The sight of birds alarms the heart with grief of separation. For the ancients, the emotion of parting truly appeared—just observe how many literati and refined scholars have offered their interpretations on farewell. Yet today, we write fewer and fewer poems and create fewer paintings on the theme of separation. Why? Because the entire world has shrunk into a village—a global village. What brought this about? The internet and convenient transportation. The more convenient transportation and the internet become, the more they compress, devalue, diminish, and even decay and destroy our vital spirit, our thoughts, and our emotions. However, articulating this makes a difference. By clearly expressing this awareness, we can nurture our hearts in a certain way, preventing them from withering or decaying, right?
Thus, from this perspective, we can say: in heaven, it forms images; on earth, it takes shape; change is primordial. This is something for you to ponder deeply. The formation of images is called Qian (the Creative), and the enactment of laws is called Kun (the Receptive). This understanding also serves as a definition, but how is this definition formulated? It is based on our experiences and sensations, drawn from the depths of our inner being—life’s lessons we have internalized. Therefore, our philosophy is a philosophy of life, far from being a general epistemology. General epistemology centers on the subject, such as Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, which deals with epistemology. The Critique of Pure Reason legislates for nature, the Critique of Practical Reason legislates for society, and the Critique of Judgment provides infinite possibilities for our aesthetics—serving as an intermediary, a bridge that allows us to journey from this shore to the other, to return from the far reaches of the world to the inner home of our hearts. All of this is interconnected.
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