Reflections on Su Shichuan. Author Wang Shuizhao, Cui Ming,

The world says that Su Shi is broad-minded and bold, which I can't deny. Qian Zhongshu said that Su Shi was the boldest person after Li Bai. But Su Shi is not as good as Li Bai after all, because Li Bai is a pure Taoist thought, and his poems will have a beautiful and mysterious aesthetic feeling. He advocated Taoism and laughed at Qin Shihuang's pursuit of immortality. "It is still taking the elixir of life, and he is at a loss, which makes his heart ... but when he sees spring, the golden coffin is buried in the cold ashes", so he pursues immortality, immortality and spiritual liberation. The ancestor of Taoism was Taoism in the Warring States period, and they advocated it. Su Shi is not so lucky. His family background and talents determine that he will embark on a career. No one has ever thought about whether it is lucky or unlucky to be manipulated by talent. This kind of problem is similar to what I have seen and heard that no one has ever thought about. Is it good or bad? Su Dongpo never thought about it himself, because he has too many talents and is very opinionated about politics; He writes like a cloud, witty, knowledgeable and humorous. Ordinary people have little talent, but they are easily buried, just like a sparkling diamond among many sparkling diamonds. In fact, every ability is a gift. Ordinary people always think that "everyone is excellent, so there is no Excellence", so talent is increasingly looked down upon. Anyone with a brain will feel that he has talent and personality, and even among a group of geniuses, he will not bury himself. This is the same reason. Su Shi is very clever, and he has expressed his godsend very well. Based on this, Wang Anshi believes that Su Shi's broad-mindedness and freeness are not from Taoism, but inspired by natural landscapes, and more from humor. He really has a gift for humor. His talent for humor comes from his erudition and joking with all his knowledge, which shows how smart this person is. His humor tells us a lot about thinking. He is good at playing with the knowledge stored in his mind, which shows that he is good at processing knowledge with his mind. Isn't such a person clever? Such cleverness can get silly laughter. Isn't that broad-minded? Su Shi displays his talents like an acrobat, and others can only envy him. Many things must have a cause and effect. Su Shi's broad-mindedness is more than just laughing without listening to his own experience. He has so many talents that he can skillfully manipulate them to cope with various changes, so he has the same confidence in his broadmindedness. Otherwise, how could he have the confidence to "shoot Sirius in the northwest"? Otherwise, how can he never despair in his ups and downs career? People say he is optimistic. This is not as simple as optimism. Anyone can be optimistic, but not everyone dares to be confident. After Voltaire was exiled, he bought lottery tickets by his own brain and returned to China. Li Ao was put in prison, exercised every day, thought about life, and wrote a concise world history for her daughter; Zhou Wenwang was imprisoned in Miri, Malaysia, studying gossip, playing a 64-year-old man, trying to explore the truth of the world, and also creating Youcaoju. With self-confidence, Su Shi feels that the world is carefree, the realm of people is convenient to a higher level, and it is "broad" to see farther than others, and it is "accessible" to think more broadly than others. There is a saying in Wolf in the Desert: "Once people stop taking themselves seriously, all the higher humor begins." I have to quote this sentence again. Wolf in the Wild is my favorite work. Su Shi and Wolf are two diametrically opposed personalities, one is confident in doing things, and the other is timid everywhere, in order to dare to associate with others. One regards everyone in the world as a good person, especially himself, and the other regards everyone in the world as a bad person and points the finger at himself. A positive and cheerful personality, love life. The other is to avoid something every day and always want to commit suicide with a razor. One has a naive childlike character, and the other is divided into human nature and wolf nature. But both of them are very knowledgeable. By comparison, you will find out why this sentence is used in the book to dissuade wolves. Wolves are not as confident as Su Shi, and another source of Su Shi's thought is the mixture of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Imitating the above words, this mixture may be more advanced optimism, but the environment in which the wolf lives does not guide him correctly. Perhaps this is two kinds of people in the world, one is fearless and the other is lonely and timid. But what is shocking is that "advanced humor" means following the thought of the wolf and not interpreting the world in his eyes in a grotesque way. This is a mental death sentence. If the wolf meets Su Dongpo, will there be gratifying results? I hope so. I remember that in Faust, Homunlulus, an artificial man, said to Wagner, "This is the nature of things. Natural things feel that the universe is not enough, while man-made products require it to be tightly closed. "Su Shi and wolves are natural geniuses. The reason why wild wolves are named "wasteland" is because people's hearts are barren and genius has to close itself. Su Dongpo's humor has the same effect in history. For example, he was banished to Hainan, where there was no doctor or medicine. He laughed at himself and said, "Every time I study in Beijing, I am glad that countless people died at the hands of doctors." This pun not only gave himself face, but also severely reprimanded those quacks who ignored human life. Dong Fangshuo of the Han Dynasty said: "Others live in seclusion in the mountains, but I am thick-skinned, and I live in the imperial court." Such remarks not only degrade themselves, but also accuse talented people of "keeping a low profile" all their lives. On another occasion, a student read Su Shi his poems, which were cadenced and impassioned. Then he asked Su Shi what he thought of this poem, and Su Shi gave him a score of 100, and then said, "Reciting is 70 points, and poetry is 30 points. "On the other hand, Guangping wrote a paper about Russell's words to Lu Xun. Lu Xun also scored 100, but Russell scored 95 and Guangping scored 5. I went to Xiaoguo Temple a few days ago, and the incense was in full swing. Everyone of the pilgrims thought that they had been taught by the Buddha and began to teach others. I'm just surprised that the Buddha taught his disciples something completely different! I think when others bow their heads, their mouths are like bellows that have burned a fire, and they can't be closed for a moment. Everyone wants to worship Buddha and pray for themselves. The Buddha wanted to eliminate the gap between people, but this gap became more and more serious. People may be selfish to ask for Buddha. Fortunately, Buddha is not selfish. If the Buddha is so selfish, who will he ask? I heard Su Shichuan's words again: "Where there is humanistic spirit, there is religion. When the human spirit dies, religion will rot. "Isn't our religion rotting?