Matters of the Soul

I have read most of the chapters in "The Temple of Earth and Me" and "Broken Pens in the Sickness". Shi Tiesheng's writing always contains sincere emotions and unique philosophical thinking. The most inspiring one was the discussion on love in Chapter 3. I had previously been confused about the specificity, origin, and purpose of love. Although in the end I still could not understand the complex components and characteristics of love, the argument mentioned in the article that "love is to get rid of loneliness, and loneliness is the background of love" still made me enlightened, and the thinking was clear and interesting.

Memory is the ruins of the psyche, the junk shop of memories.

After reading, there are a lot of things that I don't understand. I feel like this is really the case. I really want to say it out, but it is too detailed. When I put it in writing, I feel confused. I don't want to think about it anymore. I just want to follow this feeling, but it is also very far away. I am very fulfilled now and feel that it is real every day, but I am afraid that this state will not last long. I am afraid. At this time, I want to escape and escape to think, but this feels very empty and silly. So, how can it be considered real? A good existence is a description of love. I yearn for praise, expect to have it, and long for touch, but it is far away. I don't think about what I want to experience. But most people need to take it seriously. Seriousness is always linked to seriousness. But I don't want to be serious, but I really want to do everything well. So, people are really complex creatures. I still have little experience now. Just listen to my heart and walk slowly. There is no standard answer. This is my unique life.

"The birth of a life is also the birth of a world. Every individual is a unique world."

I can choose how I want to live my life. Obviously, this is simply not possible, it is a pipe dream. But "Since it's a dream, let's just make it perfect. Why should dreams be so reserved and modest?" I, or quite a few people, would think like Shi Tiesheng. Think about it, your life can be designed by yourself, what a wonderful thing it is! I want to have a distinguished family background, have superior intelligence, and be free from illness and disaster. I will be the darling of the world. Every door to success will be open to me, and my life will be extremely smooth. That's what I originally thought. The book says that this is a perfect person with no shortcomings. And is it true happiness to become such a perfect person? Naturally, you are reluctant to settle for a shortcoming - you can already design your own life, why not? I almost fell into such a sweet dream. This is not human. I couldn't help but wonder, what if there really was such an opportunity. I don't know what I'm writing, but I can't write it in vain, so I'm posting it. When I used to read new literature, I would often idle my mind during that time, thinking that I would become a genius who could memorize the pipa in kindergarten and write high school test papers. I spent my whole life in my mind. I looked up at the clock and saw that get out of class was over in a few minutes. Is this a good luck design?

Perhaps only people who have suffered can have such intense exploration and thinking about life, touch their souls, and be full of philosophy and speculation. 👍

I like Tiesheng's books. His thoughts and insights on life are profound, philosophical and poetic.

This book resonates with me very much. Just like Shi Tiesheng said, when people are unlucky, they can get a moment of peace by imagining the afterlife. I have had a similar experience. When I encountered setbacks, I found the courage to start over by looking forward to the beauty of the future. Moreover, the book's view on the unfairness of fate is also very profound. It made me understand that everyone has their own advantages and disadvantages, and we should accept them and work hard to live. This is a book that can bring people thinking and strength.

I have three thoughts after reading Teacher Shi Tiesheng's "Soul Matters": First, the author uses several fragments of events to understand life from himself. The writing technique is novel and fascinating. Secondly, we are born as human beings, and joys and sorrows, joys and sorrows have become the norm in life. How can there be so many quiet years? There are only the pain of human growth, impermanence, loss, despair, and abandonment... Thirdly, from this book, we can feel the author's wonderful writing, profound thoughts, and passionate and positive perception of life! Love is like waves in the water. Even though you know it will dissipate and disappear, you still have to take photos of your own highlight moments to appreciate the meaning of life, so that your soul can be sublimated and the theme can be deepened.

The book contains several articles, each of which expresses a different philosophy on life, as well as perceptions of life and time. Teacher Shi Tiesheng's high level of thinking requires each of us readers to continue to grow, experience life, and most importantly, think, so that perhaps we can truly get to know him and understand him.