It has been serialized in Taiwan, Singapore, Europe and other places. It is my third novel.It is much shorter than the previous two "Our Song" and "Losing", and the subject matter is completely different. Although the scene of the story is partly in a foreign country, the content is not "literature and art of foreign students" describing the life of foreign students. Many readers ask me: Why create a distressed person like Liu Weizu?Some readers also told me: His historical burden is no lighter than that of Liu Weizu, he has no ancestors to comfort, and wants to go homeless.

In fact, Liu Weizu was not created by me on purpose, he is just one of us who lives among us.Distressed modern people can be seen everywhere. Even if they are not distressed on the face, they are not living easily in their hearts.The past history and today's reality have combined into a huge weight, which is the greatest spiritual pressure for intellectuals.We can't turn a blind eye to the real phenomenon brought about by the times, we have to take a closer look at it. The older generation of intellectuals have seen the mountains pass by the sea, and have personally experienced it.No matter what the influence of the outside world is, you can still maintain a calm mind in reason, and have your own standards of conviction, so that you will not get lost in the confusion of not knowing the direction and not being able to cling to the edge because of a gust of wind and waves, or a few stones thrown over. .

The youths of the generation of Liu Weizu, the protagonist in the portrait, grew up in a stable and affluent environment, and were cared for like babies who lacked the ability to prevent bacteria. They were instilled in their minds with what the elders think is healthy.The elders only tell these ignorant people the light and beauty, and put on a kind and wise face to ask them to worship and sing praises, but they tightly cover up the darkness and ugliness that actually exist, and hide the real life history, so as not to let them Young people know that their elders were also young, ignorant, erroneous and absurd.

Therefore, these young people live in the illusion of pure beauty, and what they see is peace and warmth, full of moral solemnity, no wind, sand, or bloodshed, and the idols they worship are 100% perfect.Their hearts are pure, their thoughts are pure, and their vision is green and full of vitality.The world is perfect and praiseworthy in their eyes.All this is the gift of education. But they will eventually grow up, step out of the glass box that protects them, enter the vast world, meet all kinds of people, hear all kinds of rumors and gossip, and see the records and materials of various sects.These things are like bacteria, invading their bodies that have no defense against germs.The result: the beautiful and sweet world gradually faded, and even destroyed.

Of course, there are some people who are healthy in mind and stick to their beliefs. However, after the ideal world is shattered and idols are stained, many people change their entire outlook on life. Some are depressed in disappointment, some suddenly become radicals, and some hesitate to accept Undecided, unable to let go of what I have loved and admired for a long time, but also suffering from the feeling of being deceived. Are these young people weak in faith or weak in will?I don't think so.Because the fault is not their own, but the elders who are responsible for education.This situation is exactly what the common people say: our young people have not been vaccinated ideologically.Those who have not been vaccinated are easily infected with serious diseases, or die of serious diseases.

I have met many young people who have never been vaccinated, and Liu Weizu is just one of them.When Liu Weizu's perfect world was shattered, the burden of history immediately weighed heavily on his back, making him lost under the heavy pressure, angry at the whole world, and became an "angry youth". I sympathize with the youth of Liu Weizu's generation.Because I know that behind the face of anger, there is more pain.None of the angry youths was happy, but almost all of them were in pain. If we do not deny that there are indeed young people like Liu Weizu, we must try to avoid creating more Liu Weizu.

The burden of history is the spiritual burden of many intellectuals, but history cannot be erased or turned back, and the new look should be applauded and trusted.So we have to break free from the pressure of history.Throw away that heavy burden, otherwise we will live forever in the shadow of history. If we really love our youth, we must vaccinate them. How to get vaccination?What is the vaccine?The Minggongs in charge of education naturally made up their minds. I have met a lot of young people abroad, and I have held meetings with them many times. My impression is that most of them are pure and sincere, hardworking, and love the country and the nation.However, this does not mean that they have no pain - they doubt the authenticity of some of the statements they heard after they went abroad, and the authenticity of certain events that happened before they were sensible, and even regret that the perfect world has cracked .My comfort to them is: there is no perfect place in the world, and there are no perfect people. Those who have made mistakes, as long as they have corrected themselves, we must see their new appearance, and don’t always dig into their old corners.It is very sad that people cannot get out of the past.Hope is in the front, not in the back. People should create history and not be buried by history.Forgiveness is a noble virtue.

It turns out that sincere explanations can unload their burdens, and sincere encouragement can make them feel responsible. Therefore, I think: exaggeration, cover-up, fancy words, or some rigid dogmatic slogans are not effective vaccines. The really effective vaccines are sincerity and mutual understanding.It is better to tell the young people frankly: I was young too, and I did many wrong things, but the past is over, I have learned experience from my mistakes, and you can see, what kind of me I am today. If Liu Weizu had been vaccinated against the disease earlier, perhaps he would not have been so painful and lost for so long.Liu Weizu is just a symbol, and other characters, even the "old man" in this short preface, are also symbols.What exactly does it symbolize?Leave it to the smart readers to guess for themselves!