Life philosophy

Author: Wu Kunru
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: People with life wisdom understand that happiness and joy are blessings from heaven, neither to be forced nor deliberately created or avoided. The wise realize that natural disasters and human misfortunes are causes of suffering, but not the root of worries. Thus, they prepare mentally, not blaming heaven or losing hope when facing natural disasters, nor feeling discouraged. They even go further by seeing these difficulties as tests from heaven and bravely accept them as their destiny. Living between heaven and earth, among people, we always realize that we are living and sometimes ask about the meaning of life. What is life? What is the use of life philosophy? This book explores life philosophy from three aspects. In the historical development section, the author recounts the views and actions of sages from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, pointing out their life wisdom and art of living. In the intrinsic meaning section, the book discusses the meaning of life in several aspects: human nature and various life experiences; how to position one's life when facing it and how to harmonize with life to develop a meaningful and valuable existence. The third part of the book proposes the "contemporary significance" of life philosophy, explaining how to position oneself in the current social changes, especially among various life philosophies and the confusing multitude of mass media, how to establish a correct life philosophy, not just following the trend but also saving oneself and others, making oneself happy and joyful, and making humanity happy and joyful.