Although the story is exaggerated, it is by no means completely out of thin air. It is not uncommon for people like this to have rich and poor hearts. Therefore, it triggered my thinking about "spiritual poverty".
Secular people are divided into poor and rich according to their possession of money and material. In fact, there is another kind of rich and poor in the world-rich and poor in thought.
According to my observation for many years, people's wealth can be divided into four categories. Namely:
-Very poor people. This kind of person is poor not only materially, but also spiritually. In life, you are either lazy or lazy, and you are only poor today. For example, an "old-timer" I know, his elderly parents gave him thousands of dollars of hard-earned money to open a shop, but he plunged into the hotel to eat, drink and have fun. Or "few people are ambitious", love takes advantage of small things, and I can't wait to catch all the wind outside, even stealing chickens and dogs, harming others and benefiting myself. Or "the horse is thin and hairy", describing it as humble and absurd, "crooked and crooked", and being a man has no dignity. Or there is no kindness, you don't help others when you can help, you don't do it when you should, and you are only poor. There are also people who have no worries about food and clothing, but they are so poor that they are angry all day long. They always think that their fate is unfair. They are the most miserable people in the world. Poor for a while and poor for a lifetime, they are the real poor in this world.
-Very rich and poor. This kind of everyone is poor and ambitious, and people are poor and ambitious. Although I am not very rich materially, I live a meaningful and interesting life. They are poor and cheap, but they are still respected by the world.
I once read a report in Southern Metropolis Daily: 20061October 20th, 165438, in shenzhen huaqiang North Street, a middle-aged foreigner handed a hundred-dollar bill to a disabled beggar lying on the ground. After receiving the money, the beggar limped to a donation box 30 meters away and stuffed the money into the donation box. The report also said that the beggar's name was Chen Chunwei, and he came from Henan. He was disabled by illness since childhood and was less than one meter tall at the age of 20.
Beside the written report, a photo was also distributed, which showed that the little beggar's upper body was bare-armed, his shoulders were pointed and his back was hunched, which was a typical "gaffe" of deformed children. I'm wearing a pair of worn trousers and barefoot slippers. He held a jar and a small cloth bag in his left hand and put the money in the donation box in his right hand. It seems that his actions touched everyone present, and a group of onlookers surrounded him tightly.
When a reporter asked him why he donated money, he replied: "I saw a group of people collecting money for Lingling (a girl who was seriously ill). I wanted to save it for her with 20 yuan money, but it was not until 3 pm. I think she is more pitiful than me, so I donated the money I gave. " The reporter asked again, "Are you homesick?" He replied, "I want to, but I can't go back." Shenzhen is not cold, my home is very cold now. " Only then did I notice that it was 165438+ the weather in late October, and how much he needed a coat to keep out the cold.
There is no doubt that this beggar is extremely pitiful, but what he thinks is that others are "more pitiful than me!" " "Such feelings are precious to a beggar who is almost marginalized by society! In our country, which is good at gathering wealth but not at dispersing it, many white-collar workers, dignitaries and even "backbones" are not as caring as him in the face of disasters. After reading his story, I suddenly felt that the sun had penetrated my heart. His behavior made us understand what poverty means!
-Very poor and rich. This kind of person is a material rich man, a spiritual beggar, and some are manifested as the rich who earn money and the poor who spend money. For example, a "rich man" I know has tens of millions of dollars, sits in a luxury car and wears a famous brand. When he was mobilized to donate 2000 yuan to the earthquake-stricken area, he flew into a rage, as if cutting meat. There is also a "local rich man" I am familiar with. Before his death, he was penniless, reluctant to spend money on food and clothing, reluctant to spend money on medical treatment, and even took a pig from a relative's house to collect interest. Finally, people go to heaven, and the money is still in the bank. Being rich all your life has become a kind of "pseudo-wealth" in the end.
Others are rich and heartless, rich and not expensive. Although rich, life is a mess. Have money to eat "ten thousand yuan big seats" or even "mistresses", but have no money to support their parents; Have the money to worship "ten thousand yuan incense" or even build a "killing game", but have no money to undertake the obligations and responsibilities of the state and society. They eat, wear and play very expensive, but they just can't live a high-taste life with culture, cultivation and spirit. Because making money only reflects people's ability, and spending money reflects people's taste.
These people seem to be immersed in the happiness accumulated by material wealth, but their hearts in their chests are slowly shrinking and dying.
-Very rich. Rich people. 20 10 in June, American billionaire Buffett called on American billionaires whose net worth exceeded 10 billion to donate at least half of their wealth to charity. He himself decided to donate at least 99% of his personal wealth to charity in his lifetime. In "Giving Vows", he said: "Having some things can really make my life more interesting, but having too much will make me unbearable ... Many times, the more wealth you have, the more you will become a slave to wealth. In addition to health, my most cherished wealth includes humorous, interesting, distinctive and long-term friends. "
We also have such rich people in China, such as "charity star" Chen cursor. They are the real rich, not only rich externally, but also rich internally.
Heart is the core of human being, and mood is the basic living state of human being. Therefore, inner poverty is the most uncomfortable, and getting rid of spiritual poverty is more important than material life poverty.
-the poverty of the soul lies in the cognition of life. The poor often regard money and material things as the only pursuit of life. Lin Qingxuan, a writer in Taiwan Province Province, told us: "A complete person must have three levels of pursuit: one is the pursuit of material and desire; Secondly, the pursuit of civilization and art; Third, the pursuit of spirit and spirituality. If there is only the first kind, it is animals; If you only have the first two, then you don't know how to face the fundamental pain of life; If you have all three, you are complete. So everyone is now pursuing a full life, and the ultimate must be the pursuit of spirituality. This is the most beautiful state. " In a person's life, money is not the best. When you have enough money, spiritual enrichment is the most beautiful state. After all, people in this world are just passers-by, coming and going empty, and finally you don't want to take anything away. Therefore, "life has only the right to use, but no ownership". We should see through this and understand that a happy life is much more important than the pursuit of wealth wholeheartedly. We should expand our spiritual world and constantly build our spiritual home like changing the material environment. You should have a charitable heart and let your wealth benefit more people and enjoy real wealth.
Cognitive life is a kind of wisdom, more important than knowledge. Because only wisdom can help us cope with the sufferings and misfortunes in life. Indian philosopher Osho said: "Knowledge can come from books, and wisdom can only come from life. Knowledge is the accumulation of other people's experience, and wisdom is the accumulation of your own experience. " If people want to live smarter, they must constantly sum up their own lives. Keeping a diary is a good way for you to "count" the gains and losses of the day before going to bed every day, and then accumulate life wisdom. After 40 years, I have kept a complete diary of Box 3, which really made me a less clever person a lot smarter.