Teacher's Humanities Reader (Volume 1 and 2): Revised Edition

Author: Zhang Minsheng, edited by Yu Yi
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Everything, strictly speaking, needs "time." Time proves everything because it changes everything. The changing seasons, the growth and decay of plants, and the journey from birth to death cannot do without time, all being influenced by time. It is often said that "the meaning of life" or "the value of life." In reality, the true meaning and value of a person living is merely occupying a few decades of time. Without him, the world has no meaning or value in his absence; when he dies and cannot live any longer, he has no life, and naturally, he has no meaning or value either. Just as the ignorance of most people and the intelligence of a few lead to similar conclusions about life—believing that "the meaning and value of life are to live for a few decades"—they all affirm life, thus eating, drinking, sleeping, fighting, and loving.