A friend recommended reading "White Night Journey" by Higashino Keigo, and he excitedly recommended: "There are two things in the world that cannot be looked at directly, one is the sun, and the other is the human heart." This is a famous quote from this book. Does that make sense? "

After thinking about it for a while, it seemed like it was true, and then asked him, "Do you think your heart can be looked directly into? "

He said firmly, "Of course. ” quickly replied “What about yours?” "

Silent. I haven't read this novel yet, and I haven't delved into the unexplained meaning of Higashino Keigo's words. Literally understood, the sun is too bright and will burn the eyes. But if people's hearts are too dark, it will sting their eyes and they can't bear to look directly at it. Fictional stories in literary works, real events in historical books, anecdotes in news and gossip, even the infighting in the office, and the filthy parents in the neighborhood are all telling you. The world shows that the human heart is beautiful or ugly, bright or dark.

Laozi said: The best is like water, water benefits all things without fighting. He admires Taoism that conforms to human nature and governs by doing nothing; Han Feizi said: The husband is close to his wife. If the son's relatives are not trustworthy, then no one else can be trusted! The Legalists, who enforce strict laws, say that people have three poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. Catholicism believes that people have seven deadly sins: gluttony, greed, and laziness. Jealousy, pride, lust, anger. lt;Schindler's Listgt;It talks about the brilliance of human nature, but it says that organizations cannot be trusted. In the end, will Zhen Huan, who has unlimited wealth and power, feel that the human heart is dark? All her friends have left, and she can only get what she wants by slowly becoming the kind of person she doesn't want to be. She can get what she wants by hurting her and getting her hands full of blood; and when she dies young, she suffers great injustice and pain. Brother Lin Shu, who still maintains justice and kindness, must be fragrant and bright in the people he looks at. He has gained the most beautiful emotions and chooses to defend that beauty in the face of ugliness. There are corrupt politicians and cheating stars in the world. , there are also Harvard doctors who take care of AIDS patients on a voluntary basis, and retired people provide free financial support to poor college students.

Everyone can ask themselves: Can you look directly at your own heart and donate money to earthquake appeals and friends? How do you respond to requests for help from others and to the kind or malicious behaviors of others? Regarding work, do you believe that "everyone cleans up the snow in front of their own door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's tiles", or do you do everything you can to help? To your partner, do you insist that "no matter good or bad times, rich or poor, healthy or sick, we will hold hands and never leave you", or "husband and wife are like birds in the forest, and they will fly separately when disaster strikes"

This is a matter of faith. To obtain peace and joy, you must first believe that everyone has a good side. Buddhism says that "the heart can be in hell, the heart can be in heaven, the heart can be ordinary people, and the heart can be sages"; Mencius said "Everyone can do it." "For Yao and Shun". People's hearts are complex, but individuals can continue to improve through their own practice. Improvement means consciously overcoming many weaknesses, such as greed and hatred. Where does the motivation to overcome weaknesses come from? It comes from your own beliefs and belief in the environment you are in. Although there is mud, there is always a clear and fragrant flowerbed that you have not yet come into contact with. I believe that the chaos in the world will one day disappear. I believe that the progress of historical civilization is due to how many specific people, in one thought, If you choose to believe, you will choose heaven. The human heart can definitely be looked at directly, and it needs to be looked at directly. Only by looking directly can we understand it, believe it, and have the courage to change.