Yu Minhong: The benefits of emptiness

Yu Minhong: The benefits of emptiness <br /> Why do people want to do things? Because doing nothing can make people feel empty, and emptiness needs to be filled, so people will do things to fill their emptiness. In this sense, emptiness is not a bad thing, because it can be one of the motivations for one to do things.
Everyone fills the emptiness in a different way, often because of differences in hobbies, ages, geographies, goals, and realms. From this point of view, the things used to fill the emptiness are not absolutely good or bad. For some people, it is a waste of life. For others, it may be a good idea for the body and mind. For example, for a young person, playing mahjong or electric power every day may temporarily fill the void, but in the long run, this way will only make him into a more empty abyss; but for an elderly person, playing mahjong Or electric power may promote health, activate brain thinking, increase hands-on ability, and even prevent senile dementia.
Finding meaningful things is the best way to fill the void, because meaningful things can not only fill the void, but also bring a sense of accomplishment to those who do things. Filling in the emptiness with reading will produce the pleasure and tranquility that other work cannot bring; using tourism to fill the void will broaden the horizon and mind. If a person plunges into his own interests and fills in the emptiness by studying the things he loves, he will not only create a sense of accomplishment psychologically, but also create a solid achievement in reality. For example, most poets, novelists, scientists, etc. are all plunged into the subject of their love, and finally they have achieved remarkable achievements in their own fields. In addition, the preferences for some things are not innate, but can be cultivated slowly. I have a friend who didn't like to collect old furniture, but then he sold the company he was doing, and he became idle and bored, so he began to slowly touch the collection to use it to change the time. Now, he has become a small and famous old furniture collector. The love for old furniture has reached the point where he can't put it down, and he has turned a blind eye to other things. Do you think that at this time, will there be a sense of emptiness in his heart? The emptiness of the past was filled up by his love of the collection.
Sometimes, we think that an ideal has been realized, or if something is done, life is enriched. But life is a process of continuous advancement, like climbing a mountain: before climbing a hill, we aim the hill as our goal, thinking that this goal is our ultimate ideal, and the summit will make us feel perfect; but after reaching the summit, We often look around, because the achievement of ideals also means the end of struggle, and the sense of fulfillment will disappear as the goal disappears. In fact, any fulfillment cannot fill the life of a lifetime. After the enrichment, there will be new emptiness, and we need to continue to fill it. For example, when men and women are in love together, they are immersed in each other's world. Both of them are full, but when there is always a feeling of emptiness after love, how can we make up for this emptiness? Is it new and old, or is it constantly discovering the quality that the other person deserves to be cherished and moving forward together? This is the choice every young person will face. The same is true for work and career. After we succeed in our work and career, we may feel empty. At this time, you choose to pursue a higher goal to continue climbing, or from then on, determine whether you can continue to get the satisfaction of the soul. The emptiness, in this sense, may be the driving force of creativity.
In short, as long as you choose to fill the emptiness is correct, then emptiness is not a bad thing, it shows that as soon as you are willing, you can start doing meaningful things right away. Many of the splendid flowers of life are open to the emptiness.