He is not willing to be mediocre, but chooses happiness

Lukas 2022-04-20 09:01:42

Today in 2019, the topic of happiness may be a bit of a cliché, but after watching the movie "Family Man" a few days ago, I suddenly felt that the topic of happiness is still very popular even in this materially rich society. "Family Man" tells the story of a capitalist with a barren spiritual world who, by chance, changed from a cold and lonely single aristocrat to an ordinary person who pursues a happy family. Being an ordinary person at first, he is troubled by the gap in life and seeks a way to return to a rich life. After a period of time, he gradually craved the happiness of having a home. When he woke up one day, he went back to the past, and he began to desperately search for the happiness that no longer belonged to him. In "Family Man": "I choose you" is touching. I think the male lead's final choice is wise. He is not willing to be mediocre, but chooses happiness. From a cold capitalist to a flesh-and-blood family man, with a loving wife and lovely children, he has an inescapable responsibility. In the process of watching, I also thought about why everyone thinks that it is happy to choose family love and give up a good life and original dreams, and why they feel that it is very pitiful for those who only have jobs and become famous. These outstanding people are well-dressed and expensive. Every day someone prepares everything for them. They choose to pursue their dreams and are admired by thousands of people. They stand at the top of the food chain, but in their lives they only have cold villas and empty spaces. car, and an empty heart, no family, no emotion. Those ordinary people compromise their dreams in front of what they consider precious, but they live very happy and fulfilling lives. Howard Kinson, a Ph.D. from Columbia University in the United States, did a questionnaire survey on happiness when he was young. Among the more than 5,200 valid questionnaires, only 121 people thought they were very happy. After many exchanges, he concluded: There are two people in this world. The happiest people. One is an ordinary person who is indifferent and quiet, and the other is an outstanding person who has achieved success. Therefore, it is concluded that if you are an ordinary person, you can achieve happiness by cultivating your heart and reducing desires. If you are an outstanding person, you can achieve success in your career through aggressive and hard work, and then achieve a higher level of happiness. More than 20 years later, he paid a return visit to these 121 people. The 71 people who chose to be very happy (except for 2 who died) still felt very happy; and only 9 of the 50 successful people insisted on choosing to be very happy. 23 people chose "average", 16 people chose "painful", and 2 people chose "very painful". In this regard, Howard Kinson, who has become a professor, was deeply shocked, and then published the article "The Code of Happiness". At the end of the article, he concluded: All happiness supported by material cannot last, and will leave with the departure of material. go. Only the calmness and tranquility of the mind, and the resulting physical and mental pleasure, is the true source of happiness. Some scholars have said that in a person's life, 5% is happy, 5% is painful, and the remaining 90% is dull. It is with this 5% happiness that attracts us to go through life. Now we are richer in material things, but why is nostalgia all the rage now? People often say that the 1950s were really good, and the doors were not closed at night, and there was no way to pick up things, but what things could be stolen at that time? Relationships, clean and equal. We are looking for happiness, but it has nothing to do with material things. There are many small but real happiness in life, we call it "small real happiness". There are always small real happiness in the streamer that touches you and me. As long as we feel it with sincerity, we can always decipher the code of happiness. Feelings can't last forever, they will all go away with the material's departure. Only the calmness and tranquility of the mind, and the resulting physical and mental pleasure, is the true source of happiness. Some scholars have said that in a person's life, 5% is happy, 5% is painful, and the remaining 90% is dull. It is with this 5% happiness that attracts us to go through life. Now we are richer in material things, but why is nostalgia all the rage now? People often say that the 1950s were really good, and the doors were not closed at night, and there was no way to pick up things, but what things could be stolen at that time? Relationships, clean and equal. We are looking for happiness, but it has nothing to do with material things. There are many small but real happiness in life, we call it "small real happiness". There are always small real happiness in the streamer that touches you and me. As long as we feel it with sincerity, we can always decipher the code of happiness. Feelings can't last forever, they will all go away with the material's departure. Only the calmness and tranquility of the mind, and the resulting physical and mental pleasure, is the true source of happiness. Some scholars have said that in a person's life, 5% is happy, 5% is painful, and the remaining 90% is dull. It is with this 5% happiness that attracts us to go through life. Now we are richer in material things, but why is nostalgia all the rage now? People often say that the 1950s were really good, and the doors were not closed at night, and there was no way to pick up things, but what things could be stolen at that time? Relationships, clean and equal. We are looking for happiness, but it has nothing to do with material things. There are many small but real happiness in life, we call it "small real happiness". There are always small real happiness in the streamer that touches you and me. As long as we feel it with sincerity, we can always decipher the code of happiness.

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The Family Man quotes

  • Suit Salesman: [as Jack is looking at the suit] It's perfect for your frame. Why don't you try it on.

  • Kate: What are you sure about?

    Jack: I'm sure that right now, there's nowhere else I'd rather be than here with you.