Maybe a bird can't choose the form of life, its only purpose is to survive, maybe as a human, we often can't choose the form of life, we can only follow the track that seems to be preset, and practice that seems to be preset. The difference between life forms is that we need a reason to convince ourselves, so we give meaning to our actions. Even if it is not our choice, we are paranoid to make that active gesture, and are accustomed to thinking and thinking in this attitude. Action, when we observe the life forms of another species, we are also accustomed to finding a reason for their behavior, and using our understanding to construct a meaning for it, so that all kinds of life in the world are rich in our eyes. Emotional and self-defining, thereby affirming our capacity and initiative for self-responsibility for our own lives.
Migratory birds are a promise, and migration is a promise of return—that's what we give them, and then we say that their sole purpose is to survive. Promising seems to be a positive action, an active choice; survival as the only purpose seems to be a fate, and the actions made because of irresistibility seem to contradict each other. When survival is a sufficient reason for migratory birds to migrate, we cannot satisfy such an explanation, but instead give it a sublimated meaning, where migration is no longer the form in which migratory birds are controlled by life, but the form in which they control life , the sky has become a stage for them to interpret life, full of a kind of Greek tragic heroic spirit, and full of the beauty shown to us by the persistence and tension of life.
We watch migratory birds, follow their footprints through thousands of mountains and rivers, and experience hundreds of calamities and tribulations. In the process, we constantly interpret, and with the deepening of interpretation, we constantly eliminate fate as a powerful force in which force majeure is a force. , dilute the sense of helplessness and tragedy that it extends, and constantly construct the meaning and value of their actions layer by layer, giving them a vigorous vitality and a positive and optimistic fighting spirit.
The migratory birds start their journey, soar in groups, and change their queues. With the vast world as the background, their sight lines stretch with their wings. At that moment, the world seems to become wider, extending infinitely around. There seems to be no end. When they break through the low air current and fly high in the sky, the earth gradually appears in a beautiful arc. The earth transforms into a blue water ball, condensed into the mysterious, silent and slow rotation in the vast universe. In the silence, only the flying posture of migratory birds gives this silence a dynamic, and the continuous progress presents a vitality, telling us the light of life in the universe that cannot be ignored. When we appreciate the beautiful and vigorous posture of the birds, we are also feeling the shock of their beauty.
Of course, the shock of this kind of mind is not only in the visual enjoyment given to us by their flying postures, but also in the series of struggles they face adversity, when beauty encounters the power of destruction, or is torn apart or rises up The struggle, no matter what kind it is, is enough to arouse our inner shock. What migratory birds face is a powerful reality that always tries to simply and rudely deny their lives in various ways, such as storms, avalanches, volcanoes, predators, human encroachments, no matter which disaster is in front of them. The destructive power reflects their insignificance and powerlessness. Survival constitutes their sole purpose at the moment, but it does not mean that it is a reason for them to hold back, they still move on, towards their destination, so even if they can only avoid the end of destruction by fleeing, they still choose A forward-looking attitude to face difficulties and face them bravely. Their struggle against fate is active and active, and at the same time, this struggle is ups and downs. Because of the disparity in strength, it is full of collisions and shocks, and it is increasingly tragic and solemn. , to hit our souls.
In this world, whether it is a bird, a human, an animal or a plant, all life is presented in the form of a fixed existence. For example, migratory birds are destined to migrate for their own survival, and human beings are destined to work for their own living. , forced to smile, unconsciously or out of a conscious awareness, life is always trying to break through the stipulations that reality imposes on them in various ways, or violent ways, such as migratory birds and big The cruel struggle of nature for survival, or the gentle way, such as the momentary playfulness of migratory birds when they perch for a short time, they are close to the water, carefully combing their feathers, preying gracefully, wherever they want Dance a dance at will, tease each other mischievously, chase each other, be blunt and free, just like elves who have fallen into the world and do not know the taste of sorrow, at that moment they forget the disasters and adversities they have experienced and will experience, life The loveliness, agility and escape of the characters are vividly displayed, as if it is a mockery of the heavy and tragic fate that should have been obvious.
The migratory birds finally reached the end point and fulfilled their promise of return. That end point is their starting point, but that end point is not the final end point. They will continue to fly and continue a new round of reincarnation, as if we humans started For this reason, some people fall into a kind of masochistic indulgence and become too attached to the ending, but they don’t know that the true meaning of life lies in the process of constantly transcending that kind of limitation. , but also do not know that our cognition of the ending is often superficial. We can assign value to that ending: the ending is that we start from, return to but go beyond, the ending coincides with the beginning, but is not equal but negates it, and the way to negate is to exist In the process of our constant denial, the value and significance of the ending lies in the fact that we continue to give meaning to our actions and our lives in this process, transcending the formal limitations imposed on us by life. So when migratory birds are flying, we sing, To be your side, to be by your side, who is that "you", maybe it's just that we are looking for an ultimate purpose in the sense of value, which constitutes all the reasons for their behavior and Motivation, what is the ultimate purpose, beyond the purpose of survival, is it a process, the endless reproduction of life, or is it just an abstract spiritual sustenance? We can't tell, the only thing we do know for sure is the constant forward attitude of the migratory bird. Migratory birds can't choose because of an instinct, and we can't choose because of helplessness. All we can do is to choose a transcendental gesture, transcend its form, construct its meaning and fight for it. Only in this way, we can Only then will you find a foothold between the huge space and time. From this point, you will pursue your ideals, pursue the true meaning of life, and interpret life incisively and vividly.
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