Reading notes on traveling with your soul

"Traveling with the Soul" is one of Bi Shumin's prose works. Wang Meng said: "Bi Shumin has a way of turning her care and passionate compassion for people into a calm way of thinking, writing and behavior that integrates morality, literature and science. Let me share with you my thoughts on traveling with my soul. I hope Everyone likes it! After reading "Travel with the Soul" 1

I was very happy after reading Shumin's "Travel with the Soul" in one go. Different cultures enrich our world, and we use our short life to make the most of it. To understand and feel. While reaping the visual feast, the author sublimates her views on life in the form of prose, and from the perspective of a doctor, she understands life, expresses emotion for life, and is grateful for the warmth of the world. . Every article has something worth thinking about the value of life and human nature. Read it slowly and follow the author to accept the baptism with your own soul.

This book is very important. For me, the most profound and thought-provoking article is about the journey of "death", which is very worthy of our attention and consideration. One of the articles tells about a visit to the Zen Hospice Center at 273 Page Street in San Francisco.

This institution is completely charitable and was established in 1987. There are no doctors or drugs in it. Its main job is to help people die peacefully. The staff member, Mr. Brad, speaks in a slow tone. Slowly, every move is slow. Slowness is the rhythm here. During the visit of Teacher Bi Shumin, a 44-year-old Nancy who suffered from cancer passed away very peacefully. She had lived here for four weeks. , she was very nervous and scared when she first came in. After training, she became very calm. When a patient dies, their staff will hold a small farewell ceremony at his bedside, which they call " "Beside the bed". "Beside the bed" is a new topic. When a person is radiant, he might as well spend some time thinking about it. When he is dying, it is too difficult to think about it. In normal days, his mind is spinning. It doesn’t have to be that fast, the frequency of steps doesn’t have to be that high, the sound level doesn’t have to be that loud, and the time to sleep doesn’t have to be that late.

How can a person walk towards death independently? Everyone who walks by will not know. Our relevant experience. Death needs to be learned. Only those who understand the meaning of life have the courage to discuss death. When death comes quietly, many people are at a loss and no one can teach them more about death. Only by understanding can one have a deeper grasp of life. Some people are still afraid of dying, and some people have too many unfinished worries and have not yet learned to let go. Death is a process, and we should not accept it. Be prepared. If it is inevitable, calmness is the best response.

How to let people who are on the verge of death leave the world in peace and tranquility is a question worth thinking about. After reading, take your soul with you. 2

It took more than a month to finally finish reading "Travel with the Soul" by Bi Shumin. In fact, for a busy person like me who pursues leisure, this book is very suitable for me. of. This book contains 33 chapters with prefaces, each of which is a shorter prose. Everywhere the author traveled was exactly the place I longed for but could not go. As I read between the lines, I fantasized that I was beside the author, observing and thinking together, and gained a lot.

In fact, everyone should have a soul that loves traveling in their heart. It is the nature of human beings to love adventure, and it is the ardent hope in the heart. Some people always say that traveling requires time and money. I have neither leisure nor money, so how can I travel? Yes, ordinary people are always burdened by complicated things. In fact, traveling does not matter where you go or how far you go, but what matters is how you see, listen, think, deal with things, and behave during the trip. This is also true. That's what Bi Shumin said - you have to bring your soul with you?

“I stubbornly believe that to truly understand a country, a nation, a piece of land, and a landscape, you must roam alone.” Yes, when I came to Jiangnan from the Northeast, how did I get to know Jiangnan, What about integrating into Jiangnan? That's roaming around. Every street in the small town and every landscape has left my footprints. I have also been lingering in the cities around the small town. From the first time I opened my mouth, people knew that I was from the Northeast. Now, when I explain that I am from the Northeast, others are surprised. Yes, it is travel that makes me truly integrate into the life in Jiangnan.

"Living in a small house for a long time can easily make our vision narrow, our minds slanted, our muscles weakened, and our lungs flattened... At this time, pack your bags, say goodbye to your loved ones, and embark on a journey." City life Unlike the countryside, it is dull, hurried, crowded, noisy, and tense. I often lament that the people in the city are pitiful. The air you breathe is not fresh, the water you drink and the food you eat are unsafe. The work is not only tiring but also stressful, and sleep is often spent under noises of dozens of decibels. The situation in the countryside is different, but people in the city will say that our medical conditions are good, our education is good, and our living is convenient... Therefore, many city people choose to go to the countryside for vacation and leisure in residential houses.

I often think that when I retire, I will rent a house in the countryside, tend a small field, raise a few chickens and ducks, sleep at sunset and work at sunrise, accompanied by the chirping of insects and birds, smelling the fragrance of flowers and tasting the green grass. I can’t go hiking, but it’s still a journey between heaven and earth!

"When people are traveling, they often suddenly think of the past that has been lost for a long time, and recall the voices and smiles of many old friends. It is like a solvent during travel that melts the dusty lid, and the warmth like smoke rises out. "Yeah, whether it's on the way home from high school or college, or the long journey back home after work, the homesickness and nostalgia are so strong at that time, and my heart is so eager.

When you are lonely, please don’t choose a noisy bar or a quiet den. Go traveling, because traveling diffuses the warm elements in human nature.

When you have gained a lot and are proud of yourself, please don’t invite friends to celebrate. Go travel, because travel makes the humble factor in human nature appear.

When you are tired and dissatisfied, please don’t complain and blame others. Go travel, because traveling makes the good elements in human nature broader.

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Travel makes us no longer the frog in the well, no longer the poor summer insect, and no longer the original “I”! Traveling with the Soul Review 3

Soul? How many people have forgotten their souls while walking on the road?

I don’t want to forget my soul. I don't like copying and pasting other people's ideas, and I don't want to copy other people's things. Nothing in this world is permanent. I just treat my words with an attitude of preferring to be lacking rather than excessive. I don’t want to be irresponsible for myself due to formal things, and I don’t want to be “formalized” like what “The Shawshank Redemption” said. Can you not evaluate by quantity? Can you read carefully and thoughtfully typed words one by one? Isn't real thinking more valuable than blind copying? Psychologically speaking, human nature is to desire to be affirmed. I hope our desire will not be ruthlessly stifled, but the fact tells us that it is easier and less troublesome to affirm a person or thing in form than in essence.

I used to always write in the “My Ideal” column of my classmates’ records: My ideal is to travel around the world! Now that I have grown up, I feel quite small. The desire to travel around the world can only be kept silently in my heart. I am actually very envious of being able to travel around the world before my life is over, and being able to use my life savings to start my own journey. Go to many places, meet many people, experience a different life, and understand a different life. I can only experience the world they have been to between the lines, as if I have been there myself. Therefore, I like books. Books take me through time and space without the boundaries of time and space. In the world of books, we are greedy and constantly looking for what we like. Sometimes when I see people who work hard for their travels, I feel that they are so lucky. A bicycle or a modified car, not a lot of money, but relying on your own ability and perseverance to experience different things, you are really lucky. We need a lot of courage to do what we like, I hope we all have such courage. Our lives will bloom.

Remember the saying, travel is from a place where you are tired of living to another place where others are tired of living. It makes sense when you think about it. Why should we travel? Some people do it to escape the pressure of reality, some people do it to take an adventure, some people do it for... and some people may really have no reason. I heard that Tony Leung would take a flight to a foreign square to feed the pigeons and then fly back. I don’t know if this is true or not, but this kind of life is indeed enviable. People who can’t eat grapes and say they are sour will complain that this is a luxury and a waste of resources. In this impetuous era, it is really not easy to do what you like. There are too many ties and worries, and people on the way are worried about gains and losses, and are like walking dead. It should also be mentioned that there are many people who eat vegetarian food in the corpse position. There are many things that everyone can see, but they are powerless.

When I went to college, I often heard people around me talking about travel. During the trip, I would often see them excitedly posting photos of various scenic spots on the Internet. In a way, the camera replaces our eyes. We always think that cameras can retain beautiful things, and a certain frame seems to be the eternity we pursue. Photos can let us know where and what kind of scenery we saw at that time, but they cannot retain the feeling at that time. When we are busy taking pictures, we may really miss a lot of feelings, touches, and emotions. Cherish it with your heart, feel it with your heart, and the world will become different.

It’s never wrong to travel. Please take your soul with you, okay? After reading "Travel with the Soul" 3

I read this book during the winter vacation, "Travel with the Soul" by Bi Shumin. The more I read, the more attractive it becomes. The author's travels are full of novel and interesting people. Things and things are also full of humanistic care and profound thinking. They are so sincere that people can't help but understand what it means to travel with your "soul". After reading the whole book, I felt as if I had followed the author on a journey around the world, experienced a lot, and my soul was settled and cleansed like never before.

When I saw the article "The Baby's Necklace with Eleven Stones", I couldn't help but shed tears.

The time we spend with the elderly is too little, just like those elderly people in nursing homes who wait lonely and lonely every day, only seeing things and missing people. Use some souvenirs to prove that you are needed and missed. Maybe their children are busy with their own jobs, their own children, their own lives. Yes, when children grow up, it seems that they no longer need the care of the elderly. We have forgotten what kind of protection we once needed and what kind of love we once received. As the generation born in the 1980s, we, the only children, are resisting four generations living under one roof and striving for independence. How can we balance our responsibilities and obligations? When our parents and parents need our care, do we still have the time and ability to give them adequate care? How can we prevent them from feeling lonely and uneasy in their daily lives? The term "empty nest" that has appeared in the past two years really makes people feel desolate, but in reality we have no choice but to create "empty nests" one after another. Since I work out of town, I can only go back as much as possible to accompany my parents and pick them up to stay with them.

There is also this article, "Let Death Return to the Family". From the moment of birth to "death", it is inseparable from life. If people compare the birth of life to light, then death is a shadow behind this gift from heaven. It is quietly hidden in our joys, sorrows, and joys, and it accompanies life all the time. In the long history of human development, everything in the world is changing. Only death, even the most advanced medical skills and expensive drugs, cannot escape us in the end. In the book, the author introduces two such places: the Zen Temporary Care Center and the Hospice Hospital, which are located in San Francisco and New Orleans in the United States respectively. They have the same or almost similar purpose: to teach people how to face death. From the moment they choose to enter these two hospitals, people acquiesce that in the days to come, death will be closer to them every minute, and what they need to learn is how to make it happen peacefully. But just as we cannot predict exactly when a flower will wither, we cannot predict when life will end. The period from realizing that I was dying to laying in my grave was pure suffering. Because the carrier of "life" is lost, all the thoughts and emotions that rely on it will be wiped out in an instant, and everything in this life will end here. I remember a friend talked about himself in his forties and sighed: "40 years have passed by in a flash, and there will be no delay in the next few decades. Everything is so rushed, and a lifetime passes in the blink of an eye." Let’s just spend it like this.” After listening to my words, I seemed to see before my eyes the aging faces of each other and the regrets of those passing years: my nimble hands could no longer make a difference to the warm home. No contribution can be made; soft words can no longer express reverence and love to all living things in the world; deep eyes can no longer gaze at the quiet night sky. Gently touching the eyebrows of relatives, gently stroking the tender skin of young children, opening lips to say thanks for others' help, gazing tenderly at the back of your lover from a distance... all of these will pass away with the death of life. I think what we are really afraid of may not be the death of the body, but the endless "helplessness", the deep regret and regret for not expressing and giving love. And this "fear" becomes the only warning that the soul can express about the regrets in life and the helplessness in death. As young as we are, we have never really thought about the meaning of death. But in every corner of the world, it happens anytime, anywhere with every breath. However, I have never used my own pain or suffering to explain it. As the author said, "Only those who have a deeper understanding of death can grasp life more profoundly. Only those who understand the meaning of life can have the courage to discuss death."

Perhaps, we do not need I won’t regret it until it’s clear that I will pass away. Just remember: in front of that shadow is the bright light of life, an ark forged by countless efforts and love, and it will lead us to the final shore of life, the home of peace and ease.

This is precisely the charm of this book, which enables us to understand how to love and be loved. Even if the shadow is in front of us, we can face it with a smile, live peacefully, and live optimistically. Traveling with the Soul Review 4

Either reading or traveling, both body and mind are always on the way. In my daily life, I often use this sentence to encourage myself. In my free summer, I plan to visit at least one or two places every year. I have been to Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Xi'an, Hainan, Beijing, and Hong Kong, climbed Mount Huangshan, Mount Huashan, Mount Jiuhua, Mount Tianzhu, Mount Lu, and Zhangjiajie, and swam through the West Lake and the Lion Forest... Looking at the outside world, my mood Pleasurable, broadened horizons, tired and happy at the same time!

I also like reading. Before going to bed or during my free time, I always like to read a few articles I like and fall asleep. Either novels, professional books and periodicals, magazines, or classics... I have them readily available on my bedside and desk. I read about ten books a year. Sometimes, sitting in the study, listening to music and reading books is a unique experience.

Teacher Bi Shumin’s "Travel with Your Soul", just looking at the title, I have a desire to read it, because I am a travel enthusiast. Teacher Bi Shumin is a national first-class writer, doctor, and psychologist. Because of her work, she has a lot of experience.

Following Teacher Bi Shumin, I also visited half of the world, including Chicago, the Caribbean, New Orleans, New Mexico, etc. in the United States, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Egypt, Japan, and my country. Yunnan and so on.

There are 32 short stories in the full text, describing what she saw, heard and felt on the road. The ones that impressed me the most were "Beetle Ice Cream", "Eleven Gemstone Baby Necklace", "Let Death Return" "Family", "Taipingmen and the Extraordinary Mouth"...

"Beetle Ice Cream" tells the story of a touching scene between Teacher Bi and Annie when they were visiting Chicago in the United States. Their first stop was arranged to stay at the home of 87-year-old Yue Lana. In the evening, Grandma Yuelana personally prepared dinner for them who came from afar, and also prepared a pot of dark red bean soup for them that took at least 8 hours to cook. It can be seen that this elderly grandmother has made careful preparations for their arrival. The dessert served after the meal was also red strawberry ice cream made by the old man himself. Because the red strawberries were picked from my own garden, a ladybug flew into the ice cream, so it was called Beetle Ice Cream. This enthusiastic old woman started cooking red bean soup in the morning for the arrival of guests from afar, and went to the garden to pick fresh strawberries in the afternoon. The next day, the old lady drove a dark green Jetta again. Accompany them to visit rural chapels, art galleries, museums, the Lincoln and Douglas Debates, etc. They were deeply impressed by the grandmother's straightforwardness, neatness and hospitality.

"The Baby's Necklace with Eleven Stones" tells the story of her and Annie coming to a nursing home in the United States and experiencing the loneliness and desolation of the American elderly. They do not have the habit of living together with their children. The old man lives alone in a nursing home. Some filial children often visit him, but the children are busy with work and have no time to take care of the old man. The gemstone necklace around the grandmother's neck commemorates her eleven grandchildren. The blue and green gemstones represent boys, and the pink and orange gemstones represent girls. When Teacher Bi asked: Do your eleven grandchildren come to see you often? The old man's face darkened and he murmured, yes, they have been here. However, it has been a long time since I came...

"Taipingmen and the Extraordinary Gate" tells the story of Japan. Our country calls it the "peace of peace", instructing people to escape from here immediately when a disaster occurs. The Japanese call it the "extraordinary mouth", indicating that it is an outlet in extraordinary times. One "taiping" and the other "extraordinary" express two different thoughts. What we give is the last expectation, and what the Japanese point out is the current severe situation. Reality is more powerful than hope.

Also, "Floating in the Caribbean" and "Bringing Death Back to the Family" are very thought-provoking.

Looking at these travel stories, I felt as if I was actually there, immersed in the exotic customs brought to me by Teacher Bi. I really want to have the opportunity to personally see every scenery that Teacher Bi walks through.

Finally, I use the last sentence in Teacher Bi’s article to summarize the trip: There are hardships and wind and rain, difficulties and dangers on the journey. But that won’t stop true travelers. Travel is full of unknown charm and arouses people's tireless yearning. After reading "Travel with the Soul" 5

I was very happy after reading Shumin's "Travel with the Soul" in one sitting. Different cultures enrich our world. Use your short life to understand and feel as much as possible. Read it slowly and follow the author with your own soul to receive baptism.

After reading this book, I suddenly wanted to go on a desert trip. That has always been my dream. I will go to the grassland first, with blue sky, white clouds and endless grassland. I can do whatever I want, I can run, jump, roll, and sing loudly. I can lie on the ground and smell the fragrance of the grassland. I can lie on the ground and look up at the sea and the sky. Look at the continuous mountain peaks in the distance and soak up the sunshine. Close your eyes and you can feel the boldness, unbridledness and wildness. I must ride a horse, definitely not a slow and prancing horse. A horse that can take me galloping. They also eat roasted leg of lamb, drink cheese, and live in a yurt. Attend a bonfire party. Leaving the grassland, I went to the desert that I had longed for. Mysterious, desolate, lonely - this is my desert, the desert I think about day and night. A round sunset clung to the ridgeline of the desert, solidifying at this moment. A lonely deserter walked along the edge of the dunes. Leaving behind a series of footprints, they were instantly blown away by the wind. Go, go. When I was tired, I sat on the ground, looking at the yellow sand and listening to the sound of the wind dancing in the sand. I feel like my whole body is covered with the flavor of the desert, which is both romantic and poetic.

The sky is high and the sky is high, there is no place we can’t go to. Either reading or traveling, one of our bodies and souls must be on the road. They say that reading thousands of books means traveling thousands of miles. Let us go out for a walk after work. Maybe work will become more interesting because of travel, and travel will also be more exciting because of work. Travel makes us humble. The rapid speed, changing scenery, strange encounters, unexpected guests... all these journeys inject fresh vitality into our stereotyped and tired life.