Chapter 27 "Records of Li Bai" I am a genius who am I afraid of

I'm a genius, who am I afraid of? What kind of mentality should we adopt when we read Li Bai now?Or, in other words, how should we view Li Bai at this time?I personally talk about Li Bai, what is the most important judgment on Li Bai? I have followed Mr. Lin Geng to read Li Bai for several years, and many of my views are undoubtedly accepted by Mr. Lin Geng.For example, my judgment on Li Bai, saying that he is a strategist and a family of immortals, is largely inherited from Mr. Lin Geng. If I were to sum up Li Bai in one word, I would use four words: born without fear. When you hear it, you may say, you said Li Bai was "bland and tasteless", are you hallucinating? "Bland and tasteless", in Meng Haoran's words, it's about the same.Wen Yiduo said that it was too light to see any color, no smell at all, it was Meng Haoran.Li Bai is such a lively and interesting person, how can he be called "bland and tasteless"?

Gentlemen, please be calm and don’t be impatient. The words “birth and fearlessness” I mentioned are written differently from the words “bland and tasteless” that ordinary people often say.The "birth" of "birth without fear" I said is the "birth" of "free birth", which is the "birth" of "letting birth" as Li Lao said, and the "birth" of "willingly letting birth".This "fear" is the "fear" of "the ignorant are fearless". In the previous article, I criticized Li Bai's spirit in ten words: the spirit of freedom and the personality of romance.This is Chen Yinke's comment.The "Chen Yinke Collected Works" published by Sanlian Bookstore has the words "independent spirit, free thought" printed on the back cover.Sometimes I also like to use the four words "peerless elegance" to evaluate Li Bai.But just "exquisite elegance" is not specific enough to highlight Li Bai's character.Therefore, "birth and fearlessness" should be added.

But there are also different "born without fear".There are too many ignorant and fearless people in this era.What is the motto of our age? "I'm a gangster, who am I afraid of!" This is the face of a lumpen-proletarian.Li Bai's "birth without fear" is not the case.His "birth without fear" is: "I am a genius, who am I afraid of!" A genius' "birth without fear" is to do things without any constraints.Li Bai thinks that I am a genius, I am a fairy, I just want to overlook the world, of course he has no fear. Under what circumstances did "Birth and Fearlessness" produce poets and great poems?In an open and upward era, under the cultural soil of a youthful spirit, Qinglian blossomed out of the dust, and Li Bai appeared.

In some respects, our era is very similar to that of Li Bai.We said that in the Tang Dynasty, many people became famous overnight, and many people self-packaged and hyped themselves, which are very similar to our era.But there are still many differences between our age and the Tang Dynasty. At least, there is no talented poet like Li Bai in our age. I really like Li Bai, and I like his "birth without fear".After talking about Li Bai, I will be more fearless.For me, Li Bai shows a certain possibility of life.Li Bai can bring us freedom and happiness.