Chapter 48 spirit is eternal

Matter is divisible and can be transformed into other substances; spirit is indivisible and eternal.A material person has only one lifetime, usually only a few decades, and the longest is no more than a hundred years; but as a spiritual person, his spirit can last for generations.So shaping our spirit is more important than shaping our material life. Through learning and service, one can improve one's spirit, and only when one's spirit is improved and one's realm is improved can one be able to see and experience beautiful things.You can appreciate the beauty of music, you can appreciate the beauty of pictures, you can see the excellent qualities of others and the beautiful things around you, you can discover and appreciate beauty.For those of us who build houses, good design and creativity are found and celebrated.In the process of discovering and seeing other people's beautiful works, it is also a process of self-learning. It will gradually make yourself smarter, and it will also make you more and more creative, understanding and executive ability to create beautiful things by yourself. .Without spiritual progress, you will definitely not be able to see any beautiful things. It is like being blind with your eyes open, and you will not feel any beautiful things in front of you.A decadent person does not have any creativity, not only does he not have it himself, but he also cannot see the creativity and advantages of others.The whole world is pitch black to them. Even with the sun, they can't see the light; with the compass and GPS, they can't find the direction.Any good creator must also be a spiritually rich and progressive person.

Fame and fortune are two great obstacles to spiritual progress.There is an old saying in China that it is as difficult for a rich man to get enlightened as it is for an elephant to drill through the eye of a needle.Fame and wealth are a bloated body, a burden to spiritual progress, making oneself no longer light and unable to make progress.The pursuit of fame and fortune and vanity are even more about self-expression. If a person is too self-centered, his spirit cannot be improved.Czech writer Milan Kundera said at an award reception in Jerusalem that any author must hide behind his own work, if the author jumps to the front of the work, jumping to the foreground, it will definitely destroy the work itself.An excellent work is a reflection of a noble spirit, and it is written with a magical pen. Putting the small self in a more important position than the work and in front of the work is putting the cart before the horse and destroying the work itself.

Speaking of Kundera, I can't help but think of Czech President Havel.Last Sunday, I went to a friend's house as a guest. While eating, I happily talked about various interesting things with everyone.A friend told how he met Havel in the Czech Republic in the mid-1990s.I said: I am Javier's groupie, he is a big star in my mind.I remember what Havel said: Those dangerous international forces are not our main enemies, and those who have brought us misfortune may not be our main enemies. Our main enemy is ourselves, which is "selfishness" , "jealousy" and "emptiness".We should wake up the goodwill of a huge and dormant society.I think Javier's words will wake up many people.Both Milan Kundera and Havel are very powerful and rich in spirit, so they can write touching works.

Many times, the first thing we have to overcome when we move forward is ourselves.