In "The Greatest Thought in History", Durant admits that he recognizes and worships "the great genius who once surpassed our lives in history", and he regards this worship as "the ultimate belief". In his view, "real history is not trivial price and salary statistics, nor large-scale elections and wars, nor is it the life process of ordinary people. History should only belong to those heroes and geniuses who have made lasting contributions to the process of human culture. At the same time, "genius stands beside the goddess of wisdom, holding candles to light the way for us" and leads us into heaven in the "living moment". The author's firm belief may touch the most secret nerve in our hearts. We are "atheists" and "historical materialists". The education we have received since childhood tells us that history is created by the masses, so we are used to evaluating history by the yardstick of the masses, and we can't hide the great figures who have contributed to the formation and development of China culture. Among the masses, they only become a "character". The most common way for the masses is that Durant said, "I like to brag about myself by belittling others, especially pointing out the shortcomings of great men, which can satisfy this psychology." "After years of hard work, some scholars have made a few' great' figures in the history of China' walk off the altar' and become a member of the vulgar public. Four years before will durant's death, the Pulitzer Prize winner began to write the last work of his life. This creative plan stems from a strong desire of him, his wife and daughter to write a simplified version of the widely acclaimed series History of World Civilization. Although the abbreviated version of History of World Civilization has some traces more or less, it is definitely not a book about the accumulation of historical time, people and events. Durant, as always, regards the evolution of civilization as a way to examine history. He made a list, including Confucius, Li Bai, Buddha, Gandhi, Plato, Socrates, Shakespeare, Bacon ... Through these historical and cultural heroes, Durant painted us a magnificent cultural picture spanning decades, and history was presented with a light weight. " Because of those wonderful memories and traditions, the ancient creative spirit still exists. People are still working, carving, creating and singing. Plato is here to discuss philosophy with Socrates; Shakespeare is here and brings new literary wealth every day; Keats listens to the nightingale and Shelley sings the west wind; Nietzsche is here, continuing to shout and speak; Christ is here, calling us to share his bread ... "His concise and poetic words are telling the fact that the wealth left by many heroes is the precious heritage of mankind and the most shining main line in the historical process.