Chapter 25 Bravery against ordinary

A young friend in his twenties complained to me: "Oh, it's so bland!" I fully understand his state of mind.Most young people like vigorous and vigorous, but are bored with mediocrity.However, the social reality faced by individual life is often not something that can be changed or escaped by oneself.Chinese-American historian Huang Renyu put forward the "big view of history", advocating looking at the historical process from a long-term and long-distance perspective. In fact, this principle can also be applied to the personal life course.A young friend said to me: "It would be great if I was born during the Anti-Japanese War! I will definitely join the railway guerrillas!" But he was born in such a

In today's peaceful time, although the prime-time drama series broadcast on CCTV 1 these days shows the life of contemporary soldiers, the title of the drama is "Peaceful Times".Some time ago, I wrote a preface to a novel "Midnight Sunshine" by a writer who returned from the "Shang Hai". At that time, I just went to college, and it was already 1996, after I left school, I didn’t even have the chance to feel the “sunshine” at midnight!” He meant, around 1992, what The real estate boom, original stocks, the launch of futures, the establishment of private companies, and even "ideas" to make a fortune, etc., etc., there are many opportunities to "go to sea" to make a fortune; It has been leveled, and the "rules of the game" have become more and more detailed. It is difficult to find a gap in the needle, and you will be punished if you act willfully. It is even not easy to find a job that is not satisfactory after graduating from university. For mundane chores, let's live a normal life.

I don't want to say to my young friends: It's better to be plain, but not necessarily vigorous.Breaking away from the specific time and space in which life lives, it is of little significance to judge the pros and cons of the human environment.Not only from the perspective of "big history", social life is one piece at a time, that is, it develops from time to time, but from the perspective of "small historical stages" in a person's life, it is often turbulent waves sweeping through , Ripples are light for a while, and there are even moments when the water is as quiet as a mirror.As far as ordinary people are concerned, whether they are adapting to reality or challenging reality, the premise should be to recognize the status quo.The young friend thinks the current situation is dull, and he has his reasons.A few days ago, the two of us watched the live broadcast of the 6th World Athletics Championships held in Athens. The information conveyed on the screen seemed to be a microcosm of "the whole world tends to be flat".In this grand World Championships, even a single world record was not broken. Not only were there many previous champions who lost their horses, but even those who did not lose their horses, their results were also much worse than the previous ones.Although Bubka of Ukraine created an example of "six consecutive championships", his shot of jumping over the pole was far from chic. Once he went under the pole holding the jumping pole, in a very embarrassing state, and His achievement of winning the gold medal was 13 centimeters lower than his own world record!

Now that we are facing the mediocre world, let’s stay in the mediocrity and advance bravely! The mediocrity also has the advantages of mediocrity, that is, although the possibility of taking risks and speculating with a mallet and gaining success has weakened, I will be steady, steady, cautious, conscientious and conscientious. The possibility of making meritorious deeds will increase instead.Moreover, as far as the society as a whole is concerned, an ordinary world may be more conducive to gradual progress in stability. In particular, it is possible to calmly determine and improve the "rules of the game" so that the legal system is rigorous and extended to the details of society, but it is impetuous and anxiety-free. , less a paradise for adventurers, and more space for grassroots people to live peacefully.

I share my encouragement with my young friends: bravely face mediocrity and create real achievements!