Chapter 184 Preface to "Nature·Life·Philosophy"

China Youth Publishing House edited the book "Nature·Life·Philosophy", let me write the preface.I read the 36 essays in this collection from the beginning, and felt that these essays are beautiful in writing and healthy in thinking, and can be used as a good book for young people, so I readily agreed. All the poems and essays about scenery and objects in ancient and modern China and abroad are all given by the author from his own subjective vision and mood to give the scenery or objects he comes into contact with with a special character and life. Du Fu, the poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Spring Hope", "feeling the time, flowers splashing tears, hating the birds and being frightened", it is only because the author lived in the troubled times of the Tang Dynasty. Hate Farewell", from his eyes, flowers will also "splash tears", from his ears, birds will also "shock", this is all very natural.

The authors of more than 30 essays in this collection are all people living in the socialist society of New China in the 1980s.They have firm confidence, lofty ideals, and good hopes, so the mood of these articles is beautiful, healthy, and inspiring.The scenery that the author comes into contact with in his own life is as big as mountains and gardens, as small as flowers, plants, trees, insects, fish, birds and animals.After reading each article, I excerpted the aphorisms in the article——Qin Si's "The Grace of the Banyan Tree": "Banyan tree, it looks tall, solemn, quiet and serene... I admire green pines, but I prefer banyan trees..."

"Song of Falling Flowers" by Dai Yongxia: "She is not depressed, not pessimistic, 'spirited indifferently, frustrated calmly', always concentrates on her career, and does the work of 'protecting flowers' wholeheartedly." Golden Horse's "Song of the Ants": "All people are united, not afraid of giants, not inferior to the weak, but can conquer the forest, roam around, and be invincible." Yu Jiafu's "Kunlun Love": "Her tallness tempers my will, her magnanimity stretches my mind, her severe cold enlightens my sanity, and her mystery stimulates my thirst for knowledge."

Han Shaohua's "The Spirit of Rain": "It's snow... Isn't the holy snow the immortal spirit condensed by the majestic and righteous energy between heaven and earth!" Project birch: "Let us on the new Long March, in order to realize the 'four modernizations' as soon as possible, and strive to be the 'pioneer' of 'opening roads when encountering mountains and building bridges when encountering water'." There is no need to quote any more!From Cen Xianqing, Chen Guixian, Zhao Lihong and Han Jingting's "Nine Dead Resurrection Grass", "Weeping Willow Fu", "Frost Flower" and "Hydrangea" can all see "beauty"!It can be said that every article in this collection contains "nature", "life" and "philosophy". I hope that young people can read it.

(This article was originally published in People's Daily on April 2, 1984.)