As an anthropologist, Mr. Fei Xiaotong lived in Jiangcun for several months and made an in-depth investigation on the living conditions of Jiangcun residents. One of the words that moved me most was: "Any process of change must be a complex, that is, his past experience, his understanding of the status quo and his expectation of future results."
I just started school at that time. In addition to reading and studying every day, I go to the gym to run and read a lot of books unconsciously. In order to write a paper on the change of marriage system, I also consulted many literary works, and I feel that my life is very fulfilling. However, when I sweated out of the gym after exercise, it was quiet around me and the stars seemed to close their eyes. I always felt that the world I lived in was unreal. Where will my progress take me? Does this enrichment make me happy?
This passage in jiang village economy reminds me that the past experience is not always a true portrayal of the past facts, because the past facts have changed after the selective beautification of memory. The current situation is not always accurately understood, and it is not clear that the degree of attention attracted by the current situation is often affected by interests. The future result will not always be what people expect, because it is the product of many other forces besides hope and hard work.
Just like I practice yoga, my mind is empty, but my body is still making habitual actions unconsciously. A month, half a year, a year, long-term efforts will definitely bring changes to my body, right? Even my state of mind has changed. From the beginning, I simply wanted to lose weight, and later I enjoyed the pleasure brought by stretching my body, and my troubles were excreted with sweat.
Although I envy those people who seem to be gifted, they can have fantastic ideas to create masterpieces; They can shine on the stage; Regardless of the outside gossip, they can be their true selves ... I am so small and powerless against the background of too many excellent people. However, there are always moments in my life that make me suddenly realize that although I am ordinary, I will not be ordinary forever. Now, I have more ideas about writing than I did a minute ago, and my mind has opened up other things. Why should I worry about temporary surface invariance?
Any change process is a synthesis of the past, the present and the future. Instead of being obsessed with "changing" for the better, becoming stronger and better, it is better to think about change. Thinking about the process of our change and how to move forward can make our change in a benign state. This is what I got from reading jiang village economy.