The Art of Living Zhang Baotong 2018.9.30

Many times, when we look back, we realize that when the flower of life blooms, we don't see it, and when life is beautiful and gentle, we don't respond to it with love. Because we neglect the art of living.

Art is the condensation and refinement of life, and without the original form and phenomenon of life, there is no source and inspiration for artistic creation. Writers and artists process and refine the original forms and phenomena in life through the arrangement, rendering, exaggeration, beautification and other artistic processes and refinements of the storyline, making the storyline more vivid and intriguing.

We love watching great movies and listening to good music and songs. Art always makes us feel the enjoyment of beauty. However, compared to art, we will feel that real life is boring and stagnant. Therefore, we often separate artworks from real life. I feel that art is art, and life is life. Art is appreciated, but life is prosaic.

Have we ever wondered: since art comes from life and is higher than life, why not make real life more artistic, more vivid, and more beautiful? In fact, many famous works and storylines are derived from real life. These include "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Pride and Prejudice", among others. Take "Pride and Prejudice" as an example, if you remove the artistic expression, the storyline in it may be very bland. For example, if we can artistically render and process our ordinary life scenes, our life stories will also be very vivid and touching.

But we know that there is a huge difference between life and art, and there is a clear personal tendency in art of the author, who will express some things in life more pure and more extreme. The use of various rhetorical devices will make the difference between the work and reality more intense and shocking. Even so, we should admit that there is a lot of art in life.

An important skill in the art of living is that we know when to stick to something and when to let go. Life has taught us more to hold on to its many gifts, even if it requires us to eventually give up. As the rabbi of Judaism said, "A man comes into the world with a clenched fist, but when he dies, his hand is released." "How is this not the case with each of us? We are born poor, and we want to get this and get that, lest we gain less than others and lose more. Just as the "Song of Goodness" in "Dream of Red Mansions" says: "Everyone in the world knows that immortals are good, but only fame and fame cannot be forgotten! Where will the past and the present meet? A pile of grass in the barren mound is gone." Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only gold and silver can't forget! In the end, they only hate to gather much, and when they reach a long time, their eyes are closed. Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only the wife can't forget it! Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, but only the children and grandchildren can't forget it! There are many infatuated parents in ancient times, who has seen filial piety to their children and grandchildren?"

Although "Okay Song" is profoundly and thoroughly explained, and the mystery of life has been revealed, who will take it seriously? How many people can see through the red dust and suddenly let go of fame and fortune and the shadow of their wives? Corrupt officials are greedy for millions or tens of millions of dollars and do not want to let go, and some retired workers have a salary of several thousand yuan a month, and they still have to pick up rags and scraps. What are they trying to do? Just because they can't let go. As a matter of fact, people don't need that much money to live at all, so why don't they stop some of it? People don't want to live a rich life, but a simple life. But a simple life is not a frugal and mediocre life, but a life that is noble, interesting, optimistic, beautiful, healthy and rewarding.

The art of living is embodied in being happy, making oneself happy, and making others happy. Happiness is a leisurely life, not tired and worried in the pursuit of money, fame and fortune. Rich people don't necessarily get a taste of the leisurely pleasures of life, but leisure is often owned by the poor, and it is much cheaper and easier to enjoy leisure than luxury. Don't follow the example of the sages who "enter and worry, retreat and worry", live today well, don't think about tomorrow, happiness will follow.

Art produces beauty, and beauty is art. However, our eyes are only on money, and our hearts are only thinking about gains and losses. One morning, I walked through the community, when the rain had passed, the sun was shining, the autumn was high and cool, and the clouds were light and the wind was light. The sun is very bright, illuminating the whole world and bright, and illuminating people's moods clearly and transparently. I stopped by the side of the road to see if anyone admired the golden light of the sun. However, people come and go, just keeping their eyes on the ground and the roadside. So I wondered, am I not indifferent to the splendor and splendor of the day, because I often focus on the trivialities, worry about the troubles, or turn a blind eye, and over time I ignore the gift of life and the beauty of life for no reason.

There are many and very broad arts of living, but they can be summed up as two sides of the same coin: on the one hand, we want to get what we want, which will make us rich and happy, and on the other hand, we have to give up some things that make us feel heavy. Only when we let go of our burdens can we be relaxed and happy. There are many things in life that we can control, we can obtain, we have many dreams and desires, as long as we are full of passion and yearning, we can obtain a lot. However, we will also encounter many difficulties and ups and downs, and will suffer some disasters and losses. It's inevitable. There is a way to take a step forward and be full of ambition, and take a step back and the sky is wide. This is the mindset of the art of living.

We play a role in life all our lives, our speech and behavior, our voice and smile, our way of life and our love and hatred, all of which will be interpreted through our roles. Are we going to put on a life comedy or are we going to play a life tragedy? It depends on the character we play. Of course, we want to play a positive role and put on a happy and funny human comedy. But that's just our desire, and if we want to play this role well, we need to have superb acting skills. That's where the art of our life comes in. The more superb and rich this artistic skill is, the richer and more beautiful our lives will be.

Looking back on our lives, we go from birth to school, from marriage to having children, until the death of our parents and spouses, and then we face our own aging and death. We will lose everything we have ever dreamed of and longed for. However, as long as we have obtained, been happy, and been happy, then we have lived a worthwhile and meaningful life.

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