Change of mind is turning bad things into good things.
Some philosophers believe that there are at least three states to an event: the fact itself, what you see, and what you are willing to believe.
In life, all the encounters do not have a definite good or bad distinction. If you only focus on the negative side, you will inevitably be confined to negative thinking. Changing your mindset, all things may go against your wishes, but are just another arrangement by a higher power.
Wang Zengqi is such an irredeemable optimist.
When studying at Southwest Associated University, students often had to hide from air raids. But every time the alarm sounded, Wang Zengqi would always bring snacks and run towards the pine forest where fried pine nuts were sold. Because his thought was, even if he was bombed to death, being able to eat his fill would still be a good thing.
During a special period, Wang Zengqi was labeled as a rightist and underwent three years of labor reform. Everyone who returned during the same period had a worried and depressed look, except him. He proudly said, “I’m really fortunate, otherwise my life would have been even more dull.”
In Wang Zengqi’s world, it seems that no bad things happen, because no matter how difficult the days are, he can always turn them into poetry.
Some say, when a person starts having thoughts, they are already shaping different destinies.
Many things, good or bad, are actually just a thought away. Fortune and misfortune depend on how you perceive them.
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