The protagonist of the story is three fat women: Miss hickson, Mrs. Richman and Mrs. Sutcliffe. Because they are similar in age (about forty), experience (bad feelings), hobbies (like bridge) and goals (trying to lose weight), they are all in the same hotel.
They trusted each other, encouraged each other, helped each other to overcome their appetite, went on a diet and lost weight together, played bridge and swam together, and established a "deep friendship". However, with the appearance of a woman named Lena, their quiet life was broken and their weight loss plan was completely destroyed.
Lena is Miss hickson's wife. Because of her cousin's death, Miss hickson invited Lena to play bridge with some of their friends. Lena is a slim woman, the most unbearable thing is that she has a good appetite.
Even more enviable, Lena said, "I won't get fat if I eat anything." I always eat whatever I want, and it has no effect at all. "
It's torture for three fat women to watch Lena swallow while eating. In this way, the three fat women became more and more grumpy, and they began to blame each other and complain that Lena should not be invited. Their friendship began to crack.
Finally Lena left, and all three of them breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time they were completely deflated. They surrendered to the delicious food that has been tempting them!
On the surface, this novel satirizes the "plastic girlfriend" between three fat women. In fact, behind the story, the weakness of human nature in the face of desire is revealed.
First, self-discipline is to overcome low-level desires and realize high-level desires.
Desire is man's instinct and man is his slave. Simple desires can only be realized by indulgence; And high-level desire and indulgence can't be achieved. What is needed is self-discipline and restraint.
Appetite is the simplest and lowest desire, which can be achieved as long as it is indulged. To lose weight, you need to keep your mouth shut, keep your legs open, need lasting motivation and action, and have strict self-discipline to succeed.
A few years ago, a weight loss comparison chart was madly transmitted online.
This is the situation before the family lost weight:
After losing weight, they became like this after half a year:
The comparison of this family clearly confirms the sentence: "Every fat man is a potential stock." However, behind the success of losing weight is complex and systematic exercise, extreme restraint and hard work, and great courage and perseverance.
Spring is coming, summer is coming, and the meat on my body can no longer be hidden. Many people also vowed to lose weight and even made detailed slimming plans. However, how many people persisted? Maybe when you see the delicious food, when you are "lying down", you have forgotten your slimming plan. Maybe you haven't forgotten, just tell yourself: you can lose weight only when you are full. Let's fall for a day first. From tomorrow on, we must start to lose weight! However, after tomorrow, how many tomorrows will there be!
There is a very reasonable saying, "Only by controlling your weight can you control your life." This sentence is exaggerated at first glance. Think about it carefully, how can a person control his own life when he can't even control his own body?
Only by adhering to self-discipline and overcoming low-level desires such as eating, drinking and having fun can we improve ourselves and realize higher-level desires.
Second, self-discipline is to tolerate others and be strict with yourself.
In life, we often say "be strict with yourself and be lenient with others". However, many times we always like to measure others by our own standards. Just like the three fat women in the above story, they unconsciously use their own dietary standards to ask Lena to be slim, which in itself is harsh on others.
In other words, the principle of asking others is to forgive those who are at fault like those who are not at fault, so that those who are at fault can reflect on themselves in a calm state; The principle of demanding oneself is to pursue oneself like a mistake, so as to improve one's moral quality.
In fact, it is as difficult to forgive others as to be strict with yourself. People who fail are always strict with others and indulge themselves, which often leads to resentment from others; Successful people are always tolerant of others and strict with themselves. If you ask others to do it, you must do it yourself first. Be tolerant of others in exchange for sincerity and friendship; Always think about your mistakes, and you can make continuous progress.
Third, self-discipline is based on the present and pursuing the long term.
In 2020, a sudden epidemic disrupted everyone's work and life rhythm. There is also a joke on the Internet:
When I first heard this sentence, I just thought it was very interesting, but then I thought that it was really the word "comfort", which could quickly "abolish" a person.
How did you spend it during the epidemic? Many people will choose to brush Tik Tok, brush Weibo, sleep, play games, indulge in eating and drinking, and so on, because they can relax and reduce stress. As everyone knows, these seemingly simple and comfortable things will slowly eat away at your energy and make you degenerate. Moreover, while we indulge ourselves and enjoy life, we don't know that there are a group of self-disciplined people who never stop working hard and silently improve themselves.
Some people say: "Everything will pass, but it has passed. Some people still stay where they are, and some people have been iteratively upgraded."
True self-discipline has never been a temporary self-control, not "fishing for three days and drying the net for two days", nor is it a "false enrichment" of self-comfort, but a state of continuous improvement based on the present, a persistent perseverance.
Haruki Murakami, a famous Japanese writer, is a person with strict self-discipline and perseverance. He insists on getting up at 4 o'clock in the morning and resting at 9 o'clock in the evening. Since the age of 33, he has been jogging 1 hour after work every morning instead of the habit of smoking 60 cigarettes a day. Haruki Murakami, who has no TV at home, spends his spare time on reading, painting, music and other hobbies.
Haruki Murakami never cares about other people's opinions, and he will not disturb his own pace of life. The lifestyle he likes just sticks to it naturally. These daily habits have brought him healthy body, vigorous energy and endless inspiration, and also formed his simple, simple, indifferent and quiet life.
Haruki Murakami proved with practical actions that time will give you the best gift if you integrate self-discipline into your life.
Few people take the road and say, "Only comprehensive self-discipline can solve all the problems in life." Self-discipline is a person's greatest talent. May you and I both adhere to self-discipline and be the masters of our own boat of life!