Hegel once said: "The greatest truth is the simplest, and similarly, the simplest person is the hardest to find."
The road leads to Jane, and people lead to Jane. The higher the realm, the simpler life.
Simple circle
There is a "circle law", that is, the upper limit of human social number is about 150, but only less than 20 people can establish intimate relationships. There are not many friends who can really talk in this world.
After Qian Zhongshu became famous, many people came to visit him to see his true colors, but no matter who the visitors were, he stayed at home.
His friend Huang Yongyu once mentioned such a story.
Once, a man of considerable status wanted to visit Qian Zhongshu. Knowing that he doesn't like people's temperament, he deliberately chose a day to come to the door with gifts on the second day of the New Year's Day. But before the man entered the door, Qian Zhongshu poked his head out of the door and declined: "Thank you! I am busy! I am busy! Thank you! "
He doesn't like talking to strangers, and he hardly wants to take part in social activities. He seems heartless, but his mind is simple. In his view, meaningless socializing is far worse than spending some time running your own small circle.
He will attend the wedding of his friend Wang Wufeng from 17 km away, and enjoy the scenery and read books with his friend Wu Zhong in the evening. More often, he will stay at home with Jiang Yang, his daughter and son-in-law, each occupying a corner and burying himself in a book.
There is a good saying: the simpler people get along with each other, the happier they will be. The simpler the circle, the less you need to bother to operate; The simpler the relationship, the more comfortable it is.
Low-quality socialization is not as good as high-quality solitude.
Simple material desire
As the saying goes: "Life is alive, those who have desires are tired, those who have few desires are safe, and those who have no desires are strong." The less a person desires material things, the more comfortable he will live.
When Qian Zhongshu was teaching in Tsinghua, there was almost no furniture at home except a table and a sofa with a white cloth cushion. Even the only two "chairs" were replaced by two wooden cases.
When Chen Chu visited him, he couldn't help feeling when he got home: Mr. Qian's family, do you know what the only thing is? There is no video recorder, no TV, no telephone, and the only thing that rings is the medicine can. You can smell books in his home, feel quiet in their home, and see calmness and truth.
Only when one is content with a simple life can one not be trapped by material desires. For him, in this life, everything is external, and only internal knowledge and spiritual wealth are the greatest wealth.
Thoreau once said, "When you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." Loneliness is not loneliness, poverty is not poverty, and nothingness is no longer nothingness. "
Being not trapped by material desires, being kind in heart, simple in form and simple to the extreme is great wisdom.
simple-minded
Liang Qichao said: "mortals always have to live in fun, and life is valuable."
When Qian Zhongshu and Jiang Yang were studying in Oxford, they once took a nap in Jiang Yang and secretly drew a big face on Jiang Yang's face. After returning home, he once drew a big face on his daughter's stomach while she was sleeping at noon. His mother caught him red-handed and scolded him. From then on, he never dared to draw casually.
He makes trouble for his daughter every day. Every day before she went to bed, he quietly buried a "mine" in her bed and threw away all the toys, mirrors, brushes, even inkstones and brushes. When his daughter screamed, he hid himself and secretly pleased.
Despite his profound knowledge, Qian Zhongshu has always maintained a childlike innocence. It is this innocence that makes him live a poetic and interesting life in every ordinary day.
Sanmao said: "Maturity is not for complexity, but for innocence." A person's real maturity is nothing more than seeing the complex nature of life and still loving life.
The spirit is minimalist and the heart is full.
There is a saying in Forrest Gump: "I don't think people are more and more tolerant when they are mature." On the contrary, I think it should be a process of gradual elimination. Know what is most important to you and what is not, and then be a simple person. "
Only when a person knows what he wants can he get rid of all interference and always listen to his heart in the glitz and chaos.
Qian Zhongshu, a rare wizard in 300 years, has only a bachelor's degree.
When he got his degree certificate after studying in Europe, he could actually get a master's degree after two years' stay, or even get a doctor's degree directly, but he voluntarily chose to give up. Later, Princeton University wanted to invite him to give a lecture, and the reward was $654.38 +0.6 million, but he refused. Harvard University sent him $3,000 to study for a doctorate, and he paid it back directly.
As early as when he was in contact with Jiang Yang, he said to Jiang Yang, "I don't have much ambition. I just want to contribute my life and study. " Regardless of the ups and downs in the outside world, he has been focusing on the back garden of his spiritual world, trimming fences, planting chrysanthemums, reading books and enjoying flowers.
The world is often impatient and noisy. But only if the spirit is simple, the soul will not be trapped by the secular.
The writer Ma De once said: "The world seems to be very complicated, with all kinds of people and mud and sand. It's still your own world at heart. If you are clean, the world will be clean. If you are simple, the world will be difficult. "
A person's best state is that he knows the way of the world, so he is not worldly and far away from the rivers and lakes. May you be a simple person in a complex world.
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