The warmth of flowers (beauty) translated by Downowin Webster and Zhang Bao

After I switched to a job that I really enjoyed but paid much less, my son James was born. As a result, my wife and I don't have as much money as we used to.

You can be careful in terms of food and housing, but high-end consumption has nothing to do with you. You can't go on vacation to France or Mexico anymore, and you can't go to a fine restaurant on a Friday night to eat. Nowadays, even weekends and holidays can only be spent at home.

Despite the tightening of spending at every turn, the habit of buying flowers has not changed. On the blue cupboard, clusters of lilies bloomed radially. There are also white tulips in the large jug on the kitchen cutting board, small flowers and daffodils on the wooden dining table, and sunflowers on the windowsill. Moreover, in the carved crystal glass bottle on Janet's bedside table, there was always a light red rose. It has a pleasant fragrance and is pleasing to the eye. Throughout the week, the flowers bloom one by one, revealing their magical "secrets" to you. Paying three dollars for such a miracle is the best deal in the world.

Buying flowers has become a part of my daily routine. When the twigs began to hang low and scatter their petals, I went to the florist and asked him which flowers had the longest flowering period and which ones had the most beautiful fragrance. Sometimes money is too tight, and flowers are no longer arranged in the kitchen. But whenever the roses at Janet's bedside began to wither or wither, I would buy a new one and replace it. From time to time, I kept a journal of my weekly purchases and found that I had spent at most $17 a week. In this way, our lives will be able to cope with the past.

At first, I bought flowers for my wife to surprise her and make her smile. After that, buying flowers became a daily routine. Every time she unpacks the bouquet, she still has that surprise and smile on her face. It can't be said to be inconsequential, because I found that she had never had such joy even when she came out of a fast food restaurant.

Now, the reasons for buying flowers are different, because there are always flowers in the house, because they have become a kind of touchstone for the bad things that will make us get far more pleasure in life than hardship.

Plato said that beautiful flowers are a gift from nature. And spending a few coins a week will not only make Janet happy, but I will also be happy myself. Late at night, in the midst of that fresh floral scent, I sometimes feel a carefree serenity. In that quiet house, listening to the sound of your wife and baby falling asleep, being in the hope of a better future brought to you by your beloved wife and those flowers, feeling the fragrance and beauty of those flowers, and then, you will feel that all the qiē are so beautiful.

Meiwen emotion Zhang Baotong

I love to read books and periodicals, and I love American literature even more. Every time I read a beautiful article, I feel a sense of cherishing and excitement, like meeting a former confidant. Every time I read it, there is always a lingering feeling in my heart, and the feeling of aftertaste cannot be parted. Therefore, it had to be copied or cut, as if it were not enough to take possession of it.

Meiwen is a fine work written with exquisite tone and moving emotions, and it is the spiritual food refined by human beings. The delicacy of the text and the drizzle of the story infiltrate your poetic state of mind, and fill your heart with a picturesque sense of holy and lofty realm and beauty, so that your tired and heavy heart is far away from the hustle and bustle, floating in the love of dreams.

Immersing yourself in beautiful literature is like intoxicating with wonderful ancient music. The sound of music sometimes flows into your heart like a mountain spring stream, sometimes like the breeze of a valley gently stirs into your feelings, and the notes that vibrate like the sun and the music that is as bright as the air pleasing to the eye wash your life and dust, so that you can maintain a relaxed and clear feeling in the hectic and worrying of red tape.

Immersed in the beauty of the text, there is a picture of the soul in your heart, the green mountains and canyons, the flying springs and waterfalls, the beautiful wind and the red flowers and green trees, all in the fluttering fairy haze, warm and clear imprint into the heart, so that you feel that this plain and repetitive daily is full of indescribable beauty and magic, and the sense of compassion and kindness and love can't help but overflow in the heart.

Immersing yourself in the beautiful literature is like visiting a wise philosopher, the beautiful and simple language and the incisive and profound philosophy, like a wise guide, will bring you into a vast world, allowing people to appreciate the colorful magical world.

Immersed in beautiful literature, you can even hear yourself thinking, and in the silent space, your mind can dive deep into the deeper realm that is usually difficult for the mind to reach, to awaken the artistic inspiration and creative consciousness that have been hidden for a long time.

If you often read beautiful literature, you will have beautiful feelings in your heart. This emotion will create a beautiful state of mind for you and give you a holy sky. Under the sky is a calm and quiet scenery, with the brightness of the sunny day, the fragrance of flowers and plants, the beauty of the landscape, and the pastoral scenery. With a pure and beautiful scenery in the heart, the soul will not be polluted by fame, fortune and materialism, and will not be disturbed by the noise and noise.

In his spare time, pick up the books and periodicals, take a break in the leisurely and tranquil realm of Meiwen, lean on the night when the lilacs are in full bloom, and place his affection on the misty and subtle moon shadow, so that the wonderful feelings are immersed in the heart and full of joy.

Keep the silence of the soul Zhang Baotong

Whenever I enter the mountains and climb to the top of the high and secluded peak, I can't help but have a sense of novelty and dreams in my heart. The cold and lofty silence under the sun, under the attachment and snuggling of the white clouds, gives people a kind of ancient and distant seclusion.

However, in today's noisy city, silence is no longer readily available.

In today's world where the surrounding environment is overwhelmed by noise, it is all the more precious to keep the silence of the mind. Whenever I am idle, I always want to stroll under the moon in front of the flowers, meditate in the whimsical imagination, or hold a classic masterpiece in my hand to read it, or walk with the moon under the silent night sky, or sit alone by the river in the suburbs to read the sunset, or carry a simple bag and travel alone in the mountains. Let the soul be immersed in the quiet and leisurely, and enjoy the nature and romance of life.

Keep the silence of the mind, let the mind avoid the hustle and bustle, and rest peacefully in the heavenly time and space. Because we are in the midst of a hustle and bustle, we are anxious and irritable. And in the tranquility, we will be diligent in thinking and dare to create zào. Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, once said, "Everything that is profound and stirring is born in silence and accompanies it." ”

In silence, our minds can dive into deep depths that are not normally accessible to our minds, and listen to the true meaning of life. In the silence, the windows of our hearts will suddenly open, and our mood will be as fresh and bright as the morning after the rain. In the silence, we can tell our stories to our hearts and create a haunting mood of green dreams in our hearts. In silence, we can purify our hearts, nurture our thoughts, and accumulate energy to hone and hone our minds for tomorrow and create brilliance.

Silence is a wonderful realm of space holiness and eternal time, a real scenery worthy of our immersion. However, it is not easy to keep the mind still. Silence is sometimes a bitter loneliness and a long darkness, which requires the sacrifice of many pleasures and **, and the need to endure torments and tribulations. Many people can't bear this loneliness, so they get caught up in the noise and drown in the noise.

In fact, noise is not the true color of life, but an illusion of the vanity of life. Whenever we indulge in a noisy noise, our minds become so tired that we lose our sense of novelty and excitement. At the same time, the unwarranted consumption of life can also make us feel deeply remorseful and uneasy. Silence is a deep tree of thought, and the longer it is brewed, the more fruitful the fruit of thought will become.