Reflections after reading "The Scholars"
After reading "The Scholars", I fell into deep thought. Writer Wu Jingzi gave us an overview of a satirical novel, which satirized the poison of the imperial examination system and feudal ethics, as well as the extreme hypocrisy and bad social customs caused by the enthusiasm for fame and wealth at that time; it also portrayed vivid and lifelike characters. , worthy of being rated by Mr. Lu Xun as "like a collection of broken brocades, combined into a post, although it is not huge, but sometimes rare." The flow of light is wrong. After three cups of turbid wine, you will know where the water will fade. "This is the beginning of The Scholars, but it is the center of the entire article. When I first read this book, the first sentence I saw was this sentence. At that time, I couldn't understand it. I didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, and I didn't know the relationship between the story of "The Scholars" and this sentence. What does the words have to do with it, so I didn't care about it, and saw behind it that for the sake of wealth and money, scholars can read without sleep and food. You can go from black-haired to gray-haired: Liang Hao won the first prize at the age of eighty, Zhou Jin was still a "little friend" with a gray beard, and Fan Jin got into the exam after decades, and Fan Jin went crazy with joy... …These people in "The Scholars" are haggard for the sake of fame and wealth. At that time, the decadent feudal imperial examination and harmful system forced scholars to enjoy huge privileges and tempted them to pursue fame and fortune. Yes, wealth and fame are external things, but when people see fame and fortune, they risk their lives to seek it. Once they get it, it tastes like nothing. From ancient times to the present, who can see through it?
Of course, there are people among the Confucian circles who say, "When the whole world is drunk, I alone am sober, and when the whole world is muddy, I alone am pure." Wang Mian is one of them. Since he was a child, he had been herding cattle for his neighbors because of his poor family. On the back of an ox, he continued to read extensively, and even taught himself to become a famous painter of boneless flowers. After that, everyone from common people to wealthy magistrates came to ask for paintings. But Wang Mian had a different temperament and did not seek official titles. The imperial court sent a letter to the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang to recruit Wang Mian to serve as an official, but he lived in seclusion in Kuaiji Mountain. When later generations mentioned Wang Mian, they often called him Wang Shenjun. But when did Wang Mian ever serve as a one-day official? In the face of fame and fame, only Wang Mian, a scholar among scholars, could keep his mind calm and unmoved.
After reading it, I was a little confused. What is the purpose of reading? Now we are studying and studying in elementary school, and in the future we will also be in junior high school, high school, and university... There is no limit to learning, but when someone else asks me: "What are you studying for?" I am speechless. But I know that we cannot pursue fame, fortune and money uniformly, like the corrupt feudal church in the past. Think about today's society. Although it is not as pedantic as in the past, there are still so many students studying day and night for some exams. Some are so excited that they go crazy when they pass, and some who fail even jump off the building to commit suicide! Many people "eat and drink" with diplomas. I think this is what "The Scholars" is trying to satirize. We are primary school students now, and we may not study so crazily for fame, but we may regret it when we get lost.
I think that when I finish reading this book, we should not only feel ridiculous for the degeneration of feudal society, but also clarify the purpose of our reading. There is no limit to the sea of ??learning and hard work is to explore in the world of knowledge instead of just studying for fame, fortune and wealth. We should learn from Wang Mian, learn from his character of keeping himself clean and not fearing the powerful, and learn from him choosing to live in seclusion instead of enjoying himself in front of the rich and powerful. In this book, I got this realization.