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This sentence comes from the quotation of the famous female writer Zhang Ailing.
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"The moon on the sea is the moon in the sky, and the people in front of us are lovers.
Always be a spectator, but people are people in the play. "
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The moon on the sea is the moon in the sky, and the people in front of us are the people in the heart.
We always want to look at things as bystanders, but we can't be truly objective because we are insiders.
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This sentence wants to tell us that people often want to look at a phenomenon with a detached attitude, but in fact, we can't really look at it objectively, because we are the insiders. It is difficult for us to completely isolate ourselves from the real environment.
Creation background
Zhang Ailing lives in an era full of changes and turbulence, and her literary works often reflect the social reality of this era and people's inner world. This sentence is a classic saying in Zhang Ailing's quotations. Zhang Ailing is one of the important representatives of modern literature in China, and her works are deeply loved by readers. In her creation, she often discusses the themes of human nature, emotion and life, and shows people a unique literary world through delicate brushwork and profound thinking.
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"spectator's heart" refers to a detached state of mind, just like watching a play.
"People in the play" refers to people who directly participate in an event or situation, and they can't escape the influence of the event.
Enlightenment of life
This sentence has a lot of enlightenment to life. We often hope that we can look at things objectively like bystanders, but we often get involved unconsciously and become "people in the play", and it is difficult to get rid of ourselves. It's like when we travel, we often want to enjoy the scenery, but we are often influenced by our own emotions and experiences, so it's difficult to really let go of our inner burdens and enjoy the beauty of the moment.
This also reminds me of something I experienced. I used to work in a company. At first, I always looked at the problems at work from the perspective of a bystander. But with the passage of time, I was gradually infected by the company's culture and atmosphere and gradually became a "player". I began to be troubled by all kinds of trivial things, and it was difficult to look at the problem from the overall point of view, and it was difficult to maintain the bystander mentality as before.
But this experience also made me realize that people often can't avoid becoming "people in the play", but we can try our best to keep a bystander's attitude and look at things objectively at some specific moments. For example, when we encounter troubles and difficulties, we can try to put aside our emotions and look at the problem with a more objective attitude, so that we may get a better solution.
In a word, the phrase "always be a spectator, but the people in the play are human" tells us that we should keep a bystander's mentality and look at things objectively whenever and wherever, so as to better grasp our own life.