The British thinker Berlin did not die until he was 97 years old. Some people sum up the secret of his longevity because he has a happy heart.
Once, the reporter asked Berlin why he can always be happy in life? Berlin said that his happiness comes from his shallowness. The reporter was puzzled and asked, why is there happiness in being "shallow"? Berlin explained, has anyone seen the ripples of the sea? No, there are only turbulent waves in the sea. Only in the shallow ponds and calm lakes can there be beautiful ripples, and the happiness and smile of the water.
From Berlin's point of view, the inner city and depth will only swallow happiness and drown happiness.
When I was young, happiness was a very simple thing. Wherever there are children, there are laughter; wherever children go, they bring happiness to wherever they go. For children, happiness is such an easy thing!
A child is happy, that is, the child's heart is simple and simple.
When I grow up, simplicity is a very happy thing. As we grow older, we have less laughter and less happiness. The reason is that our hearts are no longer simple, simple, complicated, and calculating. How can a heart that is concerned about gains and losses be happy? So, if we can make it easy once in a while, that would be a very happy thing.
Happiness is like this. If you are simple, happiness is simple, and happiness is easy to get; if you are complicated, happiness is also complicated, and happiness is hard to find.
To make happiness a simple thing, the key is to keep our hearts simple.
A philosopher told me that there are two principles for happiness in life. The first principle is not to dwell on small things. In life, most of what we encounter are trivial things. If we are often entangled with trivial things, these trivial things will be like silk, entwining our mood, entwining our mood, and becoming one by one in our heart. Unsolvable knot of troubles. Excuse me, how can a person who is often entangled and annoyed by small things be happy?
I asked the philosopher, what is the second principle of happiness in life?
The philosopher said that any big thing is a small thing. Most things in life are small things, but we do also encounter several major things, such as loss of love, loss of wealth and other life failures. If we can’t pass these hurdles, we will lose everything if we lose them and we will be desperate because of this . In fact, these are trivial things for the whole life, because we still have beautiful blue sky and beautiful flowers. Keeping big things small is not only the wisdom of our lives, but also the wisdom of our happiness.
A person who knows not to dwell on trivial matters, and who knows how to treat big matters as small, must be a person with a simple heart.
A person's heart is simple, just like a shallow water, shallow water has ripples, and simplicity can bring happiness.
