寧靜的心跡(110) 尋找生命的主幹

世界不斷變化，生命猶如河水般持續地流動，但那裡確實有一條底蘊，讓湍急的河水得以匯聚。變化是相對於永恆的，若無絕對不變的元素，變化就缺了根基。變化的與不變的必須相輔相成，否則萬物無從誕生。

讓我們看看繡球花：儘管只看到花朵和濃密的葉子，但主幹確實在那裡支撐著。沒有主幹，那些花球也無法形成。

萬物的發生和存在皆有其規律和秩序，並非雜亂無章。星移斗轉、浩渺滄桑，似乎一切事物都在變化之中，然而一切事物都構建在那些永恆不變的要素之上，且服從於宇宙法則。因此我們步向寧靜必須經過一條道路，就是尋找生命的主幹，探索生命的目標和秩序。

如果沉迷於花朵而不知道主幹的存在，我們就無法領悟生命的永恒價值，從而感到生存的虛無，認為一切只是徒勞。但如果因為看見花朵的美麗，而決意去尋找那個主幹，我們將成為一個探索者。當我們發現那個永恒的價值，有限的個體生命就融入生命的整體，從而注入無窮無盡的意義。

似乎每個人都有自己的主幹：友情與家庭、名譽與成功、創造與表達，以及真理與智慧，這些都可以是我們追求的目標，也反映出我們的需要和欲望。撥開這些個人目標所形成的迷霧，我們便能看到生命的主幹。

我們降生於世、生活、成長、老去，最終回歸大自然的懷抱。在我們之後，將有其他生命不斷重複這個循環。這些生命循環都圍繞著一個主幹：生命必須相互連結，才能打破這個從未改變的循環，步向真正永恆。

在永恆的境地中，回顧生命過去的軌跡，我們或許會明確地看到生命的真正目標：活著、繼續活著，並感受世界的變幻。所以，我們不斷創造更有利於生命的新世界。

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The path to Tranquility (110) Seeking the main trunk of life

World is constantly changing, and life are constantly flowing like a river, but there is indeed an underlying foundation that allows the turbulent waters to converge. Change is relative to eternity, if there is no absolutely constant element, change will lack a foundation. The changing and the unchanging must complement each other, otherwise nothing can be born.

Let's take a look at the hydrangea: Although we only see the flowers and dense leaves, the main trunk is indeed there, providing support. Without the main trunk, those flower clusters cannot form.

The occurrence and existence of all things have their own laws and order, not chaotic. The stars are shifting and the vicissitudes are vast, and it seems that everything is in constant change, but all things are built upon those eternal and unchanging elements and obeys by the laws of the universe. Therefore, in our stepping to tranquility, we must go through a path, which is to seek the main trunk of life and explore its purpose and order.

If we become obsessed with the flowers without recognizing the existence of the main trunk, we cannot comprehend the eternal value of life, leading us to sense the emptiness of existence and consider everything as futile. But if, because of the beauty seen in the flowers, we determine to search for that main trunk, we become seekers. When we discover that eternal value, the limited individual life merges into the entirety of life, injecting infinite meaning into it.

Everyone seems to have their own main trunk: friendship and family, fame and success, creation and expression, truth and wisdom, these can all be the goals we pursue and reflect our needs and desires. Peeling away the fog created by these individual goals, we can see the true main trunk of life.

We are born into the world, live, grow, age, and ultimately return to the embrace of nature. After us, there will be other lives repeating the cycle. These cycles of life revolve around a main trunk: life must be interconnected in order to break out of this unchanging cycle and step into true eternity.

In the realm of eternity, looking back at the past trajectory of life, we may clearly see the true goal of life: to live, to continue living, and to experience the changes of the world. So, we keep creating new worlds that are more conducive to life.

On August 26, 2023