Chapter 90 January of Chunhui

January of Chunhui Last year in Wenzhou, I often saw this magazine and felt very happy.The printing form of this magazine is also quite unique, which makes me have a sense of beauty.When I went to Ningbo this year, I heard from many friends that the scenery of Baima Lake was so beautiful, and I yearned for it even more.Although I am a layman in any art, I have a passion for "beauty". On March 2, I came here to take a class.In the car, I saw the street sign of "Chunhui Middle School", black and white, like a small swing, and I was very happy.When I got out of the station, I was greeted by beautiful mountains and rivers. If I copied the words of my predecessors, I would be "overwhelmed".So I started the first day of Chunhui.

To Chunhui, there is a narrow cinder road.The small black particles make a frictional noise when I step on them, which gives me a lot of light and new fun.And what is most in my heart is the little wooden bridge.The bridge is black, rising slowly from one side to the other side, so it seems very long.I love the railings on the bridge the most, the railings with deformed patterns; I have seen them at the gate of the station a long time ago, and I love their exquisiteness!The reason why the bridge is lovely is probably because of this railing.I lingered on the bridge for some time.It's a cloudy day.The mountain's radiance was half covered by clouds and mist, like a girl with light makeup.But when the three sides are reflected, it is too green. Reflected in the lake, Baima Lake, followed by the water, there is another wonderful scene.I have a small lake on my right and a big lake on my left.The lake is so big that it makes me feel small.The lake was so full that it seemed to overflow to my feet.The lake is at the toes of the mountain, and the mountain is at the lip of the lake; they are so close that the lake swallows up the mountain.What you swallow is green, what you spit out is green, that soft green, the green is one piece, but the green is restless; it wrinkles for no reason.There are countless patches of green in the tiny traces like cotton wool; the flashing repairs are like beautiful eyes.There was a small boat tied to the lake, but there was no one around, and I heard my own breathing.Thinking of the poem "Wild crossing without a boat on its own", I really feel that I have forgotten both.

Well, it's time for me to get off the bridge; Chunhui Middle School hasn't seen it yet.After making two bends, I crossed another bridge.There are mountains in front of me blocking the way; there are only very narrow paths beside the mountains.Next to the path, across the corner of the mountain, it suddenly becomes clear; Chunhui's school building and several houses in Liluo are already in sight.Seen from a distance, the layout of the houses is quite scattered and well-organized, and there is absolutely no sense of crowding or cramping.I walked slowly to the front of the school, and the water of Baima Lake flowed slowly with me.I met Mr. Beggar Zun.He led me across a cemented bridge to the school.The largest lake in the school is the lake, which flows on three sides; the second is the grassland, which looks like a lush area.I am a person who lives in the city, and I feel inexplicable joy when I come to such an empty place!When country people first enter the city, they often have many surprises, which provide material for jokes; as a city person, I also have many surprises—my ridiculousness may not be inferior to that of country people who have just entered the city.Gossip less, let's say that the houses, layouts, and layouts in the school are sparse and tasteful, and even the utensils inside all show ingenious ingenuity;In the evening, I went to a few colleagues' homes to see them. There were books and paintings on the walls, and the layout was well arranged, which made people sit comfortably.This situation is consistent with the arrangement of schools and the arrangement of nature.Consistent beauty, consistent beauty, is the first gift Chunhui gave me.

If there is a word, it will be long, and if there is no word, it will be short. I have been teaching in Chunhui for a month.In this month, although I only attended Chunhui for 15 days (I was a part-time class in Ningbo No. 4 Middle School), I felt very close.Because here, it is really possible to have no borders.I see no boundaries, so I have no defenses, no scruples; I just do what I like.This is freedom.In the past, when I went to teach elsewhere, I always had to be a "stranger" for a few months before I could calm down.Suspicion of "strange guests" is originally a relic of primitive society, and the reason lies in ignorance of each other.This is unavoidable in today's society.But here, because there is no layered history and it is relatively simple, there is no such contamination.This is what I wish for!There is no boundary between teachers and students here.In ordinary schools, there is often an invisible boundary between teachers and students, which is the most effective way to reduce the effectiveness of education!Students treat teachers with "respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them";How can such a situation of two prongs be influenced by personality?How to say "create a sound personality"?The teachers and students here are not like this.At any time, you can speak freely; in all affairs, you often work together.There is only a governing association in the school and no self-government association.There is no estrangement in feelings, and affairs are naturally open and honest, and there is nothing to dodge.Students are very lively and interesting because they don't need to be hypocritical.And because it can conform to the whole nature, it will not be suppressed; it can be cultivated by nature: so the taste is relatively pure. ——There are also places that are too casual, such as a few people like to chat in class, and a few people like to spit on the floor, but these are always easy to correct. ——The second gift Chunhui gave me was sincerity, consistent sincerity.

Chunhui is located in a very quiet rural place, and often there is no outsider all day long!Loneliness is a trivial matter; but there are problems in the cultivation of students.The center of life now is the city rather than the countryside.Whether the cultivation of country life can be adapted to life in the city is a question.Adaptation here refers to only two meanings: one is to resist temptation, and the other is to cope with the environment—to put it plainly, it means dealing with people and things.There are few temptations in the countryside, and it is impossible to develop concentration; a good person in the countryside may not be able to resist when he enters the city to do things in the future.Once upon a time, a certain Zen master practiced Taoism in the mountains, and his Taoism was very high; once he entered the downtown area, "when he saw pink, white and green, his heart moved."This seems reasonable, but I think it doesn't matter.As far as ordinary people are concerned, the power to resist temptation is probably related to personality, age, knowledge, economic power, etc. "equally".In addition to economic power and age, character and knowledge can all be improved through the power of education, thus increasing the power to resist temptation.The meaning of improvement, to put it more clearly, is to replace low tastes with high tastes; to develop good habits so that bad motives are less likely to be effective.With this method, students should have considerable resistance when they reach the age of graduating from high school; so why not live in the city? (Those who are not as good as those who graduated from junior high school, because they still have to continue to enter high school after graduating from junior high school, do not have to struggle on their own, so it is not a problem.) With this kind of resistance, although there is still economic power to make troubles, it cannot be greatly effective.The reason why the Zen master in front couldn’t do it is because he lived a lonely life, so he had a strong reactionary force, and because he only knew how to restrain himself, but didn’t know how to replace it;How can this be compared with the rural life of the students here now?As for coping with the environment, I think coping is a small problem that can be guided at any time; and it has nothing to do with the countryside or the city.I'm from the city, but when I first arrived in Shanghai, I fell down because I couldn't take a tram, and my skin was broken. How different is it from the countrymen?If you talk about dealing with people, it's nothing more than scheming!The so-called "only talk about three points when meeting people, but don't give up all your heart" is the representative's lesson.Education has the mission of improving people's hearts; whether this kind of tact is necessary to develop is a question.Regardless of that, you have to go to a place like Shanghai if you want to develop this kind of scheming; ordinary cities are just as useless as the countryside.All the above is just to make everyone believe that the self-cultivation of rural life here does not necessarily mean that it cannot be adapted to life in the city in the future.Besides, we can also take a trip as a means of adjustment.Besides, although the self-cultivation of city life has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages.If there are too many temptations, students who are too young or have a bad personality, or become addicted - then not only will they not be able to hone their concentration, but they will lose their concentration early on!Therefore, the cultivation of city life is not necessarily more effective than the cultivation of country life. —Only one level, and it is true that country life is enough to lessen the aggressiveness of youth!

As for myself, I really like the country life, and I like the country life here even more.I am a person who grew up in a narrow caged city. I want to remedy this monotonous life. I live in a busy city now, and I want to reconcile it with a leisurely state.I love the leisure of Chunhui!A leisurely life can be said to be the third gift Chunhui gave me! I have said my "January of Chunhui"; I have said what I want to say.Or some people say that there are many praises and few exhortations, which is almost "applause on the stage"!If this sentence is true, I want to make a serious statement: I must praise more because I can't help it, and my exhortation is less, or the period of observation is too short.

Worked on the night of April 12, 1924. (Originally published in Issue 27 of "Chunhui" on April 16, 1924)