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Even in the trough, there is still tomorrow

As long as you don't give up, the hope of life is always there

By Jeffrey C AllenPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up, and when I grew up, I wanted to go back to the past.

Because life is not as good as it should be, so more and more nostalgic for the past, but unfortunately the past is the past, think more can not change the reality, rather than live well every day.

Even if life does not start well, as long as you are willing to quietly work hard, and then the bad cards will slowly become better.

However, the "effect" of effort is slower than expected, only patience, step by step, to see the desired results.

In each stage of life, the positive, the suffering into nourishing their nutrients, to forge a better self.

1. When you are lost, read more books

When a person is confused, nothing can be done.

Instead of blindly trying to take too many detours, it is better to read more books, through reading to enhance personal insights and avoid unnecessary trouble.

As the saying goes, the book has its own gold house, the book has its jade, seemingly worthless book, which is a convergence of the wisdom of the crystallization of previous generations.

The more you read, the more you know, and the less you can take a lot of detours.

Even, more books can also make you happy.

As Maugham said, "To cultivate the habit of reading is to build a refuge for yourself so that you can escape from almost all the pain and misery in the world."

Reading allows one to draw knowledge from it and achieve a better self while sending depression and pain.

Unfortunately, there are not many people in life who can stick to reading every day and make it a habit.

Although reading is an option that most people include in their plans every year, whenever they want to read a book, they always have only three minutes of enthusiasm, and they can't read for long before they can quietly continue to read.

Over time, I forgot to read the book, until the end of the year to sum up what happened this year, only to find that I did not read the book again.

Rather than indulge yourself, it is better to force yourself to read a book every day, at first certainly can not be patient, but insist on a day, two days, three days ...... when reading becomes a habit, then do not have to force, will take the initiative to pick up the book to see.

Live, only read a few more books to make yourself better, to have the right to say things in life, to find your life road when confused.

Despite the twists and turns of the road ahead, good reading, efforts to improve, and then the more difficult road will be more and more smooth, then, you will thank yourself for insisting on reading today.

2. When you are young, save more money

There is a good saying: "Money to use when you hate less."

Do not think you can enjoy yourself while you are young, you do not need to think about saving money, you should know that the unexpected is unpredictable and can give you a fatal blow at any time.

If you don't have any savings on hand at the time, how can you get through the difficulties in front of you?

I have a friend who likes to save money and saves most of her salary as a travel or study fund.

Before the epidemic, she had planned to spend money on a trip to relax, but she was delayed by the outbreak.

However, later she was glad that she didn't spend the money, because, at the end of the year, her mother had a car accident while driving out and it cost her a lot of money at that time.

If not for the savings, I'm afraid I would have had to borrow money from everywhere.

Many times, we always think that they will not be so unfortunate to meet the accident, but ignore the accident which does not care who you are, the time will come, can not be prevented.

So, while you are young, to save more money, not to be used when there is no half a penny in your hand, do not want anything else, the figure is the peace of mind, dare to face the unknown everything.

3. When the trough, deep plowing themselves

Everyone has a low period and a peak period, someone shorter, someone longer, but only from the valley to stand up, to have the opportunity to go farther.

Every valley of the ordeal is a millstone to forge a better one. Although it is painful to be deep in it, getting through it can make a better self.

As written in "The Island House", "Everyone has the toughest year in their lives, making life beautiful and vast."

The suffering in front of you, if you get through it, you will be able to make the best of it.

Instead of letting yourself give up in the valley, it is better to sink deeper into yourself, so that you have enough strength to stand up again.

"Yaohan" used to be the largest retail group in Japan, and president Kazuo Wada worked hard for half of his life to get what he has achieved.

He went bankrupt at the age of 68 and went from having everything to nothing.

However, he did not give up lightly, but always encouraged himself, "It's okay, everything will be fine", and stood up step by step through hard work.

In "The Shawshank Redemption", it is mentioned that "every man is his own God. At any time, the only person who can pull you up from the abyss is yourself."

Many times, you think you can't make it through, but you're just giving up on yourself.

Time to feel sorry for yourself and complain about life, it is better to have the courage to start again, on the ground, step by step.

As long as you get through, the valley also has tomorrow.

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