It's the end of the year again, hi! At the end of 2021, what are you busy with?
You once told me: you love freedom. But since you graduated from middle school and embarked on the journey of 2021, you feel like you have lost the freedom you once cherished. However, in this passing 2022, I will tell you the answer: it is not so.
In 2022, you regained the freedom you longed for, and the brilliant fireworks will reflect the grandeur of your soul. You no longer hang the word "freedom" on your lips, but instead feel the warmth and coldness of the world with your heart. Even if natural disasters separate you from distant horizons, and man-made calamities keep you away from the corners of the earth, nothing will stop your soul from reaching the edges of your ideals.
Your beloved brother has finally entered the hall of marriage. After a lifetime of searching, he has found his true love and has a child he loves dearly. In a daze, you realize that you have become an elder, and your mother's once black hair is starting to turn gray. Tears flow down your face, which should still be youthful but is gradually maturing. You finally realize that time is quietly slipping away from each other's hands, and you should no longer indulge in meaningless stubbornness. You are determined to change yourself, change your family, and change the world.
You cannot forget those beautiful old times that made you linger. You gently touch the mementos and fragments of memories, silently shedding tears. But in the end, you deeply bow to the past and bid it farewell, determined to seek a new future.
In the past year, you chose to stay more in this small city, watching the fleeting time slip away. Here, you felt the warmth and coldness of the world, the vicissitudes of life. You are no longer filled with passion, no longer recklessly charging forward, but rather rationally observing everything, cautiously taking each step. You know that perhaps the former you had a youthful appearance, but the current you seems taller and deeper. However, before this, many voices influenced your thoughts, making you impulsive. Looking back, you realize that you did not understand the darkness of political struggles. You should become deeper, and thus you understand new truths that make you profound.
Listening to both sides leads to clarity, while believing only one side leads to darkness.
Wang Fu, "Qianfu Lun: Brightness and Darkness"
Becoming profound does not mean you have lost your enthusiasm. You have not made more friends, but rather slowly moved forward with those old friends, sharing each other's heartfelt thoughts. Your old friends are happy to spend joyful times with you, and they still describe you as: a lovely and passionate friend. You finally understand the true meaning of what Xin Qiji wrote: "Searching for him thousands of times in the crowd, suddenly turning around, that person is there, in the dim light." The beauty you once spent countless years pursuing is actually right beside you. You smile and wave to fate, telling it: although fate once played such a joke on you, you still found the beauty you were seeking. You walk away, no longer arguing with fate, leaving it to ponder for a long time.
In the past 2022, the Chinese people have endured too much suffering! One round of suffering after another, and you cannot escape it either. You absurdly feel that 2018 took away too many guardians of this world, but only now do you realize that perhaps you will become a new guardian of this world? Your kind light shines across the universe, and life is the meaning you pursue. You should become stronger and more determined, gradually growing into the version of yourself that you love the most.
You are losing, yet also blooming. You are exploring the warmth of this world, discovering those details you have never paid attention to, which are the most precious memories you possess and will not lose. Those moments with your loved ones will become enchanting and provide you with infinite motivation to move forward. The future will soon bloom in your sea of flowers!
You need to write more articles that touch people's hearts, helping countless lives that are suffering like you once did. Please remember: start by changing yourself, gradually change your family, and ultimately change this world.
You are me, and I am you.
Sincerely
To my future self at the end of 2021
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