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中兴员工跳楼,让人唏嘘叹惋。有人说是因为行业衰落,有人抱怨程序员压力太大。在我看来,这些纯属借题发挥。在不了解现场详细过程的情况下,人们怎么就那么确定是这些原因呢?当事人年岁已过不惑,阅历丰富,儿女双全,有两套房,与其说是因为经济压力而突然跳楼,我还不如相信这是一个意外,比如死者以跳楼来威胁对方答应条件时不慎坠落,或者是受抑郁症驱使而一时失控等等——当事人已经不在了,真相谁会知道呢?
不过,死者遭遇的中年危机是事实。同样是中年人,同样是失业在即,同样是家有俩娃要还房贷,既然说起这个话题,我也借题发挥,谈谈我对自杀一事的看法。为死者讳,事后去妄加揣度这个中年人的工作、家庭和心理状态是极为不妥的,因此我下面所写的,都跟这个悲剧的当事人没有任何关系,只是由这个事件引发而已。因为,回顾自己这半辈子,有那么几回,我也想跳楼。
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一路走来,回头去看,你有没有动过轻生的念头,哪怕只有一点点?
当年刚离开故乡,只身远赴千里之外的大学校园,没过多久,我就不想活了。
从上小学起,我的学习成绩傲视群雄,在五线小城里独孤求败;到了京城的大学一看,高手如云,上课一个字都听不懂,考试及格是奇迹,顿时学霸成学渣。
现在回头去看,这点破事儿算什么。完全是因为一路顺风顺水,不懂什么叫挫折,一时心里落差太大而造成的不适而已。但是回到当时,如果有点什么小事刺激一下,鬼使神差爬上楼顶……这种事时不时在校园里发生,只不过跳的不是我;我躲过此劫的原因之一,就是跟着同样沦为学渣的兄弟们混。你渣,还有人更渣,他们都不跳楼,你跳什么?
咬牙念完大学,混迹于滚滚红尘的江湖里,我觉得活着没啥奔头了。
江湖好混乱,人性太复杂。有人可以不劳而获坐享其成,有人却是累死累活还得背黑锅;微薄的薪水捉襟见肘地养着房贷和日渐成长的娃,往未来去看,看不到光明。
好在那时心境已经比读书时宽了许多,知道跟人攀比是没有尽头的。要是真攀比,谁活得长谁赢。于是,开始接受那些能接受的,改变那些能改变的。既不能接受又不能改变,那就选择躲开。
后来出国读书,熬博士论文期间,觉得生不如死。
这段故事我在《五年辛酸读博路》 一文里讲过。在那个阶段里,天天过得暗无天日,真心觉得挺不下去了,还不如把这个学位放弃一死了之。
几年后的一天,已经距离博士毕业两年有余,遇见当年一起读博的韩国哥们儿,他抱着我想哭,后来一边喝酒一边谈笑。他花了 8 年,在我毕业之后一年多才干完。回忆当年一起在野外做观测的点点滴滴,觉得日子过得厚重。
跟中年人所承受的压力相比,这些经历无非是青少年时期学业和事业里的小菜一碟,属于无病呻吟,为赋新词强说愁。那么,等到活到老年,回望中年的经历,会不会也觉得淡如云烟呢?
前提是得活到老年那一天。
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二十多岁,两手空空,拿累了就放下;三十来岁,左手拿累了就交给右手;四十多岁,双手都拎着东西,累了只能左右换一下。
中年人面对的考验,更多,更凶险。
有个老同学在朋友圈里分享了一篇文章,标题是“你失踪了,会惊动谁”。我留言说:会惊动房东和银行。我每个月得交房租,得还国内的房贷。
我看到关于跳楼事件的一些言论,都是归罪于行业衰落和个人经济压力。如果是这样,那就给自杀找来了合理性,只怕将来会让更多人走上轻生的不归路。生活的压力不是什么新鲜事。如果不是衔着金汤匙出生,那么草根生活原本不就是这么累吗?
科幻小说《三体》里,外星文明即将对人类实施灭绝计划之前,对人类这样说:
生存本来就是一种幸运,过去的地球上是如此,现在这个冷酷的宇宙中也到处如此。但不知从什么时候起,人类有了一种幻觉,认为生存成了唾手可得的东西,这就是你们失败的根本原因。
从什么时候起,我们开始有了这种幻觉,觉得生存是件唾手可得的东西,而忘记生存本身的艰难呢?
记得以前同事里有个大姐,比我大十来岁,有一次听我抱怨,就说:
你们这些年轻人,不知足,年纪轻轻就自己租房买房了。我们这一代人,结婚了也一直跟父母一起住一辈子,哪里有条件去租房买房,想都别想。
没错。想想父辈,经历的是百废待兴;想想祖辈,经历的是战乱浩劫;而曾祖辈,还生活在积弱难返的晚清呢。他们哪一代人活得不比我们难?可是他们子又生孙,孙又生子,一代一代都挺过来了,我们凭什么不能?
小时候看过一部电视剧,剧名剧情全忘了,只记得一句歌词:
要生存,先把泪擦干;走过去,前面是个天。
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那个中年人走了,如果真是自杀,那是他自己的事。但是,最让人揪心的,是他留下的一双小儿女,由谁来养大成人?两对老父母,谁来养老送终?
中年人的命,不只属于一个人。
再苦再难,只要留得青山在,就不愁没柴烧。不管遭遇何种困境,看得远一点,穿越到未来,回头一看,全部都是过眼云烟。
就让我把本文献给我的朋友们吧,他们大多数上有老、下有小、中间还要还房贷。这里,用电影《乱世佳人》女主角 Scarlett 的一句台词,作为本文的结尾,与朋友们共勉:
As God is my witness, as God is my witness they’re not going to lick me. I’m going to live through this and when it’s all over, I’ll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again.
上帝作证,上帝作证,他们休想打垮我。我会度过难关。当一切结束后,我再也不要挨饿。不要,我的家人也不要。即使让我去撒谎,去偷,去骗,去杀人,上帝作证 ,我永远不会再挨饿。
2017 年 12 月写于失业前
Youtube: As God is my witness
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以自已的切肤体验献身说法,明确告诫世人,寻短不可取。很有现实意义。
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谢谢贺老师。我希望真相是事件当事人并非自寻短见,而是意外的不慎。
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生,易;活,不易;且行且珍惜!文章请求转发。。。
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转发是真爱,请随意!
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已转发。但不确定是不是点到了不该点的按钮。。。。。
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写的真好,字字有泪。为了表示支持,必须献上真爱。
我每次鼓励自己的时候都说:别看现在是座山,一个月后是个屁。
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嗯,总结得精屁!
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已转发!句句说到心坎上,生存哪有那么容易!上有老下有小其实就是“圆满”的,有那么多人爱着呢,苦一点没啥!
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苦是正常,甜是奖赏。
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觉得生活艰难吗,那就对了,舒适是留给死人的,多么痛的领悟
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你是哲学家
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你这句是真谛呀,要点个赞顶起来!
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当你意识到世界是流动的,是变化的,那么也就不用再去执着于什么。唯一不变的就是变,没有人可以抗拒变数,如果执着于抗拒,谁都活不下去。
额……换成人话就是:别老为人类千年无解的难题所困,活在当下,难过就哭,开心就笑,没什么大不了。
刚帮你占了一卦,它说你2018年一切顺风顺水。( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)✧
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谢谢。小苹果不光会穿越,居然还会占卜。
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哈哈,会啊,而且非常准。
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很多时候,那些在当时看来过不去的坎儿在过后来看,好像远没有那么的严重。
其实不太赞同那种拿着上一辈的经历来对比,毕竟社会一直在发展,每一代人都有每一代人的不易。当然,这一代人确实已经比父母那一代幸福了太多了。
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同意,没法跟上一代比。上一代都没有钱没有房,所以自己穷也无所谓
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重点不在于谁更难,而在于他们都挺过来了。
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看了你的文章真是感慨生活真的艰辛,给你送上小小的祝福吧,风雨之后必现彩虹!加油,硬起来!
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谢谢!一起加油吧!
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曾经想自杀,但觉得房东太好,实在不忍心祸害她…
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所以将来一定自己要当个好房东,能救人
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首先我们得先有套房子^_^
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那谁来打针啊!
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这个世界毁在圣母婊的手里…
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你也是三体迷咯。
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有了孩子后,想都不会想,玩笑都不开这种
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对,父母就是孩子的天,有时候甚至就是为了孩子才活得有意义
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我想跳河,后来考虑到我会游泳,我就没跳哈哈。
看《乱世佳人》电影时,我在减肥。
我看完我就说了一句话—— I must be hungry from now on.
唉,生活就是这么无奈的。
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技能越多,越死不了。
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每个读博的人大概都有绝望的念头吧,既然挺过来了也没有什么困难可以打倒了!
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读博也有挺不过来而中途放弃的,照样在别处大放异彩。
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握手,共勉。
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万里长城今犹在,不见当年秦始皇!
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姓嬴的输了
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放心,你不会失业的
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但愿如此
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一石激起千层浪,看来还是心态很重要。
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非风动,非幡动,仁者心动。
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看来我还有机会。
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机会永远有。
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“家家有本難唸的經“,身為一家之主更難。
謝鵬兄好文共勉之。
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是啊,不管多難,活著就好。
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读博的人都有一段辛酸史
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原来是同志啊
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老练的文字和经历,读来有不少收获!
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谢谢!确实老了!
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一切顺利,字字写入心里,为你唱一曲《明天会更好》
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下期华语好声音等待你!
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写得好!最近几年认识的两个人都死于抑郁症。
以前看东非大草原的动物片,更加深刻的知道生存是一件很艰苦的时期。那些为了生存拼的动物应该没有时间抑郁
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对,想太多的话徒增思想包袱,不如放手去干爽快
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就是这个意思。
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在这个快速变化的时代, 我们也要顺势的去改变自己!不管变多变少对总比不变好. 不变只有等死!
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这是进化论的思想。物竞天择,适者生存。
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大鹏哥也经历了好多坎坷啊,还好挺过去了,挺过来了就好了,怪不得大鹏哥这么厉害呢
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我可不厉害……真正厉害的人不吱声
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大鹏哥谦虚了,您写的好多帖子都在收藏,让我受益匪浅的
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