This is the sixth article in the column.

Cocoa:

"At that time, we had dreams, about literature, about love, about traveling around the world. Nowadays, drinking in the middle of the night, cups and cups collide, and dreams are all broken. "

Many years ago, the poet North Island wrote such a poem, which somehow struck the hearts of most people. After many years, these poems still have the power to penetrate the soul and often make people cry.

When I was a child, my dream was very light and romantic, much like a fairy tale. As an adult, I found my dream very heavy. When the cruelty of reality smoothes the sharp edges and corners a little, too many people are defeated in front of their dreams and are embraced by life from now on. Only a few people are still stubbornly guarding their original dreams, as brave and stubborn as heroes.

At the age of thirty, I still choose to cling to my dreams.

I come from Guizhou, and now I run a flower shop named Shu Hua in an English town in Qingyang District, Chengdu, which is also a paradise for my dreams. Chengdu is a lazy city, where I found my spiritual habitat.

I wonder how many girls dream of opening a small shop and selling beautiful things. The storefront doesn't have to be big, it's in the depths of prosperity. Do what you like in your own way, pour full enthusiasm into every ordinary trivial day, and live your true self.

20 18, I finally realized this dream in my thirties: taking beauty as my career. Before that, I will also envy others' luck in realizing their dreams, and envy others' courage and courage to go forward regardless of all difficulties. There are often too many hardships and choices behind entrepreneurship and dreams.

Before that, my life had been smooth. Growing up, I was a good student with excellent academic performance in the eyes of my parents, and also a "child of others' family" in the mouth of other parents. The university has passed the provincial key points. After graduation, I found a job with a fairly good salary, and I was admitted to "other people's university" Peking University all the way.

Many changes in life come from pain. Two years ago, I was also "fortunate" to experience this baptism of life. Maybe until then, I will always follow the established track. But it was that illness that made me feel the unknown pain in my life and forced me to stop and think seriously: listen to my inner voice about my life.

Alain de Botton, a British genius, wrote in the book Anxiety of Identity: The influence of the concept of death on us may lead us to pursue anything that is really important to us, whether it is drinking on the Nile, writing a book or making a fortune; At the same time, it will encourage us to ignore other people's comments, because other people's comments have nothing to do with our death after all. Foresight of death allows us to pursue the life style that we most desire.

The days before his death were long and quiet. For the first time in my life, I was in awe of death. Perhaps in the eyes of my parents and friends, it is very stable to have a stable job and live a standard life, but lying in a hospital bed, I deeply know that this is not the life I want.

I have been busy growing up and eager for success, but I have neglected what is really important and kept making way for what seems right. At the same time, it also strengthened me to face my future life in the way I most desire. Now, it's time to get ready to go.

After my recovery, I devoted almost all my spare time to my favorite floral art, studied hard, found a store, and did a lot of market research before opening the store. Immersed in one's hobby, it is easy to find that unprecedented sense of sureness and satisfaction, just like a bird finds its home and a fish swims to the ocean.

After a long preparation, my flower shop Shu Hua finally opened. In my opinion, the pace of life of modern people is getting faster and faster, and the sense of anxiety is getting stronger and stronger. We need to slow down in time and experience a slow life. Reflect slowly and communicate with your heart at close range. Floriculture is an art of life and a way of life. Making colorful flowers into pleasing ornamental products not only shows the beauty of nature, but also cultivates sentiment. Release the pressure in beauty and forget the troubles.

Regarding the future, I also have my own views and plans for my little shop Huaya. There are flowers, books, coffee, drum sets and all kinds of beautiful forms. In my dream blueprint, Shu Hua is not only a floral art, but also a perfect combination with the concept of quality life.

I hope that with my efforts, in the near future, Huada can become an ideal place for urbanites to relax and integrate more cultures: about travel, outdoor, fashion, tea art and so on. It is a gathering place for everyone who loves life.

Dreams still have to be there, because they will really come true. In the distance, there are always people living the life you want and doing the things you like. It's not that dreams are heavy, but that few people treat each other sincerely and go all out. When most people are drunk and sigh at their dreams in the middle of the night, there are always some people who raise their glasses and hear their dreams laughing.