Chapter 458 (1/2)
Hua Lanting couldn't see the details of qingniu, but out of caution and whim, he thought it was talking to himself, but he didn't think that qingniu actually spit out words in response to him:
”You too. Young man, it's very polite. Where do you want to go?”
Hua Lanting was startled. Fortunately, he saw many strange animals. At this time, he knew that the cow must not be ordinary. If he was unfamiliar with the cow, it was better to ask for the cow, so he replied respectfully:
”Boy, Hua Lanting, a disciple of the Vientiane gate, is here to find the origin of the world.”
”Ha ha, you are honest, unlike some people who are sneaky and secretive. In that case, I tell you, you have come to the right place.”
”This is where the origin of the world is located. Sir, can you point out a clear way for the younger generation?”
Qingniu raised his head and looked down the mountain: ”the origin of the world is not a rare treasure, nor is it a gold bar and silver brick. It should be locked in a box and buried where you can't find it.”
”Here, yes, everywhere.”
Hualanting also looked at the colorful world at the foot of the mountain: ”the scene in front of me is indeed harmonious, but I didn't find the origin of the world?”
”You're right. The origin of the world is harmony. Everything goes to its place, goes its own way, goes round and round. Without anxiety and fear, everything is natural.”
Hua Lanting seems to understand: ”it's beautiful here. Of course it's good. It can calm people down. However, what I want is the origin of the world.”
Qingniu said, ”I once heard a story.”
”Once upon a time, there was a mountain and a temple in the mountain. No, there was a sea. There was a fish in the sea. It said to an old fish, I want to find what we call the sea.”
”The ocean?” said the old fish. ”You live in the ocean now?”.
”Really?” said the little fish. ”It's just water. What I'm looking for is the ocean.”
”Many people, like this little fish, feel that life in front of them is just water. They have been striving for something called the ocean“
”They always think that behind the real world, there must be a greater place, which can be called the other side of the dream.”
Hua Lanting said, ”there's nothing wrong with it. Isn't this the meaning of life?”
”Both dream and meaning have a characteristic, that is, there must be a considerable distance between it and reality. In order to cross this distance and better survive and live, people will have high fighting spirit.”
”Well, old cow didn't say that the dream is bad, or the meaning is actually meaningless. Yearning for a better life itself is positive, whether it comes from desire, fear, or anything else.”
”Man is an animal hanging on the web of meaning woven by himself. He is driven by meaning. In times of despair, people with faith, pursuit and a sense of mission failure are easier to survive.”
”The problem is, if you just focus on the better life in the distance, it's difficult to see and enjoy the current life.”
”Then, you will be dissatisfied with and tired of your daily life and the things around you, and ignore it. All you want is how to leave, get rid of and surpass your current life.”
”When you arrive at a destination, the place you once dreamed of will become ordinary again, and you will yearn for the next scenery.”
”This is called -- the disappearance of nearby.”
”There are always places you can't reach. Has life always been meaningless?”
Hua Lanting was a little confused: ”I also like the idle time of doing boring things with lovers, but that will seem very useless.”
Qingniu said: ”there are a lot of fun in mediocrity and boredom. If you don't pay attention, you will be wasted in the pressure of success.”
”Success is the pursuit of success, going to the other side and realizing your dreams. People don't even question this idea.”
Hua Lanting retorted: ”we are not alone. Our existence should not only meet the needs of individuals, but also meet the needs of the people around us and the world.”
Qingniu said, ”it's not impossible, but you can't beat yourself like a top and turn busily to get a numb steadiness. You should learn to see the existence of value from every day, from every ordinary day.”
”The so-called earth shaking winners are only a few. Life itself is more composed of the lives of countless ordinary people.”
”The meaning of life is actually contained in the ordinary and boring cycle, just like the breath and breath of practitioners. It is calm and ordinary, but it gives them the energy of life.”
”Every little glimmer, gathered together, illuminates the world.”
Hua Lanting took a deep breath: ”the scenery here is very pleasant, the air is very sweet, and life is very comfortable, but I still have my own task and mission.”
”Someone said that we are all prisoners of the universe. I want to break through the world and see the outside world.”
Qingniu said, ”the outside world should also be helpless and cruel.”
”You don't know how to stop from time to time, to feel, to love, to connect with everything around you, to experience lifelike details, no micro experience, only pursue grand epics, and there will never be an end.”
”Every man has his own life. Everything is arranged by fate, but people don't know it.”
”What is fate?” Hua Lanting asked.
”Life is like an ox cart.”
”Some ox carts are naturally strong, and the ox carts are luxurious, comfortable and durable. Some old ox carts and calf carts can't be changed.”