Chapter 168 "Window Outside the Window" ① Preface

This collection of essays "Window Outside the Window" was published by my friend Ms. Li Su in the supplements of Hong Kong's "Commercial Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily" from 1972 to 1982: "Twilight Collection", "Unnamed Collection" and "Resurrection Collection" Selected from three collections and more than 180 short essays, it will be published by Shanbian Society in Hong Kong.Li Su wrote a letter from the United States asking me to write a preface for this collection, and I readily agreed. Li Su and I met at Yenching University in Beijing more than fifty years ago.At that time, I was teaching in the Chinese Department of Yenching University, and she had attended my class.From her composition, I am amazed at her attainment of old literature, her articles are always full of rich poetic and picturesque.Therefore, I have more contacts with her outside of class.I know that she not only likes old poems, but also knows how to write them.I also felt that she was innocent, calm and brave, very assertive and compassionate.We don't talk much about her life experience, but from reading her "Recalling Childhood" section this time, I know that her life path is not without ups and downs, but in her own spiritual world "full of hope and ideals", In the novel, she lives bravely and optimistically.As she said herself:

① "Window Outside the Window", the first edition of Hong Kong Shanbian Society in March 1984. Since one enjoys the infinite interest of the universe, and also has a vigorous interest in life, of course it is an interest in life with relish. " She also said: It is enough to straighten your skinny bones, and pitch between the sky and the earth calmly and comfortably. " "Life is war, a continuous struggle... Life is pain and the most important thing is to be able to turn pain into happiness and enjoy the harmony of the five flavors." I think her "joy of life with relish" and "ease and ease" mentality are all obtained from her profound literary accomplishment and courageous outlook on life; and every character in this collection A short article, whether it is "talking about the world, nostalgia for the past and the present, singing the wind and the moon" or "laughing and cursing", can be seen to be written by Li Su; because it contains her insights, her hobbies, and her life. view.She has a unique style!

Li Su is currently living in the United States with her children, but I know that although she lives in a foreign country, she must still be able to absorb the spiritual nutrition of the long and splendid culture of the motherland from Chinese characters and books, so as to delight her happy old age .She came back to China once last year and brought her two daughters to visit me.Her two lovely daughters don't speak or behave like children who grew up abroad, but like their mother, they are all Chinese.She once said: "Life seems like a sparkling spray, but children are like trickling streams."

I firmly believe that this lovely tributary of China will go on "long-standing and well established" in any land in the world!November 29, 1983