Recommend a few excellent philosophical essays

Qian Zhongshu's "Window".

The Garden of Truth, Masnawi, (Persian Classical Philosophical Tales Prose Poem) A bird was captured alive by a hunter, and the bird opened his mouth and said to the hunter: "O noble lord! I don't know how many cattle and sheep you have eaten, and I don't know how many camels have been slaughtered by you, although you are still not satisfied, and you still don't have enough to eat, but my little skeleton is really not enough for you to stuff your teeth, why don't I give you three pieces of advice, you let me go!

Then you'll know if I'm smart or not. You don't have much to lose, but you get a spiritual gain. The hunter asked

How do you tell me your three pieces of advice? The bird replied, "I will speak first when it is in your hands; When I fly up the eaves, the second will be spoken; After that, I flew up to the branch and said the third.

These three pieces of advice will guarantee you happiness throughout your life. After saying this, the bird, which was still in the hunter's hand, gave its first advice: "Do not believe the empty words of men."

When he had said that, the hunter let it go, and the bird flew to the eaves. Then the bird gave the second piece of advice: "The dead should not be pursued, that is, let the past pass!"

Don't regret it again. And then he said, "Do you know?"

There is a huge pearl inside me. I swear to heaven: If you have this pearl, you will be able to keep your children and grandchildren happy.

You lost it, and the loss was great. When the hunter heard this, he could not help but weep bitterly. The bird said:

Why can't you heed my second advice, 'The dead can be chased'? Water under the bridge! Don't regret it!

Then it flew to the branch of a tree in the courtyard and said with a smile: "My third piece of advice is: Don't believe any nonsense I don't weigh even three dirams (1).

Wouldn't it be a joke to say that you have a huge pearl in your belly! The hunter woke up from a dream, and then he stopped crying. Said:

Give me your third piece of advice! The bird said, "Didn't I make it all clear?"

After saying that, he spread his wings and flew away. If a fool does not wake up from his deep sleep, advice to him is like sowing seeds on saline ground. The cracks of stupidity cannot be repaired, and the sowing of the seeds of wisdom is in vain.

The three pieces of advice of the bird are based on two points: one is to take the facts as the basis and not listen to any lies and irresponsible statements of people; The second is to focus on the present and not dwell on the past, whether it is sad or glorious. With these two points, you can be optimistic and comfortable, healthy and long, just like the bird blesses

will keep you happy for the rest of your life. 1) Diram, a unit of weight in ancient Iran. Excerpt from The Revelation of Masnavi

It is wonderful to see Gibran's prose poetry collection.

See also Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali