By Quintus Ni
Inner peace is kinda the beauty of life, with which, the storm outside the window stops and the world of mortals seems not that noisy anymore. Sitting still, we can hear the crystal sound when the raindrops fall down the tiles. Or, we can take the fishing rod and sit quietly beside the river, seeking for the initial peace that we first knew.
Inner peace is kinda unconventional grace.
We are not talking about those converted to Buddhism, but the ones living in this world of mortals. There may be not so many people that could find real inner peace and keep calm all the time in this complicated world.
With inner peace, people won’t be flighty or impetuous, won’t be overambitious, won’t put all efforts in intrigue, and won’t care about fame or success.
With inner peace, one can read books, write poems, or appreciate paintings in the light alone; get packed and travel, approach nature, see grasses and blossoms, or have a drink of wine or a cup of tea while listening to beautiful music and enjoying sweet memories…
Once we get ourselves calmed down, the whole world seems quiet as well. Gently closing our eyes, we can listen to the sound of nature with our hearts, create the colorful world of emotion, and warm everything touchable around us with love.
Inner peace, like the clean spring, though sometimes has ripples in the breeze, can restore its original pure and quiet state finally.
Whenever we lose inner peace, we can go and find a quiet place, to think, lie down on the ground, or look up to the vast sky, and then listen to the breezes and the bug buzz. In this way, we may find the truth of life, purify the soul, and get inner peace back!
In this materialistic world, we could easily drift with the trends if we were trapped in fame and success and desire, which could make us lose ourselves. If we lose the most precious innocence and calmness in our life, the boat of life will become precarious in the bitter life of mankind.
So, no matter who we are or what we are doing, as long as we are alive, we should live contented with our inner world. That’s the only way for us to feel happy.
The rule of life is to grasp appropriate occasions for various kinds of experience, like creatures should adapt to four different seasons: sowing in spring, hoeing in summer, and harvesting in autumn, and reserving in winter. When the official is out of office, he should not look for the feeling of sitting on the podium and giving the command; if the rich become poor, he should not look for the feeling of sitting in luxury cars. Many of us feel upset, just because the changing occasions and environments disturb our mood, which further disturbs our life and happiness. However, when we get over it and let it go, we could also have the opportunity to live a happy life.
With inner peace, we could get rid of lots of worries when talking with others. For example, a calm person always chats about domestic trivia, caring about no theme or tones. This kind of person always treats the past personal experience and the current times with great composure.
Inner peace is so amazing! It allows us live a purer, easier, and more contented life. Call it what you want, it is a enjoyable beauty of life!
Humanity Editor: Doreen Yuan