Unstandardized answers in life

Author: Zhang Zhongpu
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Among unconventional life philosophies, you can find your own boundless world. You may not have heard of Zhang Zhongpu, but please must read this book. When you are quiet, flip through this book; with primitive and genuine life experiences, experience this person. Experience how, during his 27-year career, whether as a small engineer or a boss, he always had the secret of "leaving joyfully and returning happily." Experience how, between the identities of a student and a teacher, he fully explored the beauty and joy of learning. Experience his unique and more natural way of communication and reasoning. Experience his wisdom and blessings in transforming "mistakenly staying sick" into "waking up to health." Perhaps, you can find your own correct yet unconventional answer to life here.
· In a person's career, some people are always "looking" for a good job, but it seems they never find one. Why? Because if there truly were such a good job, why would the person currently in possession of this precious opportunity give it up? Gradually, those who reflect and introspect come to understand a truth: good jobs are not found but achieved in happiness.
· How many apples have you ever eaten? Do you know there's a star inside an apple? If you've never seen the star inside an apple, perhaps it's a reminder to us about sticking to conventions.
· Having happiness is the intuitive definition that ordinary people give to a beautiful life. However, in deeper life, sorrow can also give birth to beauty—such beauty lies in continuously encouraging those in hardship, helping them feel and hold onto the hope of escaping pain.
· What is the key factor in making something extraordinary? It is values. Many people are sunbathed alongside savages, but do they all understand the value of winter sunshine? People may think winter sunshine is ordinary! Many have been blinded by (utilitarianism), mistaking price for value, valuing things more the more expensive they are. Unaware that free and valuable are two entirely different scales, the heart tells us what truly matters, and that is what deserves cherishing.