Human life is limited, but the ocean of knowledge is boundless. Chuang Tzu once wrote, "There is a limit to my life, and there is no limit to my knowledge. With a limit, there is no limit, and I am almost there."
In reality, there are always some persistent and stubborn people who firmly choose to devote their limited lives to the endless pursuit of knowledge and truth in the face of the call of the sea of knowledge. Zhong Yang, a famous botanist who died in a car accident on a business trip not long ago, is one of them.
Not long before the accident, he loved plants and was planning his next scientific expedition to Tibet. It can be said that Zhong Yang fell down on the journey of exploring the sea of knowledge for mankind. For him, scientific research is his most important mission, and even integrated into life itself, becoming the meaning of life. Throughout his life, Zhong Yang has fulfilled this great mission, and finally, at the cost of his own life, composed a magnificent poem, "With the limit, there is no limit".
Zhong Yang's life has passed away, but his scientific research achievements can be immortal. Later knowledge seekers will learn from Zhong Yang's academic heritage and make new scientific research progress on the basis of his academic achievements. From this perspective, knowledge seekers will never die completely, they will only "turn into spring mud and protect flowers".
In Zhong Yang's scientific research career, one plant was particularly important, that is, the Arabidopsis he found on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Arabidopsis thaliana has an ordinary side. This delicate herb is widely distributed and can be seen almost everywhere in nature. However, Arabidopsis also has an extraordinary side. It can always survive in the harsh environment that is unimaginable to people, and can grow tenaciously on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, where even botanists rarely set foot.
This plant is the best portrayal of the life of those persistent knowledge seekers. They are like stubborn Arabidopsis, growing tenaciously on the land of science, and constantly searching for the corner that no one else has set foot in. No matter how difficult the process of exploration is, and no matter how small the results of exploration are, they never give up. It is precisely because of these people's exploration that the knowledge territory of human beings has been constantly expanded.
Whether Zhong Yang or those who seek knowledge with the same ambition as him, they are all happy on the road of striving for knowledge and truth. Their most sincere expectation is to devote their youth to the great cause of seeking knowledge. Because they fought with their youth, when they look back on the past, they will not regret their wasted years, nor will they be ashamed of their mediocrity. They are often modest and will not boast of their achievements, but the society should proudly declare for them that their achievements will inevitably leave indelible traces in the course of human history.
Newton, a famous physicist, once said: "If I see farther than others, it is because I stand on the shoulder of giants." The "giant" he said is not a specific person, but the sum of the knowledge achievements of all the knowledge seekers before him. Not every knowledge seeker can become a great master, but even the smallest discovery is to contribute to the "giant" of knowledge, which can make people stand higher and see farther.
Today, we are at a critical historical moment in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The contemporary youth are witnesses and builders of this historical process, and also the "powerful generation" who have completed the rejuvenation. It is precisely because of the efforts and struggles of Zhong Yang's generation that we can stand on a higher "giant shoulder" and challenge a new goal. And we should also inherit their perseverance and stubbornness, and strive tirelessly on the road of knowledge seeking, so that the Chinese nation can make greater contributions to the development of human civilization, and make the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation from dream to reality.
