Appreciation of foreign philosophical prose

What philosophical papers have you read abroad? The following is my essay on foreign philosophy, welcome to read!

Life is like a game of catching five balls in the air. These five balls are: work, family, health, friendship and spirit. Throwing five balls into the air at the same time is really an art. Soon you will find that the only merit is a rubber ball, which will rebound when it falls to the ground; The other four balls are all made of glass. If they fall to the ground, they will leave scars, cracks or be smashed. In short, it is impossible to return to the original state. Therefore, we must strive to maintain our own balance in order to hit them all in our hands.

So how to do it? Don't always compare yourself with others, so you will feel worthless. Just like your fingerprints, everyone in the world is unique.

Don't set your goals according to what others think is important, but try to pursue what you think is the best.

Don't think that the thing closest to your heart is born, and don't think that you can get anything you want at any time like tap water. Protect them like you protect your eyes. Without them, you will become a walking corpse, with only a heart and no heart.

Don't run through your life in such a hurry that you forget where you came from and where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey one step at a time.

Don't dwell on yesterday or tomorrow, let today slip through your fingers. As long as you live every day well, you will always enjoy all the days. Life is not measured by quantity, but by quality.

If you can still give, you should not give up easily. Nothing is really over until you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are not perfect. We are connected by that fragile thread.

Don't be afraid to face risks, we all learn to be brave in practice.

Don't tell yourself that if you can't find love, you will close the door forever. The fastest way to get love is to give, the fastest way to lose love is to hold it tightly in your pocket like a coin, and the best way to keep love is to put wings on it.

Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to be understood by others.

Don't be afraid to learn new things. Knowledge has no weight, it is a treasure that can be carried with you, and no one will be overwhelmed by it. The more knowledge you have, the more vigorous your body and mind will be.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a riddle and today is a gift, so in English we call "today" "now".

The pleasure brought by two foreign philosophical papers. However, if we chew too much, we will eventually lose interest and do harm to our health, but happiness and health are our most precious things. If it turns out to be harmful to body and mind, throw away the book. Some people think that what you get from books can't make up for what you lose. I agree with this idea. People who feel unwell and in poor health for a long time should follow the doctor's advice and ask the doctor to stipulate a certain lifestyle and never go beyond it; So do retired people. He lost interest in social life and even got bored. He must design a secluded life according to the requirements of rationality, and arrange this life according to his own opinions through careful consideration. He should get rid of all fatigue, no matter what form it takes; He should also get rid of the secular desires that hinder physical and mental peace and choose the lifestyle that best suits his temperament.

"Everyone learns to choose their own path."

Whether you are in charge of housework, study, hunting or other affairs, you should limit yourself to having fun. Be careful not to exceed this limit, otherwise the pain will be mixed with pleasure.

It is necessary for us to keep in good condition and avoid the discomfort brought by the other extreme (laziness and laziness) to engage in learning and handling affairs. We should study hard, only in this way can we do things.

Some subjects are not effective and difficult to understand, and most of them are for the public. Let those kitsch people discuss it! As for me, I only like interesting and easy-to-read books, which can adjust my spirit. I also like books that bring me comfort and teach me to handle life and death well.

"I walked silently in the quiet forest, thinking about problems worthy of exploration by wise men and philosophers."

People with wisdom above me can arrange a pure spiritual rest for themselves if they have a strong and energetic mind. As for me, I only have an ordinary heart, and I have to rely on physical happiness to maintain myself. As I grow older, the fun that suits my ideas has left me. At the moment, I am cultivating and stimulating my desire, so that it can receive joy that is more suitable for my age. We must try our best to enjoy the joy of life, and the passing years are taking away the happiness of our love for the stack one by one.

Revenge is a kind of wild referee. The more human nature tends to it, the more the law should destroy it. Because the first crime is just a violation of the law; However, the revenge for this evil took away the legal status. There is no doubt that revenge will only make a person equal to his enemies, but if you don't compare them, he is superior to his enemies; Because forgiving the enemy is the spirit of the king. I am sure Solomon said, "It is an honor for a man not to report his hatred". The past is over, and it can't come back; Smart people are busy enough to pay attention to the present and the future; So those who worked hard in the past are just wasting their energy. No one does evil for the sake of evil; But to gain benefits, fun, or honor for yourself, or something like that.

So why should I be angry with a person because he loves himself more than me? Even if someone does evil just because they are born evil, so what? Like thorns; Thorns sting people because they can't do anything else. The most forgivable revenge is revenge that has not been corrected by law; But in this case, the revenger should also be careful, and there is no legal punishment for his revenge; Otherwise, his enemies will still be ahead, because the loss ratio between them is two to one. Some people want to let the other side know where the revenge comes from when they take revenge. This is bigger; Because it seems that the pleasure of revenge is not to make the other party suffer, but to make the other party repent. Those mean and cunning cowards are like flying arrows in the dark. Cosmos, Archduke of Florence, once had an incisive remark about an ungrateful friend. As if these sins were unforgivable, he said, "You can read the words of Christianity in the holy book. We forgive our enemies, but you will never read the words that teach us to forgive our friends."

However, Job's spirit was elevated to a higher level. He said, "Do we just want the good from God, not the bad?" ? Take this as an example and push it to friends. Indeed, if a person is obsessed with revenge, he will always make his wounds look like new ones. If this person doesn't always think about revenge, he will recover. Revenge between public enemies usually ends well: for example, for the death of Caesar, for the death of Pythagoras, for the death of French Henry III, and many other such revenge events. However, it's better to be personal. On the contrary, the life of a person who hates deeply and likes revenge is the life of a witch. This kind of person is not good for others to live, and it is unfortunate for himself to die.

It is very important that everyone should have self-knowledge. Wisdom and god of light carved this proverb on the lintel of their temple, as if they thought that this warning contained all the truths he taught us. Plato also said: the so-called wisdom is nothing more than the implementation of this proverb. We can know from Xenophon's works that Socrates also proved this point step by step. No matter what kind of knowledge, only those who enter it will have insight into the difficulties and unknown fields, because with a certain degree of knowledge, it is possible to realize their ignorance. It was not until we tried to open the door that we knew that the door in front of us had not been opened. One of Plato's incisive insights comes from this: knowledgeable people don't need to seek knowledge because they already have knowledge; Ignorant people don't want to learn, because if you want to know, you must first know what you want.

Therefore, in the pursuit of self-knowledge, everyone is confident and satisfied, and thinks he is proficient, because no one really knows anything. As Socrates pointed out to Odem in Xenophon's book.

I don't expect anything myself. I think this proverb contains infinitely profound and extremely rich philosophy. The more I learn, the more I feel that I still have a lot to learn. This is my learning achievement. I often feel my shortcomings, which is why I am humble by nature.

Aristak said: "In the past, there were only seven wise men in the world, but it was not easy to find seven people who knew their ignorance." Don't we have more reason to say so today than he does? Self-righteousness and stubbornness are obvious signs of stupidity.

I condemn human ignorance with my own personal experience. In my opinion, knowing your ignorance is the most reliable way to know the world. Those who have seen false examples of themselves or others and are unwilling to admit their ignorance, please listen to Socrates' admonition and realize this. Socrates is the teacher of all teachers.

What is happiness? In my opinion, happiness comes from "simple life". Civilization is only external support, success and wealth are only external glory, and real happiness comes from discovering the true and unique self and maintaining inner peace.

Someone asked me, "simple life" refers to an ascetic life, quitting a well-paid job, living on meager savings, and abstinence? This is a misunderstanding of "simple life". "Simple" means "carefree", that's all. Rich deposits, like it, don't lose it. It is important to make ends meet, and don't let money bring you anxiety. Whether it is a low-income middle class or a retired worker, they can live as leisurely as possible, and everyone can live a "simple life" equally. In this era, not everyone has to walk into the forest with an axe like Thoreau to get a sense of tranquility and comfort. The key is the way we treat life, whether we are willing to curb the "wealth-centered theory" that the media and businesses vigorously promote to us, and how we can tap and develop enthusiasm, truth and meaning in our daily life.

Simplicity is the only way to calm the endless external noise and return to the inner self. When we work overtime and have luxury villas and beautiful cars, we fall in front of the TV every night; Or for a small promotion, silently endure the harsh criticism of the boss and laugh all year round; For endless dating, dressing up, forcing a smile, and finally coming home to face only a lonely and pale self, we really should ask ourselves why, is it really that important?

The advantage of "simplicity" is that maybe I don't have a gorgeous villa in front of the beach, just rent a clean and beautiful apartment, so I can save a lot of money to do what I like, such as realizing or buying a camera that I dream of. I don't have to play Nuo Nuo in front of my boss anymore. I am my own master. Promotion is not the only way to prove yourself. Many people work part-time or freelance, so they have more time at their disposal. Besides, if we are not so busy, we can postpone unnecessary social activities, and we will be able to talk with family and friends and share a wonderful evening.

We always attach too much importance to our material quantity and appearance, and exchange money, energy and time for a superior life with vision, but we don't realize that our hearts are languishing day by day. In fact, only the true self can make people really radiant. When you live only for your inner self and don't care about external vanity, happiness will moisten your dry heart, just like rain and dew moisten the dry land.

The less we need, the more freedom we get. As Thoreau said: "Most luxurious lives and many so-called comfortable lives are not essential, but obstacles to human progress. For luxury and comfort, people of insight would rather live a simpler and rougher life than the poor. " A simple and simple life is conducive to clearing the gap between material and life essence. In order to recognize it, we must start with removing noise and trivial matters and recognize everything that appears in our lives. What we must have and what we must throw away.

More comfort, less anxiety; More truth, less falsehood; More happiness and less pain, this is the goal of simple life. The simplicity of external life will enrich our inner world, so that we will find a new life open in front of us, we will become more acute, and we can truly experience and understand our own life thoroughly. We will be overjoyed at every sunrise and the silent growth of vegetation. We will once again open our hearts to the people we love the most, show our true colors, stay enthusiastically among family and friends, care for each other, share joy and treat each other sincerely. At that time, we will find that we can't get close to others and communicate with each other because of barriers, but this is just a phenomenon caused by haste and fatigue. Only when we relax and start a leisurely life can we experience intimacy, harmony and friendship. We will not linger on the surface of life, but go deep into it and listen to the call of the essence of life, and life will become more meaningful.

Simplicity is becoming a new life proposition. Because most of life, there are many so-called comfortable lives, which are not only indispensable, but also obstacles to human progress and historical sorrow. People are more willing to choose another way of life and live a simple and real life.

Steven discovered the truth of many things during the blackout in her neighborhood. In that unexpected power outage, Steven and her family were very interested in the secrets in the dark imposed by technology: not only the magical fireflies, but also the silence of the city, the long-lost family warmth and neighborhood care.

In fact, not far from them, some people have chosen to live without a power plug.

So why choose a life without electricity? One of the greatest benefits is that children can grow up without TV. No violence, no business practices, no video games. Children read books, climb trees and swim in the river ... in short, they grow up like healthy animals. Actually, they should be like this

Another advantage is economy and saving money. People don't have to pay the monthly electricity bill, cable TV fee and various paid services on the Internet, and even don't have to be tempted by TV advertisements to increase unnecessary consumption.

One night in March, Rhett Parker sat in front of the fire with his family in his small room without electricity, looking at the starry sky outside the window, listening quietly and observing quietly. A few candles on the table danced with the flame, and the iron pot in the stove was steaming. Every trip to the cabin makes the Ryder family feel the warmth of family and the peace of life, and the night is full of magic and longing.

Of course, a simple life is not necessarily a lack of material, but it must be spiritual freedom; A simple life is not doing nothing, but a simple mind. A cleaner, a company president, can also choose a simple life. If a hermit and a millionaire agree with simple practices, they can also fully absorb the nutrition of life and be happy for life. The key to simplicity is your own choice and your inner feelings. Just as vegetarianism is only a choice of a purist, it is not the essence of a simple life.

Simplicity is actually a brand-new philosophy of life. When you look at life with new eyes and treat life, you will find that many simple things are the most beautiful, and many beautiful things are the simplest.