Today, with such a wide range of communication channels, it is more and more difficult for us to maintain that quiet space, but we are more and more eager to maintain it. Silence brings cleanliness and a space where there is nothing but me. Thoreau built a lake, abandoned the hustle and bustle brought by the status of consul of Athens, and kept a quiet space and a calm heart; Ruan Ji's chanting of streams and mountains is also for the freedom of being undisturbed and enjoying himself, and also for the quiet in troubled times. Keeping quiet is also to maintain independence and keep the pure land of the soul.
Only in a quiet and chaotic world can we think independently. The inspiration of "be empty, be quiet and believe" comes from a quiet and wordless world, but we usually lose ourselves and get confused in the noise. There is no shortage of Sakyamuni, seven days and seven nights, only one bodhi tree, an uninhabited quiet land.
How can there be insight and a calm social atmosphere without independent thinking without interference? Still water is like a mirror, the middle reaches of koi fish; The tide beat against the coast and gradually receded. The quietness of Japan breeds unique thinking and exquisite customs. China is very noisy, and it seems that a hundred schools of thought contend. But look closely, there are only a few that match each other, but most of them are just eclectic and persistent words. Quiet, not only can let the individual calm down, but also can let the society have the wind of thinking.
However, keeping your heart is not equal to staying away from others, and being quiet is not equal to being silent. Xiong Peiyun believes that to have independent thinking in the hustle and bustle, to integrate into the group with independent thinking, and to teach yourself behind closed doors is at best to make peace; Wang Yangming can only achieve it by talking to people. Similarly, closing yourself in a quiet and happy world is not good for yourself or for others. Only by practicing the world and integrating knowledge with practice can we make ourselves more perfect and make society more harmonious. Socrates discussed in downtown, and Confucius preached in Xingtan. Four Hao entered the DPRK and Xie An came out of the mountain. Isn't it a noisy mind? If we still turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear to being "Mr. Yi Xi" today, when the "Islamic State" is rampant, gutter oil is in vogue, foreign troubles are endless, and domestic worries are endless, what good will it do to ourselves and the world?
Close your eyes, we should keep inner peace, embrace the harmony and joy of the soul, and be quiet and open in a world without interference and involvement. Pushing open the window, we should go to society and reality, and be cool and hot while perfecting ourselves. Only in this way can we be worthy of heaven and earth and finally be content with our own hearts.
If you close the bright window, you can ignore the noise outside the house. If the window of the soul is closed, it is difficult to find inner peace. As Zhou said, the world is getting more and more noisy, and he only likes quiet days. Or, for example, Mo Yan thinks that noise, as an aspect of social life, is not necessarily completely negative. Noisy and quiet seem contradictory, but it really depends on the heart-if the heart is quiet, there is no need to quarrel.
Under the prosperity, there is a grand silence. Once lost in the shadow of stage lights, the noise surged overhead like running water, and my world was as silent as night. I used to wander in the yellow sand and jade platform of history, listening to the extravagant feathers on earth and catching a glimpse of the peace on earth. If people can't find their place in the noise, they will fall in love with asking for peace in the fields and homes. If you keep quiet for too long, your inner desire for noise and agitation will get out of control. Between noise and silence, there are 100,000 worlds.
Back in the days of mountains and rivers, ancient literati seemed to be very quiet. Tao Qian's "Building a house is based on human feelings, and there are no chariots and horses" shows the character of literati in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it is enough to seek inner peace in the noise and political chaos. Adeline Virginia Woolf, a British stream-of-consciousness woman writer, lived in an era when women were humble, and the cries of male chauvinists failed to break her inner peace. She wrote Mrs. Dalloway in A Room for One, which shocked the nerves of the whole century with quiet and delicate brushwork.
The noise of the outside world is a metaphor for the rapid development of society. Too many temptations are like an invisible giant net that binds hands and feet. Some people die in the noise, while others are reborn in silence. Only by insisting on inner peace can we find a pure land of mind in the noise of this world.
Xiao Hong, a female writer in China, walked through the first half of her life in the noise and burned the second half in the war. When the Anti-Japanese War ignited the land of China, when Xiao Jun, Ding Ling and others were swept forward by the torrent of the times, the "Literary Luoshen of the 1930s" once issued a desperate cry-"You know I have nothing to ask for, I just want to find a quiet place to write!" The world is getting more and more noisy, but Xiao Hong's life is getting quieter and quieter. Even if the world is bustling, it is meaningless if the heart is quiet.
Even if everyone has the ideal of "the world is peaceful and the years are quiet", the pursuit of most people is often trampled by reality. Criticism and reflection arising from noise are not entirely negative. Han Han, a writer, went downstream in the hustle and bustle, and sounded the alarm for the world between criticism and writing. Actor Huang Bo shocked contemporary aesthetic fatigue with loud music and exaggerated performances; Guo Meimei, an online showgirl, is really despised by the world, but she also urges the society to reshape the value standard ... This kind of understanding can't be obtained behind closed doors.
Noisy is not only noisy, but also reflective. Silence is not only silence, but also persistence. You don't have to chase after nothing outside. If you are calm, you don't need noise-that silence is also an amazing expression.