Optimistic Russell 19 18 One morning in February, two uninvited guests came to Russell's house, took them away and sentenced them to six months' imprisonment. Since then, the prisoner "29 17" has replaced Russell's real name. Russell, who is imprisoned according to common sense, should be pessimistic, melancholy and depressed. Because Russell has eternal vitality and cheerful personality, he is as happy as ever in prison. He doesn't think prison is anything special. He is still studying and writing, and he doesn't complain. He thinks his anti-war activities are correct. You shut you down, I sit in my prison, I write my book, and I don't care at all.
Although the famous philosopher Russell was in prison, his thoughts were still roaming in the vast and free sky. With his happy nature and indomitable personality, his life as a prisoner has become splendid. He optimistically described the prisoner's life as "like an ordinary passenger ship living at sea", and everyone had his own cabin. He seems to regard prison life as a long sea trip, and his life is still in order, four hours writing philosophy, four hours reading philosophy books and four hours reading extensively. He even wants to test what it feels like to be a spiritual animal in the universe in a secluded room. So, he wrote to ask a friend to bring him an orangutan when he visited the prison, and often amused the warden, which made the warden at a loss and didn't know how to deal with this "guest".
Russell doesn't look like a prisoner at all. His vice president's high spirits and optimistic nature make people feel that his life at this moment is the most touching chapter in his pursuit of spiritual freedom. Before he was released from prison, he also said, "There is no place in the world that makes people think as much as in prison. Images come to mind: in the morning in the Alps, fragrant pine branches are covered with snow, the grass on the plateau is shining with crystal dew, and beyond the mountains is Lake Kada. At first glance, the lake dissolved and dried up in the sun, sparkling, like the wild and smiling eyes of Spanish gypsies. " "Since the mind is still free, what's the use of physical imprisonment? Although I am in prison, I have transcended the imprisonment of this life, breathed with Brazil and China, and lived with the fate of the French Revolution ... In this exciting roaming, I forgot the prison state in which the world is now; If I am free, the world will be free. "
Russell's view on health care Russell wrote How to Enter Old Age when he was in his nineties, pointing out that heredity is very important for longevity, and longevity offspring will live longer. In addition, we should have a wide range of noble interests, be optimistic and not pessimistic, don't dwell on "death" and don't "forget me", so that our life can be more and more integrated into the big life of the universe and into the big life of mankind.
Russell's idea of keeping in good health is exactly the same as China's traditional idea of keeping in good health. Confucius once said, "You forget to eat when you are angry, but forget to worry when you are happy. You are old and don't know." This is the health care function of optimism, forgetting worries and not knowing old age. No wonder Russell was so calm and optimistic when he was in prison and dying. It turned out to be a very advanced regimen-optimistic regimen.
Optimism is the best spiritual placebo to recuperate the spirit, eliminate negative emotional factors, improve health and prevent aging.
Optimism makes qi and blood flow smoothly, nourishes the spirit, makes the mind harmonious, makes the mind comfortable and keeps the mental state in the heart. Spiritual self-defense can get rid of distractions and avoid negative pessimism. Optimism can also make human physiological activities normal, correct various physiological disorders, increase the curative effect of drugs on patients and promote the rehabilitation of diseases.
Humor and happiness are also the secrets of Russell's longevity. His humorous words and deeds are not only manifested in peacetime, but also in the most difficult and dangerous times, even in prison, in the struggle against disease and death. Russell's life was spent in stormy and difficult years. In the long river of life of 1998, his hand never laid down his fighting weapon. This weapon is the principle of humor and happiness in his life, his passion for love in the world and the forefront of his thoughts. Happiness is Russell's weapon to overcome pain and death. Humor is Russell's good medicine for regulating emotions.
Russell faced death several times. 1920, his trip to China almost died of acute pneumonia. At that time, Russell lived in a German-run hospital and was in danger for several weeks. People think that this philosopher will die at the gate of hell. Even the wise men in China chose the cemetery for him in the temple near the West Lake, and prepared to hold the highest standard funeral! However, in the face of death, Russell was fearless. He seems to regard death as more common than anything else, and it doesn't matter. Whenever he wakes up, he says to the doctor in a challenging tone, "I'm fine. I have never felt so good in my life. " He also specially asked his wife when her birthday was, and said to her, "You'd better go out and buy me a present for yourself now, lest I die." He also said humorously that if his wife was short of money, she would put a notice in the newspaper: "Russell is dead and needs money to bury this old dog." This witty, witty and humorous quip made his wife and everyone present laugh and cry.
However, somehow, Russell's "death" was falsely reported by Japanese journalists. Later, when the doctor rescued Russell from death, Russell read this obituary about his death and couldn't help laughing: It turned out that death was so easy, and a few words saved his life!
Xunzi said, "Those who are happy and easy will live long." Ye said to him, "Always be open-minded and live to be a hundred years old." Abbas? Hassa said: "The way to live long is that I have a happy personality." Einstein also said: "True happiness is optimism about life, happiness about work and excitement about career." Russell's happiness comes from his pleasure in work and his excitement about his career. Can he not enjoy Song He's old age? Can you live long and healthy?
Humor is the expression of rich knowledge and noble taste, and it is a humorous and elegant art of speaking. Generally speaking, only people who love life, are open-minded and optimistic can speak humorously. Lenin once said: "Humor is a beautiful and healthy quality." Humor is not only an artistic accomplishment, but also plays a very important role in promoting physical and mental health and longevity.
From a medical point of view, people with a sense of humor have a strong metabolism in the body and enhance their disease resistance; At the same time, humor helps to stay away from depression, neurasthenia and Alzheimer's disease, delay aging and stay young. From the psychological point of view, people with a sense of humor can ease their psychological frustration, get rid of negative emotions easily and seek inner peace; Strong psychological defense ability, can not only protect themselves, but also adjust their mentality and maintain mental health. People with a sense of humor can appreciate and enjoy life more than ordinary people. It can help people understand the essence of matter and the mystery of people's hearts, make people feel sympathy and understanding, get rid of worldly gains and losses, stay away from troubles and enjoy a happy life.