The 128 most classic philosophical essays in the world

Chapter 58

[China] Lin Qingxuan

We must wholeheartedly bloom silently, and use flowers to prove our existence.

In a remote valley, there is a cliff thousands of feet high.I don't know when, a little lily grew on the edge of the cliff.When lilies were first born, they looked exactly like weeds.However, it knew in its heart that it was not a weed.Deep in its heart, there is an inner pure thought: "I am a lily, not a weed. The only way to prove that I am a lily is to bloom beautiful flowers." With this idea, Lily worked hard It absorbs water and sunlight freely, takes root deeply, and stands upright with its chest out.Finally, on a spring morning, the top of the lily produced the first buds.

The lily was very happy, but the nearby weeds were very disdainful. They laughed at the lily in private: "This guy is obviously a grass, but he says he is a flower. He really thinks he is a flower. I see it." The top is not a bud, but a tumor on the head." In public, they ridiculed the lily: "Don't dream, even if you really bloom, in this wilderness, your value is not the same as ours. ?”

Lily said: "I want to bloom because I know that I have beautiful flowers; I want to bloom to complete the solemn life as a flower; I want to bloom because I like to use flowers to prove my existence. Regardless of Does anyone appreciate it, no matter how you look at me, I will bloom!"

Under the scorn of the wild grass, Ye Lily worked hard to release her inner energy.One day, it finally bloomed.Its spiritual whiteness and graceful demeanor make it the most beautiful color on the cliff.At this time, the weeds no longer dare to laugh at it.

The lilies are in full bloom one by one, and there are crystal water drops on the flowers every day. The weeds think it is the dew from last night, but only the lilies know that it is the tears of deep joy.Every spring, the wild lily blooms and sets seeds hard.Its seeds with the wind, fell on the valley, grassland and edge of the cliff, and everywhere covered with white lilies.

Decades later, people hundreds of miles away came from the city and the village to enjoy the lily blossoming.Many children knelt down and sniffed the fragrance of lilies; many couples hugged each other and made a vow of "a happy marriage for a hundred years"; Tender corner.

No matter how others appreciate it, the lilies all over the mountain always remember the teaching of the first lily:

"We must wholeheartedly and silently bloom, and use flowers to prove our existence."

Heart mark notes
The unassuming wild lily used her actions to silently fight against the harsh environment, and finally proved herself with "spiritual innocence and graceful demeanor".This is the crystallization of belief, the cohesion of hard work, and Ye Lily finally realized her own value.

This beautiful article creates the image of a wild lily full of spirituality and great wisdom.The valley in the article is actually a microcosm of a big society full of hardships in the world. The experience of Ye Lily has the typical meaning of life struggle: there is only one way to realize a person's social value, and that is to "bloom wholeheartedly and silently, Flowers to prove their existence."

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