Chapter 10 5. Hugo and Zhou Manhua (1)

When Wang Zengqi answered why he embarked on the road of literary writing, he once joked: "Because I failed in mathematics since I was a child." I'm a little different.I have loved mathematics since childhood.When I was in elementary school, there was nothing more interesting than analyzing those four text questions, chickens and rabbits in the same cage, how many heads and legs, how many chickens and how many rabbits.The monks carry water, each senior monk carries two buckets, two old monks carry one bucket, and each young monk carries one bucket... The question is how many of the three kinds of monks are there.Up to now, I still like this kind of logical analysis, and I firmly believe that some children cannot solve such problems. In fact, the main reason is language barriers. The description of the problem already contains the logic of solving the problem, but some children cannot read clearly. , I can’t figure out the subject, object, attributive, adverbial, and the relationship between the condition and the question. I feel that the text is already very confusing, can I still talk about solving the problem?Some children do wrong questions because they have problems understanding the words, words, and sentences of the text questions.Listening to the words clearly and seeing the text clearly is easier said than done!How many people will argue with you for most of their lives after they can't read the words clearly, God!

Later in junior high school, it was plane geometry that fascinated me, such as the nine-point circle, the Uller line, that kind of perfection, that kind of harmony, that kind of unbreakable, that kind of starting from the most concise place and gradually rising , The process of becoming colorful and dazzling is really a secret, the best gift from God to mankind, the reward from God to wisdom, and the celebration of God and wisdom.And the process of doing a proof question or drawing a question is like finding a way, finding light, climbing a mountain, or walking out of a forest. In the process of constantly approaching and opening up, when you are slowly walking on the right road, you seem to hear the chorus of light, you seem to see the splendor of the morning glow, you seem to have absorbed the wisdom of various forms, and you seem to have created your own To grow up, if you solve a problem, you will breathe a sigh of relief, and you will grow one or two millimeters taller.Nothing is more beautiful, brighter, faithful, and reliable than logic and wisdom.

I would also say that the highest state of wisdom is inseparable from loyalty, and that without concentration, consistency, and hard work, there is only petty intrigue and no real wisdom.Wisdom makes a man a giant.Wisdom is beautiful.And after the age of seventy, I would like to say that wisdom is charm, demeanor, vision and heart.Wisdom is sexy humanized.Wisdom makes men tall and handsome, and makes women magical and charming. Wisdom is the twin sister of beauty, and wisdom is the clear reflection of goodness. I would also like to mention that Wang Wenpu, my junior high school geometry teacher, is an excellent mathematics teacher. He is good at describing how to solve a geometry problem vividly, charmingly, and alluringly. He is good at expressing the power and joy of wisdom. .My liking for mathematics has too much to do with his teaching.Until the 1990s, when I returned to school on the school anniversary of the No. 41 Middle School, when I saw him, he was still regretting my abandonment of numbers and writing.He said: "What can I do? You chose another way..."

I also expressed my wild imagination on mathematical problems.I did a question for Teacher Wang, and I made a proof question, which proved that "the point cannot move".My reason is that when a point moves from A to B, it must first pass through the middle point A' between A and B, and to reach A', it must first pass through A'', and to reach A'', it must first reach A''' , and you can't find the last point that is the closest point to A, so the movement of point A becomes impossible.Teacher Wang laughed happily. He said that this is a calculus problem that cannot be solved in elementary mathematics, but he appreciates my research spirit.

Once I discussed the solution of a problem with Teacher Wang. I did find a solution that was more concise than the teacher’s demonstration on the blackboard. sat down.For this, I was ridiculed by my classmates.I know, always have the idea that you think you are clever, and you will not be welcomed by the group and the teacher, is it obvious to you?Hate!Especially with really brilliant ideas, it may be even more annoying, not only annoying but also dangerous.I thought, why did the teacher who has always been modest and doting on me not allow me to speak?There could only be one reason, as soon as I opened my mouth, he understood that his demonstration was indeed not good, so instead of embarrassing the teacher, it would be better to embarrass the young Wang Meng."Humanistic thinking" has appeared on mathematical issues, which is troublesome.

And my reading is mainly in childhood and adolescence.Why do you love reading?Reading makes me feel good, and makes me enter a beautiful and civilized world. I clearly feel that reading is increasing my knowledge, experience, and ability.Moreover, I really didn't know at that time that there was anything else as beneficial and meaningful as reading.Since I was in the third grade, I often went to the public education center in Tai'anhou (?) Hutong, which is less than one stop away from the Shoubi Hutong where we lived, to borrow books.Sometimes it gets dark early in winter, and sometimes the weather is very cold. The iron stove in the reading room is completely smoldering, and I am the only one left in the whole reading room. The staff includes an old man and a middle-aged woman. If I didn't leave, I had no choice but to stay with me and not leave work. At the same time, they smiled and praised my favorite books.

I read everything, about fitness and exercise, and the most beneficial thing is "Detailed Explanation of Drawing Baduanjin". I can practice so far about "shooting sculptures with bows left and right", and "shaking my head and tail to get rid of anger".I have also read some books on Tai Chi, but I don't understand it, and it is difficult to learn and practice.I even saved my breakfast money and bought a copy of "Illustrated Taijiquan Styles". I learned such terms as "grabbing the bird's tail", "single whip", and "golden rooster independence", but I still couldn't follow suit.From then on, I know that some things in the world are far more meaningful than textbooks.