Li Shu is 29 years old. At the end of 2018, he quit his job in Sichuan Province and began spending most of his time in his rented apartment. Quickly, he found that he didn’t have too much money left, so he cut his daily expenses (花费) to just 10 yuan. He sold most of his belongings (所有物), bought a 400-yuan tent, and decided to continue his relaxed lifestyle in an abandoned parking lot. He has been living there for 200 days.
To most people, Li’s existence (存在) can’t even be called living. His second-hand tent is his most valuable belonging. He lives on cheap food like noodles and dumplings, and he has to walk a long way to find water. A note on the side of Li Shu’s tent in the abandoned parking lot kindly asks people to respect his belonging, pointing out that the tent itself is the most valuable thing there anyway.
The young man said that he can get a job, in fact, and his friends tried to provide him with a house many times. They even tried to lend him some money to start a small business, but he doesn’t want any of that. He enjoys his simple way of life and the relaxation it provides.
“It’s my choice,” Li said. “When you let go of unfulfilling (不能使人感到满足的) pursuits in life, you will slowly feel peace and become used to changed situations. It’s relaxing.”
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