Find the meaning of life: live, and live well

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Psychologist Frankl proposed that the sense of meaning of life is the individual's perception of the purpose and value of his own existence, and the most basic original motivation of people is to pursue the meaning of life. But not everyone asks themselves: Who am I? Where did it come from? Where to go? Why? How to get there? We can't be sure when and how we die, but we can decide how to exist from birth to death. The meaning of life comes from thinking, and the results of life come with decisions. In the eyes of many people, this awareness is not strong or important, so they are confused, depressed and utilitarian, and the logic is not self-consistent.

The reason for the lack of a sense of meaning in life may be due to the rapid development of science and technology, formal logic and other rapid developments to bring about people's materialization worries and distress, may be due to the high focus on self-focus and participation in consumerism, hedonism, may be the lack of education on the meaning of life in our life journey. People are easily confused by negative self-perception, and begin to be empty, bored and bored, resulting in a sense of meaninglessness and worthlessness. "Half Moon Talk" tweet, people are in a hurry all their lives, a white bitter, is the most regrettable and terrible way to live.

It has been said that mediocre people have life, excellent people have life and life, and excellent people have life, life and mission. Life-conscious people cannot tolerate a meaningless life, and the search for a sense of meaning in life runs through the stage process from life to life to mission. French writer Beauvoir's novel "Man Is To Die" describes Regina's negative life of escaping from everything and being at a loss, and the story enlightens us to bravely pursue the meaning of life in order to buffer the psychological impact of negative events on people. The most important thing is to enhance the positive life experience, such as filling the void with work and reading, passing away boredom with communication and love, transforming boredom with aesthetics and hobbies, and contacting people with positive energy. At the same time, it is also necessary to stay away from social evil sources and garbage people, and consciously reduce the probability of possible exposure to negative events.

Yu Minhong said, "We think that if an ideal is fulfilled or something is accomplished, life will be fulfilled." But no fulfillment can fill a lifetime of life, and after enrichment there will be new emptiness that needs to be filled." Life is the process of constantly accomplishing one goal after another, and the process of life is the process of constantly acquiring meaning in life for oneself. If you feel that life has no meaning, doesn't that give you the right reason to create meaning? As Zhuangzi said, a person's life is to pursue knowledge indefinitely and let life pass on the torch. There is always something meaningful to do in life, and the task is heavy and the road is long.

Cemeteries represent death, but the purpose is not death. Only by knowing the face of death will we not be afraid of death; only by pursuing the meaning of life can we fear life even more. Since birth cannot be chosen, and death cannot be avoided, it is necessary to think: why live? How can I live well? The ancients had the age of the ancients, and we had our modernity. Man is the sum of all social relations, and the topic of "living" must be discussed in the context of his own time. Looking a little longer, opening up the pattern, putting yourself in a broader historical picture, taking history as a teacher, and taking advantage of the situation, you may be able to see the most real state and find the most suitable role for yourself.

Living is the general state of life, and it is the most basic and simple survival appeal. Under the great social changes, being alive represents the ability to bear the impermanence of fate. Yu Hua described such a history of blood and tears in "Alive", highlighting the life of the protagonist Fugui with the death of others. There is nothing better than being alive, and nothing more difficult than being alive. To continue life requires to live, and it is precisely because of hardship that living has a profound meaning. On the one hand, there is the small and weak grassroots figure Fugui, and on the other hand, there is a huge and helpless reality of suffering, and the disparity in strength reveals a strong sense of destiny. But Fugui is not alone, but represents many people: after the misfortune of the world, he still treats the world kindly, and still has the tenacity and optimism of pursuing the meaning of life. Accompanied by death and despair, he was always looking for hope to light up his life. The "Chronicle of History" says that "although you can't come, your heart yearns for it", which also shows this tenacity and optimism, which is exactly what Chinese has been tenaciously living after thousands of years of war.

But "living" is not simply equivalent to "just living", "Death Consciousness" says, "Man not only survives but also understands survival, but also gives meaning to his own survival". All things are born, but cannot govern all things. The beast is instinctive, but man is civilized. The metabolic state that only stays at the biological level, living for the sake of living, is not fundamentally different from natural animals. There will always be a lot of pursuits in a person's life, materialized, spiritual, or otherwise? No matter how advanced the desire seems, it is only the desire and goal of a certain stage, not the real direction of life.

Historical and cultural traditions tell us to always think of living for others. Some scholars have asked the question, when we are left with ourselves, who else can we live for? Russell said in Why I Live that the desire for love, the pursuit of knowledge, and the irrepressible compassion for human suffering deserve his life. Lu Xun explains in "The Lonely Man" through the character Wei Lianzhen that he also has to live for those who do not want to live. Scholar Xu Xi believes that the history of human civilization is to a large extent to establish a life purpose for life that is higher than life itself, is spiritual, and is worth living for.

Before establishing the ideal of life, there should be a sense of reverence for life and personality awakening - reverence for life, that is, respect and love for life, including others and non-human beings; personality awakening, that is, the meaning of living is more important than living itself. Reverence for life and the awakening of personality are the style of many philosophers and saints, who often transcend the limitations of individual life. As Zhuangzi believes, the essence of life lies in the pursuit of the freedom of life, and to live well, we must have an open-minded attitude and be at ease. People's life is higher than instinct, and we must pay attention to the depth of the value of living, otherwise we cannot live well.

Feng Zikai believes that there are three realms in life: material life, spiritual life and soul life. From survival to life, it is the evolution of civilization; from living to living well, it is the sublimation of life. To live well, we must live out the quality and dignity of life. Living well has value in itself. Xun Zi said that "sex is not enough to rule independently", and to live well is to pay attention to etiquette and obey the rules. Jing Yi lay monk said that living is a kind of practice, how can you live well without eating when you should eat, and do not sleep when you should sleep? "Aesthetics of Life" says that people need aesthetics, and aesthetic activities are the essence of human life and an important content of living well.

If life deceives you, don't be sad, don't be anxious. Mr. Qian Liqun said that to quietly change the predicament, we must also start from reading, be a reasonable person, and live happily. Living happily is the proper meaning of living well, as long as you love life, everything is expected. We do not have to blindly regard others as the object of moral scrutiny, and reasonable selfish desires and proper satisfaction are also in the realm of happiness. The pursuit of one's own self-interest is also a moral goal of one's own life.

How to live well is a big proposition, and the words of a hundred families are not exhaustive. The meaning of life is not in the length of life, life is limited, but the connotation of life can be extended. Adding something about the meaning of life between life and death is what it means to be alive. If it doesn't make sense, then. If you think that life lacks fun, then look for fun and fill life with free happiness. Man is a rational being who pursues, and should use his limited life to create infinite value. If you only want to eat all day long but have no intention of other things, its significance is greatly reduced. To live a meaningful life, you should live with dignity, with pursuit, and happily. It also means that you must know your heart, find the truest self, and face the world objectively and bravely in order to understand what life should do.

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