What is life?

Death is a mystery, and some people regard life as a mystery.

Many people want to know more about life than death. I, on the other hand, often want to know about death, but never doubt life.

Many people in the world like to torture themselves with such questions as "what is life" and "why are you born", and the result is always to die sadly without an answer.

There are probably people who really understand life; There are, but not many. People don't understand life, but people are still alive. Moreover, many people covet life, even dream of eternal life: some beg gods from elixirs and magicians, and some turn to religion and superstition; Either hope to feather during the day, or pray to heaven. It is common for people to do evil when they are alive, or to suffer for the sake of accumulating happiness in the afterlife.

Everyone is trying to build the "longevity tower". The styles of towers are naturally different, big and small, some tangible and some intangible. Some people want to establish an eternal inheritance for future generations, while others want to go to an ideal heaven to be a free fairy. However, it didn't take long for all this to become the past and the material for future generations to mourn. A castle built on the beach will not be strong. This is a good lesson.

/kloc-More than 40 years ago, Jean Gondolce, an enlightenment scholar in the French Revolution, ignored the threat of death penalty and hid in an attic near Luxemburg to write his last book, which is a historical and scientific work. In his view, history and science are struggles with death. His book was also written to conquer death. After writing the last two sentences, he left his hiding place. His last words were: "Science will conquer death, so no one will die in the future."

He is not dream of paradise, nor does he pursue personal immortality. He wants to conquer death with science and bring eternal happiness to mankind. In this way, although he swallowed poison and died forever, he knew life better than anyone else.

Science will conquer death. This is not a dream. Gong Dorset tried to build a longevity tower for the public to enjoy. He didn't use the flesh and blood of civilians, as described in my fairy tale. He uses science. He did not succeed. But he laid the foundation stone for this tower.

The tower has only a few scattered cornerstones so far. Don't try to see its outline! No one can say when it will be finished. But one fact is very certain: someone is tirelessly building this tower. These people are scientists.

Living things will die. No one has ever doubted this statement. But now some biologists have come out to prove that single-celled animals can live forever.

German Wiseman even declared: "Death is not always associated with living things." Because single-celled animals can continue to nourish and survive in a suitable environment with adequate nutrition. When its body reaches a certain limit, it will split into two daughters. They nourish themselves and grow up, and then they divide and reproduce themselves. As long as they are not limited by space and nutrition, they can reproduce forever and live forever. Of course there is no death in this case.

Take paramecium as an example. The accurate study of paramecium by Utraf in the United States and Metanikov in Russia proves to us that paramecium, which was once thought to be in an aging state and close to death after 200 times of division, can now divide to 1300 times or more, which means that it can live for more than 20 years. This is more than 70 times its normal life. Some people have come to the conclusion that these paramecium will not die after so many generations. But this is just a hypothesis. However, the extension of life is undeniable.

As for higher animals, some scholars have done research: now chickens, other animals and even human tissues can be cultivated artificially. This proves that the cells of multicellular animals can leave the individual and live in a suitable environment, which may lead to immortality. The result of this study is far from being truly immortal, but it can be said that it is a step forward in this direction. In the near future, it is likely to prolong life. Scientists have actually seen a key to solving the world's big problems-the mystery of life in the small world under the microscope. In the past, countless people wasted their time in meditation.

I'm not a biologist, but I occasionally learn some common sense in that field from a friend who is a biology student. But this is only learned piecemeal, and I forgot it at school. So I can't borrow it from others. However, with this little fragmentary knowledge, I have been convinced that Gondorset's last words are not empty words. His attempt is not a dream, and one day science will really conquer death. At that time, life was no longer a mystery to us.

However, like our ancestors, our generation (and possibly future generations) are not so lucky. We came into this world with new strength, and we will try our best to return to the dust. The world is colorful in the eyes of a baby, and everything is strange. We live slowly. We raised a glass of original wine and drank it to our heart's content. We have tasted the ups and downs. Novelty becomes common, and strangeness becomes familiar. But the universe is so vast and the world is so complicated that there are too many things that one can't see and think of. We seem to have walked an endless journey and swam in an infinite garden, which is endless for us. "Death" is just an obstacle, or a rest when you are tired. People with courage and energy don't need rest, especially when the scenery is in front of them. So people should hate "death" and don't want to get close to it. It is not a crime to covet "life". Every living thing has a desire to live. Grasshoppers even eat their own legs to survive when they are hungry. There is nothing to laugh at such foolish behavior, because there are many serious things here.

Russian populist revolutionary Fegennier was "grateful for the golden sun bathing the fields and the shining stars in the garden sky at night", but she finally let the czar's autocratic government bury her alive in Silus Castle for 20 years. Saco, a shoemaker who was burned to death in the American electric chair because of revolutionary ideas, also said to his 6-year-old daughter, "We are all at home in summer, I sit in the shade of an oak tree, and you sit on my lap;" I teach you to read and write, or watch you dance, laugh and sing in the green fields, pick flowers from trees, run from tree to tree, and run from a clear and lively stream to your mother's arms. I dream that our family can live such a happy life, and I also hope that all children from poor families can live such a happy life with their parents. "

"Life" is really beautiful, and happiness is the responsibility of human beings. Those who died in front of them bravely put on the crown of thorns and regarded life as a relic. They are not tired of life, on the contrary, they are happy people. So Ness Lamauve said frankly, "I don't want to die." But when he was asked why he gave up his life, he proudly replied, "mostly because I love life too much, so I can't bear to let others destroy it." In order to maintain the beauty of life and maintain the survival of most people, they resolutely gave their lives. So deeply in love! Even if the body turns to mud, this love still covers the world and shines with the sun and stars forever. This is the highest embodiment of the beauty of life.

Although the "Wanshou Pagoda" was not built and immortality was not discovered, these people who desperately seek death but seek quick decay can live in the hearts of future generations. This is eternal life. This is eternal life. And those "sentient beings" who are filthy and ashamed to accumulate happiness in the afterlife or dream of going to heaven after death have long been forgotten, and even don't know where to bury their bones.

I often compare life to water. This water flows down from the source of life and is always in turmoil. On the way to create it, it passes through the rubble in the mountains in order to reach the only sea of life. Nothing can stop it. On its way, it also shoots all kinds of splashes, which are love and hate, joy and pain in our lives, and these all flow to the sea with the water. From childhood to death, each of us will go in one direction, and this direction is the goal of life, whether we will go or not, or whether we will get lost halfway and look at the wrong direction.

The goal of life is a colorful life. As the French philosopher who died young said, "one condition of life is consumption ... one's life should be dissipated for others, and if necessary, one should sacrifice for others ... this sacrifice is the primary condition of real life." I believe what Juyou said. Each of us has more sympathy, more admiration, more joy and more tears, far exceeding what we need to maintain our own survival. So be sure to distribute it to others, or you will feel dry inside. Juyou went on to say, "our nature requires us to do this, just as plants must bloom." Even if it dies after flowering, it will still bloom. "

From paramecium enjoying itself in a small world of a drop of water to "all beings" soaring and active on the earth, no creature is unhappy, and there is a law that governs it. This is the law of life. The evolution of society, the rise and fall of the nation and the prosperity of mankind are all based on this law. This law is "mutual assistance" and "unity". Only in this way can human beings conquer nature and establish today's civilization without being destroyed by the forces of nature; Only in this way can a nation resist the aggression of other nations and maintain its own survival.

The right to life is owned by every living thing, every person and every country. This just follows the law of life, and aggression is against the law of life. Therefore, we say that the war of resistance is the sacred right and obligation of the Chinese nation today, and no one can deny it.

This war is a war of national survival. The survival of a nation includes the survival of an individual, just as the survival of mankind includes the survival of a nation. Humans will not perish, nations can live for a long time, and individual lives are short. Therefore, everyone should abide by the laws of life, link the fate of individuals with the fate of nations, and put the survival of individuals in the survival of groups. Groups can last forever, so individuals cannot be said to be immortal.

This is the only reliable longevity technique before science has completely conquered "death" and the real longevity tower has not been established.

I think life is not a mystery, at least it is not a difficult one.

I love life, so I am willing to plunge into the ocean of life like a fanatic.

Life sentiment

Throughout the ages, there are too many works and words that praise and explore the meaning of death. Such as "sacrifice one's life for righteousness", such as "heavier than Mount Tai" or "lighter than a feather".

Life is precious, so people especially respect and cherish the lost life. Born as a man, he was left out in the cold and became ordinary and insignificant. However, without the greatness of life, how can we talk about "the glory of death"

Without so many ordinary meanings laid down in reality, how can there be comments on merits and demerits after death? Therefore, what we should explore and pay more attention to is how to live and how to make life more meaningful before it dies.

A leaf

Kaii Higashiyama [Japan]

People should treat nature and scenery modestly. Therefore, it is necessary to travel, get in touch with nature directly, or go deep into a foreign land to appreciate the local people's life interest. However, even the trees and leaves around our residence, as long as we carefully observe, sometimes we can deeply understand the meaning of life.

I stared at the trees in the yard, or more accurately, at a leaf on the branch. Now, it has a beautiful green color, shining in the summer sun. I remember what I saw when it was a bud. It was the early winter of last year, just before the new leaves were exposed, there was a yellow leaf hanging, which quickly broke away from the branches and fell to the ground. On the original branch, this young and strong bud was born vigorously.

Regardless of the cold wind and heavy snow, you silently wait for spring and slowly accumulate strength in your body. One morning, the light rain cleared up, and I saw that the branches were covered with pearls, which were newborn buds, shining with the rain. So I feel that all the herbs are sprouting, and spring is coming.

Spring has finally come, and ten thousand acres are beaming. However, the old leaves scattered on the ground have already rotted into the soil.

You soon grow into a young leaf, glowing green and gold in the early summer sun. For weak green leaves, early summer is not only a vibrant season, but also the most vulnerable season to insect erosion. Fortunately, you ushered in the summer safely, and now you are weaving thick shade with your friends to cover the branches.

I predict your future. In midsummer, cicadas will whistle in your shade. When the typhoon comes, cicadas will turn into sad songs, and the weather will get cold. As soon as the cicada broke, it was followed by the chorus of autumn insects deep in the roots. This chirping sound can really add a lot of elegance to the silent autumn night.

Your green, unconsciously eclipsed, finally turned into a yellow leaf and hung in the cold rain. At night, the autumn wind knocked on the window, and the next morning, you disappeared from the branch. I only see another bud growing on the branch where you are. By the time this bud blooms green, you will have fallen into the ground and been buried in the soil.

This is nature, not just a leaf, everything in the world has the same destination.

A falling leaf is by no means meaningless. It is these yellow leaves that bring the vitality of the whole tree. The life and death of this leaf marks the constant transformation of life in the four seasons.

Similarly, the death of one person is related to the whole human life. Of course, death is not welcome to everyone. However, as long as you cherish your own life and the lives of others, you should be grateful when your life is dying and you are about to return to the earth. This is what I learned from observing a leaf in the yard. No, this is the essence of leaves telling me the cycle of life and death.

Life sentiment

Many people have heard the story of "being quite picky". Yes, from a leaf, we can see the rise and fall of the whole season, so as to see the clear context of life.

Years fade and life changes. But life goes on. The revelation of a leaf, the revelation of a lifetime. Behind the fragility, it may not be really fragile, and wildfire has never completely swallowed them. Short people are not necessarily short, they are tall again in the spring breeze. There is no difference in essence between the Spring Festival of man and the Spring Festival of Ye, both of which are miracles and gifts given by nature.

Life is the weakest and the most tenacious; The shortest and longest.

Life is not only for yourself.

Xingfu Xiao

My mother has been dead for more than ten years, which is very strange. I still often see her in my dreams, and it is so clear. People's life is tied together like this, and it doesn't end with the end of life.

I remember that my mother finally recovered from a serious illness that year. At that time, I had just graduated from college. Lying in the hospital bed all the time, my mother lost a lot of weight, and her physical strength was obviously exhausted, but finally she could stop taking medicine. My mother and I are relieved. I don't remember that morning, I was awakened by the noise from the outhouse. I'm a little scared, because my mother used to have auditory hallucination schizophrenia, and she often woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and jumped out of bed in the early morning. I'm really worried that her old illness will recur. I got up quietly and looked out. I saw my mother dressed, standing on the ground, swinging her arms and stretching her legs, and doing exercises regularly. Obviously, she made up her own morning exercises. My heart suddenly calmed down, and my mother knew how to exercise, which is a good thing. No matter how old people are, they also have an instinctive yearning for life.

Maybe my mother later found out that every morning exercise woke me up, so she went outside to practice her own morning exercises. Her arms and legs are more energetic than before, and her appetite is much better. It is winter now, and it is very cold in the morning. I said to my mother, "Mom, just practice in the house. It doesn't matter, I will sleep to death. " Mother said, "The air is good outside."

Maybe at this time, I understand why my mother insists on exercising every morning. Later, I joked with her and said, "Mom, it's very kind of you. It's so cold that you can persist every day!" " "She said," well, practice. I'll be tough so as not to be a burden to you in the future. "It made my heart sink, and I realized that everything my mother did was for the children. She saw the meaning of life so directly and clearly. In the days to come, I often think of my mother's words and the scene of her exercising every morning, which often moves me. Until the day her mother died, she didn't add any burden to her children. Mother died of illness. On the day of her death, she washed her clothes, including socks and handkerchiefs, and stacked them neatly in the cupboard door.

Perhaps, only mothers will treat life like this. She regards life not only as her own, but as a relationship with every child, and conveys her love with her life. In fact, each of us lives like this. We not only belong to ourselves, but also naturally come into contact with others, especially our relatives. It's just that sometimes we don't think so much or think so badly. We always think that life belongs to us, and our pain is only pain, but we don't treat it well or even cherish it. I didn't know it would even affect our relatives. They will worry about us day and night now and will work hard for us in the future. There is more than one such example, and my brother is one of them. He drank too much, his stomach was bleeding, and he still clung to the bottle while taking medicine. People often advise him, but he is not interested in dead mice. More than one person said to him, "You have to pay attention to your health, or you will get sick if you drink, and you may even put your life in it." He said, "It doesn't matter." Still take pleasure in wine and be proud of it, without considering that his wife and his children, including me, will be so light. Does it matter? He didn't even think about how much pain he would bring to his relatives if he really got sick one day.

Every time I see him like this, I think of my mother. I also told him about her exercise at that time, but he seemed indifferent. Come to think of it, he didn't personally feel this scene. His mother does exercise every morning, and when she thinks about the children including him and me, she drinks and drinks to her heart's content. Maybe this is the difference between a child and a mother. Only the child will always be the heart of the mother. After the child left his mother, he always thought that the dandelion had flown away and could fall everywhere, but he could not find the root system.

We often say that one person's feelings can be connected with another person, in fact, one person's life can also be connected with another person.

Life sentiment

Some friends around me who say they can't bear the burden of life often say angrily, "Close your eyes early and you won't have so many troubles." Every time I hear such words, I feel sad.

The ancients still had the consciousness that "the injured parents dare to hurt them", but modern people are very suicidal, which is regrettable. There is only "irresponsibility" because I can't think of any other explanation. The life of each of us is closely related to the people around us, including relatives, lovers and friends. It is their greatest comfort to spend every day happily.

Life does not belong to you, so please take care of yourself. You know, your happiness is the greatest happiness of those who love you.

Life is so beautiful

[Japan] Keiichi Ito

I am 73 years old this year.

Once people reach the age of 70, they will feel more open-minded, psychologically more leisurely, more fond of recalling the past, and more willing to sum up and understand the meaning of life. Because death is getting closer and closer, it may come at any time and anywhere, so people inevitably have to think about the proposition of life and death.

The whole meaning of life is to enjoy the fun it brings, but a bad lifestyle and many accidents may lead to the early death of life.

Today, when I was seventy years old, looking back on the past seventy years, I found that many confidants and friends died before me because of drinking. I really don't understand this. Is there nothing more enjoyable in life than getting drunk? In their eyes, perhaps getting drunk and dying young is the greatest happiness in life? Besides alcoholism, another cause of premature death is excessive food and overwork.

A friend of mine is a famous gourmet. In order to taste the freshness of eels, he can ignore the fatigue of a hundred miles. And every time he goes to that famous restaurant in Bangsong, he never calls me, because I introduced him, which shows how devoted he is when he eats eel. My old friend has long been forgotten by him. Many delicious things caused the accumulation of fat, so the gourmet died prematurely.

Overwork, like food and alcoholism, is independent of people's will, especially after certain achievements, people will involuntarily get tired of fame and fortune. Believe it or not, few artists and pop writers live long.

Some people may say, avoid those delicious foods and live a poor life, okay? I think the conclusion should be affirmative.

It is the most beautiful thing that people can live in this world. I gave up a lot of things to make my life longer. Because only by living can we appreciate the ever-changing ways of the world and truly appreciate the true meaning of life.

Perhaps, only people who live to be 70 years old like me can understand the true meaning of this kind of life, but those who relieve fatigue by drinking too much and enjoy life by mistake with food can't understand this.

It is a great pity that some people die prematurely before the age of 60. Unfortunately, the ever-changing things in the world, the colorful scenery and the ever-changing international situation have no chance to appreciate and watch.

My life principle is: stay away from alcohol, tobacco and food, do what you can, stop everything and never be forced.

An editor friend often jokes with me and says, "You are well maintained!" Whenever I hear his words, I always answer with a smile: "I am a fashion writer!" " "In fact, being sought after by many people after becoming famous is a terrible thing. However, it is too late for most people to realize this when they are dying.

The so-called perception of life is nothing more than being able to look at life and life clearly and objectively. I can feel the heaviness and luck of life every day; At the same time, according to my own situation, I calmly chose a lifestyle that suits me. As a survivor of the war, I still have to do some work that does not disgrace my mission. I believe that at any time I will not fall into that kind of suffering, and I will not be tired of any fame and fortune. Everything I do is to prolong my life, and to live more fully, the gains and losses are worthwhile.

Some people may have doubts: there is no hearty happiness, no delicious food, no forgetful struggle, no ecstasy of unknown beauty in life. What kind of life is this? I am here to tell him frankly: I cherish a wonderful life very much!

Life sentiment

Life is fragrant when we smell the flowers. When we long for fresh water, life becomes a shower. When we get a smile, life is devoted to goodwill.

You don't have to be a dwarf of all the other mountains that appear under the sky. Feel the fascinating life. You don't have to be a hero when you are old, but there is beauty in the ordinary. It's just that many times, we are discouraged because of setbacks, injured because of doubts, consumed because of triviality, and killed because of triviality. Breathing is a breath, and sucking is a struggle.

Life is endless, breathing is endless. Excuse me, is there any reason why we should not cherish such beauty and strive for it?

Live, don't miss life.

Wu ganlin

For everyone, life is just a short journey. In this world, each of us only walks once!

People who have only walked once have you really thought about what life means to you? Have you really explored what is the most important thing in life?

Many people are devastated because of a little setback, and even lose their precious lives easily.

Many people are confused and indulge their lives, only to find that their lives are like a blank sheet of paper in the end.

There are still many people who realize the importance of grasping intelligent life, but they have been groping in the dark, trying to break through, trying to surpass, and finally leaving this world with regret. ...

Although everyone has his own life, different people have different quality of life:

Life can be turned into a flower or a pile of cow dung.

You can turn life into a little firefly or a star.

It can turn life into a pool of water, and it can also turn life into the sea of Wang Yang.

Why is life so different?

I think the biggest difference is whether you can master the wisdom of life.

Life wisdom-is the wisdom about how to face life and death.

In fact, everyone is like a tree The most terrible thing is not the external storm, but the withering of internal vitality.

The wisdom of life is the foundation of vitality, and it is the guarantee of vigorous, long-term and constructive vitality!

Life wisdom-your own sunshine in life!

This sunshine is different from others, it is not limited by the outside world, and no one can take it away!

Others may give you the way, but no one can run errands for you; Others may give you the sky, but no one can give you wings to fly! To live up to this life that only belongs to you once, you must have this sunshine that belongs to you!

Only with such sunshine can your heart and road be illuminated!

Live, don't miss life!

Life sentiment

I remember Bing Xin once said: "If life is meaningless, I don't want an afterlife;" If life is meaningful, this life is enough. "

Life is too short, too short. We spend more than half our life sleeping, 65,438+0/3 eating, 65,438+0/4 wasting on trifles, and less than 65,438+0/6 really struggling and doing meaningful things.

Many beautiful things are gone when you want to cherish them. So, please cherish every moment that you feel meaningful, live and never miss life.