Before, there was an interesting story on the Internet:
Italian astronaut Cristoforetti released a set of space photographs during a mission to the International Space Station, accompanied by an ancient Chinese text in Chinese, English and Italian:
Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the prosperity of the category, it is enough to enjoy the entertainment of audio-visual and believe in Cola.
This passage is from the famous "Preface to the Lanting Collection", which is the preface to the poetry collection made by Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty, for a gathering of literati and scholars in Huiji Mountain.
A famous sentence born 1,700 years ago is so suitable for the magnificent space scenes taken under modern technology.
While it is amazing, it also allows us to once again appreciate the charm of this ancient text through time and space.
If you are feeling depressed, you may wish to read the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection.
Because it has the vastness of the world outside and the magnificent life inside, it can make your momentary sorrows and joys drift away with the gentle wind.
"The universe is vast, everything is vivid, and it is a great joy to open your eyes. ”
The sky is high and the earth is far away, and human beings are as small as grasshoppers in it.
And the troubles we encounter in life are even more insignificant in comparison.
Liu Yu wrote in "30 Lectures on Comparative Politics":
The green fields seen at 100 meters above sea level may be nothing more than a small oasis in the desert at 1,000 meters above sea level.
At an altitude of 5,000 meters, the desert is just an island in the middle of the ocean.
This reminds me of the inspirational masterpiece "You Should Be Like a Bird Flying to Your Mountain".
Tara, the author, was paranoid because of her father's extremes, experienced an unusually painful childhood, and suffered many setbacks after entering college.
And when she came into contact with the subject of history, the great joys and sorrows behind those long scrolls introduced her to a whole new world.
Her love for history led her to devote herself to a new direction in life, leaving behind all the hurts she had suffered in the past, and finally becoming an excellent historian.
There is also a legendary "cleaner painter" Wang Liuyun.
Originally from the countryside, she failed the college entrance examination, failed her marriage, was plagued by gossip, and had to work for her livelihood.
When she was 51 years old, she came into contact with oil painting by chance, and suddenly felt that her soul was ignited, and the emotions she had accumulated in half her life had an outlet.
Now she works as a cleaner in the building during the day and paints in the bathroom cubicle at night.
Even though the conditions are difficult and the life is poor, these are nothing at all in her eyes, and her spirit is already extremely rich.
There is nothing in the world, and mediocrity disturbs itself.
Sometimes we are trapped in immediate pain, often because we are not standing high enough.
If you can jump out of the existing framework and gain a different perspective, the problems that bothered you at the beginning may not be worth mentioning.
"People meet and fellowship, and a lifetime passes quickly. ”
Life is short, how many days will be long, and there will be no end to it in the end.
Wang Xizhi, the author of "Lanting Collection Preface", has such a regrettable story.
He and his best friend Zhou Fu have known each other for decades and have a deep relationship.
Later, after Zhou Fu was transferred to Shu as an official, he and Wang Xizhi, who was in the south of the Yangtze River, gathered less and separated more.
Wang Xizhi promised Zhou Fu many times in his letters that he must go to Sichuan in this life, climb Wenling with the other party, and achieve a beautiful conversation.
But in that era of inconvenient transportation, how easy was it to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to make an appointment?
Due to various obstacles in reality, Wang Xizhi has not been able to make the trip.
In "Seventy Posts", Wang Xizhi also told Zhou Fu to take care of his body and wait for his arrival: "The foot should be protected, so as to meet this period." ”
A year later, however, his life came to an end.
Throughout his life, he was never able to climb the mountain he longed for with his best friends.
Life is so short, the last thing you should do is to ask for trouble.
The American novelist O. Henry once lived a hard but sweet life with his wife.
He was later prosecuted for embezzlement, which was not serious in itself, but perhaps for fear of imprisonment, he escaped the day before the arraignment.
When the news of his wife's critical illness came, he hurried back to China, but he didn't have time to see his wife for the last time.
His masterpiece "The Gift of the Magi" is a testimony to his wife's guilt and nostalgia.
In the novel, the husband sells his heirloom gold watch to buy his wife a set of high-end combs, and the wife sells her long hair in exchange for a strap for her husband.
The two of them each sacrificed their most precious items in exchange for gifts, but they became useless.
How many people are like this, scheming in trivial gains and losses, but missing out on what is truly valuable.
Time comes and goes, and the most true state of mind should be poured into the person you love the most, the most beautiful scenery, and the most wanted to do.
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Don't let the casual wait become too late to regret.
"The length of life is left to creation, and it will eventually be destroyed. ”
In many cases, the development of things is determined by the general trend of the environment, and the role of individual efforts is extremely limited.
Just as a sailor will try to prepare as completely as possible to go to sea, whether the voyage can be safe or smooth still depends on the "mood" of the sea.
In the face of the angry waves of the sea, the most senior, wisest, and most powerful sailors could do nothing.
Smooth sailing is just wishful thinking, and the impermanence of the world is the unbreakable norm.
Back then, the 20-year-old Su Shi was a fledgling and became famous in Beijing with his amazing talent.
When he was in the prime of life and was ready to show his skills, he was convicted and imprisoned for the "Wutai Poetry Case".
finally escaped death, and was demoted out of the capital again.
In his later years, he was liquidated because his former political enemies were in power and relegated to more remote locations.
From the bustling capital to the barren land, from the spring breeze to the defeat of the wheat city.
Not only is his career not smooth, Su Shi's family life is also very bumpy: he lost his mother when he was young, his wife when he was young, and his son when he was middle-aged.
In the face of the ups and downs of fate, he did not sink into despair, but placed his love on the landscape.
was belittled and frustrated, he could happily sing the praises of food: "I eat 300 lychees a day, and I don't want to be a Lingnan person." ”
In the face of wind and rain, he can laugh heroically at the embarrassment: "Bamboo canes and shoes are lighter than horses, who is afraid? ”
Wandering, he can calmly recite: "I asked if Lingnan should be bad, but he said: This place of peace is my hometown." ”
As Lin Yutang said, Su Shi's name is just a memory, but the joy of his heart and the happiness of his mind are immortal.
Life is like a reverse journey, you and I are pedestrians.
Between heaven and earth, nothing is eternal.
Since impermanence is a compulsory course in life, it is better to let go of unnecessary anxiety, do your best, and listen to the destiny of God.
"Even though times have changed and things are different, the original emotion and mood are still the same. ”
1,700 years ago, at the gathering of "all the virtuous and virtuous", the literati praised the vastness of the world in the beautiful landscape.
1,700 years later, on the International Space Station, astronauts faced the vastness of the universe and responded to the feelings of the ancients.
The authentic work of "Lanting Collection Preface" was used as an heirloom by Wang Xizhi and solemnly handed over to future generations.
But after seven generations, it has been lost, and its whereabouts are still a mystery.
Today, although we can only see the facsimile of later generations, we can still experience the vigorous power that transcends time and space, and draw our own insights.
The world is vast, life is short, and fate is impermanent.
In the face of the current ups and downs, instead of struggling with it, it is better to calm down the mentality, gain indifferently, and lose calmly.
Source: WeChat public account "Ten o'clock reading"
Author: Meow Xixi
Editor: Wu Xicheng
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