Zhang Mei continued to look at Qiao Liang blankly.
Qiao Liang continued: "Zhang Mei, today is New Year's Eve, and the New Year will be celebrated tomorrow. You have lived many years in this life, but you have to spend it here this year. I came to see you and send you New Year's wishes.
, I don’t wish you a Happy New Year, because you don’t know what happiness is now. I just wish you to leave here as soon as possible and return to normal life as soon as possible. I don’t know when that day will come, but I hope the sooner the better...
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As he spoke, Qiao Liang's voice trembled a little, and he felt sad in his heart.
After talking to Zhang Mei for a long time, which she couldn't hear or understand, Qiao Liang stood up, looked at Zhang Mei silently for a long time, sighed deeply, turned around and left.
That afternoon, Qiao Liang returned to his hometown.
On New Year's Eve, when it was time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, Qiao Liang stood in the courtyard of the small mountain village, looking up at the deep and lonely starry sky, listening to the dense sound of firecrackers in his ears, and thinking about Zhang Mei, who was in the mental hospital at the moment.
Fang Xiaoya, who is on the other side of the ocean, is thinking about Zhang Mei's parents who are celebrating the New Year in Hainan, thousands of miles away, and thinking about the ups and downs she has experienced in the past year. She can't help but feel a mixture of emotions, and can't help but feel heavy and confused...
During the Spring Festival holiday, apart from paying New Year greetings to her family elders and relatives, Qiao Liang stayed at home and closed herself up. Apart from chatting with her parents, she spent more time thinking.
Qiao Liang felt that it was time to make a stage summary of his officialdom over the past few years.
Qiao Liang carefully reviewed his experience since joining the work, summarized his gains and losses over the years, and pondered his future goals and directions.
After several days of review, summary and pondering, Qiao Liang gradually realized that in official life, it is not easy to meet noble people, and it is even more difficult to understand the principles of life.
Qiao Liang remembered what Li Youwei once said: In the officialdom, don't think too much about doing things, just work hard. Sometimes you think too much and the more anxious you are, the less you will get in return. Wait for you
When you don't want it, it may unexpectedly belong to you. There are some hidden rules and things that cannot be grasped, so just let nature take its course. Human progress and development are relative, and what is yours will eventually be yours, so there is no need to force it."
Qiao Liang's extended understanding of Li Youwei's words is: There is no need to suppress yourself, and there is no need to flatter yourself.
Think about it, it should be like this. Countryside and city, subordinates and leaders, poor and rich people cannot be equal. Compared to a arrogant person, no matter how much you respect him, he will not treat you equally. Therefore, don’t
Suppress yourself, don't flatter or fawn over, others will never give you charity out of sympathy.
No matter how humble your background is or how difficult your situation is, don’t expect to be treated politely by others. You can only maintain your proper personality, face life directly, say what you say when you say it, do it when you do it, and don’t be guilty or timid. In this way, you will not give in easily.
If you look down upon others, you will win more equal opportunities and respect from others.
Qiao Liang also thought of those people in the official circles around him. They either worked hard to gain traction, followed the trend of the golden mean, or were calm and calm and looked down on gains and losses. Some of these people were so successful that they rose to prominence, some were obsessed with fame and fortune, and even
Some have been imprisoned for corruption.
Qiao Liang couldn't help but realize that in official life, perhaps the most important thing to do is to look far, wide and bearish.
The so-called looking far away should mean looking for a goal, a desire to fly, a state of mind, and a reason to believe deeply.
The distance shines in the field of vision, the goal grows in the pulling, the flying fills the life, and the realm enhances the image of the person.
To give wings of association to thinking, we need to open the doors and windows of the soul, go up the hill, stand high and see far away, with a calm heart and a calm mind. Only then can we realize that we can see the mountains and small mountains at a glance, and then we can go from near to far, from here to there. , exploring surprising discoveries from the outside to the inside.
The so-called broad view should mean a broad mind, and a magnanimous mind should mean a level view.
Looking at people with level eyes is a kind of character for noble people, and it is a kind of backbone for humble people.
To look at life and work with a straight face is to cut into reality, to keep pace with the times, and to listen to the music of the years. You need to think more openly, have a larger thinking space, be broader-minded, be more tolerant in dealing with things, and your eyes will be brighter.
Qiao Liang's understanding of the so-called indifference is: indifference does not mean the absence of desire. I will do my best to do what belongs to me, and it is difficult for me to move my heart even if it does not belong to me.
Therefore, being bearish should be a mood in life, an attitude of adhering to one's duty in life, and the true meaning of a life of being relaxed but not obsessed, and eager but not extravagant.
At the same time, combined with his own ups and downs in the officialdom, Qiao Liang also thought that when doing things in the officialdom, it is more important to believe in yourself than to rely on others.
To be a person, you must be thoughtful and have a sense of responsibility. Different people will definitely do things differently, and leaders will usually see it.
As long as you work hard, you won't be buried. Unless you have doubts about your ability, the key is to correct your mentality, do more when you have the opportunity, work for yourself when you don't have the opportunity, and accumulate more tangible and intangible capital.
No matter how much you do for yourself, it's never too much. No matter what your circumstances are in life, it's never wrong to work hard in a timely manner.
No matter how hard you try, it is better to do things quietly, especially to do more things that can reflect your own value, which will benefit you throughout your life.
Qiao Liang analyzed step by step, sorted out his thoughts, and combined with his own reality, he felt that the most important thing for him in the future was to achieve three things: to be calm, to bend down, and to hold his head up.
In an officialdom circle full of temptations and traps, it is not easy to stay calm. But if you can't stay calm, you may lose your mind, even become hysterical and go to war, or you may give up on yourself and become cynical.
Therefore, being calm is the manifestation of wisdom, the precipitation of reason, and the sign of maturity. A person's official career is like a small boat in the sea. Only by calmly controlling it, facing the stormy waves ahead, and being calm at every turn can one be able to ride the wind and waves and be invincible.
To be able to bend down means to be low-key and humble, tolerant of all rivers, and able to bend and stretch.
Han Xin bent down and established the Han Dynasty for four hundred years; Sima Qian chose to bend down and wrote a swan song that will be passed down in history.
In this way, bending down is a gesture and a kind of inner self-confidence. The green bamboo becomes tenacious because of bending down, and the ears of rice become plump and thick because of bending down.
As for holding your head high, Qiao Liang's understanding is that no matter in adversity or good times, you must maintain an optimistic and enterprising attitude. It is not to be arrogant and arrogant, but to be humble and treat others as equals; it is not to compare one's strengths to others' weaknesses, but to Face yourself squarely and see the talented and think of others; it is not because you are clumsy and you are jealous of others' abilities, but because you know yourself and are late to catch up.
After this deep thought, Qiao Liang felt that his brain was much more organized. Although the things he had thought about and summarized may not be practical in future practice, having ideas is better than having none. At least this can be used as the basis for his own efforts.
direction.
People must have a direction in this life, and the same goes for officialdom.
At the same time, Qiao Liang felt that he should always have a grateful heart, thank the masters, the nobles, the relatives, the friends, the opponents, and even the villains who tortured him.
Thinking like this, Qiao Liang felt that he was becoming mature and calm.
Of course, to achieve true maturity and calmness, I still have a long way to go.
Among them, experience is very important, because experience determines experience, experience creates thoughts, and thoughts increase depth.
Qiao Liang felt that this holiday was very meaningful and he gained something from self-reflection and contemplation.
The vacation ended soon, and Qiao Liang returned to Jiangzhou.
