Lin Yutang, a master of language, once made an interesting "new interpretation of the words" of "lonely" and "alone". He wrote this limerick poem:
Under the willow shed of the childish children, the thin dogs chase butterflies in the narrow alley.
There are many laughs and smiles in the world, but I have two sideburns to spare.
"Lonely" and "alone" are separated separately, which is a seed and a melon, a dog and an insect. In Lin Yutang's eyes, there are only two words around, but it is like a vivid painting: children are holding melons and laughing under the shed, puppies are barking happily chasing butterflies in the bluestone alleys, and he is leaning on the side of the bridge alone, witnessing the laughter of the world, but he can't help but reflect a little loneliness in his later years.
Kanji is the writing of art.
From ancient times to the present, although the form, tone and connotation of Chinese characters have changed, the unique stroke glyph still contains the rich imagination and connotation of the Chinese.
Similar to "loneliness", many Chinese characters are made up of two words with different meanings. Through the fun game of "splitting words", people can also express their different understandings of life.
A word often hides a kind of wisdom in life.
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"We must have the courage to move forward, but also the heart to stop"
In ancient China, there was a pavilion every other way. These pavilions are designed to allow people to temporarily stop their tired footsteps, replenish their physical strength, and accumulate their spirits, so that they can go faster and farther in the future.
The pavilion is stopped. The word "stop" is a "person" and "pavilion" leaning together. Jiang Xun said: When we encounter a pavilion when climbing the mountain, we are telling us not to go anymore, the scenery here is very beautiful. Let yourself rest in the pavilion, watch the flowers bloom and fall, watch the geese pass through the southern sky, soothe your mood, and clear the way forward.
Life is a long road, and we always have to move forward. Stop once in a while, don't rush.
"To give is to be happy"
The comfortable "Shu", on the left is the "giving" of giving, and on the right is the "giving" of giving, which is exactly the meaning of giving. In life, when we get something, we may rejoice and be ecstatic. But when we are willing to give for someone or something, the fullness of our hearts is incomparable.
In the understanding of the Chinese, "giving" means giving to get, and in the Western Bible, there is also the teaching that "giving is more blessed than receiving". When you are rich, you don't forget those who are lacking, which is a kind of kindness within your ability, and it is even more precious to be able to extend a sympathetic hand when you are lacking.
Only by being willing to give can we reap the rewards.
"Contentment is Bliss"
"Fu", on the left is like "clothes", and on the right is "a mouthful of fields". The ancients believed that a person with clothes and food to eat was "blessing".
Compared with the ancients, the material life of modern people is much richer, we generally have clothes and food, food and clothing, and some are even rich. But many people are not happy, but sad all the time.
Because modern people's desires no longer stop at having clothes and food, they often want more. Self-motivation is good, but excessive dissatisfaction has become insatiable and loses the mentality of contentment. As long as the desires are not satisfied for a while, they will be bitter and troubled, and even jealous and hateful to others.
Happiness is not about having too much, but just right.
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"Reflecting on my body is the practice of life"
"Wisdom", the upper and lower knowledge, and "knowledge" is a combination of arrow and mouth. I can't help but think that most of the wise men in the past and present have the habit of sitting alone in silence and reflecting on their bodies every day.
Yuan Lifan, a thinker of the Ming Dynasty, said: "Every day you know what is wrong, and every day you change." One day does not know what is wrong, that is, one day is content with oneself, one day there is no fault to change, that is, one day there is no step to advance. "The higher a person stands in a certain field and the wider his horizons, the more he will understand that there are people outside the world and there is heaven outside the sky. If you want to go to a "higher place," you have to learn to be introspective and humble.
Self-examination makes people self-aware, and self-knowledge makes people progress.
"People can have peace of mind among the grass and trees"
Tea is "people" among "plants and trees". Tea is a person's attitude towards nature and also an attitude towards the heart.
Life is a life, plants and trees are autumn, and there is a Zen connection between people and tea. The Buddha said, "One flower is one world, one grass is one heaven, one leaf is the same, one sand is bliss, one side is a pure land, one smile is one dust, one thought is pure". Life is like a cup of tea, and the ups and downs and bitterness in it can only be savored by those who choose to return to indifference after experiencing the rolling red dust.
Floating like a dream, a cup of tea to relieve worries.
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Busy, is "heart death"
The word "busy", "heart" and "death" are "busy", and when people are busy, the "heart" is lost.
A person who is in a hurry is often a person who has no "heart". Mistakes and chaos in the busyness are because they forget to listen to their inner voice. How can a person who is tired of running for his life and has no "heart" make mistakes and chaos, and how can he live his life well?
No matter how busy the days are, you should also leave some time to talk about the wind and snow. Su Dongpo once wrote: "Nothing to do is to meditate, one day is like two days." If you can't get out of the noisy world, you might as well sit idle, return to the true nature of life from the bustle, and cultivate a pure land for the impetuous soul.
Busy and leisurely, let the "heart" return, people will be peaceful, and things will be calm.
"If you are lazy in everything, you will end up being inferior"
The merits of life can only be determined by nature, and the acquired efforts should not be underestimated.
Let's look at the construction of the word "inferior": less and force. If a person is lazy in everything, even if he is born with better conditions, he will inevitably fall behind on the runway of life in the end.
It's like the story of the tortoise and the hare race, the truth is simple but real. Some people are born in poor conditions, but they forge ahead the day after tomorrow, which is impressive, and some people enjoy food all the time, but they can't overcome their inertia and finally return home.
No pain, no gain. Your dedication determines the merits of your life.
"It's not a good thing to have more hearts"
The word "suffering" is a "string" at the top, and a "heart" at the bottom, like a "heart" of a "string", that is, multiple hearts, suffering from gains and losses.
One is insatiable. If a person can't concentrate on gains and losses, how can he not be worried?
One is the fear of losing, especially emotionally. Gu Long once said: The more eager you want to get, the greater the possibility of losing. Once people are too careful, they will make their feelings more and more complicated, far away from the original simplicity, and the people they love are getting farther and farther away.
We should all learn to let go slowly, to people and things, to be simple, and to be single-minded.
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"Fear is the emptiness of the heart"
The word "afraid" is composed of "heart" and "white". The inner "heart" is empty and "white", which is often when a person's heart is empty and unconfident.
The fearless one is the ignorance of the newborn calf, and the other is the self-knowledge that has been tempered. The method is nothing more than knowing how to study and introspect uninterruptedly, encourage oneself with faith, enrich one's soul with benevolence, and refuse to do nothing and deceive oneself. In this way, I have the confidence in my heart, and I am naturally not afraid or afraid.
The heart is expectant, fearless.
"Arrogance will eventually lead to great losses"
The word "boast" is a "big" at the top and a "loss" at the bottom, which can be understood in this way - an arrogant person will always suffer a big loss.
Self-confidence is different from arrogance, the former is calm, neither humble nor arrogant, and the latter often likes to sensationalize or hide their ignorance and incompetence.
Of course, there is no shortage of arrogant geniuses in the world, but most people need to look at their capital and recognize their position. Casual self-indulgence will eventually be taught a lesson in constant expansion and recklessness.
Self-esteem is the right way, and arrogance suffers.
Some people say that a Chinese character is a cultural history. In my eyes, a Chinese character is like our life, it contains the philosophy of Chinese, and is a light that illuminates our lives.
Recognizing Chinese characters, appreciating the wind and moon, knowing proverbs, and understanding life are the blessings we are born with.
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