Chapter 26 I heard that the more Mr. Tai writes, the angrier he gets
On March 30th, I read Mr. Tai Jingnong's article in Taipei's "United Daily News". I didn't expect that the article could be written so pleasantly and smoothly, and it was completely exemplary!It happened that Mr. Song Qi called to talk about business on the phone that day, and I couldn't help urging him to read it quickly; he was also full of admiration after reading it, saying that Mr. Tai's writing probably had reached the point where he didn't bother to re-read or change it.Mr. Tai wrote about Zhang Daqian in Maya Abode and Zhuang Muling in Dongtianshan Hall, full of light-colored landscape brushwork, or dotted or dyed, and the ink becomes love. It makes people feel unbearable to see him. but he just said: "When I hold a cup in my hand and face my old friend on the couch, I can clearly see the difference between life and death, but I don't feel that life is dying. Or when people feel helpless, their feelings will be numb for a while. ."
Mr. Tai's articles are good, and his calligraphy is also good. From now on, Shen Yinmo is the only one to count.The deeper the attainment, the more people ask for words, and he will not refuse, the pain can be seen.Before the publication of "Jingnong Shuyi Collection" the year before last, Mr. Tai wrote a preface, and then appended it in vernacular, quoting Yan Zhitui's words: "Often being enslaved by others makes me feel more tired", announcing that he will no longer Write for people to entertain.Lin Wenyue said in "Mr. Tai and His Study Room" that Mr. Tai asked her to read the article before sending it for publication.Mr. Tai said: "What do you think? The writing is a little more angry, will it offend people?" Lin Wenyue said: "I'm afraid it will." "Then what should I do?" "Whatever, you are so old. Are you still afraid of offending people?" Mr. Tai heard it and said, "That's exactly what I said.The more I write, the angrier I get! "After reading this, I remembered that a few years ago I also took the liberty to ask Mr. Tai for a poem. It was written by Yun Nantian. Although everyone said that the momentum was very elegant, I couldn't help but feel even more sorry. I received a letter from Mr. Tai a few days ago. The letter I wrote was really written with a ballpoint pen, and I think it is no longer used by others.
After all, there are not many respectable and lovely Wenlin elders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and they should all be respected.The person who asked for words taught Mr. Tai a lot of annoyance, and he showed a little anger. From then on, everyone knew how to behave, and felt that Mr. Tai really had a personality.The saddest thing is to see the senior literati on the mainland who are physically and mentally broken. The feeling in their hearts when they return home after a snowstorm is clearly not the word "angry".It is even more unbearable to elaborate on the others who were tortured to death.Mr. Huang Shang's "Storytelling under the Yu" said that he worked as a muddy worker in the cadre school, and was often scolded by his boss for no reason. Later, more than 30 big men and two paper trucks were dispatched to confiscate all his books. He even "smiled it" "The right is gone, let alone angry! "I'm an advocate of not forgetting the past," he said.Human dignity has been so profoundly ravaged, how can it be easily forgotten!It's hard for Mr. Huang to write these old things without exaggeration, which makes people feel infinitely worried; every time I see those bosses smiling at Hong Kong people on newspapers and TV, I just think of his words.Of course, this is no longer such an ordinary mood as "being enslaved by others makes me feel even more tired".
April 1986