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Uncovering secret causality in Life

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By jianPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

A few days ago, after the Pu'er earthquake in Yunnan, I went there. That time, I went to a friend's house in the countryside to do business and saw an old woman on the roadside cursing and throwing a piece of pork into a ditch. The pork was originally a part of the relief food distributed by a private charity organization in Hong Kong to the local disaster victims. Each person was divided into half a pound of meat, and her family of three was divided into one and a half pounds. She suspected too little and suspected that more meat had been embezzled by cadres, so she threw away the meat to vent her anger.

Only a few days after the earthquake, many charities, including Jet Li's One Foundation, went deep into the disaster area to help the victims in various ways. What I saw was the distribution of tents, rice, oil, meat, etc. Experiencing the disaster area firsthand, the emotion is tangible. The village where the old woman is located has basically not been affected by the disaster, and her family has remained unscathed. Due to being included in the disaster area, various relief supplies have also been distributed equally. Everyone happily received it, but instead she was troubled by the relief provided by others. Do you think she can have happiness in her life? Gains are also troublesome, losses are also troublesome, but when are you happy? How did tragedy arise? Different perspectives lead to tragic comedies. The cause of her tragedy lies in the lack of a minimum sense of gratitude.

The book "Life is the result of one's own efforts, bit by bit" states: "No religion expects gratitude, gratitude, or gratitude from the other. However, facing a person who is unaware of gratitude, gratitude, or gratitude, all rescue work is a bottomless pit in vain, because such people are always tragic figures who cannot survive." Many tragedies are only caused by the problem of psychological understanding. For example, the most common conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in a family can be avoided if both parties share a sense of gratitude. Many people, others, and even their parents, take everything they do for themselves as a matter of course and obligation, believing that they have their own goals and interests in doing so. I never thought about loving my elders, but everywhere I demand that they have a bowl of water that is even. Nothing that a family member can do for them can move that iron stone like heart. If it's not as good as one's own will, one will hold grudges to the bone, blaming others and others, as if the whole world owes it to oneself.

If you only know bottomless demands and never know gratitude, such a life must be a tragic one. Parents can understand you, society will not tolerate you like this, the world will not tolerate you like this, and cause and effect will not change the rules due to you. If you only think according to common sense, you are just an ordinary life and will not have any extraordinary brilliance. If gratitude can be found everywhere and one always feels grateful, where will such a person not be liked? Who doesn't want to help you? Not only humans, but also ghosts and gods from heaven and earth will secretly assist you, allowing you to survive in desperate situations and help you become more and more successful.

When you chase after your young children one spoonful after another to feed them, can you remember that your parents once did the same thing for you? At this moment, you can remember to be grateful to your parents, and your children will also be touched by the scenery in the future, remembering the little kindness you have towards them (her). Where is the cause and effect? Just between your thoughts.

Do you see your wife working day and night for you? Have you experienced your husband's hard work in sheltering you from the wind and rain? Do you feel the longing of friends for you, the small things colleagues have done for you, and the courtesy and kindness of strangers who pass by? Find a reason to be grateful in all the places that are worthy of gratitude and those that are not, and life will be different from then on.

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