Magnificence is enviable, but after all, most of us are just a drop in the ocean. Although there are many troops and horses, there are only a handful who can squeeze through the wooden bridge. The infinite scenery is on the dangerous peak, and what you can enjoy is only a few. So, are we destined to be ordinary?
no.
It is said in the Record of Dropping Out of Farming in Nancun: An official in the Southern Song Dynasty wanted to find a concubine in Hangzhou, but there was nothing to be worried about. Later, someone brought him a beautiful girl named Xi Nu, who asked what she could do, and the answer was that she could warm wine. Everyone around him laughed, but the official didn't, so he asked her to warm the wine. The first time, the wine was too hot, the second time it was a little cold, and the third time it was suitable and I drank it. Since then, warm wine has never missed. So it's the third time every day. The public is happy, so it is acceptable. The official took Xi Nu with him all his life, and he was comfortable everywhere. After his death, he also gave her his family property. Why? Because "one thing is exquisite, it can be moving, and it is also dedicated."
Northwest Lake Coffee Bean is a small coffee shop with only ten square meters, only two or three tables, but it has been open for ten years without any decoration. The brother and sister from Taiwan Province, stationed in Wuhan, became the originator of small cafes in Wuhan, selling only mandolin, making everything from baked beans to coffee. How hot is his shop? Many guests just pass by, preferring to stand and have a cup of coffee before leaving, satisfied. The smell of coffee can be smelled far away. A small shop, a single product coffee, provides unlimited coffee thoughts and lifestyle. This reminds me of the coffee shop in Gulangyu that insists on selling only blue mountains. The proprietress prefers blue mountains and only sells this kind of coffee, which is also the best blue mountain I have ever drunk. A cup of coffee will make people feel out of body.
There was a Shen Jing-like eater in Shanghai. Eat up the family business left by ancestors, sell houses and land to eat. Generally, famous chefs from north and south can go to Shanghai to fight for the world, and others can disappear, but Mr. Shen needs to meet for a while. Mr. Shen, of course, is not a person who is present when he eats. Generally, he depends on who is invited and who cooks the food, and his mouth is so awkward. He is a generation of Shanghai gourmets who have devoted themselves to the study of "eating" and has become the "uncrowned king" in the catering industry, which is quite prestigious in the society.
later, Mr. Shen became poor. Nothing, just eating. Going out to register for work, people asked him, what would you do? He said I would eat it. Bah! Who won't eat! Later, someone reflected his ability to Mayor Chen Yi, saying that there was a person who could only eat, so what kind of job was suitable for him? Mayor Chen said, "Oh, that's a good man. It's not easy to eat all your life and spend all your money to eat! " Let him work in the international hotel. Tasting work that specializes in cooking. Later, the food in Shanghai International Hotel has always been of high quality, which is inseparable from his contribution to this tricky mouth. The monthly salary offered to him was about 211 yuan, which was also a high salary at that time. So much for experts and professors. His cooking research has a high level of artistic appreciation. In the 1961s, he presided over and edited the book "Collection of Cooks", which was reprinted many times and widely used in hotels in Shanghai and all over the country, but he did not agree to print his name in the book. He is a recognized authority in the culinary world and is appreciated by many people.
The Book of Flowers describes an experience of Mr. Huang Yueyuan, the father of the author. Mr. Huang Yueyuan was originally a court official at the time of Xuantong, and he will be thirty years old. One day, Mr. Huang thought: the ancients said that they stood at 31, how should I stand up? He thought, to be an official, you have to deal with others, and to do business, you have to do something interesting, so that you can be a man. Therefore, Mr. Huang resolutely resigned and retired. He bought more than ten acres of land, concentrated on holding an urn and hoeing, forgot to eat and sleep, and was willing to be a nanny for flowers and trees. Sure enough, the Huangjia Garden is thriving, thriving, and famous for its exotic flowers and grasses. Every time flowers are spent, celebrities dress up and recite poems. There are even more literati who point out flowers and trees and talk about rain in class. Everyone was deeply inspired: in a muddy world, nothing is possible, but the difference between flowers and trees can be cited as a confidant. It is said that Zhou Shoujuan and Zheng Yimei, the literary celebrities at that time, were all close friends of Mr. Huang's flowers and trees. Mr. Huang cultivated flowers and cultivated his spirit, and cultivated his bosom friend. I'm afraid this is called planting flowers and grass! This is called doing a good job in life. And to do one thing well, can you just rely on a little love and infatuation in your heart? Water it for three days and put some fat on it for five days?
Zhang Ji is famous for a poem "a night-mooring near maple bridge", Zhang Ruoxu overwhelmed the whole Tang Dynasty with a lonely poem "A Moonlit Night on a Spring River" and margaret mitchell stood tall in the world literary world with Gone with the Wind. Life doesn't need much, just a little is enough. It is a pity that there are not many smart people in the world who have never done a thing well in their lives.
"the heart is in one art, and its art must work; If you are in a position, you must do your job. " As long as you can devote your life's time and energy, your life's thinking and wisdom, your life's persistence and pursuit, work hard, never give up, and do your job perfectly and to the extreme, then you can surpass your dreams and achieve brilliant results.