Ban Young, the originator of British popular literature, put forward what life inspiration in "The Journey of heaven"?

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No matter how noble the status, how rich the wealth, how beautiful the appearance, how prominent the family lineage, how decisive the action, always need to believe in something spiritually. A person who has lost his faith is like a rootless reed, swaying around in a fierce storm, in danger of breaking at any moment. And those who have a firm faith in their hearts, even if they encounter great challenges, will continue to move towards the original goal until they achieve it with passion.

Religion plays a vital role in humanity's vast belief system. Merchants, fishermen, cooks, carpenters, lawyers, doctors, painters, singers, almost all classes and people of all ages have free access to religion, the spiritual "refuge" of mankind. In the hearts of the majority of believers, Bunyan has become the guide in their life journey, allowing the lost whose hearts are tormented and their souls are unstable to find the direction of life again.

Who is Bunyan? How did He lead thousands of people who were confused and confused to salvation and inspiration?

John ▪ Bunyan was born in November 1628 in a small village about 1 mile south of Bedford, England. John ▪ Bunyan's father was a pot maker and the family lived in poverty. Due to his poor family, John ▪ Bunyan received only basic education.

In 1644, the English Civil War broke out, and the 16-year-old Bunyan joined the Parliamentary Army. After retiring from the army and returning to his hometown, his son inherited his father's business as a pot repairer. Under the impact of the cruelty of war, the poverty of the people, and the poverty of the economy, Banyan experienced a spiritual crisis, joined a local Protestant organization in 1653, and his fate changed dramatically.

Bhanjan was sentenced to illegal proselytizing by government authorities and imprisoned twice. During his 12-year imprisonment, Banjan began his literary career, writing jihad, immeasurable merit, the journey of heaven, and the biography of Mr. Beyman. After his release from prison, Bunyan was busy with missionary work, and finally fell ill with fever on the way to visit believers. Banjan died in November 1688 at the age of 60.

BanYan is recognized as the originator of English popular literature and has made great contributions to the popularization, colloquialism, popularization and development of the English language. Although Banyan has passed away, many of his masterpieces are still circulating in the world, and readers of that time and even future generations have gained new feelings and profound experiences from these works. As Banyan's most iconic work, The Journey of heaven has been a huge hit since its inception, and the book was published in 10 editions before Bunyan's death.

In 1853, the Journey of heaven was translated into Chinese, the first Western novel to appear in Chinese history. With more than 200 translations around the world, the work is the most widely circulated and translated book outside of the Bible. Seeing this, are you a little curious about what kind of book "The Journey of the Heavenly Road" is? Don't worry, look down.

The whole book is divided into two volumes. In the previous volume, the narrator of the book sees in a dream a man named "Christian" reading a book, terrified that the city he lives in will be destroyed by fire. At this point, a man named "The Preacher" instructed him that he must flee his homeland and go to heaven. Carrying the burden of the world, Christians embark on a brave and bumpy journey to find salvation for others and for themselves.

In the next volume, the Christian's wife, the "Christian Woman," and children make a pilgrimage to heaven under the guidance of a man called Fearless. These two journeys are also full of difficulties and obstacles, and they also hope to get rid of the shackles of vulgarity and thus obtain the salvation of the soul.

Of course, the two journeys are also very different. In the first volume, the Christian is on his own, and as a seeker of truth he will embark on a pilgrimage alone. In the next volume, various types of Christians are united by the goal of reaching the kingdom of heaven, forming a loving group that supports each other and progresses together. The various actions of overcoming difficulties together reflect the qualities of friendliness, tolerance, kindness and bravery possessed by Christ, and praise the courage and tenacity of the pilgrims.

The Christians in the book are looking for and making a pilgrimage to heaven. The starting point of all this is to achieve the salvation of the soul and the freedom of thought. It is the thrust of the Journey of Heavenly Roads for people to follow the Christian doctrine and to attain salvation by constantly overcoming their own weaknesses and evils outside them.

The existence of "Happy Valley", "Vanity Fair", "Conceit Valley", "Depression Swamp", "River of Death" and so on, originally has a strong symbolic meaning, more like an unarmed person who grows up despite being helpless, but still struggles against the wind and waves, and finally matures after experiencing the baptism of wind and thunder, and arrives at a holy place where he can live poetically. In this process, only by withstanding the tests and temptations from power, status, beauty, money, heresy, fear, etc., can ordinary people temper their high-spirited conduct and realize the transcendence and liberation of themselves.

It is undeniable that "The Journey of heavenly roads" is full of strong religious implications. In terms of character naming, the book's four children, named Matthew, Mother Ear, Jacob, and Joseph, are the same names as the characters in the Bible. One of the 12 disciples of Christ Jesus was named Matthew; Samuel was the distinguished prophet of Israel; the younger brother of Christ Jesus was named Jacob, who was one of the leaders of the early Christian church; and Jacob's son was named Joseph, who was Jacob's 11th son.

As far as the Christian doctrine of salvation is concerned, the Journey of Heaven is consistent with the ideas preached in the Bible. The path of salvation for Christians is actually the process of people breaking through narrow self-knowledge and achieving spiritual dimension progress and self-transcendence. On this road, a person's soul must go through stages of repentance and reflection, restraint of desire, elimination of evil and promotion of good, and care for others, and finally achieve self-improvement and achieve a state of harmony and fulfillment.

The Journey of Heaven occupies a unique place in the history of British literature, and its influence is timeless. In terms of its literary value and position in the history of Western literature, "The Journey of Heaven" is comparable to "Gulliver's Travels", "Robinson Crusoe" and "Canterbury Stories". Friends who are interested in the salvation of the soul can read this book carefully.

I hope that those who face difficulties in life and are indomitable, after seeing the light and darkness of this world, can find their true faith in their hearts and become guardians who have the ability to enjoy love and the ability to guard the truth.