The longevity female Taoist nun Li Chengyu lived from the Guangxu period to 2003. What happened next?
Human life is very short, and as time goes by, people cannot resist the butchering knife of time. Although technology is now developed, people's quality of life has generally improved, and there are a variety of skin care products that can delay aging. Looking at ancient times, without these high technologies, there were really very few people who could live to be a hundred years old. Even now, this is still the case. However, during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a female Taoist priest who lived to be 118 years old. From the Guangxu period, she lived to 2003. With such a long life, she was once called the "White Jade Fairy".
This long-lived female Taoist nun is named Li Chengyu. Looking at her life, it is really sad and lamentable. It seems that she has a long life that is envied by everyone, but her life experience has been quite bumpy. Not only was her family in ruins, she also became a child bride, only to be abandoned in the end.
The tragic life of the longevity female Taoist nun Li Chengyu
She was born into a businessman's family, but her family fell into poverty as soon as she was born, so her life was very difficult since she was a child. Growing up in such an environment, she was destined to have an unhappy childhood. Due to family reasons, her father betrothed her to a local villager as a child bride when she was 6 years old, and she was still a second wife. In that era, women's status was low, and Li Chengyu's life as a concubine was not satisfactory, and she was often bullied by her elders.
Fortunately, when Li Chengyu grew up, he turned out to be very beautiful, and his life was much better, but after all, he was dependent on others, so he could only live submissively. What's even more unfortunate is that Li Chengyu accidentally contracted tuberculosis. It may not seem like a serious disease now, but in that era of backward economic conditions, it was a very difficult problem. As the illness continued to be cured, Li Chengyu's physical condition gradually declined, his complexion became pale, and his body became very weak. Because of this, her husband also felt disgusted with her and kicked her out of the house.
Escaped from a desperate situation and met a Wudang Taoist priest
Li Chengyu, who was already helpless, her life suddenly became extremely gloomy. Such a shock made her lose hope of living. , but fate is unpredictable, Li Chengyu survived the desperate situation and ushered in a turning point in his life. During these lonely and helpless days, her life was even more difficult than before. Fortunately, she met someone who changed her life. By chance, she met Zhang Zhishen, a Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain. After learning about Li Chengyu's experience, Zhang Zhishen felt pity and invited Li Chengyu to follow her to Wudang Mountain. At that time, Li Chengyu had reached the point of desperation, and could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and followed Zhang Zhishen to Wudang Mountain.
I don’t know whether it was God’s favor or the Taoist priest’s superb medical skills. After a period of treatment in Wudang Mountain, Li Chengyu’s condition miraculously improved and he finally recovered completely. After recovering her health, Li Chengyu chose to stay in Wudang Mountain, which gave her a second life, and became a Taoist nun. Li Chengyu, who looked down on the mortal world and experienced the ups and downs of human relationships, was only 21 years old that year.
After becoming the 24th generation disciple of Wudang Mountain Xuanmen Sect, she worked very hard in practice. She thought that bad luck would go away from her, but one day in 1989, Li Chengyu was unfortunately paralyzed when she went out. She had to admit that her experience was too rough. Fortunately, even if Li Chengyu became like this, Wudang Mountain did not drive her away, and Li Chengyu insisted on practicing Taoism. I have spent my whole life in Wudang Mountain.
Pure-minded and rejuvenated in old age
In Wudang Mountain, Li Chengyu was no longer troubled by the worldly world, and her mentality became much more relaxed and peaceful. Perhaps this is also the key to her longevity. Li Chengyu's longevity has also attracted a lot of people's attention. After all, longevity has been a dream of many people for many years. In order to live a long life, people are always actively looking for various ways. As long as an old person lives a long life, it will attract a lot of people's attention. , everyone will pay attention to their lives, eating habits, etc. Over the years, Li Chengyu rarely eats meat and eats mostly green vegetables grown by herself. More importantly, she often practices stick skills, which also enhances her physical fitness. Perhaps it is her good Her lifestyle and optimistic attitude allowed her to live such a long life.
She maintained this state for decades. What was even more shocking was that she began to rejuvenate in her later years. At that age, she already had a head full of white hair, but her white hair began to turn black bit by bit, and even her fallen teeth grew new ones, and her skin became shiny and became... Very smooth.
This phenomenon is really a dream for other girls. After so many years, many experts are unable to give a reasonable explanation for the miracle that happened to Li Chengyu, and everyone is also puzzled as to why such strange changes occurred in Li Chengyu. In this regard, experts can only say: This may be related to her good habits over the years. However, often, no one can live forever, even Li Chengyu, who has lived for so long, is no exception. Before she passed away, she seemed to sense that her body was dying, so she asked her apprentice to clean her up, put on a clean outfit, and passed away.
Li Chengyu, who has been practicing in the mountains for about 98 years, died at the age of 118. This "White Jade Fairy" who has witnessed two generations has finally experienced the tribulation of her life. Although she has been through many hardships, her peaceful and free attitude is rare in the world. After all, in real life, there are always some patients who get better because of their usually positive and optimistic attitude. Maybe it is a miracle, or maybe they are not destined to die, but there must be a lot to do with their mentality.
We should also learn from Li Chengyu's indifferent attitude towards life. Don't become greedy for fame and fortune, and don't hurt yourself for feelings that shouldn't be entangled. You must know that life is our most precious Yes, don’t lose confidence in life because of some setbacks. After all, our life itself is a miracle. How can our ordinary life not be a kind of happiness? What we have to do is to face setbacks bravely and use our limited time to make our lives more interesting.
I don’t know, what do you think about this?