Let me talk about my impression of parting first. In my opinion, it is a lot of unnecessary items in our life, or all kinds of things and people that are unnecessary and still wasting our money. For example, the clothes and jewelry we usually buy that we don't like at all are in the process of filling, which is worthless and will obviously reduce our aesthetic level. It's time to break up. More importantly, the ability of broken things to respond to the epidemic is zero, and garbage is still garbage.
And it seems that breaking up is a game between me and my mother.
I remember my mother came to my house a few years ago and saw that my house was very humble, especially the vegetable area was dying. I really remember the scene where my mother scolded me. The concept of life of the older generation is that you don't panic about everything at home, even if there is a broken chair that has been useless for more than ten or twenty years, they don't want it. I have no idea about this concept.
So I don't allow anything that doesn't conform to my mainstream rhythm at home, including all kinds of clothes and articles I don't wear.
However, the sudden epidemic has disrupted our lives. In 2020, a sudden epidemic broke out, and it happened that I went back to my family for the winter. Mom's habit of hoarding goods at ordinary times makes our family have at least enough meat, because she has a freezer full of meat, which is said to have been kept in it for more than a year. Once I swore to my mother that the meat might be smelly, so just throw it away. I was scolded by my mother. As a result, when the epidemic broke out, it became our life-saving rations.
We ate half of mom's freezer meat during the whole epidemic, and there was still half left when I left. Mother explained that she would come back to eat next year.
The idea that nothing will be separated from my mother was crushed in this epidemic.
Although my mother's love for everything wants to shake me, it seems that all I have changed is to hoard food at special times, and whether the rest should be thrown away. Useless things can never occupy any place in my house. I like bright houses, and there are no other things lying around. It's been two years since the epidemic, and the sofa has been thrown away. Useless clothes will not be thrown away casually, but it will reduce the need to clean floors and tiles. So, it has nothing to do with me and the epidemic, and it has no effect.
There may be some people who misunderstand our concept of minimalist life and always think that we just leave the house empty and have nothing, then you are wrong. Minimalism is to remind yourself to plan the space reasonably, so that you can think clearly and have a clear context. It is a good habit for people and things. But it doesn't mean stupid.
The biggest feeling that this epidemic has given me is to be prepared for emergencies, such as storing food, vegetables and various materials. At least when the city is closed, it will not be too passive. Therefore, life will continue, but our emergency measures will change. How can we say that human beings are always making progress? Just don't break up. It may be useful if you don't throw it away. If you throw it away, it doesn't mean you are wrong. Just think about the consequences and do your adult thing.
Finally, I want to say that this epidemic is not without its merits. At the worst of the epidemic, it is gratifying that the whole family is safe and honest, hiding at home and enjoying family happiness. I don't think there is anything happier than eating mom's cooking.