This is what young people should look like, this is the state I should have, and only in this way can I not let down my good years!
"Thank you!" I said, with a bright smile on my face, as warm as the morning sun.
Perhaps he didn't expect such a reaction from me, Yan Yuanzheng couldn't help laughing after showing a very brief moment of surprise.
"Hahaha..." He went from laughing, to laughing, to laughing wildly, and in the end he was laughing so much that tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.
After a long time, the laughter gradually subsided, and he sighed: "It's great to be young!"
Yes, it’s great to be young! Although because of his seniority, he needs to call me Junior Uncle. But in terms of years of practice, he is the real senior!
Unlike ordinary people, the life of a monk is extremely long. Although Yan Yuan looks only middle-aged, no one knows how long he has lived.
The old saying "A person should not be judged by his appearance" will have a different interpretation when it comes to monks.
"Actually, I envy you, little uncle. Your youth, your vitality, the positivity you show... these are all things I have had before!" He sighed.
"It's just that time is easy to grow old, youth is easy to pass away, and time is urging people. Taking the path of cultivating immortals is destined to mean ending up alone."
"Those people of my generation have long since become a piece of loess. My former confidante has become a withered bone in the grave. Most of those brothers who have struggled together have not been able to survive the cruelty in the process of cultivation... Life is really...
Lonely as snow!”
"I have lived for a long time, and sometimes even I can't tell whether I am lucky or unlucky."
"At our age, after experiencing so many things, we have long looked down upon all emotions in the world. Family ties, love, and friendship are all slowly fading away."
"The only heart that is dedicated to cultivating immortality can be said to be tough, but it is better to say it is indifferent."
"Because it's hard to have the passion of youth anymore, and it's hard to be fettered by some mortal thoughts."
"The occasional touch can hardly leave a heavy mark on the soul and will disappear at any time."
"You know?" He smiled bitterly: "When I was young, I practiced Buddhism for a period of time, and one of the poems left a particularly deep impression on me."
"The body is like a bodhi tree, and the heart is like a mirror. Take your time and wipe it diligently to avoid dust!" Yan Yuan said thoughtfully: "I liked this poem very much at the time and felt that it conveyed the true meaning of life."
"This is how young people should stand upright, keep their bodies upright, and keep their minds upright, and wipe them frequently when they are free, so as not to stir up dust! Keep your body upright and your shadow straight at all times, never forget your original intention, and despite all the difficulties ahead, I will go!"
"But later, I heard that the Buddhist sage who left this poem was actually pushed off the altar by another little-known novice monk who fetched water and swept the floor, which became a stepping stone for his rise."
"At that time, the young novice monk couldn't even write, so he took advantage of the silence of the night to beg a monk who was friends with him to write his own poem."
"The bodhi tree has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust!"
"This poem was written next to the eminent monk's handwriting. When it dawned the next day, everyone saw it and marveled."
"Especially those eminent monks who understood human nature couldn't help but be overjoyed with the little novice monk, and directly listed him as the successor of their next generation."
"When I saw this paragraph, I was very puzzled. I didn't feel that the song by Little Novice was very good. In terms of artistic conception, it was a bit exaggerated. In terms of ambition, it was not friendly to young people. I didn't understand why it stood out.
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"But those enlightened monks just like them! At that time, I was arrogant and despised them. I felt that the authority was nothing more than a paper tiger and a showpiece!"
"Later, as I grew older and gained more experience, I lamented more and more that what the little novice monk wrote was the true meaning of life. He finally obtained the mantle and inheritance of the Buddhist lineage, and he was truly worthy of the name!"
"On the contrary, at the beginning, the master was suspected of expressing his sorrow in order to compose new words. The two compared them and made a judgment."
"There is nothing in the first place, so where is the dust? This is the truth of cultivating immortality."
"When you practice to the end, all your emotions and desires will be abandoned, and your soul will be as pure as a newborn child."
"It's just that the child is a new student, and we are already old. The child has an unparalleled interest in everything in the world, but we are only interested in cultivating immortals."
"The disputes and intrigues that will inevitably occur during this period only serve the core of the pursuit of immortality."
"It's not so much persistence as it is helplessness, because only this one thing can give us a sense of accomplishment, feel that we are still alive, and feel the meaning of life."
"At this time, who would still care about how the body is doing and how the mind is doing, as these are not very important distractions?" After Yan Yuan finished speaking, he gave me a meaningful look.
"Master should have said these words to you, my uncle, but he is in retreat again."
"Otherwise, when my junior uncle was exploring the Great River, he would not only have given me a few pointers, but he would have personally come and faced it with my junior uncle."
"Young uncle, maybe you think I'm verbose? These are all sudden emotions. As we get older, no matter how open-minded we are, there will inevitably be times when our mouths break, hahaha..." He laughed.
"There are not many other people around Qitian Peak, but there are many old people, so be prepared!"
"There will always be people who want to talk to you. There are so many young people in the academy, and you are probably the only one who is best suited to talk to them!"
He said, giving me a sly look that made my skin crawl.
When I think that I may be visited by some old men from time to time, I have to look up to the sky and sigh.
It's not that I don't welcome them. Talking with them will definitely help me learn a lot of knowledge and gain a lot of sage experience that others only dream of.
As Yan Yuan said, most of the people living around Qitian Peak are old men. They are all the treasures of Qitian Academy! They are all famous people who have reached the sky.
Normally, it would be extremely difficult for those disciples to even talk to them, let alone get their guidance. It was simply wishful thinking.
Even if they feel boring in the process of practice, they can't just go outside and ask a disciple to talk to them. That's unrealistic!
But I am different. Not only am I close at hand, but I also have a special status. As Yan Yuan said, there is simply no one more suitable!
Talking with them may feel fresh at first, and you can gain a lot of benefits and greatly increase your knowledge.
But the more you go on, the more torture you will feel. Look at Yan Yuan in front of you. He can talk so much in one breath, without even giving me time to illustrate. (To be continued)