I am 27 years old and I am one of the "flat" people in some people. But do I really want to lie flat? My answer is "no, very much", but I really can't change the status quo.
I was born in the countryside, and my brother and I have two children at home. Parents rely on farming and odd jobs to support their family life and their brothers' school expenses. To outsiders, my brother and I are both "competitive" and study well.
Originally, my parents wanted one of us to study hard, and the other dropped out of school to work to subsidize the family. But when they saw the two children working so hard, their hearts softened, so they "tightened their belts" and let my brother and I go to school.
My brother was admitted to Tianjin University with excellent results in the college entrance examination, and I was admitted to Zhengzhou University later. Knowing that our family is poor, we all scrimp and save when we go to college, and earn money part-time when we have time.
I'm not afraid of jokes. Before I graduated from college, my most expensive shoes did not exceed 100, and my clothes were cheap, but I earned my living expenses and tuition for these four years. Perhaps it is "the children of poor families take charge early", and we can better understand what it is like to be poor.
After graduating from college, my brother entered an internet factory in Shenzhen, and the treatment was very good. I also successfully entered a state-owned enterprise. However, in the face of buying a house, buying a car and marrying a wife, we can only choose to lie flat. Because we have only been working for a short time, we have no money, and we are even more reluctant to let our parents carry a "debt" for us to enjoy life.
Someone around you will say, "Young people should do more things, be aggressive, be brave and don't lie flat." But haven't we young people been working hard? I haven't relaxed myself for more than 20 years, and I am very self-disciplined. Study hard, work hard, and try to be a "child in other people's mouths". But I will be tired and I am eager to be understood.
I am 27 years old and bought a house in the county (I paid the down payment myself, but I never expected a house in a big city because I was "unworthy", which is probably a helpless self-mockery). My girlfriend knows that I have no money and seldom asks me for material things. She said that happiness between two people is the most important thing, and she also said that she believed that I was a potential stock.
Having said that, I just want to say that we young people have never been "flat" about life and can only choose "flat" about economic pressure.
Every young man is afraid of being looked down upon, being said to be worthless, and thinking of making a difference. Therefore, in the face of the hardships of life, we will not choose to lie flat because it is shameful. But in the face of economic pressure, I don't think we are ashamed to lie flat. After all, there is really nothing we can do.
I also hope that this society can be more understanding and tolerant of young people. Finally, I quote a classic line from the hit anime "Fighting the Sky": "Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the young and the old."