I once read a story that the dragon killed countless people and the villagers were miserable. A young hero worked hard for this since he was a child. When he grew up, he finally climbed the mountain and killed it in the cave. But when the dragon fell, the boy's eyes were attracted by the glittering gold and silver jewelry behind the dragon, and he couldn't move away any more. He just stood there, with black scales and sharp claws, and slowly became a dragon. Later, a group of teenagers also embarked on the road of killing dragons …

There is a saying in Nietzsche's The Other Side of Good and Evil: If you struggle with the dragon for too long, you will become a dragon yourself; If you stare at the abyss for too long, the abyss will stare back at you. I happened to see it on the internet before, and I found it very interesting. And some things I have experienced recently and a group of people I saw suddenly made me have a little different experience.

In this era of rapid development and materialistic desires, we strive to pursue a better life, pursue happiness, get ahead, change classes, and think about the freedom of wealth ... Although sometimes it seems that working hard for a year is not as good as a house, sometimes we use the word "Buddha" to ridicule ourselves, but in general, whether for our family or for ourselves, we will still pursue something and work hard.

Life is not easy, getting ahead and crossing classes is even harder. Fighting against reality again and again, changing roles and dealing with people of all colors, sometimes fighting, sometimes compromising, sometimes heroic, and sometimes facing the helplessness of reality. I think I am recognized by the secular, and I am someone else's child in the eyes of others. In the end, most people have been smoothed by time and become "mature" imperceptibly.

Zhihu has a question: Why is it difficult for the loyal minister in Honesty and Frank to stand out? Someone's answer is: it's not that honest people are hard to get ahead, but that most people are no longer loyal to honesty.

I cried.

Many times, we suddenly find that our former good friends are drifting away, or they are no longer the familiar teenagers. In fact, this is just a story about killing dragons. We went further and further on the road of killing dragons, and slowly found that the one standing at the other end of the road was the one we hated at the beginning. And the longer this road goes, the more likely it is to be changed. But whether it is voluntary or realistic, we must move on.

I think worldly success may be difficult, but what is really rare is not to fight with the dragon, not to be assimilated by the secular, and to pursue happiness with a childlike heart. Therefore, I like this blessing: May you leave for the rest of your life and the teenager return.

Self-reflection on the road ahead is also a reminder to myself: always keep a fresh sense of the world and don't become numb inside. Stick to our original wishes and remember our mission.