Insights | The secret to staying happy: Don’t get upset or argue

Famous Artists Gallery | Henri Matisse, a famous French painter, sculptor, printmaker, founder and main representative of Fauvism.

Just do good things and don’t worry about the future.

I often hear people complain that life is tiring. But how can life be smooth sailing? Aren’t we all struggling between being tired and happy?

For life, acceptance is a normal state. The taste of life lies in tasting and accepting. Only by experiencing it can you truly understand the taste. If you look lightly at gains and losses, you will not feel depressed.

An elderly man, over 70 years old, took a famous painting passed down from his ancestors to an expert for appraisal.

The old man said that his father told him that this painting was made by a famous artist and was worth a fortune. After appraisal, experts believed that it was a fake, but because the imitation craftsmanship was good, it was worth a few hundred yuan.

Afterwards, many neighbors learned about this incident and sighed, feeling sorry for the old man.

However, the old man smiled and said, "This is good. I don't have to worry about someone stealing the painting anymore. I can finally hang it in the living room as a decoration with peace of mind."

There is a proverb that goes like this: "If you kick a stone in anger, you will only hurt your toes."

If a person is always entangled in unnecessary trivial matters, making trouble for himself, how can he be happy in the long run?

Life is a process of growing up slowly and seeing things clearly slowly. There are few things in the world that can have the best of both worlds. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

If you take gains and losses lightly, you won’t worry about them.

Famous Artists Gallery | Henri Matisse

Which is dearer, reputation or life? Which is more precious, life or profit? Which is more harmful, gain or loss?

If a person pursues fame and fortune too much, he will have to pay a higher price.

Everything must be done in moderation. If you exceed this limit, the loss will outweigh the gain.

There was a painter who had the habit of taking a nap every day. His daily life consisted of painting for a while, daydreaming for a while, and being free and easy.

One day, his agent told him: "Two of your paintings have been sold at very high prices."

When he saw the long string of numbers on the bank card, he couldn't remain calm anymore.

With those two paintings, he became famous, and his life became increasingly busy, attending various salons, banquets and interviews all day long.

Not only did I stop taking naps, but my health became worse and worse, and I often suffered from insomnia all night long.

In the past, he didn't care much about fame and fortune, and wouldn't worry about a painting that wasn't done well.

Now, he would be so upset that he would scratch his head if he didn't finish a painting, and he had countless worries and troubles every day.

The painter slowly wanted to return to his previous life. He tried to find a balance between gains and losses, so he closed the door to visitors, turned down most of the useless banquets, and tried his best to return his life to its previous normalcy.

Although he was a little uncomfortable with his temporary indifference, over time, he returned to his previous leisurely and self-entertaining self.

There are many more important things in our lives besides fame and fortune.

If one is blinded by fame and fortune and forgets the meaning of life, then fame and fortune will only be a sharp blade that destroys one's life.

There is a saying that goes: "Happiness never depends on how much you have, but on how little you care about."

Famous Artists Gallery | Henri Matisse

There is a line that says: "When you clench your hands, there is nothing in them; when you open your hands, the world is in your hands."

We will always encounter all kinds of gains and losses. Treat every person and every relationship with a normal heart, whether it is friendship or love, and take it lightly, so that you will not be distressed because it suddenly leaves.

Life is like a long journey.

Life is like a burden. The more things you put in it, the heavier your steps will be.

Life is a long journey, how can anyone always have a smooth journey?

Therefore, you must take everything lightly, be more open-minded, and see through it, only then will you be happier and more blessed.

Anchor | Zhao Shiyun

Author: A Ming Source: Philosophy Life Network (ID: zxrsnet)

Auditor: Yu Weiya

Producer: Yang Xia, Wu Weiling

Editors: Li Ang, Wang Yixuan, Zhao Shiyun

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