Nature, to modern people, is already a distant and abstract concept. How many people can be like Craig, immersed in that sea all the year round, keep close to nature every day, and focus on natural things every day. For most people, even if they want to do it, they lack objective conditions. Craig's understanding and perception of nature is far deeper than ours. Fortunately, he was happy to share his experience, so a curious picture and a wonderful story unfolded before our eyes.
I have been estranged from nature for too long. The last time I remembered that I was so devoted to watching a documentary was the "Animal World" when I was a child. When I became an adult, I was heartbroken when I heard about films like "Planet Ocean", but I couldn't find it when I looked for it. I think it might be because the shots were too objective and cold, too macroscopic, so I couldn't find a connection with me. I feel like it's all too far away from me.
Until recently, I found this movie, weird name, but luckily I didn't miss it, I was totally into it when I watched it. This is a documentary full of subjective colors. Basically, you are the male protagonist in the film. From his perspective, you have experienced the small sea in front of the wooden house in his hometown, and got to know the soft, eccentric Miss Octopus. We have witnessed 80% of her yusheng together, and we have also witnessed her joys and sorrows, her separation, her disappearance, and her continuation. I really learned a lot from it. Before watching, I was full of doubts, what can we learn from an octopus? It turns out that I am ignorant, my knowledge of nature is too shallow, and my knowledge of other life on earth is still very shallow.
I think this may be the sadness of our modern people. We have lived in the reinforced concrete jungle for too long. In order to survive, we have done too many things that we have to do, and our bodies have long been numb; for desires, we have had too many intrigues and interests, and our hearts have long been cocooned. Gradually lose the ability to interact with the world and others, lose the desire to feel nature, maybe this is the reason why so many people are suffering from mental illness now, our way of life is too unnatural and unhealthy.
Life requires energy, maintaining physical activity requires food, and maintaining a mental state requires feeling and absorbing. At the beginning of the film, Craig also encountered common social problems. Years of high-intensity work left him exhausted. It was the re-engagement with nature that influenced and healed him. Now, the long-term integration into the natural life has made him far richer in knowledge and understanding than ordinary people, and has achieved a strong self in body and mind.
Speaking of this octopus, this lady octopus has been wandering in my mind for the past two days. I also decided to bravely stretch out my tentacles to the world like her, create a new connection with the world, and share some of my insights.
The first is to remain curious about the world. Persist in learning new knowledge, keep in touch with new things, and keep pace with the world, so as to enrich yourself and not be eliminated by the times.
The second rule is to be alert to people and things you don't know, but not to be overly vigilant. If the person who comes to you is not malicious to you, shake hands with them kindly, and do not hesitate to contact them, arrogance and indifference may make you lose a lot of possibilities. Learn to distinguish other people's behavior, not to see what he says, to see what he does, and those with bad intentions stay away.
The third rule is to be good at trusting others. The world is neither white nor black, but chaotic. The way you look at the world largely determines what the world looks like in your eyes. Not everyone in the world has ulterior motives and bad intentions. Most people are ordinary people who are neither too bad nor too good. Find people you can trust and befriend them.
The fourth rule is to forgive others for their unintentional mistakes. Tolerance can make you gain a stronger relationship.
The fifth article is to endure loneliness and have the spirit of entertaining oneself. It can be a person walking around to relax, or a person dancing happily, or a walk in front of the house and the friendly neighbors Say ~Hi! Anyway, stay optimistic.
Sixth, at the critical moment, you must stop your losses in time, have the courage to break your wrists to survive, don't fight with bad people and things, and put yourself in it.
Seventh, learn to learn from failures. If the enemy is too strong to defeat, it is meaningless to face it head-on. Use clever methods to deal with it. If the methods are used properly, you can also ride on their heads and make them both angry and angry. Nothing can be done.
Article 8: To be able to cooperate and win-win, on the premise of not harming the interests of friends, you can use their advantages to strengthen yourself when necessary. Of course, next time your friends need you, don't hesitate to help them.
Miss Octopus, thank you for teaching us this with your whole life. May your descendants live in that ocean. If possible, I would like to visit that ocean one day.
Friends, you can also reply and share what you have learned. We can encourage each other and achieve a softer and better self together.
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