come from these two complexities .
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（2） Non possession ：
Generally speaking ： It is human nature to get used to , And not used to losing . The reason is simple ： Of course, loss is a normal phenomenon in life , The whole life is a process of continuous gain and loss , As far as the final result is concerned , Losing is more essential than getting .

Wilde said ：“ There are only two tragedies in life , One is not getting what you want , The other is getting what you want .”, This sentence is based on possession , Therefore, there will be the double tragedy of the unsatisfied pain of possessiveness and the satisfied boredom . If we shift our foothold to creation , Look at life from an aesthetic perspective , Can't we say the opposite ： There are two kinds of happiness in life , First, I didn't get what I wanted , So you can seek and create ; The other is getting what you want , So you can taste and experience ？

（3） Common heart ：
First of all , Don't compete with yourself , Be casual with yourself .
second , Don't compete with them , Follow your luck with others .
Third , Don't fight with God , Do as you please .

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The master said ：“ thirtysomething .” My understanding of this remark is ： When a person enters middle age , It is time to establish the basic beliefs of life . The so-called life belief , The first is the principle of being a man , The second is the direction of doing things . in other words , You should know what kind of person you want to be in this world 、 What to do .

（5） Quality of life
There is not only a quantitative difference between bitterness and pleasure , And there are qualitative differences . In everyone's life , The amount of pain and pleasure depends on what happens to him , The quality of suffering and happiness depends on his soul .
Success is a social concept , A man who faces God and himself will not value it too much .