What is a person?

What is a person?

Author: Zhao xinshan

Einstein made the following paragraphs in his later years:

It is difficult for a person to know what makes sense in his own life. Of course, he should not disturb others. What do fish know about the water in which they swim for life?

However, Einstein, after all, made a clear answer from one side:

Bitter and sweet come from the outside, strong is from the heart, and from a person's self-effort.

Over the past 20 years, the teacher's self-improvement answer has always been like a beacon standing in the sea of night fog. If it is invisible, the time is dark and the distance of my life shines.

In many other places, Einstein answered the question "What is a person" in a very clear language and conclusion:

We eat food grown by others, wear clothes sewed by others, and live in other man-made houses. Most of our knowledge and beliefs are delivered to us through the language created by others ....... The reason why an individual becomes an individual and his survival makes sense is not so much because he is a member of a great human society, from being born to dead, society Controls his material and spiritual life.

I think Einstein's simple insight on "What is a person" can be readily accepted by us.

Different people have different answers to the question "What is a person. Even the same person may have different answers in different periods. For example, in the 19th century, the answer from Hugo, a French writer, was sometimes quite gloomy. Hugo said, We are all sinners; we are all sentenced to death, but there is an irregular probation period; we have only one short period, then, the place we stayed in will no longer have us.

Later, Hugo, a pessimistic answer, unexpectedly, he intentionally or unintentionally became one of the first voices of the Existence ideology of France in 1940s, because Camus also regards people as the sisifius who have worked hard for life in ancient Greek mythology. He is destined to push a huge rock up the hill forever, when the rock rolled down again when approaching the top of the hill, then pushed again, so the cycle continued.

However, when Goethe talked about siphus, it was almost another tone. This is because the poet's life has made great contributions to human culture. In October January 27, 1824, Goethe talked with Ekman about his life:

People usually think of me as the luckiest person. I have nothing to complain about, and I am not picky about the path I 've been through in my life. I have been working hard in my life. I can say that I have lived for a 15-year-old age, and I have never lived a comfortable life for any month. It's like pushing a rock up the hill, and the stone keeps rolling down and pushing it up. My year table is a clear explanation of these words.

-- Reader, who is this!

Answering the question "What is human" is also very important in Kant's philosophy system. In his later years, he even asserted that all philosophical undertakings could be attributed to the answer to this question. At the age of 75, Kant did not use words but the creative mental work of his life. He answered the following with his hard work in the spiritual field of philosophy: people use amazing abilities-imagination-to create cultural creatures. "Reaching (absolute) Satisfaction in life-this is a sign in itself. It shows that this is an idle peace of mind, and all motives have been stopped, I feel that the related activities are also slow. However, such a state is just like a heart that stops working in an animal body. It is incompatible with human spiritual life ." In Kant's view, people are constantly engaged in creative work; work is the best way to make people happy.

Shortly before Einstein's death, he said to his friends, "as long as one day you get a reasonable thing to do, your work and life will be a little strange ."

Indeed, the reason why Einstein was vigorous throughout his life is that he was always doing a reasonable thing. For him, the difference between life and death lies only in whether he is studying physics, whether he is thinking about the unified structure of nature, whether he is constantly approaching "him", that is, the god that approaches nosa-nature.

Goethe, Kant, and Einstein were as busy as westphus, and naturally reminded me of a conversation between Confucius and his disciples:

Zigong was tired of learning and told zhongni: "I hope to have some interest ." Zhong Ni said: "There is no interest ."

The east and west philosophers have such a consistent opinion, which indeed impressed me a lot. In an era in which we are struggling to take off the world for the Chinese nation, we may wish to give life without interest. "This motto has a brand new meaning and is written on our banner.

I think a person is composed of three parts: a recollection of the past, a grasp of the present and a vision of the future.

This is usually the case when people reach middle ages. 18-Year-Old people have only hope. Most of the 80-Year-Old people have only memories left. As for a middle-aged person in his forties, they often swing back and forth between vision and memories. However, no matter who you are, your grasp of the current situation should be the focus; as the second component of the whole, as an intermediate link, the proportion of it should be 95%.

"Life Thinking Day ." Who has no experience with the dream? When I went home from school, I went into the house and called my mom a young man. In the autumn spring of the Yuan mingyuan, I went for a walk and a session on the Forest Lane, and passed through the night, and my lover went away, never again ......

The Recollection of past events has several meanings.

In some situations where the past is past, the memories of the wind and the rain do not eclipse, it is really a deep-rooted manifestation of human nature, it is an irresistible psychological force, just like spring is coming, when the seeds break through the soil, the germination will inevitably be the same.

When a person sometimes feels lonely and lonely in real life, he will get some unspeakable comfort and happiness from some sweet memories; this pleasure may not come from the pleasure of a historian and a geographer who trace the history of a certain dynasty and the history of natural evolution. Because these scientists believe in such a motto: "To make a dead thing, its pleasure is not inferior to creation ."

In addition, "bringing dead things back to life" has another more important significance: the Pearl that has been scattered in memory, it is to use the mirror of the past to illuminate the path of the current life and enhance confidence and courage to look forward to the future.

Do not believe or believe, the pain in life (as long as the pain is sincere, kind), as soon as the memories, often will feel that it has a touch of sweetness, into a deep poem. Pushijin wrote: "the past will become a cordial nostalgia ." This is like the dead vine, the old tree, and the dark crow. Once these sad objects become the themes of poetry and painting, they will often give people the highest aesthetic enjoyment. -- I call this highest aesthetic enjoyment sweet melancholy or melancholy sweetness.

Why does the 19 songs of Chopin affect your heart and hook your soul? This is because the sentimental "Piano poet" creates a "sweet melancholy" Poetic Environment with music and music.

Why is the immortal artistic charm of Niu Xiji's Poems "I remember the green luhang dress and the grass everywhere? One of the reasons is that it creates a sweet melancholy realm in your mind.

Memories are undoubtedly one of the creative psychological motivations of many outstanding literary and artistic works, and also constitute a major part of them. It can be said that without memories, literature and art will lose their brilliance and will not be doing well.

One of the reasons that a piece of music is often touching us with tears is that it can evoke memories of the past. The American movie Cui di Chunxiao's episode "when we are still young" has this feature most. Because its lyrics are full of memories. Recall:

When we were young and on the wonderful morning of May, you said, you love me, and when we were young.

You said, you love me, ah! Our hearts match each other, we laugh, we cry, and then the moment we break up, don't forget, you love me, when we are still young.

Who has no youth age? Who has no past love? When you are white-haired, standing in the light of the sunset, suddenly hear this song from the distant Autumn Forest, how can you resist its emotional strength? How can you resist memories?

How can people with feelings resist feelings? How can people with memories resist memories?

People without memories are incomplete and dry people. Humans and individuals are essentially historical. The Historical Consciousness of mankind gives us wisdom and makes us aware of our current situation, which is conducive to looking forward to the future. Memories are personal historical consciousness activities. People without such activities cannot even appreciate many literary and artistic works, let alone engage in literary and artistic creations. For example, some adults comment on the film "old things in the south of the city" as follows: "kids, boring !" A person is a child. Because children do not have many memories.

One of the creative psychological backgrounds of Tang Shi and Song Ci is also a recollection of the past:

How many old Penglai events, empty looking back, smoke and smoke. Outside the city of Xiyang, the cold crow, the water around the village.

In essence, recalling the past is also an illusion and a "daydream ". Their function is often to use fantasies to make up for defects and deficiencies in their current lives. The night dream is the fulfillment of the desire, the daydream is the illusion, and the realization of the desire. Poetry Creation and dream (night dream and daydream) are often the same thing. Tang Shi and Song Ci have many dreams. Su Dongpo's mourning word "Jiang chengzi" (yi Mao's lunar January 20 night dream) can best illustrate this point of freusi's theory:

Ten years of life and death, not thinking, never forget. A thousand miles of grave, nowhere to speak miserable. Even if we don't know each other, the dust is full, like frost. At night, I dreamed that I was still returning to my hometown. I had a small xuanyuan window and was dressing up. Without words, only tears. It is expected to be interrupted every year, on the evening of the Moon, and on the day of the month.

From the poet's Creative Motives to the content, this is a word of separation between dreams and poems (the poet was a awake Dreamer ). It can be seen how deep-rooted memories of past events are in human nature!

As for hope and vision for the future, it is also an illusion and a dream in essence.

The famous thinker of France in the 18th Century: God gave two things-hope and dream-to alleviate his suffering.

A person without hope is a desperate person, a person without anger. There is no hope for one day. Its roots in human nature are deeper and more powerful than memories of past events. It is a spiritual cell, a white blood cell and a red blood cell. It is a sign of a person's vitality.

There are also hopeful people in the old man who "Sunset is infinitely good, just near Dusk. There are some real people who will never get older:

The old man is proud to be in the hope of a thousand miles.

Beethoven died in a mind-filled creative plan. (He said that he was going to write several more big works and say goodbye to the world just like an old child .)

In April 1945, Einstein retired as an honorary retired professor. Several months before his retirement, he had a honest-honest conversation with Professor Stern. Einstein said he was working hard on certain changes in his theory of relativity, and his retirement would never interrupt the job.

"Retirement does not mean that Einstein has given up all scientific activities in the future. One official employee can retire, but one talented person cannot retire," Shi said ."

I think this is the true meaning of "the martyrs are brave. This kind of spirit is naturally cordial to our nation, which is facing the rising sun to ZTE.

Hope is the ideal, or the pursuit.

In the 18th century, the famous German thinker and writer named "Drop" said that the constant pursuit of truth is more noble than possession of truth. This is Einstein's favorite quote. He uses it as his motto for his life and obtains strength and comfort from it.

Indeed, what truly makes people feel happy and satisfied is a process of constant pursuit. A promising trip (process) is better than reaching your destination.

I think this is the most fundamental psychological principle that governs all human activities.

Those who are constantly pursuing and full of hope are the strongest people in the life that Confucius calls "Life without interest. Picasso is also such a big artist. At the age of 60, he studied printmaking technology, and at the age of 70, he studied pottery. His enthusiasm for pursuing artistic beauty is amazing. He said: "There will never be such a day ...... It can be said, 'I have finished my work', and 'Tomorrow is Sunday '. Once your work is over, it means you have to start a new job ....... You can never say 'terminal ."

Let's talk about the most important part of People-understanding the reality!

What is "Reality?

Modern western logic-based validators and operating physicists have all thought about this issue. Einstein also had a headache for this problem. Einstein believes that the "present" experience is the exclusive thing of man, which is essentially different from the past and the future. However, this major difference does not appear in physics, it is impossible. This kind of experience cannot be mastered by science. For him, it seems to be a painful but helpless thing.

For those of us who are not physicists, naturally there is no need to be restless about the physical meaning of the present. We are only satisfied with our understanding of the daily experience of "present": "present" experiences are proprietary to each person, and each person has his own "present" experience ", everyone has different attitudes towards the past, the present, and the future.

As for the author, I regard the current (current) as 1 in the Elementary School Arithmetic textbook and the future as 0. Every elementary school student knows that 0 is very important. 0 can show its value and weight only after 1 (rather than before 1. The greater the value of 0, the greater the value. In daily language, it is the premise that a great ambition creates a great character, but it is necessary to firmly grasp the present.

It is the most reliable guarantee for the future beauty only by cherishing and firmly grasping every minute and contributing to the great success of China in the most effective way. Otherwise, you will waste your time in the Ten-colored hope soap bubbles.

However, it is difficult to grasp the present without memories of the past and hope for the future. A person who cannot grasp the present is a person who cannot be a person or who has lost himself. In the torrents of life and the world, he will inevitably dance like the last withered leaf falling down from the tree in the first winter, and dance with no aim in the west wind.

As for the relationship between memories and hopes, we may say this: memories are far away, dark, and hope is the recent and bright morning light.

Ah, man, a little more hope, a little more morning light ......