Chapter 44 Section 3 A new life starts from the "heart"

As long as I am alive, I have hope, because every day offers me different opportunities. Mrs. Gerard, who lived at 815 Court Street in Saginaw, Michigan, was so depressed that she almost wanted to commit suicide.She recounts this period of her life: "In 1937 my husband died and I felt very depressed and my life was in financial crisis. I wrote to my old boss, Mr. Leo Rossi, of the Rover Company in Kansas City. Boss, I begged him to let me go back to my old job. I used to make a living selling The World Encyclopedia to schools. When my husband got sick two years ago, I sold my car. To get back to work, I Barely scraping together enough money, I bought another old car by paying in installments, and started selling books.

"I thought that going back to work might help me get out of my depression. However, the life of always driving and eating alone is almost unbearable for me. In addition, some places do not sell books at all, so even if installments The amount of payment to buy a car is not large, but it is also difficult to pay off. "In the spring of 1938, I was selling books in Visaley, Missouri, where the schools were poor and the roads were bad. I was so alone and depressed that I even contemplated suicide at one point. I felt that there was little hope of success , life is no fun. Every morning I am afraid to get up and face life; I am afraid of everything, afraid of not being able to pay the car installment payment, afraid of not being able to pay the rent, afraid of not having enough food, afraid of losing my body and having no money Seeing a doctor. The only thing that kept me from committing suicide was that I was worried that my sister would be sad and she didn't have enough money to pay for my funeral.

"Then, I read an article that lifted me up from my depression and gave me the courage to move on. I am forever grateful for the uplifting line in the article, 'For a wise man, every day is a new life'. I typed this sentence and stuck it on the windshield of my car so I could see it every moment I drove. I found it easy to live one day at a time , I learned to forget the past and not think about the future. Every morning I said to myself 'today is a new life'. "I have finally succeeded in overcoming my fear of being alone, and I am very happy, reasonably successful in my career, and full of zest and love for life. I now know that no matter what problems I face in life, I am not will no longer be afraid; I now know that I need not fear the future; I now know that I live only one day at a time, and that 'to a wise man every day is a new life'."

People without thought, he must worry about.An experience like Mrs. Gerard's can be said to be very tragic, but just one sentence-"For a wise person, every day is a new life" changed her life.The pain of losing her husband, the huge cost of living, the pressure of debts, and the hopeless tomorrow all disappeared because of this sentence. Many people are inevitably depressed when faced with the same situation.However, few people will seriously think about it: the deceased is long gone, do they want you to continue to suffer like this?The future is still long, is there really no chance?I remember a philosopher said: "As long as I live, I have hope, because every day will provide me with different opportunities."

Nostalgia for the past, living in memories, or unfounded worry, living in unrealistic fantasies or worries, will make us lose the courage to live and hurt our lives.Why don't we grasp the present and use every minute and every second in front of us?Robert Stevenson once said: "Anyone has enough energy to bear the pressure of a day, no matter how tired and busy the day is, we can support it. From sunrise to sunset, this is A space that really belongs to us, we can freely dispose of it, control it, make this day full of vigor and vitality, make this day full and precious." Yes, this is the life we ​​need.

Arthur Sulzberger is the publisher of the world famous New York Times.According to Mr. Sulzberger, when the flames of the Second World War spread to Europe, he was very surprised, and his worries about the future kept him awake at night.He often got up from bed in the middle of the night, took a canvas and paints, looked in the mirror, and wanted to paint a self-portrait.And he knew nothing about painting. The reason why he did this was to expel the tension and fear in his heart, and on the other hand, he wanted to keep something for himself in case of accidents.Fortunately, he saw a warning quote by chance, otherwise he would not be able to get rid of his deep worries.This hymn, accompanied by church bells, saved him and helped him regain a correct and joyful outlook on life:

Jesus said a word in the "Bible": "Do not worry about tomorrow." Every day is a new life, every day means a new beginning.We should regard every day as precious as life, and try to cherish every minute and every second, so that we can enjoy the supreme happiness.