The meaning of life, Zhang Baotong, 2016.5.28

Life is as gorgeous as a flower, quiet and beautiful as pleasant. People praise life because it is precious and beautiful, and it is only once for each person. The long river is long, the time is infinite, and human life is extremely short. How can we make a precious and short life as brilliant as it is worthwhile? This requires giving life extraordinary meaning.

In life, who does not want to be famous in history and live forever? Who does not want to be a great and famous person? Who does not want to let his life shine with the glory it deserves?

The tide of time is surging for thousands of years, and our lives are only short-lived, how small. Our lives will eventually be submerged by the tide of time, like a meteor flashing in the sky. But we don't want to leave this world, because this world is so beautiful. Even when we leave this world, we always want to leave something behind, as a kind of footprint that we have been in this world.

For this reason, some people dominate the storm, some people change the dynasty, some people write books and theories, some people invent and create zào, some people petition for the people, some people are loyal to the country, some people want to break the huge waves and ride the long wind, and some people dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky. This kind of motivation to leave a name in history has made many literati work hard for their whole lives, and how many samurai have been impassioned and died on the battlefield.

Sometimes when I think about it, I am also confused. Sometimes a young life can lay down for a belief. This fearless spirit is truly admirable. The reason why they dare to give up their lives is that they want to pass on a beautiful ideal. And spreading and protecting this beautiful ideal is the pursuit of their lives and the meaning of survival.

We are all mortal people, and although we live today, we will all die tomorrow. Although life is precious, no one can see the end of life. Not all people live to old age. Even if we can live to old age, we only have a few decades to live, and if our lives do not shine fully during this time, it is a tragedy of our lives, because the spark of our lives has not bloomed to the fullest.

People die around us every day, some die of old age, some die of illness, some die of work, some die of car accidents, and some even die at birth. These deaths are like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves, and will not be paid attention to by society and people. But if a person has made outstanding contributions and influence on society and people, and becomes a celebrity. His death is a great loss to this society, and his contribution and influence will live on after his death.

Our lives belong not only to ourselves, but also to this society or the world. If we die of mediocrity, we will be insignificant and obscure. But if we give life a certain social attribute or the whole human attribute. Our departure is to die a well-deserved death, heavier than Mount Tai. On the contrary, if a person lives only to pursue glory and wealth, then the meaning and value of his existence are really too shallow and low. If he lives to make others live badly, or even to oppress the people, and to be a prestige, then he is inferior to maggots, life is worse than death, and even after death, he will be infamy.

We aspire to fame and greatness, and we also hope to leave a name in history after death. However, not everyone can become great and famous, and there are not so many legacies and earth-shattering deeds in the world. But this is not to say that our lives are meaningless and worthless. Our lives are ordinary, but ordinary lives can still be lived to the fullest and the fullest. We can do our work very meticulously and make the quality of the product to the extreme. We can influence others and society with our integrity and justice, warm our families with our affection and love, and pass on to others. Let the little spark of life merge into a flame. In this way, our lives can also radiate dazzling light. Lei Feng and Guo Mingyi are the models of our society and the times. Their ordinariness and greatness are the extraordinary deeds they have made in their ordinary lives.

When we live, we want to live a wonderful life, and if we want to live a wonderful life, we must give a positive meaning to life. We must be determined from an early age, persistently learn, perceive the warmth and coldness, and appreciate life. Let the meaning of life persevere and persistently drive us every step forward, and turn the beautiful bits and pieces of life into a stream, or even an ocean. In this way, when we are about to die, even if we cannot go down in history, at least we will not be depressed and regretful because of the mediocrity and inaction of life.