This is a novel in which the protagonist searches for self-awareness and the meaning of life. There are two male protagonists, one is the actor Zhou Hang, who quit the entertainment industry at the top stage in order to find the meaning of life; the other is Ning Xuran, a leading scientist who devotes all his efforts to studying the preservation of human consciousness for the sake of the immortality of consciousness. They all have their own confusions, and a chance encounter creates a life where they are intertwined and achieve each other. Fighting against the meaningless darkness, they became each other's light. Throughout the whole process, there was actually a female protagonist, Yang Siying, who had never appeared. She had a huge influence on the two male protagonists and shaped them to a certain extent. In addition to the two male protagonists, the story is interspersed with the stories of a large number of different people looking for the meaning of life, including a principal from a poor mountainous area, a teacher graduated from a prestigious university, a principal from a private university, a mayor who is dedicated to promoting the cultural improvement of citizens...
The title of the novel "Bi Jian" comes from the Book of Songs: "I have a bad conscience and cannot be ignored." The ancients said that the heart is so big that it can accommodate all things. But if you want to find a direction for your heart, your heart cannot be like a mirror and have no choice.
In terms of time period, the novel begins with the research progress of modern consciousness science and ends with the transplantation of consciousness in the future. It is full of different people's exploration and thinking about meaning. After removing material desires, where is the direction of mankind?
Purpose: One of the meanings of life is to meet material needs, but beyond that, different people are exploring a higher level of meaning in life.