"From birth to death, people are like a traveler in a hurry, who has been silently traveling, often without raising their heads, sometimes without opening their eyes, from the beginning to the end, and when they are dying, we can't help but ask ourselves: Have I ever lived?".Did I really live?”
I have long heard of the name of Teacher Li Yinhe, she is a well-known scholar, and I have also heard of her love story with Wang Xiaobo.
I was full of expectations for the book "Boiling Life" from the beginning, and after I got it, I found that it was a book that attracted me in all aspects. The cover of the book is super good-looking, so simple and exquisite, and the book also comes with a sunflower book ticket, looking at the sunflower pattern and boiling life together, there is a particularly strong attraction and vitality.
This book is Li Yinhe's soul confession, she uses calm and warm, literary and profound words to face the confusion of life, the meaning and value of life.
What is the essence of life?What is the meaning of human existence?How to gain true freedom and sobriety?How philosophy influences the ...... of human existenceThe book presents Li Yinhe's in-depth thinking on the world, life, love, philosophy, freedom and other topics from multiple perspectives.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a book that I felt particularly strong sense of dialogue and empathy!There are a lot of sentences on almost every page that I want to excerpt as bookmarks. It is worthy of the sober Li Yinhe in the world, and the life problems that once puzzled me and even made me feel very painful have found the answers in her straightforward and thorough words!
She talks about the meaning of life
Life is the instant light of the universe!Life itself is meaningless, but there are things that are meaningful to life. Life is so short, let freedom and beauty fill it. The important thing is to turn your life into a work of art, to live your life in happiness, and to have nothing else to pursue and care.
She talks about getting rid of anxiety
As long as you compete, as long as you work hard, there must be anxiety. To eliminate anxiety, one is to do what you can, and the other is to stop in moderation.
She talks about inner peace
Whether rich or poor, rich or poor, content with all external circumstances, and do not force what they cannot get;Whether it is wisdom and foolishness, content with the state of one's body and mind, and do not force oneself to become a person who cannot become.
She talks about valuing time
All things outside of my body are not mine, and the only things that really belong to me are these times. As long as you live for a day, an hour, or a minute, you want it to be filled with all kinds of sensory pleasure and spiritual pleasure.
She talks about lust and passion
The more passionate people are, the easier it is to succeed and the easier it is to achieve;The more passionate people are, the more exciting their lives are, the more exciting, the more bittersweet and joyful, and the more vibrant.
She talks about rationality and irrationality
Rationality is good and can make people's lives orderly, but if people have not had irrational experiences in their lives, it is inevitably too boring, because when people are in an irrational state, they can truly experience what happiness is.
She talks about courage
Courage, courage, without courage it is not really there and cannot really exist.
She talks about emancipation
When man frees himself from the role of sexual object, he immediately becomes a free man. You can no longer worry about your appearance, body, age and gender, and you can live freely and confidently without pressure. After all, there are other interesting things to do and other things to enjoy in life besides being the object of his humanity.
She talks about living freely
To be a free person, you need to have the courage to challenge the rules when necessary. Only by breaking the rules can people gain true freedom. The freedom to do what I like, the freedom to love the people I like, the freedom to choose the lifestyle I like, this is my life statement.
Thankfully, at this age, I still have passion, and my vitality is like boiling water, flipping bubbles, spraying water, and making a cheerful "poof" sound.
Teacher Li Yinhe's boiling vitality and sober words give people strength!
May we still be able to live seriously and happily in the face of the absurd world, and tirelessly pursue love and beauty!
On the verge of death, he can also say, as Wittgenstein did: "Tell them that I have had a good life." ”