What does it mean that peace of mind is where you belong?

"Being calm is where you belong" means that in this changeable world, a place where people can feel calm and safe is where people belong.

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This sentence comes from Su Shi's poem "The South China Sea Will Return to Wang Dingguo" in the Northern Song Dynasty.

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Always envy the jade lang in the world, and heaven should ask for a crisp mother. Try your best to sing, open your teeth, the wind blows, the snow flies, and the sea gets cold. ?

Wanli came back with a smile and smiled with him. I think Lingnan should be bad. I said, This peace of mind is my hometown.

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I often envy the beautiful men in the world, as perfect as jewels. I hope I can get God's blessing and be with a lovely woman like a snack. Although people often say that "White Teeth" is sung in a oratorio, when the wind blows and the snow falls, the hot ocean becomes cold.

When I came back from Wan Li Road, I felt my color gradually faded, leaving only a smile. Smiling at the plum blossom fragrance in Lingnan. Someone asked me, what about Lingnan? But I replied: "As long as the mentality is stable, everywhere is home."

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This word expresses the author's answer to Jou Nu and his profound understanding of his voice. Su Shi's good friend Wang Gong was relegated to Lingnan, and Rounu, as his geisha, resolutely accompanied her, showing her pursuit of belonging and hometown emotion. When asked whether Rounu's Lingnan amorous feelings are suitable for living, Rounu expressed her understanding and recognition of her hometown with her soul as her attribution. Su Shi expressed his deep understanding and exploration of belonging through this poem, emphasizing that the sense of belonging of the soul is better than the position of the body.

Creation background

This word tells the story that Su Shi's good friend Wang Gong was implicated and relegated to Lingnan, and her geisha Rounu resolutely accompanied her to Lingnan. Su Shi met Wang Gong at a banquet, learned about Rounu's entourage and asked Rounu about Lingnan customs. Rounu's famous saying that "my hometown is my place of peace of mind" deeply touched Su Shi, and he wrote this word for it.

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Pennsylvania: Located in a remote place in Lingnan,

Maid: a geisha, a woman who accompanies the rich or senior officials.

Enlightenment of life

This sentence emphasizes that inner peace and satisfaction are the truest home and the source of belonging.

From the perspective of life, people often pursue external material and social relations, while ignoring their own internal needs. We are often busy with trivial matters of work and life, and easily lose ourselves and feel helpless and lonely. However, when we realize that inner peace and tranquility are the most real source of our sense of belonging, we can pay more attention to our inner needs and learn to find the real belonging in our hearts. Through inner peace and satisfaction, we can better understand ourselves and the world around us, better face the challenges of life and find inner support and strength. Therefore, only through inner peace and satisfaction can we find a real home and have a real sense of belonging.