In Su Shi's "Red Cliff Fu", he once sighed: "Parasitic mayflies in heaven and earth, a drop in the sea." Mourn the moments of my life, and envy the infinity of the Yangtze River. This seems to outline that human beings are as small as mayflies in the heavens and the earth, only a drop in the bucket compared to the sea, and the time is short but makes people lament the rush of life. In this world, mountains, rivers and seas can last forever, and life is only a hundred years at most, which is short and limited. This has led to deep thinking about the value and meaning of life.
Heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, and seas can exist forever, while human life is as fleeting as floating clouds. In Su Shi's expression, we can't help but think about the value and significance of life in the world. This is a question that provokes a wide range of thoughts, and different people have different views on this issue, and the pursuit of money, refinement, pleasure, ideals, etc.
However, people tend to think that there will be at least a hundred years in life. Is this true? According to Encyclopedia, the average life expectancy of men in China is 7364 years old, 79 for females43 years old, the average life expectancy is 77 years. Although this life expectancy is relatively long, in today's society, factors such as environmental degradation, rapid development of science and technology, and frequent diseases make it difficult for people to ensure that they can live to the average life expectancy.
There was once a passage in the cross talk that vividly described the uncertainty of life: "Life is in the world, and it is difficult to live for 36,000 days; There are tens of thousands of fertile fields at home, and they don't eat three meals a day; There are tens of thousands of houses, and the sleep is no more than three feet wide; Take off your shoes and socks at night, and I don't know if you will wear them tomorrow morning. This reveals the shortness of life, and no matter how much money you have and no matter how much you have and how much you have status, you can't escape the shackles of time in the end.
Putting aside the question of the value of life, we can think about why human beings have such a limited lifespan. This is because everything needs to evolve and the world needs to be replaced. A generation has a generation's pursuit, and a generation has a generation's destiny. As the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ruoxu said: "Life is infinite from generation to generation, and Jiang Yue looks similar every year." "Although Jiang Yue is still the same, human beings have already experienced the changes of the world, constantly reincarnating, and endlessly.
Living in this world, there are two truths that cannot be ignored. The first truth is that each of us is an audience, watching the rise and fall of the world, watching the changes on the stage. As the Tang Dynasty poet Yang Shen wrote in "Linjiang Immortal": "The Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes." Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman Jiangzhu, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. This mindset of watching the world change is common in different eras, passed down from generation to generation.
The second truth is that each of us is a traveler of heaven and earth, and we can only live in this world once, and we need to leave quietly after all. Mr. Jin Yong once succinctly expressed the meaning of life: "Make a big fuss and leave quietly." The so-called "big trouble" is the pursuit of truth and the pursuit of the heart, while the "quiet departure" symbolizes the shortness and impermanence of life. No matter how much we pursue, in the end we are just a speck of dust in this journey, and we will eventually quietly leave.
In this short life, we are all pedestrians, experiencing the ups and downs of life. Whether it's the pursuit of money, power, or ideals, it's all part of this journey. And in the end, we can only become the talk of the past, to be talked about by those who come after us. Human life is short and limited, but this shortness makes life more precious, because we can only experience, feel, and think about this short time.
This is the true meaning of life, and different pursuits and different experiences constitute this short but rich journey. And when we look at all this from the perspective of the audience, we can understand the true meaning of life more deeply. In this observation and reflection, we may be able to find the value and meaning of our own lives.