——国风(摘自《文汇报》)

      谁都知道，人的生命是有限的。人们追求长生不老，正说明生命美好，这表达了人们对活着的依恋。

　　据我们所知，人的正常寿命也就只是100岁左右，大多数人活不到100岁，超过120岁的人寥若晨星。就算100岁吧，在人的一生中可能是漫长的．但在历史的长河中也是相当短暂的。据科学考察．地球已经存在46亿年了，人类的历史也有好几亿年了，如果和地球的生命比起来，一个人的一生只相当于地球的四百六十万分之一，打个比方，如果用长度来衡量地球的生命的话，如果地球的生命是46公里长，那么，人的生命的长度相当于一毫米，真可以忽略不计，可以说倏忽即逝。可是．即使这样短暂的生命也是不容易的。世上有多少有生命的东西，但又有多少能像人类那样生存呢?据科学考察，世界上共出现过一亿二千万种生物，人是所谓“万物之灵”，我们能作为“人”，已够幸运的了。

　　但是，人生的旅途并不是一帆风顺的。人诞生到世间的第一个反应就是啼哭，这是对命运的抗争，是无法逃脱苦难的“绝望的一哭”。人又是诞生在血泊中的，这可能预示了人的一生在世间注定要受苦受难。人来到世上的时候，是自己在哭。别人在笑；人离开世间的时候，是别人在哭，自己在笑。来的时候，自己在哭，是对苦难的预感：别人在笑，是对你的欢迎。走的时候，自己在笑。是对苦难的解脱；别人在哭，是对你的留恋。一哭一笑，说明人是有理智、有感情的动物，对生、老、病、死的规律有着深刻的认识，对悲、欢、离、合的际遇有着明显的反应和感悟。当然，我们可以通过锻炼身体和现代的医疗保健措施延长生命，但这也只能是适当地、有限度地。即使是在现在的基础上再延长一倍，和大自然的寿命比起来仍然是可忽略不计的。这确实应了我们常说的那句老话，就是：“人的生命是有限的。”

       既然生命是有限的，从一定意义上说，我们无法把这个物质的生命延长到我们理想的程度，那我们所能做的就只有如何提高这有限的生命的历程的质量。使这有限的人生旅途更有意义。这就不得不使人想起上世纪中叶流行的一本苏联小说《钢铁是怎样炼成的》中的主人翁保尔·柯察金的那段话：“人的一生应该是这样度过的，当他回顾往事的时候，不因虚度年华而悔恨，也不因碌碌无为而羞愧……”这段话虽然出自一个普通士兵这样的小人物之口，但由于它说的确实是朴实的真理，几乎家喻户晓，被人们奉为座右铭．从而激励了一代又一代人。他说的道理是正确的。的确，一个人一生如果能做到毫无悔恨，那也就很不容易了。因此，人们常常哀叹人生苦短．却不知道人生的长短并不只是以寿命来衡量的，赋予人生更丰富的内涵，使之更有意义，有价值，也就等于是延长了生命。这也可以用我们熟悉的另一句老话来说，就是“为人民服务是无限的”。人的生命也就是通过为他人、为社会服务而从有限到无限。

      要懂得珍惜。生命只有一次，时光不会回转。要珍惜生活给予我们的每一点赐予。珍惜每一寸光阴。一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。孔夫子感叹：“逝者如斯夫!不舍昼夜。”要把有限的时间花在有意义的事情上。花在学习上，多读一本书，多学一点东西，多了解一点世界。少壮不努力．老大徒伤悲。花在工作上．多做一些有益于社会的事情。当我们离开这个世界时，真正做到不因虚度年华而悔恨，要珍惜一粒米、一寸布，一张纸，一支铅笔。“一粥一饭，当思来之不易；半丝半缕，恒念物力维艰。”我们享受的每一份服务，我们使用的每一件物品，都凝聚着多少人辛勤劳动的汗水。我们吃饭时只看到雪白的大米，却看不到农民在烈日的暴晒下赤脚在泥水的田里耕种；我们用精美的铅笔学习写字，却不知道制造一根铅笔从伐木工人到油漆包装送到文具店，要经过多少人的劳动。因此要懂得惜福。要珍惜朋友之间的友谊。人海茫茫，能回首相聚是缘分。要珍惜别人对自己的每一份关爱，哪怕是一个招呼，一个微笑，滴水之恩，当涌泉相报，更不能以怨报德。懂得尊重别人，感受别人，体恤别人。

      要有悲悯情怀。人生在世，要心存感激，有一颗感恩的心。我们生长在世上，靠大地养育，只有我们欠她的，没有她欠我们的。小时候，我们离不开别人的养育，吃着母亲的奶水长大；长大了。也离不开别人的帮助，吃着别人生产的粮食，穿着别人缝制的衣服，住着别人建造的房子；生病了，还要别人照顾，也是别人教我们读书写字。我们的每一步，都离不开别人。所以，要敬重别人，包容别人。常怀一颗慈悲的心去帮助别人。要把关怀别人，救助别人当作自己的天职，变成自己的天性。帮助了别人，自己的心灵也会得到慰藉，境界也会得到升华：“与人玫瑰，手留余香。”

      要有面对苦难的意志和勇气。人一生下来的啼哭就预示着人生就要经历种种磨难。关键是要敢于面对苦难。有直面苦难的信心和勇气。地藏菩萨说过：“我不下地狱，谁下地狱”。把为了别人而承受苦难看作是自己的荣耀和责任。只有这样，一个人在真正忍受磨难的时候，就会忘记磨难，只有当他从不计较受到了磨难．忍受磨难就不是一种惩罚，而是一件快乐的事。人世间的好多重要的事情，正是通过忍受磨难才能感悟，所谓“大其心则能体天下之物”。有时候，通过忍受磨难，才能表达真理和爱，才能唤醒人性中的良知。一个人只有敢于并勇于承受磨难．才能锻炼成无所不克的意志，才能不断增长道德勇气，以至可以无畏地直面死亡。孟子说：“天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤……”说的也是这个意思。

      人世间，我们每个人都是匆匆过客，都是一个行者，沿途的风景再好，你只能尽情地看，但不能带走；路上的客店再舒适，但你只是一个异客。不是属于你的。弱水三千，你只能取一瓢饮。人赤条条来到世间，也赤条条离开世间，生时没有带来任何东西，死时也带不走任何东西，无论你是君主还是囚徒，是富豪还是乞丐，概莫能外。这是造物主给人的定数，是任何人也改变不了的法则。《红楼梦》中的“好了歌”说得更好，更透彻。功名利禄都是身外之物，就连你的身体，也是吃着大地的五谷，饮着自然的水露生长的，最终也得归还给大地，化为粪土重归自然。所以，要有一个明白头脑，把人生想透彻。在滚滚红尘中，要学会“爱惜自己的羽毛”。王阳明说：“人心本是天然之理，精精明明，无纤介染着，只是一无我而已。”只有进入无我之境，才能超然物欲之诱，“本来无一物，何处染尘埃。”从而自始至终干干净净地做人，走完人生的旅程，这就是生命的品格。

——National Style (excerpted from Wen Wei Po)

Everyone knows that human life is limited. People's pursuit of immortality indicates the beauty of life, which expresses their attachment to being alive.

As far as we know, the normal lifespan of a person is only around 100 years old, with most people living below 100 years old and few over 120 years old. Even at the age of 100, it may be a long time in a person's life, but it is also quite brief in the long river of history. According to scientific research, the Earth has existed for 4.6 billion years, and human history has been several billion years. If compared to life on Earth, a person's life is only one fourth and a sixth of that on Earth. For example, if length is used to measure life on Earth, if life on Earth is 46 kilometers long, then the length of human life is equivalent to one millimeter, which can be ignored and can be said to be fleeting. However, even such a brief life is not easy. How many living things are there in the world, but how many can survive like humans? According to scientific research, there have been 120 million species of organisms in the world, and humans are the so-called "spirits of all things". We are fortunate enough to be "humans".

However, the journey of life is not smooth sailing. The first reaction of a person born into the world is to cry, which is a struggle against fate and a "desperate cry" that cannot escape suffering. People are born in a pool of blood, which may indicate that their life is destined to suffer and suffer in the world. When a person comes into the world, it is oneself who is crying. Others are laughing; When a person leaves the world, it is others crying and oneself laughing. When you come, crying yourself is a premonition of suffering: others are smiling, it is a welcome to you. When I left, I was laughing. It is a liberation from suffering; Others are crying, it's nostalgia for you. Crying and laughing indicate that humans are rational and emotional animals, with a profound understanding of the laws of life, aging, illness, and death, and a clear response and perception of the opportunities of sadness, joy, separation, and union. Of course, we can extend our lives through physical exercise and modern healthcare measures, but this can only be done appropriately and to a limited extent. Even if we double the current lifespan, it is still negligible compared to the lifespan of nature. This indeed echoes the old saying we often say, which is: "Human life is limited

Since life is limited, in a certain sense, we cannot extend the life of this material to our ideal level, then all we can do is improve the quality of the limited process of life. Make this limited journey of life more meaningful. This has to remind people of the quote from the protagonist of a popular Soviet novel in the mid-19th century, "How Steel is Tempered", Umbal Kochagin: "A person's life should be spent in this way. When he looks back on the past, he should not regret for wasting his time, nor be ashamed of his mediocrity..." Although this quote comes from a small figure like an ordinary soldier, it is indeed a simple truth that it speaks, Almost universally known and revered as a motto, it has inspired generations after generations. What he said is correct. Indeed, it is not easy for a person to have no regrets in their lifetime. Therefore, people often lament that life is short, but do not know that the length of life is not only measured by lifespan. Giving life richer connotations, making it more meaningful and valuable, is equivalent to extending life. We can also use another familiar old saying that "Serve the People is unlimited". Human life is a process of transitioning from limited to infinite through serving others and society.

You should know how to cherish. Life only comes once, and time never turns. Cherish every gift that life gives us. Cherish every inch of time. An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold Confucius exclaimed, "The passing of time is like the passing of time! We are willing to sacrifice day and night." We should spend our limited time on meaningful things. Spend time studying, read more books, learn more, and learn more about the world. Youth without effort, old age with sorrow. Spend time at work and do more things that are beneficial to society. When we leave this Universal Time, we should truly not regret wasting our time, but cherish a grain of rice, an inch of cloth, a piece of paper, and a pencil. "One Congee and one meal are hard won; half of them are hard won." Every service we enjoy and every article we use is the sweat of many people's hard work. When we eat, we only see snow-white rice, but we cannot see farmers working barefoot in muddy fields under the scorching sun; We learn to write with exquisite pencils, but we don't know how many people's labor it takes to make a pencil, from a lumberjack to a paint packaging and delivery to a stationery store. Therefore, one must understand how to cherish blessings. Cherish the friendship between Chingusai. The vast sea of people, it is fate to look back and gather together. Cherish every care that others give you, even if it's a greeting, a smile, or a drop of kindness, when a spring of water reciprocates, let alone a grudge for kindness. Understand to respect, feel, and empathize with others.

Be compassionate. In life, be grateful and have a grateful heart. We grew up in the world and were raised by the earth. Only we owe her, and she owes us nothing. When we were young, we couldn't do without the nurturing of others and grew up eating our mother's milk; Growing up. We cannot do without the help of others, eating the food produced by others, wearing clothes sewn by others, and living in houses built by others; When we are sick, we need someone else to take care of us, and it is also someone who teaches us to read and write. Every step we take is inseparable from others. So, we should respect and tolerate others. Always have a compassionate heart to help others. To regard caring for and helping others as one's duty and become one's own nature. By helping others, one's own soul will also be comforted, and one's realm will also be elevated: "To be a rose to others, leave a lingering fragrance in one's hand

We must have the will and courage to face hardships. The crying that a person is born with indicates that they will go through various hardships in life. The key is to dare to face hardships. Have the confidence and courage to face adversity directly. Kṣitigarbha said: "I will not go to hell, who will go to hell". Seeing suffering for others as one's own honor and responsibility. Only in this way, when a person truly endures hardships, will they forget them, and only when they never care about being subjected to hardships. Ending hardships is not a punishment, but a joy. Many important things in the world can only be realized through enduring hardships, as the saying goes, "A great heart can embody all things in the world. Sometimes, by enduring hardships, truth and love can be expressed, and conscience in human nature can be awakened. Only by daring and daring to endure hardships can a person develop an invincible will, continuously increase moral courage, and even face death fearlessly. Mencius said, "When the heavens bring down great responsibilities to the people of this country, they must first work hard on their minds, labor their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skin..." This is also what he meant.

In this world, each of us is a passing traveler and a traveler. No matter how beautiful the scenery is along the way, you can only enjoy it, but you cannot take it away; The inn on the road may be comfortable, but you are just a stranger. It doesn't belong to you. The weak water is three thousand, you can only take a ladle to drink. People come into the world naked, but also leave the world naked. They bring nothing with them in life, and they cannot take anything with them in death. Whether you are a monarch or a prisoner, a wealthy person or a beggar, you are no exception. This is a fixed number given by the Creator, a law that no one can change. The "good song" in "Dream of the Red Chamber" is better and more thorough. Fame, fame, and wealth are all external things, even your body, which grows by eating the grains of the earth and drinking the natural water and dew, must ultimately be returned to the earth, turned into manure, and returned to nature. So, it's important to have a clear mind and think through life thoroughly. In the rolling world of mortals, one should learn to "cherish one's own feathers". Wang Yangming said, "The human heart is originally a natural principle, refined and clear, without fiber, but without self." Only by entering the realm of self, can one transcend the temptation of material desires, "there is nothing originally, where can dust be stained." Thus, one can live a clean life from beginning to end, and complete the journey of life, which is the character of life.