Random Walk Newsletter, Issue 20#
It's been another week since I last wrote. Last Friday, I attended the company's team building event. It was my first time participating in a group activity at the company, and also the first time bringing my family along.
We set off on Friday noon and went to Pizza Hut for lunch. My child received a Jurassic Park 3 backpack and dinosaur toy again. The steak in the meal set was quite delicious. Just after finishing the meal, my child happily said, "Let's go to the hotel!"
Our destination was in the outskirts of Beijing. We drove directly to the hotel. In the evening, we had dinner with my colleagues, and the process was quite enjoyable, even though we didn't know each other. During the following game session, my wife and child also had a great time. Many other colleagues also brought their children, and there were a bunch of kids of similar ages running around, creating a joyful atmosphere.
In the past week, I feel like I haven't consumed much information. Currently, I'm reading "The Book of Mountains and Rivers" by Mr. Yu Qiuyu. The whole book is like a travelogue, and it's an easy read. However, I forget things quickly. But I have gained something from it, such as learning many new words, like "officials who hold high positions but do nothing" and "repeatedly questioning," etc. Once again, I am amazed that when reading a Chinese book, I can still encounter so many new words.
When I read the section about the cultural relics of Mogao Caves being stolen by the West, my emotions fluctuated. When you are not strong enough, no one will reason with you, and it doesn't matter who their master is.
Actually, I recently read a book called "Self-Consistency." The beginning of the book has a summarizing sentence that says, "Before the age of 30, I found all kinds of opinions to be reasonable, which means I had good comprehension and understanding abilities, but lacked my own judgment and criticism. After gaining some experience, I realized that some truths can only be spoken but not applied in reality."
The author mentioned highlights and low points: compared to highlights, low points are what truly make people grow. Looking back at various "high and low" moments in my own and others' lives, I found that there are no highs that cannot be overcome, but there are lows that we cannot get out of. This is actually quite realistic, after all, everyone desires highs, hoping to have one after another. At the same time, lows are inevitable. How to deal with lows correctly has a greater impact on the direction of life.
The author also mentioned long-termism, not seeking immediate returns. The advice given is to distance oneself a bit from trends, current hot topics, and immediate benefits, and try to look at things from a higher perspective, even trying to see things from the perspective of life or even social development. When a person can "see far," their vision becomes broader, and their mindset becomes closer to long-termism.
Unknowingly, it's already the 20th issue, and I feel like I'm getting closer to long-termism.
That's all for this issue of the Newsletter. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Thank you for reading.