How can you do this?

Author: He Chengbin
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: What is lacking in reality can be made up for by fantasy. A life without fantasy is unhappy. If a person has no fantasy at all, even if they are rich, they possess nothing. When you walk with fantasy, even if you are currently a beggar, you will eventually become prosperous. A happy person may not understand these dry principles. A person who does not align with principles is likely to be wise and good at fantasy, and this is precisely the source of happiness.
A couple had been married for many years but remained childless, despite being deeply in love. They always felt unhappy. They visited numerous hospitals and tried many folk remedies, but nothing worked. One day, the husband discovered his wife holding a piece of wood carved into the shape of a baby, treating it as if it were a child, radiating a sense of happiness. Yet, the husband still took her to a psychiatric clinic. The doctor told her husband to throw away the wooden baby, and unexpectedly, his wife really did go mad—the wooden baby was where her happiness lay.
In life, people who feel they have nothing and are struggling, on the brink of madness, are everywhere. Too many people have fallen into the purgatory of failure. In reality, if we lift the veil of life, we will see that happiness or unhappiness is almost always achieved through fantasy. To deny this only shows that a person still has some psychological barriers, unwilling to admit that happiness is this simple. Happiness may just be a seemingly meaningless piece of wood. To some people, it might be the wealth, power, and fame they desperately seek. It can be anything in the world, as long as it is something you love. And whether something brings happiness does not depend on how difficult it is to obtain...