Chapter 94 Mourning Wang Shanjinjun

Mourning Wang Shanjinjun I have only been with Mr. Wang Shanjin for one year, but I know that he is a hardworking and studious person with correct judgment. He is dead now!When his friend told me his death letter, I was really shocked: such a promising young man ended his life so hastily!Is the truth of life and death really incomprehensible? But his illness came on so quickly, after only two days of abdominal pain, everything was over!He died in Funing County, Jiangsu; his family is in the countryside far from the city.He let go without meeting his family. Funing is a remote place with only a few useless doctors.No one knew the name of his illness; he died in such a daze.

His family could barely make ends meet; but as soon as he studied, he had to go into debt.He struggled alone and managed to get a year in college.He really couldn't support it any longer, so he had to endure it and leave school, wanting to do something, save some money, and come back in a year; Himself and us, who would have thought he could never come again? But if I were still in Tsinghua University and didn't run a newspaper that also edits, proofreads, and distributes, maybe I wouldn't have such a disease?There is, and it is not impossible to save, right?He was ill for two or three months in Tsinghua University, but he seemed to recover later.This time it was either a relapse of the old illness or a new one. In any case, if he hadn't been in such a remote place, we would have had more hope.

He's had a rough time these past few years.His family was troubled by him, and he could not feel his responsibility from time to time; on the other hand, he had to make arrangements for himself.And the corruption situation in my hometown.He is also very concerned.He used to upset the gentlemen, and they hated him, until now. All kinds of things lead him to a dead end, or is it just a recent reason?I said that the truth of life and death is impenetrable, but his life and death seem to be somewhat understandable; so I feel even more regrettable. After he died, his friends told me everything about him; but he never told me anything, although we were classmates in the middle school.This shows that he is a person who can be cautious and patient, and he is worth our miss.

Made on March 11, 1928 (Originally published in "Tsinghua Weekly", Volume 29, No. 6, March 16, 1928)