The Starry Sky in My Heart

Mieko
2005-10-11 13:42:18 [reply]
Just a random note, unrelated to philosophy of the starry sky and a bit off-topic. Countless brilliant starlights sting the night.

veronique
2006-04-27 22:22:39 http://spaces.msn.com/veronique945/ [reply]
What is the relation between the stars and the night? A deep one.

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Gu Chu: The stars and the night are one whole, just like the white of the eye and the pupil; something purely white or purely black cannot be called an eye. Only when black is dotted in white does the eye show its spirit; otherwise, even if you “add the finishing touch,” if it is painted entirely black, the dot is also a white dot.
Separated from starlight, the pitch-black night sky is utterly lifeless; but to talk about starlight apart from the pitch-black night sky is even more incomprehensible. Stars and night together become the “starry sky”; the brilliance and beauty of the starry sky lie neither in starlight nor in night, for the starry sky is simply the starry sky.
The beauty of life is the same. A brilliant life certainly needs moments of dazzling radiance, but more often it may be plain and beset by hardship. Yet one cannot say that the goodness of life lies only in its shining moments; the goodness of life lies in the whole process of life itself.
Do not separate light from dark.