Lin Yutang said: "The article is the landscape on the desk, and the landscape is the article on the ground."
I deeply agree. Walking in nature is like reading the magnificent chapter of the Creator. I am always impressed by His magic and wisdom.
The majesty and beauty of Huangshan Mountain, the bright and graceful West Lake, the diverse landscapes of Guilin, and the colorful Jiuzhaigou Valley... still make people dream after many years.
However, with so many worldly affairs involved, traveling whenever you want is still a luxury. Most of the time, I enjoy admiring the landscape on my desk.
Philosophical books are like mountains.
Some are as towering as Mount Tai, some are as steep as Mount Huashan, and some are as quiet as Mount Qingcheng. Climbing it will inevitably leave you out of breath, with backache and leg pain.
However, looking up at the top of the mountain, white clouds are lingering; looking down at the bottom, the mountains are small. Being tired is tiring, but it is also a great blessing in life to be able to open up unopened horizons and reach unreached realms.
Therefore, a desk is essential for this important landscape.
Prose books are like flowing water.
Some articles are short in words but long in emotion, like a gurgling stream; some are quoting from a wide range of sources, like a vast expanse of smoke; some are unbridled, like a river flowing eastward.
When reading it, it is like rafting on it, looking west and east. The scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is beautiful and ever-changing. Sometimes I admire, sometimes sigh, with a mixture of sadness and joy, as if I have lived a hundred lives.
Therefore, the desk is also indispensable for this important landscape.
Other books, in my opinion, are embellishments of the landscape.
Poetry is like wild flowers, all over the mountains and plains, colorful, fragrant and pleasing to the eye; novels are like wild fruits, some are sweet and fragrant, while others are sour and bitter. The joy of wild flowers and the production of fluids by wild fruits are indispensable memories on the road.
Of course, there are also landscapes that have a great reputation and leave in good stead, only to come back disappointed.
More often than not, the hills are as elegant as the hills, the peaks are as majestic as the peaks, the creeks are as clear as the creeks, and the big rivers are as turbulent as the big rivers.
Wandering in it, the soul can settle down, and the body and mind are completely relaxed. It makes people wonder what the night is like!