Chapter 128 Mental Crisis

Qin Mengmeng looked at Wang Mianmian who seemed to be struggling to organize her words. After thinking for a while, she said gently, "If it's really hard to say, it doesn't matter if you don't say it."

Wang Mianmian lowered her head and said, "Actually, there's nothing that can't be said."

She pondered for a moment and said, "There is a saying that goes, 'There is no peace in the three realms, it is like a burning house.'"

Qin Mengmeng understood: "Lotus Sutra."

There is no peace in the three realms; they are like a burning house, filled with suffering and extremely terrifying.

Qin Mengmeng does not believe in Buddhism and does not read Buddhist scriptures, but she has heard of this classic Buddhist verse in various places from classic texts like the Lotus Sutra.

Wang Mianmian nodded: "Yes."

“Most people in this world who realize that the world is too big and they have nowhere to go will eventually resort to praying to gods and Buddhas.”

This is not a method or theory that attempts to guide the path of life, but only a summary and induction of reality. When people reach the end of the secular world, they have achieved fame, wealth and honor, and have made great achievements. Then they go to seek immortality and pray to gods and Buddhas.

"Generally speaking, people live in this world to pursue a better future, a bigger house, more beautiful clothes, a higher status, a better partner, and other concrete things."

“Whether we can get it in the end is another matter, but there is always something we can do. While we are chasing after these things that we cannot get for the time being, it is enough to spend a long hundred years of life.”

"But if these things are readily available to you, things will be more troublesome."

Wang Mianmian said seriously: "It's like everyone is playing the same game. Of course, it's not good if the game is too difficult, as it will make people unable to continue playing. But if you just cheat and get all the skins and achievements at the maximum level... this game is also quite boring."

Qin Mengmeng understood.

Existential crisis.

This is not a very strange thing, modern people often have this problem.

A major sign of modernization is the rapid progress of psychiatry and the widespread development of various philosophical schools.

This marked that human beings had initially solved the problem of survival and began to have the time to think about higher-level spiritual needs beyond the low-level needs such as food, clothing, housing and transportation.

This problem is common among young people between the ages of fourteen and thirty.

To put it simply...

"Can't figure out how we're supposed to survive the rest of our lives, can we?"

Wang Mianmian was shocked to hear her summarize such a sharp statement so simply. She had not yet directly thought of such a grand proposition as living.

Or rather, she had never thought about issues related to life and death. It was as if she had always intentionally avoided these things, just like people are born knowing to avoid poisonous snakes...

It seems that her mental state is actually quite healthy.

Wang Mianmian thought about it carefully and said, "Sister Meng, your summary is correct."

Although she had never really thought about it in such a sharp direction, it was actually this underlying logic that determined all her confusion.

"Because I didn't know what to do in the real world, I just made up an excuse and said I wanted to cultivate immortality, so that I wouldn't have to answer the questions I encountered in social situations."

If your family has a wide network of contacts, you will always be asked a question when your parents take you out to meet various elders and relatives who you are not very familiar with.

Are you doing anything now? What?

People always have to do things.

Even when reading Buddhist scriptures.

Having an answer like this is better than being embarrassed and timid on the spot, unable to say a word.

But what Wang Mianmian didn't expect was that when she said she wanted to cultivate immortality, her mother could really find a way for her...

She lay in bed at home for half a month, and then went crazy and said she wanted to practice cultivation, and was immediately packed up and sent to Qin Mengmeng's live broadcast room.

【Little Bear Doll: Eh??? So Sister Mianmian, you don’t really want to cultivate immortality and this is just an excuse?】

[Paper Immortal: This is quite common. After all, among those who want to cultivate the Tao, seven out of ten want to take the shortcut to the south, two want to gain unlimited magical powers, and the remaining one wants to escape from the mundane world.]

[Paper Immortal: Who among the serious people would like to cultivate immortality? ]

[Little Bear Doll: How wonderful it is to cultivate immortality...]

【Paper Immortal: Haha, are you willing? 】

【Little Bear Doll: No, I want to go home and see my parents right now.】

Wang Mianmian looked at her phone and laughed. She said, "I was actually sincere, but I didn't expect that traditional cultivation is different from what is described in online novels."

【Paper Immortal: So I am unwilling to leave the worldly world.】

"Yes."

The best thing would be to take a pill and ascend to heaven instantly, then go back and perform a show of turning the sea upside down to show off, that would be the best.

Qin Mengmeng shook her head and brought the topic back to where it was.

"You just said that games with cheats are boring."

Wang Mianmian nodded.

"That's because you don't play enough games."

Qin Mengmeng remembered that among the games Qin Chuan had made before, which were of obviously different styles and types, there was a fun mowing game where you could kill 999 enemies with one hit.

But that game is not suitable to be used as an example.

Because that game is really boring.

It doesn't make money either.

Among the several games Qin Chuan made, the one that made the most money should be the horror-style ghost marriage game where you have to watch ads to be resurrected.

"Have you ever played one of those construction games?"

"To be more precise, there are construction games and competitive games." Qin Mengmeng said: "Some games become boring when you get all the resources. Some games become boring when you complete the main storyline."

“But not these two games.”

Qin Mengmeng said: "There are only two things in this world that will never be boring: construction, and confrontation."

When she said this, her eyes couldn't help but sparkle.

“Even when you reach the maximum level and have all the resources, the fun of these two games really begins.”

Wang Mianmian was stunned and said: "You mean..."

Qin Mengmeng shrugged and said, "I don't think you are the type who likes fighting, so you only have one option left."

She patted Wang Mianmian on the shoulder and asked, "Do you like literature and art? Writing? Painting? Collecting?"

Wang Mianmian shook her head sincerely: "I like reading novels and appreciating works of art, but I don't have the talent for creation..."

"What about scientific research?"

Wang Mianmian looked at Qin Mengmeng awkwardly and said silently: "I don't have that IQ..."

She really tried them all.

Qin Mengmeng said with admiration: "Then you are a good candidate in the construction industry chosen by God!"

Wang Mianmian: “Huh???”

Qin Mengmeng was inspired to write a poem, and she said: "First of all, the word 'construction' originally developed from architecture."

“It can even be said that architecture is the original intention of construction, so when you want to build something in this society, there is no purer construction than engaging in architecture.”

"Secondly, people working in the construction industry generally don't have any moral taxes."

Wang Mianmian actually never mentioned this point, but generally speaking, people who have an existential crisis think that it is because their moral standards are too high.

...But there are also people who actually have no morals at all and who doubt the meaning of life, and who also believe that their suffering is caused by their sense of morality.

Qin Mengmeng knew the clever trick, but was not prepared to explain it in detail. No matter what kind of person Wang Mianmian was, having no moral tax burden was a great advantage.

Everyone wants to be good.

Bad guys want to be good too.

"No matter what, if you build a house, people will live in it, solving the housing needs of a stranger. At worst, if the house becomes a ghost town, ghosts or rats will live in it."

Having said that, Qin Mengmeng glanced around at the surroundings.

At this moment, saying this in the ghost town of Xincheng couldn't be more appropriate.

"Finally," Qin Mengmeng said, "In the various work processes in the construction industry, you can see the results of your work immediately."

"If you make a move, the world will definitely be changed a little by you. It can be said that this industry is changing the world every moment."

Swing a shovel and dig a small hole in the ground. If no one fills it up, you will still see the hole there ten years later, waiting for you.

When you see that pit, you can truly feel your presence.

Qin Mengmeng sighed and said: "Really, if you are such a person, you will really like to work in the construction industry."

Wang Mianmian was silent for a moment, chewing on every word Qin Mengmeng had just said, and suddenly asked: "Sister Meng, have you ever been so confused?"

Otherwise, how could you know it so clearly?

Qin Mengmeng was speechless.

So we really can't underestimate anyone in this world.

She had really maintained her image as a reliable adult in the live broadcast room. She was not afraid of anything, and nothing could stump her.

No matter what she thinks in her heart, she has set the tone and behaves that way.

The result was that she was just trying to comfort her confused friend, and she said a little too much. Although they were all positive words, they still made people see how familiar she was with the darkness.

However, if you don't know what darkness is like, you really can't trust it.

People with normal intelligence would not believe that someone who has never even seen darkness could come up with an effective way to deal with it.

Therefore, at this moment, denying her previous confusion is the worst option.

What's more, she did have similar periods.

Qin Mengmeng looked towards the hospital entrance and said calmly, "I guess feeling confused about the future is a mental crisis that everyone has to go through when they are young."

If it can pass, it will pass.

If you can't get over it, your life will pass quickly.

Wang Mianmian looked at Qin Mengmeng's face.

Qin Mengmeng's appearance is not the kind of beauty that people would praise in the popular sense, but the beauty of people in this world is not just the template of fair skin, beautiful faces and long legs.

Beauty comes in many forms.

When Wang Mianmian looked at Qin Mengmeng's face, the first thing she felt was a sense of relief.

The art of identifying people is a very sophisticated skill, and Wang Mianmian has a family background in this art.

Before she came to the live broadcast room, when she saw Qin Mengmeng for the first time through the app, she felt that she was first and foremost a strong person.

Her eyes never wander. If she looks at someone, she will always look at that person intently, her gaze going directly into the depths of the other person's eyes, without moving or fear.

She should also be an emotionally stable person, and this emotional stability comes from her absolute confidence in her abilities.

No difficulty can stump her.

There are traces of wind and sun on her face. At first glance, you can tell that she has been working on the front line all year round and is definitely not the kind of person who hides in an office and enjoys the air conditioning.

However, the live broadcasts have been reduced recently because they are all late at night when there is no sun and only moonlight.

In addition, her eyes are bright and lively.

It is the kind of spirit that only people with strong spiritual energy, strong physical body and strong vitality can possess.

Qin Mengmeng embodies the kind of strength that will make people follow her without hesitation in difficult situations.

That is the highest level of human beauty.

Human beings will always devote their lives and deaths to this kind of power and beauty.

It was really hard for Wang Mianmian to imagine that she had also been confused at one time.

But she soon figured it out.

It is precisely because we have walked that path that we become more resilient and stronger.

If she had not experienced the same long journey, she would not have known what kind of benefits could move Wang Mianmian so much.

Sometimes the power of language is really strange.

When Wang Mianmian said she didn't know what she wanted to do, some people would say, "Get a boyfriend, go shopping, travel, or do extreme sports? Teach in Africa? Party all the time? Become a civil servant? Read more books?"

Those are all good things.

But it didn't work.

Qin Mengmeng said, you should work in construction, this line of work is hard, tiring, and even dangerous. The market is not good recently and you will lose money.

There is absolutely no advantage at all.

Even if you recommend a high school graduate to apply for civil engineering now, if he is well-informed, he will block you directly. If he is not well-informed, he will block you after he enters college.

This is a terrible recommendation in every way.

But Wang Mianmian was actually moved by what she said.

No...it's not as simple as superficial words.

It's a human.

It was someone like Qin Mengmeng standing in front of her.

So she believed it.

I believe that from now on she will no longer be hesitant or confused. She will know what she wants to do and find the meaning and value of her existence.

And that was all she needed.

It is not about those illusory pursuits of immortality and overwhelming power.

After all, even if she could really fly... what's the point? As long as she had money, she could use a wingsuit to fly, dive into the sea, and use weather weapons to call the wind and rain.

And then, nothing will happen, nothing will change.

She still has a long hundred years of life ahead of her and she doesn't know how to spend it.

Wang Mianmian looked at Qin Mengmeng and said slowly: "When I was reading a book before, I saw a saying."

Qin Mengmeng looked deep into her eyes.

Wang Mianmian did not dodge, but looked back.

"People need religion, or faith. Faith is like the backbone of a person's spiritual life. If it doesn't hold up, the person will become a pile of mud."

Qin Mengmeng waited quietly.

Wang Mianmian said sincerely: "Your spine must be very strong."

Qin Mengmeng: “…”

That’s what it means, but this word is… weird.

If a person has a problem with his spine, he will be paralyzed if not dead.