The poem 靜夜思 or Quiet Night Thought, is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Chinese poetry. It was written by Li Bai, a famous poet from the Tang Dynasty. Featured in the Three Hundred Tang Poems, this classic is one of the first poems taught in China.
It is said that the poet was alone in an inn when he wrote this poem. In the quiet of the night, when he looked up at the moon, he was, perhaps, thinking of the childhood memories he had. Hometown is a place of nostalgia, a place of longing especially when we are away for an extended period of time. We can guess how much the poet must have missed his hometown.
Everyone has an instinct yearning for their hometown—the place where they were born and grew up. The Bible tells us we sinned in the angelic world and were cast to this earth. Our forefathers of faith said that they were “foreigners and strangers on earth” (Hebrews 11:13). So we, too, have our hometown which we longed to return to – heaven. That is why human beings have a natural yearning for the spiritual world.
Hebrews 11: 14-16 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
This earth is not a place where we will live forever. Moreover, our hometown that God has prepared for us is a beautiful place where there is no more death, crying or pain. It is also beyond human imagination—a place where no eye has seen and no ears have heard.
Our hometown is the eternal kingdom of heaven. Let us always set our minds on our heavenly home. Those who do not think of their hometown cannot go there. Only those who are always longing and yearning for their hometown can go back there. Where should we set our hearts and minds on?
I really want to go back to my hometown!
It is a wonderful comfort to me in the fact that I can go back to my final destination in heaven.
Longing for heavenly home…. missing Father and Mother…. and lost brothers and sisters…. I think I have to do my full effort for the gospel work.
Let’s go to heaven that is our hometown. We have to go there through the teachings of God the Father and God the Mother.
Because we are children of God, we miss our hometown, heaven. Only God the Mother can lead us to spiritual hometown.
It’s so amazing that our hometown is the kingdom of heaven where is no more death and has full of happiness, love and pleasure.
Somehow I always thought of flying in the sky. Maybe i was reminded of my hometown heaven. I really can’t wait to go back to my heavenly home full of joy and happiness!
Wow ,so good article! For the people who live far away from their home,home is their only comfort and hope! The earthly thing is a copy and shadow of Heavenly thing, how should we miss our Heavenly home! Let’s keep the Passover and go back to our Heavenly home!
I want go back my hometown (eternal kingdom of heaven)
I really miss my hometown where we used to live with my spiritual parents, Heavenly Father and Mother. I sincerely look forward to going back to beautiful there with heavenly family. See u soon.
It is amazing how this poem was being viewed from a spiritual point of view. We sinners were being cast down from our heavenly home have a longing to go back home. As long as we have a lingering long for it, we surely have to make preparations to go back home without fail! ^-^
Do not forget where we should return to since we are fallen angels from heaven.The Bible says we are strangers in this world and Elohim God prepared the way to heavenly home.
Without one left behind, we all go together to the heaven ! Animo !
It makes me think of kingdom of heaven.
Since we are spiritual strangers and foreigners on the earth, we often feel lonly, sad and stressed. Let’s put our hope on our spiritual hometown.
I want to go to the kingdom of heaven, my hometown…
only know where the hometown is, then we can go back.
our hometown is in heaven, that why we need go there, how can we go back home?only through the saviors— our heavenly father and heavenly mother. we truly give thanks and glory to you forever and ever.
We are only foreigners and strangers on earth … (Heb 11:13) His kingdom was not of this world, Jesus said. As we are God’s people we have to set our hearts on things above. I’m very excited that we will be there, our Heavenly home forever with our Heavenly Family! 😀 Give thanks to Elohim God !!
Thanks to Father and Mother for allowing me to realise that the most wisest decision that I must make on this earth is to prepare for the spiritual world , kingdom of heaven☺️
Who’d have thought that poem has such a deep spiritual meaning? I mean I’ve heard of this poem so many times but I never really read over the words. So it turned out that the poet was thinking of his hometown! Without thinking where we came from, how can we know where we’ll return? Thanks to Heavenly Father and Mother for giving us hope for heaven! 🙂
That is so beautiful. Wow. That makes me think about the kingdom of heaven. Even though God’s kingdom in heaven is invisible world. But God let us think how beautiful that is.
The poem emphasis on missing his hometown. While living on this earth, living this life is full of sorrow, pain and sometimes had happy times. However, what about our spiritual home: Heaven.
Whereby in heaven only peace and happiness exist and no death, sorrow and pain.
Oh my, I love this article. We are truly being burden by the crosa of this life and I Can truly relate my feelings towards my true hometown heaven thru this author. 😌
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