I’ve met many goddesses, but the most unforgettable one was a quirky girl, whom everyone called Miss Wei. At the end of April, Miss Wei bought two gardenia trees from an old woman. The old woman assured her repeatedly, “They will definitely bloom, they will definitely bloom!” Miss Wei waited and waited, from Labor Day to Mid-Autumn Festival, but the trees remained indifferent, focusing only on growing lush leaves and branches without a single flower. Frustrated, Miss Wei exclaimed, “What nonsense, are they all male?” After her outburst, she watered and fertilized the trees and passionately read to them Ding Limei’s “Every Blade of Grass Will Bloom.”
On another occasion, when we were traveling together, Miss Wei suddenly said to me on the high-speed train, “Old Yang is so boring, I really want to do some sit-ups or horse stance.” I thought she was joking and didn’t respond. However, she got up and did two sets of sit-ups in the aisle, followed by several minutes of horse stance in front of everyone. When she returned to her seat, I hid my face behind a book, pretending not to know her. Seeing that I ignored her, she quickly found another way to entertain herself—she took out her sketchpad. Soon, she proudly showed me her “masterpiece”—a drawing of me tied up and about to be thrown into a pot of boiling oil!
She is also the life of the party at the office and a gourmet guide. If someone is upset or feeling down, she can cheer them up with just a few words; she knows all the best hot pot and barbecue places. When colleagues complain about overtime, she shows off the delicious work meals she gets; when everyone is upset about bad weather for a group outing, she chats with a local beekeeper about how to choose good honey.
You see, a person’s charm is not just about age, figure, or appearance, but also about what they wear, what they listen to, what they carry, and whether their inner being is full of vitality! Those who are passionate about life can turn mundane and troublesome days into short poems, while those who are indifferent and emotionally barren can turn “enjoying life” into “enduring a torment”!
For example, you realize that you are becoming more and more picky, unable to find even one person you want to interact with out of a hundred; you find yourself increasingly fond of silence, like a dormant volcano. You enjoy this peace, yet you also despair at its dullness. But how do you connect with the world? You’ve read countless books on socializing, yet you still lack close friends; how do you make the world laugh? You’ve listened to countless jokes, yet you still lack a sense of humor. In the end, you’re like a fly crawling on a windowpane, seeing a bright future but unable to find a way out. Your state is alive, yet also disheartened!
A person who is not actively pursuing a vibrant life is bound to have their appearance and mindset wrinkled by life. When you are caught in the monotony of life, on the edge of exhaustion, a soul full of vitality is like a timely embrace, a comforting word that falls on your heart. It can guide you on how to cleverly counteract this boredom and remind you that life is not always so hard. Even those with long legs may walk sexily and beautifully, but you with short legs can still bounce around happily. Even those born into wealth may live in luxury every day, but as an ordinary person, you can still savor every meal.
My advice is, don’t be verbose or nagging, try to do something interesting. If you must have an order, then do the interesting things you haven’t done before; get away from unsuitable people as soon as possible. If you need a standard for “suitable,” see if they increase your curiosity about life or diminish your passion for love. Buy the things you want, if you can afford it, even if it means biting the bullet; go to the places you want to, if you have the conditions, even if it means squeezing out time. Money not spent is not really yours, and scenery not seen belongs to God. Life is an experience, so enjoy it to the fullest! Block the bad people when you need to; click on the red packets when you see them. It doesn’t matter if you have simple meals, if friends part ways, or if there’s chaos around you, as long as you have a soul full of vitality, life won’t be bad.
