Chapter 57 Paving the way for peace and friendship——Watching the feature film "Travel in the Three Seas" co-produced by Soviet Union and India

The colorful film "A Journey to the Three Seas" co-edited and co-produced by Indian and Soviet screenwriters and studios is a beautiful and moving film that is conducive to the friendship and unity of the international people. In 1668, the Russian businessman Afanasy wanted to visit his "long-awaited" India with all his heart. He ruled out all kinds of difficulties and obstacles: the censure of his family, the robbers and thieves on the journey, the wind and sand in the desert, and the wind and waves in the sea. ...and finally reached India.He quickly made friends with the traveling entertainer Shakaram.Because he used herbs to save the farmer's daughter Qiangba's snakebite, he was treated like flesh and blood by the farmer's family.Because of his honesty and integrity, he was also respected by Prime Minister Kawan. Three years later, because he left the money from the horse sale to Qiangba and her children, and could not raise travel expenses to return home, Shakalam helped the sick Singing and collecting enough money for him, he finally returned to the motherland he loved.

From history, we know that cultural exchanges among peoples of various countries often start with the mutual understanding in trade, and businessmen who are kind, upright, educated, and have ideals are often very good and promote friendship and unity among peoples. messenger. Afanasy is not a profit-seeking businessman. He has a strong thirst for knowledge. He wants to travel all over the world to see and make friends with various countries and people.He especially thought of distant India, and with everything he witnessed, he refuted what Lithuanian scholars spread among the Russian ruling class: "People in that country have dog heads and tails", "the one who governs that country is a monkey and It's brutal." And other absurd diatribes that are not conducive to international solidarity.He said angrily in front of the Grand Duke of Moscow: "This scholar can really say that he has never been to India!" His wish to visit India was supported by the Grand Duke and also aroused the Grand Duke's emotion. There are so few places to go, and some people think that there is no other place except our country!"

The "world" of Afanasy is "vast", "strange", and full of friendship among peoples of various countries.But his mother scolded him and said: "The world! What world do you want to see? The world is in front of you! Your father and your mother, when you get married, your wife, plus your children, chests, furniture and beds, This is the world!" The sharp conflict between mother and child unfolded, and it was the moved mother who finally succumbed. While waving goodbye tears, she handed over her hereditary collection of pearl necklaces and medicinal herbs for snakebite to her son who traveled far away.

After two years of arduous journey, Afanasi finally reached the shores of India. He almost immediately meets Shakaram, a kindred spirit.This pair of friends represents the broad masses of people who hope for peace and friendship in the two countries. They both believe that all people in the world are the same before the God of God.Shakaram said: "If people can deal with others as they deal with their hearts, and others can deal with themselves in the same way, the world will change!" How moving is the crowd scene in the film!When the monks in India refused the guest from afar to enter the temple, Shakaram let go of his high-pitched voice and sang: "People are all brothers, but the monks divided us into different castes!" This solemn and sincere lyrics, Touching thousands of people in the square, Afanasy, who turned from bewilderment to smile, finally entered the heavily guarded temple under the push and pull of the Indian people!

This visitor from afar is worthy of the warm reception of the Indian people.He treated ordinary people in India, like Qiangba, a peasant girl who was bitten by a snake, who stepped forward to treat them without payment and without leaving a name, but for the ruling class of India, he was so defiant and forceful. Free from temptation.He rejected the position promised by the greedy governor. He said: "My soul and my beliefs must never be changed, and no money can buy me!" He said to the prime minister who tempted him: "I did not come to India for As a spy, whoever can sell other countries for 4,000 gold coins can sell his own country for 10,000 gold coins!" This is such a spirit and mind!Only those who love their own country know how to love the motherland of others; only those who love their own people know how to love the people of other countries.Only ordinary and simple people can fully understand this truth!

Afanasy traveled in India for three years. In addition to sympathizing with the simple and hospitable people there, wherever he went and wrote, he wanted to write down all his experiences during the three years and bring them back to him. to the motherland.He likes India, and he misses his hometown even more: "I miss my hometown Tver and the Volga River more and more. I look at the coconut trees and think of the birch trees in my heart..." When I saw this, I was greatly affected move!Only those who love themselves as well as other people's land and people, and only those who "look at the coconut tree with their eyes and think about the birch tree in their heart" can pave the way for international peace and friendship. O smooth road!

I have been to both the Soviet Union and India, and many of the scenes in this film arouse my happy and lingering memories.Such as the Volga River in the Soviet Union, the spiers of Moscow churches and the temples and cave buildings in southern India.There is also the rain scene in the Indian countryside: the girls who came back from carrying copper pots to fetch water, the shadows of their clothes shaking in the water under the bridge, and the sound of rain dripping on the leaves, seemed to lead me into Tagore's poetic realm again!Among the most beautiful, there are some Indian dances, which is a unique art that uses actions instead of words.The dance moves in the film, through Shakaram's explanation, make people who don't know Indian dance art will also be fascinated.Lakshmi, a court dancer, expressed her welcome to distant visitors with her eyes, fingers, steps and waist: "Tell me, what country are you from? Your face is so white, like a swan. The white feathers on your wings, and your eyes are so blue, like the green waves of the ocean. I can see that you are a friend, my heart and my home, you are always welcome, and my eyes are looking forward to you eyes, will tirelessly look at the road day and night, until you come..." She can not only describe "swan", "green wave" and "road" with dance, but also "heart", "home" " and "day" and "night" are also conveyed and depicted deftly with hands and eyes!

I hope all my readers will watch this film.We can travel with Afanasy to India five hundred years ago for a week.Not only can we visit the places of interest and historic sites, temples and palaces in India, we can also hear and see the recitations, dances and songs that the Indian people love to see, and observe the disparity between the lives of the former princes and nobles and ordinary people in India, as well as India. The people have a pessimistic philosophy of life...Although Afanasy disagrees with Shakaram's statement that "we are resigned to our fate...we are just a grain of sand in this world full of disasters." He advocates that "we are human beings. "There should be different views on "axioms in the world".The two friends finally admitted that the people of both countries “equally hate injustice.”And each other will always remember each other's fiery heart and good wishes.Friendship and unity is the beginning of everything.Peace is the greatest purpose.We have to pave the way.The Grand Duke of Moscow in the film said five hundred years ago: "Whether you go or our descendants go, it is the same. One day, we will find this way. There is no place in this world that is People can't get there!"