What does this sentence mean?

Finger and ruler are both units of length. One foot ten inches, one inch, the book says: "The week is eight inches, that is, six inches and two cents." Branch and ruler, English unit, only thirty or twenty centimeters; As far as spatial distance is concerned, it is only a small step; From the perspective of interpersonal relationship, it is more intimate and even more private. So "close at hand" means very close. And the end of the world, that is, the edge of the sky, is like a "corner of the sea", which is far away and almost endless. In the eyes of the ancients, or in their eyes, it is hard to reach for life. So, it's far away, that is to say, although it's close at hand, both sides feel far away. This shocking contrast can be regarded as the farthest and saddest distance.

The first time I saw the word "a stone's throw away", I suddenly remembered a riddle my mother taught me when I was a child: "East and West are separated by a mountain, and it is difficult to meet each other when I am old." At that time, I was strong and smart, and I always wanted to guess the answer, but I couldn't. I was so anxious that I scratched my head. Mom smiled and said, it's your treat. You just touched it. This is awakening, referring to the ear. Guess, small heart, but no special happiness. Just across a "hill" like that, we don't talk to each other. If you feel or miss the distance between those two ears, how far is it?

One winter night a few years ago, I ate hot pot with my friends and went to the bathroom on the way. On the door of the toilet in that restaurant, I saw the words written by a ballpoint pen: "The furthest distance in the world/is not life and death/but I stand in front of you/but you don't know I love you." The person written may be a boring topic to kill the toilet. I was shocked when I looked at it. I was deeply moved by it and engraved it in my heart. At that time, I didn't know it was Tagore's poem, and I didn't know there was a lot of content behind it. I repeatedly described and lamented "the farthest distance in the world" until: "the farthest distance in the world/the distance between fish and birds/one in the sky and the other in the depths of the sea." In all the images, there are both close at hand and far away. The alienation of lovers is not only sadness and loneliness, but also "how can I feel sorry?"

"Chickens and dogs hear each other, and old people don't talk to each other." This situation is very common in the farming era of small countries and few people. But the moon has a full moon, and people have a clutch, which has been the case since ancient times. Especially with the continuous development of society, the world is getting wider and wider, and there are more and more travelers. Parting has gradually become one of life scenes. "Love hurts and leaves since ancient times". In China's traditional poems, there are many kinds of sadness about parting, sadness about parting, and so on. The reason is that parting has a great influence on the lives of the ancients and has far-reaching significance. At that time, the traffic was inconvenient and the mountains and rivers were separated. Wave goodbye for a while, there may be no news, and it may even mean that yin and yang are separated, and people and ghosts will never meet again. The sadness, sadness and sadness of parting can be described as "the end of the world". The word "where are you going" is very suitable for this situation. Therefore, the ancients lamented: "I like the new and hate the old, new friends, sad and sad, leaving."

It's a long way to go, and it's hard to leave. There is also a saying "thousands of miles away" in the idiom. Although there was a "straight path" in the Qin dynasty, and later there was a "post biography", the information was transmitted by the galloping whip, but the speed difference between muscle movement and mechanical movement can be imagined. There are two things to prove: In 394, Sima Chi, the Emperor of Jin Huai, was captured by Cheng Han and sent to Yecheng, where he was executed in February of that year. But it was not until March of the following year that the news of his death was transmitted back to Jiankang's Jin Dynasty. Yecheng and Jiankang are only a few hundred miles apart, but the information has gone for more than three months. How good is the word "slow"! At the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan sent Wang Wei Li Jing to attack Xiao Xian. Jinling City was besieged for several days, but just five miles outside the city, there were several times as many reinforcements as Tang Jun, because we didn't know whether Jinling was breached, and the reinforcements remained on hold. The city guards are eager to see through the besieged city, but they are still "thirsty", which is really "close at hand".

Now when I see this word, I always think of another one: the end of the world is near at hand. They look very close and look like twins, but their meanings are different. The latter means that even if you are far away, it seems to be close at hand. In Wang Bo's words, this is called "However, when China has our friendship, the horizon is like a neighbor." Wang Bo comforted and advised people not to be sad: "Why linger at the fork in the road?" . But the word "if" means that it is still in the end of the world, not really in the neighborhood. For example, although each of us "starts from the ground, travels 80,000 miles a day and sees thousands of rivers", in fact, we have always stood still. So when people leave, they are still like Liu Yong: "Holding hands and looking at each other with tears, there is nothing to say." In the eyes of many lovers, there will even be "a candle torch, with a heart to say goodbye, crying for others until dawn."

Wang Bo's distant neighbor is talking about psychological feelings. But people can't live by feeling alone, but also hope to have more real feelings and closeness. Therefore, keeping the horizon close at hand should be one of people's dreams.

In "Water Margin", there is a "Shen Xing Pacific Insurance" Dai Zhong. It is feasible to walk 500 miles a day if two armored horses are tied to his legs; If you tie four, you can make a thousand crystal lines and 800 night lines; It's a bit like the engine of a modern car, with four strokes and two strokes. It's a pity that his "divine method" can't be taught to others casually. Otherwise, one hundred Liangshan heroes are equipped with "Ma Jia brand engines", not to mention fighting in the north, but it is a breeze to "kill Tokyo to seize the bird seat". Coincidentally, in ancient Roman mythology, there was a god named Mercury (Hermes in ancient Greek mythology), the son of Zeus and Maya. It is said that he often wears a hat with wings, flying shoes and a wand, so he can walk like a fly, so he became a messenger and translator of Zeus and was regarded as the god of commerce, travel and theft. Among the nine planets, Mercury is named for its extremely fast running speed.

Mercury (or Hermes) and Dai Zhong are similar in that they move quickly and can quickly shorten the distance between them. And they are all reused, which not only shows that everyone likes it, but also contains people's good wishes. However, it was not until modern times, especially after mankind entered industrial civilization, that the speed of human movement was effectively accelerated with the rapid development of science and technology. Steam locomotives roar, ocean-going ships break the waves, highways extend in all directions, and telegrams and telephones are transmitted instantly. How can I say "quick"? I clearly remember that when I was in Grade Two, my class organized a spring outing. It's less than 60 miles from school to the county seat, and we walked for nearly 7 hours. From June 5438 to February 2003, I traveled from Beijing to Moscow and went to Wan Li. It took me more than 8 hours to get to the lobby of Xiejiemeiluo No.2 airport, much faster than Dai Zong and Mercury.

However, this is not the fastest. In today's internet age, the rapid development of internet technology not only improves the speed of information dissemination, but also changes the way people communicate. BBS, QQ, MSN, video. The transmission of information and the expression of emotion are not only from language to sound, but also from appearance. The speed is also faster and more immediate. Even on the other side of the ocean, it seems close at hand. The world has become smaller and the earth has become a small village. "Far away" has really become a reality.

Of course, I know that in Chinese, "near" or "Tianya" often refers not to physical space, but to psychological distance. For example, feelings between people. The relationship between emotion and space seems to be not close. In other words, the distance between feelings is not directly proportional or inversely proportional. Ye Li, a poetess in the Tang Dynasty, said in her poem Eight Peaks: "From the farthest to the nearest thing, from the deepest to the shallow Qingxi, to the highest to the next month, from the closest to the sparse couple." Far and near, deep and shallow, near and far are dialectical, so they are full of changes.

In fact, it is a piece of cake for us and the ancients that "the horizon is close at hand", both emotionally and emotionally. Su Dongpo said in his words: "I hope people will live for a long time and have a beautiful scenery thousands of miles away." Imagine, till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, that the loved ones you miss seem to be under the bright moon with you, or intoxicated, or thoughtful, or miss the same, and the warmth in your heart is surging, but the thousands of "silk" buildings you miss have already stretched out into the distance, hugging your loved ones tightly, even though they are far away, isn't it close at hand? Only today, the word seems to have been stripped of its soul. People's hearts are full of value, competition, ego and feast. No one will make tea and drink in the moonlight for missing. It's ok to think of friends and relatives occasionally, make a phone call, or turn on the computer to surf the Internet. So simple and convenient, missing is as boring as boiled water. One second is far away, but the next is close at hand. No more dreams, no more expectations, no more sighs, no more meaning, no more beauty, no more desolation. Without the classical background and atmosphere, I took the time to feel delicate and gentle, and everything became superficial and dry. As far as the horizon is concerned, there is no longer the romance and affection that the ancients thought.

The furthest distance in the world is not physical distance, but spiritual distance. We can easily change the physical distance, but it is difficult to reduce the mental distance. Now we can be "close at hand" at any time, but with our emotional thickness and rich experience, we are "close at hand". In Nineteen Ancient Poems, it is said that "thousands of miles away, people's hearts still exist", and such long-distance spiritual communication is "and heaven remains our neighbourhood". And "Ying Ying is easy to water, the pulse can't be said", so close emotional communication is blocked, which is "close at hand".

The resistance of emotional communication, in addition to objective external interference, comes from each other's hearts. Two people, even if they live together day and night, may live far apart, become strangers, or even become strangers. The same sky overhead, the same land under their feet, breathing the same air and feeling the same ups and downs, but their hearts are no longer connected, and the occasional collision is no longer warmth, tacit understanding and understanding, but complaining, complaining and hating. Close at hand, but far away, meet without a smile, relatively speechless, strange strange bedfellows, reaching out and touching, is no longer a warm closeness, but a cold air. How can this make people sad and cold?

This is especially true for city people who live in tall buildings. There are many people around, we may know, but we don't know. Many times, when I encounter troubles or difficulties and want to talk to someone, I find that there is no one to talk to, so I am at a loss and very lonely. Isn't this the so-called "close at hand"? On the contrary, many times, we can talk and communicate with some ignorant symbols on the internet; Because they are unfamiliar, they are honest with each other, and because they are far away, they have a sense of security. Even in the end, they will have a sense of inexplicable dependence, concern and missing. Isn't this the so-called "Tianya Zhichi"?

Even if you live next door, you will never touch each other. This is almost a picture of all beings, or a ukiyo-e painting. I remember a couple downstairs in that community used to quarrel and even fight. When it is hot, you will throw things out, from clothes to furniture to small appliances. We have long been familiar with each other's voices and can recognize each other's figures, but when we passed by, we didn't laugh, even stranger than strangers, or even stay in sight easily. Now, I live on the top floor, with a terrace, planting flowers and plants, and often relaxing there. Next door is also a new resident, separated by a wall. We can often hear each other's voices and the sound of objects hitting each other, but we don't walk around each other. Occasionally meet in the corridor, smile and nod at most, and there will be no more words. Isn't the distance between us only a stone's throw away?

Going around trying to understand this word makes me a little confused, confused and even cool thin. I only know a little, perhaps, some distances are difficult to measure with eyes and rulers, and can only be measured with heart. And the distance between heart and heart, it is possible to become a real "close at hand", or "close at hand"