The flowing spring water in the mountain stream shines with snow-white waves and plays the heart of nature.
The stream is gurgling, and the deep stream is silent. When we see the stream flowing down from the mountain, we always sing all the way. When it meets a cliff and becomes a waterfall, it will make a loud noise. On the contrary, the surface of those deep rivers looks calm, and you can't see the turbulent water surface, let alone the deep world under the water surface.
"If the current is deep, the water will be unpredictable." Those who have the experience of crossing the river will grab a stone and throw it into the water to measure the water depth before wading. The higher the splash, the louder the sound and the shallower the river. A river that doesn't splash much water and can't hear much underwater sound must be unfathomable. The deeper the water, the quieter the water flow. This is what we often call "still water runs deep".
"Still Water Flows Deep" is a description of nature, elephant invisibility and other natural phenomena, but it contains the profound philosophy of "movement and quietness" in the course of life.
Static and dynamic are two states of life. Movement is the display of struggle, creation and vitality; Quiet is a kind of introverted, deep and detached life state. Dynamic and static have their own special functions and advantages, both of which are indispensable and complement each other. The wisdom of life lies in grasping the art of moving and static, that is, moving is moving, static is static, static is existence, moving is observation, combining dynamic and static, and moving at the right time.
"Still water flows deep" is a kind of character and wisdom that "moistens things quietly", which inspires us to talk about things, do more and talk less, only do not talk, do not brag and show off when we achieve results, and "be sensitive and cautious about what we say"; It is a kind of character and wisdom of "hiding in silence", which inspires us to hide the peak and be introverted, to hide Xu Ruo in a big place, to hide wisdom in a big place, and to be quiet and far-reaching; It is a kind of character and wisdom of "braking in silence", which inspires us to be calm, calm and calm when things happen, and calm when there are major events; It is a kind of character and wisdom of "keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile", which inspires us to keep a low profile and wait for no one, accumulate wealth and accumulate little, and be quiet and far-reaching. ...
Life passes peacefully, without sound, waves or even ripples, invisible, inaction and silence. This kind of life is worthless and not worth living. Always living a vigorous life, busy all day, lost in the noisy world outside, without a quiet spiritual home alone, such a life is not worth living.
There are many people who like publicity and high-profile in real life. In order to achieve a sensational effect, some people like to do big things, spread big stalls and make big moves; Some planning work is unrealistic, raising big slogans and setting big goals; Even some things have not yet begun to be done, and they have begun to talk big. Just do one thing, you are impetuous, and your tail is stuck high. Such people are not far away, and we need to take a warning. There is a good saying: "It is not the sails that push the sailboat forward, but the invisible wind." We should learn to be invisible wind.
Keeping quiet requires solid "internal strength" support, which is a natural reaction of a person's long-term behavior and cultivation, not fake. Only when a person's knowledge, experience, quality and self-cultivation have accumulated enough can it be truly achieved. As the saying goes, "The personality is the best, nothing is different, just natural" (quoted from Caigen Tan, written by Hong Yingming) and deliberately hiding yourself and pretending to be deep will be self-defeating, which is not a concept we are talking about.
All ups and downs are life. Both high-quality activities and high-quality tranquility are needed, but the latter is the premise of the former. Life should flow like water, make unremitting progress and strive for self-improvement. Life should also have a quiet season, just as winter breeds spring. The sign of maturity in life is silence. Quiet can precipitate many complicated impetuousness in life and filter out shallow and rough human impurities; Quiet is a harmonious mind, a spiritual pursuit of self-cultivation, a road to success, and a beautiful scenery of life and career.