Three dimensions, embracing happiness with you

Life is full of sighs and regrets.

life, old age, illness, death, resentment and hatred, love and separation, and the flourishing of five yin.

all beings are suffering and confused.

So, since ancient times ...

This is a big market.

where there is a market, some people will pursue profits by hook or by crook.

So when it comes to happiness, people often think of success and chicken soup, which is full of negative comments such as spreading X and being toxic.

bad money drives out good money, which is inevitable.

However, big waves wash sand, and history will always wash away lead and precipitate real gold.

for example, Schopenhauer.

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His book, The Wisdom of Life, explains happiness for us with amazing philosophical thinking.

How can we spend a happy life?

this is the truth that many people want to pursue all their lives.

Schopenhauer deconstructed from three dimensions, penetrating into the interior.

These three dimensions are what people are, what people have and others' opinions.

(1) What is a person

The primary factor of happiness is the person himself. It is the direct source of inner satisfaction.

A person shapes and observes the world in his own way, and the world takes on a different look.

This is that personality determines fate.

You get what kind of happiness you are.

Therefore, we must know ourselves to the greatest extent, and choose a life orientation, career and lifestyle that suits our personal qualities.

Schopenhauer is very opposed to exchanging health for benefits. He thinks that health is the most important thing for a person.

He mentioned that the stupidest thing is to sacrifice your health to pursue any other temporary pleasure.

So what are the deadly enemies of happiness and happiness? Schopenhauer thought it was pain and boredom.

He said that life is like a pendulum. Swinging back and forth between these two ends is either painful or boring, and there is always one thing that cannot escape.

Under this premise, Su Baohua summed up that people are either lonely or vulgar.

Because he thinks that wise people will strive for freedom and leisure from pain and anxiety.

People who are not so wise take boring and simple as their mantra.

Of course, wise people don't. Must be happy. Even for them, the pain in the world is far greater than happiness. Because they are more likely to get bored.

(2) What does a person have

To measure a person's happiness. Not only what he has, but also what he wants.

It's hard to fill one's wants.

So all beings are often unhappy.

Schopenhauer said that wealth is like sea water. The more you drink, the more thirsty you get.

A person's situation and views on wealth all affect a person's happiness.

So develop a healthy outlook on wealth. It is a compulsory course for modern people.

(III) Views of others

Honor is human nature.

So other people's opinions greatly affect happiness.

After realizing this, we should always remind ourselves not to care too much about other people's eyes.

especially when we know how trivial and shallow most people's ideas are.

We often feel anxious because our poor self-esteem is too fragile and sensitive.

So Schopenhauer constantly reminds us that happiness depends on peace of mind and inner satisfaction.

Schopenhauer didn't completely deny others' and society's views of himself.

on the contrary, he places great emphasis on the sense of honor. He said that to be a useful member of society, two things must be done.

first, what society requires everyone to do.

Second, we should shoulder the responsibilities required by our specific social status.

It is very important for others to think of themselves. Being sure that others like and affirm themselves can greatly enhance our courage in life.

Of course, Schopenhauer also has some old ideas.

For example, the famous saying that men conquer the world and women win the world by conquering men. That's what he said.

Schopenhauer emphasizes learning to appreciate yourself, and don't expect others to appreciate you.

Because what people can really understand and appreciate is only those things that echo their own nature.

For example, boring people think boring things, while mediocre people only appreciate stereotypes. People with complicated thoughts will be interested in more chaotic things.

At the end of the book, Schopenhauer encourages everyone to

stand loneliness to be famous.

Only through hard work can we surpass most short-sighted people and go deep into those remote areas where no one wins.

(4) Conclusion

This book was written in 1851 and is a part of Appendices and Addendum.

Some viewpoints are already modern knowledge, and some viewpoints are outdated and procrastinating.

But if you follow Schopenhauer's ideas, it's not just a pleasant ideological journey.

of course, after reading this book for the first time, you can't help but think it's chicken soup.

On the one hand, Schopenhauer does not think that human life and the concept of life are completely compatible. So he is expounding the theme of a happy life. He made a compromise, which is a compromise.

Schopenhauer also mentioned in his book that all his opinions are closely related to life, and some of them are wrong.

On the other hand, this book is Schopenhauer's work in his later years. He probably thinks that his readers know all the previous books.

Therefore, there is not much ink in many places.

For example, pain and boredom are the two endpoints of life, and morality remains unchanged ... and so on

If you want to know more about Schopenhauer and understand his clear and rigorous logic,

You will be fascinated by his philosophy system of voluntarism: (will (thing in itself)-idea (direct objectification of will)-thing (indirect objectification of will).