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[Books] Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts

A book recommended by my psychologist People who are impulsive act first and think later. People with unwanted intrusive thoughts are over-thinkers. Some intrusive thoughts I have: Uncertainty and Unknowability Thoughts Questioning Reality Purpose-of-Life Thoughts Mental Checking The fact is that many of our thoughts—and some researchers believe that most of our thoughts—are not under conscious control. We know that thoughts have nothing to do with character. Character is a reflection of how you lead your life. It relates to what you actually choose to do or choose not to do. Thoughts are what pass through your mind. When thoughts just happen, it is not your choice. There is no place for issues of character when there is no chance for choice. A thought is not a fact or a statement about yourself. Character is about the choices you make in life, not what pops into your mind. 君子论迹不论心 The fact is that a thought is not a message about what is going to happen. Similarly, a thought is not a ...

[Books] 金瓶梅

“读金瓶梅而生怜悯心者,菩萨也;生畏惧心者,君子也;生欢喜心者,小人也;生效法心者,乃禽兽耳。” “人生在世,一件也少不得,到了那结束时,一件也用不着” “把盏衔杯意气深,兄兄弟弟抑何亲。 一朝平地风波起,此际相交才见心。” 王婆的 潘驴邓小闲 和 十分光 里面蕴含着永不过时的泡妞精髓 “原来但凡世上妇人哭有三样:有泪有声谓之哭,有泪无声谓之泣,无泪有声谓之号” 痛苦的时候哭,伤心的时候泣,表演的时候号 西门庆结婚娶亲,完全就是谈生意的样子,而且简单直接一点都不拖泥带水,真的是直达婚姻的本质 “用十六两银子买了一张黑漆欢门描金床,大红罗圈金帐幔,宝象花拣妆,桌椅锦杌” “用五两银子另买一个小丫头” 以前人命是真的贱,不如一张床,甚至不如一头驴 “小人哥哥武大,被豪恶西门庆与嫂潘氏通奸,踢中心窝,王婆主谋,陷害性命。何九朦胧入殓,烧毁尸伤” “那街坊邻舍明知此事,都惧怕西门庆,谁肯来管?” 武大郎死却得不到司法系统的正义是因为有一群坏人,包括西门庆,王婆,验尸官何九,腐败的官场,冷眼旁观的看客,而不是仅仅怪潘金莲一个人。 可是武大郎也不是什么好人。对潘金莲和张大户的偷情,睁一只眼闭一只眼;去找西门庆也不过是为了多要点钱;把自己的亲生女儿当作奴隶。这算不算是死有余辜呢? 一个坏的系统里,让每个人都成为坏人 “武二见西门庆不在后楼,只道是李外传说谎,急转身奔下楼来,见李外传已跌得半死,直挺挺在地下,还把眼动。气不过,兜裆又是两脚,早已哀哉断气身亡。” 因为武松的误解和冲动,李外传直接就冤死了,人生就是这么的无常。 武松非常的鲁莽。报仇的时候杀错了人,结果西门庆没什么事,自己却因为报仇而进去了。复仇这件事,和所有事情一样,冷静了才能做的好。 打得武二口口声冤道:“小人也有与相公效劳用力之处,相公岂不怜悯?相公休要苦刑小人!” 平时没有利害关系的时候,同事、邻居、熟人,嘘寒问暖,感觉关系都挺好的。同样是这批人,一旦有了利害冲突,很多时候哪怕只是蝇头小利,瞬间变成了另一副面孔,冷酷无情到你甚至都怀疑是否认识过TA。人性的恶,总是能不断的刷新我的认知。 这个世界上讨厌的事情很多,地震海啸,蛇虫鼠蚁,但是唯独人性最让我恶心,主要是因为两个特点: 第一,人性给了我们一个美好的expectation,现实却非常的残酷和冰冷。 各种各样的艺术作品和教育中,都在表现,公平正义总会到来,亲情...