Life is largely about the pursuit of self and the realization of self. Everyone's life experience is different, so the process of pursuing self will also be different. We cannot evaluate who is right or wrong, but in the process of pursuing self, some people have achieved enlightenment, while others have spent their entire lives without understanding the meaning of their lives.

When people are envious of geniuses, they might wonder if geniuses are also envious of others, because his halo has already prevented others from seeing their own eyes. At the same time, his halo also makes it impossible for him to see what he needs and where his life's value lies.

There was once a mathematical genius who had an extraordinary talent at a young age, with outstanding math scores. Therefore, he was directly admitted to the mathematics department of Peking University. However, after graduating from university, he abandoned further studies and instead chose to become a monk, even though his parents desperately tried to stop him. What was he thinking all along?

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01 The Growth History of a Mathematical Genius

Today's protagonist is Mr. Liu Zhiyu. He already showed extraordinary talent in mathematics as early as elementary school. Teachers took special care of him. However, Mr. Liu Zhiyu's interest in mathematics from a young age is worth pondering. He liked the logical thinking behind mathematics and was completely immersed in it. This led to his extraordinary talent. In fact, this talent came from his interest.

A person's interest is very important because when you are interested, you will be more diligent in a thing. So, Mr. Liu Zhiyu's math teacher combined mathematics with philosophy during his middle school years, which was a new continent for him. He became even more interested in mathematics.

During his high school years, which was the peak of Mr. Liu Zhiyu's mathematical talent, he published a paper titled 'On the Sum of Powers of Sequences' at the beginning of his first year of high school and won a provincial award. Mr. Liu Zhiyu became an instant celebrity and was affectionately called 'Liu Shen' by his classmates.

During his second year of high school, he participated in the 31st International Mathematical Olympiad Cycle Competition and won a gold medal. During his third year of high school, he was selected to represent the national team to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad for Middle School Competition. He achieved a perfect score and won the championship. Because of these outstanding achievements, Mr. Liu Zhiyu was directly admitted to Peking University's mathematics department.

02 Troubles in the Process of Pursuing Self

Perhaps seeing all these brilliant achievements, many people might think that Mr. Liu Zhiyu must be happy, because he has received countless flowers and applause, and countless people envy him. However, after the flowers and applause disappeared, Mr. Liu Zhiyu was not happy because he didn't feel joy during the entire process.

He felt that participating in competitions was just to let the school shine, and every day of relentless training made him lose interest in mathematics. What he needed was not flowers and applause, but the joy he gained from the logical thinking behind mathematics. Once he cared about flowers and applause, it seemed that he had deviated from Mr. Liu Zhiyu's original intention.

He was dissatisfied, but due to the pressure from the school and his family, he didn't show it, so he went to Peking University to continue his university life. Peking University is far from home, and there is no interference from competitions, so Mr. Liu Zhiyu can finally do what he wants to do.

During his university years, Mr. Liu Zhiyu's favorite thing to study outside of his studies was Buddhist studies. He liked a life free from worldly interference, and he became more and more immersed in it. Later, when he graduated from university, he chose to give up the opportunity to study abroad, and instead became a monk.

Becoming a monk was a period of happiness and satisfaction. Although his family tried to stop him, he felt that he was truly pursuing the value of his life. He recited scriptures and practiced Buddhism every day, feeling the quiet life, but he didn't realize that even in such a quiet environment, the human heart was still not pure. The eminent monk Master Cheng was originally his idol, but he appeared to be so sincere, but he did something unacceptable behind his back.

Because of this, Mr. Liu Zhiyu was greatly influenced and once again doubted the meaning of life choices. What is the meaning of life? Mr. Liu Zhiyu thought deeply, and eventually realized that relying on Buddhist studies alone could not save anyone, because behind the surface, there are too many unknown human hearts.

So, Mr. Liu Zhiyu chose to return to society and combined Buddhist studies with psychology to create a new 'Buddhist Psychology' course to guide people with distracting thoughts or those who couldn't figure things out. This finally allowed Mr. Liu Zhiyu to find his life's direction. From being out of the world to entering the world, Mr. Liu Zhiyu spent half his life in enlightenment, and finally understood some of the true meanings of life. However, how will the future be, he is still studying.

03 Conclusion

A person's life is a continuous growth process. At every stage of growth, the opportunities and challenges will be different, and the thoughts in the heart will also be different. In fact, we throw aside all the so-called halos, and the happiness and satisfaction in the heart of each person are what we truly pursue.

The process of life is to wander between the world and the world. Sometimes you think this world is too noisy and want to escape. You think leaving the noisy city and hiding in a remote corner is a true meaning of life. Later, you realized that even if you hide in the most remote corner of the world, if you have distracting thoughts, you cannot escape the entanglement of your own karma. Until the world changes, you realize that what the ancients said, 'Hidden in the city is hidden in the wilderness' is a high level of life.

From a mathematical genius to being admitted to Peking University, and finally deciding to become a monk, Mr. Liu Zhiyu is brave. However, the entire exploration of life is also tortuous. If any link in the middle has a problem, it may change a person's fate. Fortunately, he finally understood some of the meaning of life. So, do we understand something in the busy life?