Idealistic Flower Flourishing on the Desolate Reality

In this era of rapidly changing information, social media has become a significant platform for people to build images of themselves and interact with others. Moments, as the most representative feature of the mainstream social platform “WeChat”, has already become a carefully constructed window for many people to showcase their personal characteristics as well. From grandparents using WeChat with larger font version to children with their smartwatches, everyone is on WeChat. People share photos of delicious foods, stunning landscapes, travel experiences, shiny achievements, and other moments of life. Every picture, every line of text, is carefully selected and edited to present the most good-looking side. However, under the flashy surface, is there a huge difference between “Messy Real Life” and “Carefully Curated Moments”?

在当今这个信息爆炸的时代，社交媒体成为了人们展示自我、交流互动的重要平台。朋友圈，作为主流社交软件微信最具代表性的功能，更是成为了许多人精心打造的个人形象展示窗口。上至爷爷奶奶的老年版大号微信，下至儿童的电话手表，每个人都在使用微信，人们分享着美食、美景、旅行、成就，甚至是生活中的点滴感悟，每一张图片、每一段文字都经过精心挑选与修饰，力求呈现出最光鲜亮丽的一面。然而，在这光鲜亮丽的背后，是否隐藏着一种“精装朋友圈”与“毛胚人生”之间的巨大反差呢？

“Messy Real Life” as the name suggests, mostly refers to the most authentic state of life that is unpolished and undecorated. It contains the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of life, and also the most realest and direct experience and feelings of everyone. In such a life pattern, there are missed buses in the morning, going back home alone after working late at night, casual jokes with friends, and warm daily moments with families. These seemingly ordinary moments are important elements that constitute the background of our lives. Although they are not decorated, they are full of warmth. "Messy Real Life" teaches us to face setbacks and failures, to find hope in difficulties, and to cherish every warm moment around us. This kind of life, although imperfect, is precious due to its authenticity. It makes us know that happiness often exsists in those seemingly insignificant daily things, rather than in need of grand scenes or expensive things to set it off.

“毛胚人生”，顾名思义，多指的是未经雕琢、未经修饰的最本真的生活状态。它包含了生活中的酸甜苦辣、喜怒哀乐，是每个人最真实、最直接的经历与感受。在这样的生活里，有早晨匆忙上班时错过的公交，有加班至深夜后的孤独归途，有与朋友间无厘头的笑谈，也有家人间温馨的日常。这些看似平凡无奇的瞬间，却是构成我们人生底色的重要元素，它们不加修饰，却饱含温度。在毛胚人生中，我们学会了面对挫折与失败，学会了在困境中寻找希望，学会了珍惜身边的每一份温暖。这种生活虽不完美，却因其真实而显得弥足珍贵。它教会我们，幸福往往藏在那些看似不起眼的日常小事之中，而非总是需要宏大的场景或昂贵的物质来衬托。

On the other hand, “Carefully Curated Moments” are products that are highly beautified and packaged from personal lives. Here, people prefer to show their best sides, Whether it is the splendid scenery in travel photos or the delicious food pictures, they are carefully selected and processed using filters to achieve the best visual effect. What's more, in order to create a certain idealized life state, some people do not hesitate to make up stories, exaggerate facts, or even directly steal other people's photos and texts to decorate their own Moments. The prevalence of hardcover Moments reflects a superficial and boastful mindset in society. People are eager to gain the recognition and envy of others, so much so that they are willing to sacrifice authenticity to build a seemingly perfect self-image. However, this kind of brilliance built on falsehood is like a bubble, Although it is short-lived and beautiful, it is difficult to last. In the end, it will only make people lose themselves in the pursuit of vanity and ignore the essence and truth of life.

相比之下，“精装朋友圈”则是对个人生活进行高度美化与包装后的产物。在这里，人们倾向于展示自己最光鲜亮丽的一面，无论是旅游照片中的风景如画，还是美食图片中的色香味俱全，都经过精心挑选与滤镜处理，力求达到最佳的视觉效果。更有甚者，为了营造某种理想化的生活状态，不惜编造故事、夸大事实，甚至直接盗用他人的照片和文字来装点自己的朋友圈。精装朋友圈的盛行，反映了一种社会心态的浮躁与虚荣。人们渴望得到他人的精装朋友圈的盛行，反映了一种社会心态的浮躁与虚荣。人们渴望得到他人的认可与羡慕，以至于不惜牺牲真实性，去构建一个看似完美的自我形象。然而，这种建立在虚假之上的光鲜，如同泡沫一般，虽然短暂美丽，却难以长存，最终只会让人在追求虚荣的过程中迷失自我，忽视了生活的本质与真谛。

When “Messy Real Life” meets “Carefully Curated Moments”, there is an inevitable discord between them. On the one hand, the existence of “Messy Real Life” makes many people question the meaning of real life, feeling that their lives are too ordinary compared to the wonderful moments displayed in Moments. This psychological gap not only leads to the depreciation of self-worth but may also cause a series of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. On the other hand, long immersion in the imaginary world of “Carefully Curated Moments” can gradually pull down our ability to perceive and appreciate real life. When faced with setbacks in life, they are more likely to choose to escape instead of facing them bravely. This escapist mindset not only precludes personal growth and progress but also weakens sincere communication and emotional connections between people.

当“毛胚人生”碰上“精装朋友圈”，两者之间的分歧便不可避免。一方面，“精装朋友圈”的存在，让许多人开始质疑现实生活的意义，认为自己的生活过于平淡无奇，无法与朋友圈中的精彩纷呈相提并论。这种心理落差，不仅导致了自我价值的贬低，还可能引发一系列心理健康问题，如焦虑、抑郁等。另一方面，长期沉浸在精装朋友圈的虚幻世界中，人们可能会逐渐失去对真实生活的感知与欣赏能力。面对生活中的不如意，他们更容易选择逃避，而不是勇敢面对。这种逃避心态，不仅阻碍了个人的成长与进步，也削弱了人与人之间的真诚交流与情感联结。

In the face of collision between “Messy Real Life” and “Carefully Curated Moments”, we need to find a balance that allows authenticity and beauty to stay harmonious coexistence. This does not mean completely abandoning the sharing on social media; rather, it is about learning how to appropriately share beauty and joy in life while maintaining authenticity. More importantly, we should recognize that the value of life does not entirely depend on external display but comes from inner fulfillment and satisfaction.

面对“毛胚人生”与“精装朋友圈”的碰撞，我们需要寻找一份自身平衡，让真实与美好能够和谐共生。这并不意味着要完全摒弃社交媒体上的展示，而是要学会在保持真实性的前提下，适度地分享生活中的美好与快乐。更重要的是，我们要认识到，生活的价值并不完全取决于外在的展示，而是源于内心的充实与满足。

At the same time, as the main users of social media, we should also develop critical thinking, learn to distinguish the Moments, and not be deceived by the superficial glamour. While appreciating the wonderful lives of others, we should also cherish every day of our own, be aware of our own emotions, and play the leading role of our own script.

同时，作为社交媒体的使用主体，我们也应该培养批判性思维，学会辨别朋友圈，不为表面的光鲜所困惑。在欣赏他人精彩生活的同时，也珍视自己的每一天，就感知自己的情绪，演好自己剧本的主角。

Messy Real Life

毛坯人生

Carefully Curated Moments

精装朋友圈

present hardship

眼前的苟且

poetry and  distant dream

诗和远方

critical thinking

批判性思维

value orientations

价值取向

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