Author: Zhou
Pascal, a French thinker, famously said, "Man is a thinking reed." What he means is that human life is as fragile as a reed, and anything in the universe can kill people. However, even so, people are still much more noble than anything in the universe, because people have a soul that can think. Of course, we can't and shouldn't deny the necessity of physical life, but the nobility of human beings lies in the soul life. As a physical person, there is no distinction between high and low. Only as a soul, because of the great differences in the inner world, talents can be divided into noble and mediocre, even noble and despicable.
More than two thousand years ago, the Roman army invaded a city in Greece. They found an old man squatting on the beach, absorbed in studying a figure. He is Archimedes, the most famous physicist in ancient times. He soon died by the sword of Roman soldiers. When the sword came at him, he just said, "Don't step on my circle!" " "In his view, the man he painted on the ground is more precious than his life. Earlier, Alexander the Great, who conquered Eurasia, visited another city in Greece. When he met Diogenes, a philosopher lying on the ground in the sun, he asked him, "What can I do for you?" The answer is: "Don't block my sunshine!" In his view, in the face of his meditation in the sun, Alexander the Great's brilliant exploits seem insignificant. These two short stories, which have been handed down through the ages, show that outstanding people in ancient Greece cherish the soul life. They love ideas more than anything, including their own lives, and regard soul life as more noble than anything external, including prominent power.
Cherish the inner spiritual wealth more than the outer material wealth, which is the common feature of all Tessa through the ages. Wilde, an English writer, traveled to America. When he entered the country, the customs officer asked him what he had to declare. He replied, "Nothing but my talent." What makes him proud is that he has nothing of value, but he has artistic talent that cannot be measured by money. It is this proud writer who tells us in one of his works: "Nothing is more precious than the human soul, and nothing can compare with it."
In fact, it is unnecessary to give these famous examples. We might as well pay a little attention to the surrounding phenomena. I often find that even the slightest sign of a humble soul's life will shine a very touching light in a mediocre background.
On one occasion, I go on road trip. The train is speeding, the carriage is noisy, and the passengers are chatting, playing cards and eating snacks. A teenage girl hid in the corner of the carriage, absorbed in reading. She was so absorbed in reading that she wrote something in her notebook from time to time, as if she didn't hear the noise around her at all. Looking at her as if bathed in bright and quiet silhouette, I was filled with emotion and remembered my boyhood. At that time, I was just like her. No matter how messy I am, as long as I pick up a good book, I will forget everything. Now I am a writer myself, and I have published several books, but I envy this girl who is immersed in reading and cherishes the memory of her youth with the same innocent pursuit that has gradually passed away.
Whenever an exhibition of the world famous paintings is held in Beijing, many unknown young painters scrimp and save, pay for themselves, and come to the capital from all over the country to linger in front of famous paintings. I stand in the exhibition hall and look at these young faces that I am full of longing, and my heart will be filled with emotion. I said to myself: the pursuit of pure youth is indeed the best month of life.
As time goes by, I can't help thinking of the girl on the train and the young people in the exhibition hall, wondering what they are like now. According to my observation, most people are full of ideals when they are young, and they tend to become more and more practical as they grow older. Due to the pressure of struggle for existence and the temptation of material interests, everyone turned their eyes and energy to the outside world and no longer paid attention to their inner world. As a result, the soul is shrinking and empty, leaving only a busy body in the world. There is nothing sadder than this for a person. I secretly wish that they still maintain their pure pursuit and have not embarked on this sad road.
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Living in today's world, peace of mind is hard-won. The world is full of opportunities and pressures. Opportunity tempts people to try, and pressure forces people to struggle, all of which make people fidgety ... You might as well travel around the world, make contributions, explore and find romance, but don't forget the way home. This home is your self and your inner world.
To seek peace of mind, the premise is to have a mind first. In theory, everyone has a brain, but in practice, it is not. Some people, always influenced by external forces, always live in the noisy external world and have no real inner life. For such a person, inner peace is impossible. Only by paying attention to the mind can a person feel uneasy because of the interference of the mind, and there will be a need to seek peace of mind. Therefore, it is most important to have the talent to live the inner life, or to develop such a habit. Anyone with this talent or habit knows that inner life and outer life are not mutually exclusive, and the same person may be rich in both aspects. The difference is that people who pay attention to inner life are good at transforming the harvest of outer life into spiritual wealth, while those who lack this endowment or habit are often lost in outer life, and people as a whole are scattered. The ego is a central point. With a solid center, a person has spiritual coordinates, and no matter how far he goes, he can find his way home. For another example, we might as well say that a person with a solid self seems to have a spiritual bosom friend. He takes this bosom friend with him wherever he goes. This bosom friend will faithfully share all his experiences and listen to all his thoughts.
If a person has his own spiritual pursuit, made a trip in the world and gained considerable life experience, then he will gradually realize his position in this world. The world is infinitely vast and the temptation is endless. However, the reality belonging to everyone may be limited after all. You might as well keep an open mind to all possibilities, because that is the source of charm in life. But at the same time, you should also cast anchor in the ocean of the world early and find the field that suits you best. No matter how great and ordinary a person is, as long as he conforms to his nature, finds what he really likes to do and devotes himself to doing it perfectly, he will have an unbreakable home in this world. Therefore, he will not only have enough courage to bear the external pressure, but also be sober enough to face the temptation of various opportunities. Of course, we have no reason to doubt that such people will be able to enrich their lives and have a peaceful mind.