Half half life
Zhou Yaoquan
The passage of time seems to be silent, but it will always leave an unforgettable mark. Just as today's 0:00 is preceded by June 30, 2024, and after 0:00 is July 1, 2024, like a dividing line, the first moment is in the previous half year, and the next moment is in the next half year.
On the occasion of half and half, it will always remind people of a couplet that they once saw in Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou: how can life be more satisfying, and everything is only half satisfied. It can be described as a wonderful Zen machine, with 14 words, a word to wake up the world.
Life is really hard, only seek "half" of satisfaction, and you will know that you are satisfied. The flowers bloom and the moon is full in front of the court, and the people in the world are warm and cold. Half fighting and half following, having fun among the fireworks; Half confused, half understood, comfortable in life.
Half and half, it will be complete.
In fact, this is a deep imprint of traditional Chinese philosophy and culture for thousands of years.
Chinese live a life that is half fireworks, half joy. No matter how difficult the days are, even if the pots and pans are not harmonious, it is the fireworks of life, which is the true nature of life. In ordinary days, under the pressure of life, we should not forget to see the sunrise in the morning, enjoy the moonlight in the evening, make a pot of tea in our spare time, listen to a song when we are busy, and let the days in the fireworks snuggle up in the warm sun of life, live an elegant and brilliant life, step on the footsteps of time, and slowly move forward with the joy of joy.
The realm that Chinese like is: the flowers are not fully bloomed and the moon is not full. There is a saying in "Caigen Tan", called "flowers are half-opened, wine is half-drunk", and the beauty of life is not perfect, but exists in a delicate balance. The most beautiful flowers are half-opened; The most beautiful moon is the moon and a half. When the moon is full, it loses, and when the water is full, it overflows. After the abundance, it all withers and withers. The so-called boom and bust. Half of the flowers bloom and half of the moon is the best interpretation of Chinese beauty, because it is just right, and it can be better.
The wisdom of the Chinese is half confused, half understood. The Chinese's philosophy of "half" is "contentment without humiliation, knowledge without destruction", just right, endless aftertaste, and holding simplicity and humility is the best state of mind in life. Understand that in your heart, you will live your life in confusion. There are some things that you can't tell through without telling them; Some people just know it in their hearts. Confused in understanding, understanding in confusion, learning to be relieved, life is full of scenery. Flowers bloom and fall, the moon is full and the moon is missing, and the years of flowing water can't keep the footsteps of the years, half of it is all about me, and half of it is left to nature. Learn to go with the flow and not care about right and wrong. Half understood, the heart is like a mirror. Half confused, people are open-minded.
The culture of the Chinese pays attention to the golden mean, which can also be seen from the solar terms. For example, after the small man, there is the mango seed, not the big man. Unlike other "small characters" in the solar terms, there is always followed by the "boss", such as the small summer is followed by the big heat, the light snow is followed by the big snow, and the small cold is followed by the big cold. Because Daman is not the perfect state that the ancients pursued. Everything will inevitably go downhill after reaching the extreme. And "small and full" means that there is still room for upward movement of the ripe and unripe, and it can also "continue to grow and grow", which is in line with the Chinese ideal of the Heavenly Dao.
The Chinese have a way of doing things, which is to call each one fifty boards. Some people say that the way of doing things with fifty boards is called a peacemaker, and the tofu knife is light on both sides. Can a tofu knife cut off the tofu so beautifully if it weren't for the two-sided light? In fact, many things in the world are not black and white, and it is difficult to put them on the scale. As long as it does not involve sharp contradictions or major matters, especially family affairs, the use of this half-division method is a very good means of solving problems and can also play a very good role.
Today, when half of the past has become a memory, the future half will continue regardless of personal likes and dislikes; Half of the past is irretrievable, and even if we have gains, we should not indulge in it and get carried away; Even if there is a loss, we should not dwell on it and find it difficult to extricate ourselves; It's time to put down and go down, travel lightly, and the other half can be looked forward to, maybe a more brilliant bloom!
The following is a transcription of a poem "Half" Zen for everyone to read: since ancient times, life has been the most taboo, half poor, half rich and half self-sufficient; Half life, half day, half opportunity, half take, half give, half do good; Half deaf, half dumb and half confused, half wise, half stupid and half sage; Half human, half self, half free, half awake, half drunk, half fairy; Half kiss, half love, half bitterness, half desire, half Zen, half fate;
Half of life is in me, and the other half is in nature. There is no such thing as perfection in the world, and imperfection is true perfection.