1. Comments on Su Dongpo Su Shi was one of the eight famous poets in Tang and Song Dynasties. He is like Li Bai and Lao Zhuang in many aspects, optimistic and open-minded, and will enjoy life without pretending to be deep. Su Shi's literary talent is more abundant. His handwriting, prose, poetry, painting and calligraphy are all first-class, and even his cooking is very good. Su Shi's most outstanding achievement in writing is to integrate bold and unconstrained style into the original graceful and sad words, making the position of words comparable to poetry. After writing poems in the Tang Dynasty, a new world of literature was opened up. Su Shi's own ci poetry is both rigid and flexible, full of weather and lofty realm. As far as the achievements of ci are concerned, it has never been seen before and has never been seen since. Su Shi's style of writing, whether on history or on prose, is heroic and magnificent; Small prose is like a lonely cloud, quiet and indifferent.
He thinks that Su Dongpo is a well-deserved great scholar in the history of China and is admired by the public. This is not only based on the magic of his poems, but also on his rare ability to bravely adhere to his principles and opinions, find pleasure in suffering, and the distinctive personality charm formed from it.
Su Shi embodies the essence of a scholar. Learning to be excellent is an official, but it is excluded and relegated because of the nature of scholars. Fortunately, Su Dongpo caught up with the era of the most tolerant of literati. For more than a hundred years in the Northern Song Dynasty, no scholar was killed for writing. For thousands of years, no government in China has been so broad-minded. Although Su Dongpo's fate was bumpy and he was banished to the wilderness several times, he himself complained: "Life begins from confusion to literacy." On the whole, however, the scholars in the Northern Song Dynasty were lucky, daring to speak, and prosperous in humanities. Statistics have been made since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Su Shi has been involved in the political whirlpool all his life, but he has always been above politics. Whether the opposition establishment or his own party came to power, he "failed". Every emperor likes him privately, and every queen mother has become his friend, but he has been demoted and arrested. He has hardly lived in one place for three years in his life, just like flying in the wind and wandering around. However, with his naive mind, he captured the unbearable poetic moment in this humiliating life, and turned it into eternity, which enriched all of us. Su Dongpo's best articles were written when he was relegated, but he didn't complain at all. On the contrary, he showed great foresight and broad mind.
Su Dongpo left behind not only his poems, paintings and calligraphy, but also the world-famous Su Causeway, and even Dongpo meat that everyone likes. Su Dongpo is a humorous person. He said, "I can accompany the Jade Emperor in the morning and the beggar in the field next. In my eyes, there is no one in the world who is not a good person. " I don't want to discuss the philosophical implication, because I believe that Su Shi comes from his authenticity, not from hypocrisy, otherwise he wouldn't offend the philosopher Cheng Yi. Su Dongpo has always adhered to his moral position and has always had a compassionate heart.
The whole story of Su Dongpo is basically a spiritual story. He never restrained his humorous ability, and his witty conversation made it difficult for the Zen masters to deal with it. He never hides his curiosity about the ghost world. He prayed to the gods, argued with the devil and occasionally gained the upper hand. He appreciates every moment of life and knows that happiness is a secret under any circumstances; He pursued immortality. In order to find the immortal elixir, he almost died in high spirits, half frustrated, but died with a smile. ..... We are following such a pure, naive and true great soul when we read Su Dongpo's biography today.
Lin Yutang ended up like this: "Reading the Biography of Su Dongpo, we have been paying attention to and observing the life of a great man with great thoughts and great hearts. This kind of thought and heart is only a flash in the pan in this world. Su Dongpo is dead, and his name is just a memory. But what he left us is the joy of his heart and the joy of his thoughts, which is immortal. "
The happiness of mind and thought is immortal, which appropriately sums up Dongpo's life.
Between the lines of the book reveals the author's love and reverence for Dongpo, but perhaps it is a bit too much to belittle Wang Anshi. There is no doubt about Wang Anshi's character and talent, but his political views are different. Wang Anshi is degraded to nothing in the book, which needs to be demonstrated.
In a word, this biography written by a language master is really different from other biographies except that it pours too much emotion into the author and the text is plain and natural. You can't stop watching it!
It's a pity that it would be better if Dongpo's classic works could be softened into his different experiences. Of course, many of them are quoted, but most of them are unknown. I can only blame myself for my lack of knowledge.
2. After reading Su Dongpo's biography, I knew Su Dongpo as a child. However, I didn't really know Su Dongpo until I read his biography.
As a poet, he is full of literary talent and laughter. As an official, "When will Feng Tang be sent in the clouds?" He hates loving the people like a son; For example, Su Shi said, "If you don't listen to the leaves beating in the forest, why not sing and walk slowly?"
He is optimistic and open-minded.
Su Dongpo had a bumpy life and a rugged career. But it didn't stop him. When Wang Anshi came to power, almost all the loyal and talented people left their posts and left. Su Dongpo was unexpectedly demoted after reading three books in a row, but he never flinched. He took the dissatisfaction and defects of the New Deal to the pen, thus offending the clique in power, being arrested and almost dying. But he said, "If there are flies in the rice, you still have to spit them out." So the gang continued to persecute him. In the following time, he was demoted many times. Even Hainan Island is a wilderness.
But the measures taken by those little people to overthrow Su Dongpo did not let those little people achieve their goals. Su Dongpo's clean and harmonious management is deeply loved by the people. He thought of people everywhere. Practice yoga, learn Buddhism and Taoism, meet noble people, visit mountains and rivers, and learn Buddhism and Taoism from eminent monks. Lin Yutang described the writer like this: "Su Dongpo is always full of youthful vitality. Although he has suffered a lot, his humanity has become more gentle and kind, and he has not become bitter. "
As Mr. Lin Yutang said, Su Dongpo's life is like a breeze. Su Dongpo was poor and magnanimous all his life. Looking back at those small groups, even if they can make themselves prosperous all their lives, they can't have Su Dongpo's half-ease. Their lives are full of calculation and hatred. In fact, the so-called power, the so-called status are just fleeting, and disappear in the blink of an eye. Why are you trapped by powerful people all your life?
Mr. Lin Yutang wrote in the preface of Su Dongpo's Biography: "I wrote Su Dongpo's Biography for no special reason, just for recreation." If Mr. Lin Yutang wrote Su Dongpo's biography for fun, then reading Su Dongpo's biography is also a pleasure. You can read the character between the lines, taste the joys and sorrows of the character, and be inspired by his deeds for a lifetime.
3. After reading Su Dongpo's biography, I feel that there will never be a gap between language and writing: he melted his affection into colorful pens; He dazzled life with words. He condensed it into a melody floating at the end of the pen with an open mind. He brought the song style back to ancient times ...-Inscription.
When Su Dongpo is mentioned, an amiable and respectable little old man will appear in people's minds, as if he were the elder around him. Su Dongpo's poems are bold and unrestrained, eternal romantic figures, natural and unrestrained, full of fog and rain, philosophy, unforgettable life for ten years, philosophy.
His accomplishments in literature, as well as his calligraphy and painting, were unparalleled at that time. Such a genius, with a bumpy career and poverty, still enjoys himself. Shi, with his magnanimous mind, enjoys life to the fullest and is not afraid of powerful people. He dared to say, "I shouldn't pretend to be an elk in Chinese class." He dared to say to the son of heaven, "I am a dog or a horse, and I want an umbrella from you?" He dared to say bluntly to the emperor, "tyranny is fiercer than a tiger." Floods and droughts kill a hundred times more people than tigers; People are more afraid of debt collection than drought ... There are often more than 200,000 tigers and wolves scattered among the people. How can people live and work in peace and contentment? "
On the contrary, his talent was revealed when his official career was not smooth. God closes one of his windows, and it will spread the door of his talent through the ages. Even though he was demoted, he still touched everything in the world with his spirit. Wang Anshi's political reform was good, but it didn't change the whole Song Dynasty. Even if Su Dongpo struggles and is persecuted, history will give him a bright spring.
Zhou Guoping commented on Su Dongpo: "After reading Su Dongpo's heroic and unrestrained poems, it is hard to imagine that he has such a bumpy and difficult life." On the optimistic side of Su Dongpo's personality, his poems are naturally fresh, unrestrained and unrestrained.
At the same time, he also blew this bold wind into his own ci, greatly broadening the theme of his ci. Behind "a spring river, an eternal romantic figure" is the poet's broad-minded mind. Life will inevitably have some ups and downs. When he met the reef, he had smashed it with his broad mind. What a genius.
4. After reading Su Dongpo's biography, I can't remember who said it and what the original words were. Spreading China culture is like Lin Yutang, who is one of the few China writers who can write in English. I have only read some articles by Lin Yutang before, and this is the first time to read the whole book. I chose his biography of Su Dongpo. After reading his love for Su Dongpo in the preface, I can be absolutely sure that this is a first-class book, after all, all the author's enthusiasm is in it.
Speaking of great talents, Tang, the first thing that comes to mind is mostly Li Bai; In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi came to mind first. From the folk stories, we can see some differences between Li Bai and Su Shi. Li Bai, or catching the moon in the water, or flying on a whale, or talking about the land, or Lux took off his boots and held an inkstone, all of which were full of fairy charm and romance.
In people's minds, Li Bai can't learn. His great talent and immortal spirit cannot be copied. In five thousand years, there was only one Li Bai. On the other hand, Su Shi built a riverbank called Su Causeway, invented a cooking method called Dongpo pork, and had a fictional sister, Su Xiaomei, who often teased Fo Yin. But if Li Bai lives in heaven, then Su Shi lives on earth. He is more real and amiable.
Li Bai's immortal spirit cannot be copied, nor can Dongpo's verve be copied. He entered the WTO in the spirit of Confucianism, was born in the spirit of Taoism, and was detached from Buddhism. He perfectly explained the trend of the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the Song Dynasty, and was the most wonderful one in the Northern Song Dynasty.
What I admire most about Dongpo is his openness. He doesn't regard birth as the last choice that can't realize his life ambition like Tao Qian, nor does he pick it up and put it down and pick it up like Xin Qiji. In Su Shi's eyes, there are no bad people in the world, and everything is beautiful. Neither exile nor imprisonment seems to be an arrow to knock him down. When I was exiled to Huangzhou, I had no money to buy other meat, so I bought the cheapest pork in the local area, concentrated on studying how to make it delicious, and sent it to a wild place like Lingnan. Because there were lychees to eat, I just laughed it off.
After reading some deeds of Lin Yutang, I can't help feeling that they have a lot in common. I think Lin Yutang wrote a biography for Su Dongpo, probably because Su Dongpo is the realm he hopes to achieve and also his encouragement to future generations.
5. After reading the biography of Su Dongpo, Su Dongpo written by Lin Yutang can be described as a strange man who came out in a thousand years. He once commented on this literary giant: "Li Bai, a meteor in the literary world, burned himself out after a spectacular and amazing flash, just like Shelley and Byron." On the other hand, Du Fuxiang Milton. He is both a devout philosopher and a kind elder. He is knowledgeable and rich in writing, and writes rich feelings with simple pen and ink. Su Dongpo is always full of youthful vitality. " "Although Su Dongpo has suffered a lot, his humanity has become more gentle and kind, and he has not become bitter."
Throughout Su Shi's life, behind his brilliance, he is the only one who has suffered from several promotions. He was an official all his life, honest and clean, and fought with the great writer and politician Wang Anshi all his life. As for whether Wang Anshi's political reform is right or wrong, for the time being, it may really take some courage to fight against the current minions and ministers and the narrow-minded villains who are good at cutting off dissidents with a broad mind. For example, Su Dongpo's brother Su Yuzi, his talent may be less than one tenth or even one percent of Su Shi's.
However, his life is safe and sound, his official position is soaring, and he can finally enjoy his old age. In the final analysis, it lies in Su Shi's attitude of daring to put forward and criticize crimes and mistakes. Perhaps wealth, honor and disgrace are just his own selfish desires in his view, which is a very humble thing. His life and goals are oriented to the people, and his eyes are more concerned with the happiness or pain of the people. As long as he thinks that reform is divorced from reality and conflicts with saving the people from fire and water, he will oppose it to the end, and even in the state capital under his jurisdiction, he will ignore these so-called measures to strengthen the country.
Although there are many difficulties in Su Shi's life, from his poems, articles and life experiences, we can find that his attitude towards life is optimistic and positive. Even when his feet are deep, he can still hum a tune, invite three or five close friends and enjoy the beauty of life. He writes poems for his daughter, he chats with monks, he prays for rain for the people, and he travels around. Su Dongpo's excellent poems can not only write such a magnificent article as "Red Wall Fu", but also write such a far-reaching poem as "the grass in the sea is flourishing".
To sum up in Lin Yutang's words: "Su Dongpo is dead, and his name is just a memory. But what he left us is the joy of his heart and the joy of his thoughts, which is immortal. " In my own words, Su Dongpo is gone, and his lofty righteousness will last forever.
6. After reading Su Dongpo's biography, I feel that "the great river has gone to the waves, and it has been a romantic figure through the ages. To the west of the old camp, people say it's the War of the Three Kingdoms, Battle of Red Cliffs. The steep rock wall, like thunder waves lapping against the river bank, waves like rolling up thousands of snow. Jiangshan picturesque, how many heroes at one time;
In the past, Xiao Qiao got married for the first time. A white figure with a feather fan came face to face, and while talking and laughing, the enemy warships burned to ashes. I am wandering in the battlefield today. I feel a feeling heart and give birth to white hair prematurely. Things are like a dream, a bottle or a month. "
A well-known "Nian Nu Jiao" introduced me to Su Dongpo, but it was after reading Lin Yutang's "Su Dongpo Biography" that I got a deeper understanding of this immortal legend. Su Dongpo lived a happy and fearless life, but even Mr. Lin said that he could not describe the whole picture of Su Dongpo in meticulous language, saying that he was "extremely dumped" and "far behind". However, one thing is certain: Su Dongbo is an aristocratic scholar with a complete personality and can control his own thoughts. In addition, his literary attainments, courageous and upright style and optimistic attitude towards life have created a great and immortal life.
From birth to Jiahexi, he traveled all over China. Wherever he goes, he will bring his unique and far-reaching influence to the local people. He cares about the country and the people, has tasted the sufferings of the Lebanese people, and still lives comfortably in a difficult environment; He was ups and downs in officialdom, condescended by villains, and his life was clear; He dares to try, practice, do engineering, learn yoga and refine the elixir. "I failed to pick the stars, but I won't get my hands dirty." Similarly, he is a heavy drinker and likes to take a walk under the moon. He has been practicing his ideals all his life. He is a combination of romanticism and idealism.
Influenced by his optimistic personality, Su Dongbo's literary works can give people spiritual pleasure. What he is most concerned about is the "natural alcohol" of his article. Making a fuss, he said, "is roughly like flowing water. At first, it has no definite quality, but it is often done in the right way, and it often ends." Natural arts and sciences, natural posture. "He said that his happiest time was when he was writing." The greatest happiness in my life is that when I write an article, my complicated feelings can be expressed through my pen. I call myself the joy of life, not too much. "
Sue's life is full of worries, but his human nature has become more gentle and kind, and he has not become bitter. We love Su Dongpo because he has suffered a lot in life. There is a proverb in China that one should "draw a conclusion". Life is like a dream, and how a play is performed can only be judged at the end.
Su Dongpo's life is full of hope and lofty spirit. Man's life is the life of the soul. This kind of power has formed people's occupational character, which is innate, and its form is manifested through the experience in life. As he said in an inscription, "The lofty spirit does not stand by and watch the shape, does not rely on strength, does not wait for life, and does not die with death. Therefore, the sky is a star, the earth is a river prison, the secluded is a ghost, and the bright is a person. This is normal and there is nothing to blame. "
I have read this book for half a year, and I am always immersed in it, as if I have a pair of wings, flying over Su Dongpo, watching him and sharing joys and sorrows with him. But in my mind, I can never show his clear appearance, only a tall and straight image, hovering under my sight.
As the author said, when we read the story of Su Dong, we have been following the life of a great man with great thoughts and great hearts, which only occasionally appear in this world, just a flash in the pan. Su Dongpo's name is just a memory, but what he left us is his inner joy and his thoughts, which are immortal.
"A world in a grain of sand,
A paradise in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
Eternity is collected in an instant. "
7. After reading Su Dongpo's Biography, I feel close to the massiness of Su Dongpo's Biography, and my heart is filled with emotion. All kinds of miscellaneous thoughts haunted me like dust stirred by pages, and I began to think about life and destiny.
The world is changing rapidly, and people are just a drop in the ocean. Since they are small, there is no need to compete, work hard, and strive for illusory floating fame. At the same time, it is not easy to live in the world once. Don't let this precious life become a treacherous villain and be reviled. Being yourself is the most important thing. As the saying goes, "plants have their own hearts, so why beauty?" What's more, people?
Throughout Su Dongpo's life, it is a life of self-persistence. Lin Yutang called her "the urchin of nature", which I think is very appropriate. Children are the most sincere and willful, and "stubbornness" means stubbornness. It is this willfulness and stubbornness that makes him have a happy and calm heart under any circumstances. His political career was ups and downs in the struggle between the new party and the old party and the change of political power, and he felt sad for him. He seemed to be packed in a wooden box and thrown into the sea, fluctuating with the waves, and the officialdom was like the sea. His character determines that he must be thrown into the waves. It is his integrity, his outspoken remarks, and his ridicule that make political opponents set off waves after waves.
I don't think anyone has ever been so widely demoted by a foreign country, and no one has ever lived so peacefully during his demotion, even his political opponents are jealous. I think besides the well-known reasons for the perfect integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, there are several reasons that cannot be ignored.
First, it is the support of literature. In the hinterland, writing is his important content. There are poems, words, letters, epitaphs and classic notes. At this time, his writing has no functional purpose, but completely expresses his true feelings, so his achievements are even greater. When literature returns to the original position of writing, it has immortal value. Second, there are many friends. Su Dongpo has many lifelong friends. Wherever he goes, he also makes friends and visits strangers. He treated his friends wholeheartedly and trusted them, and many of them were cited as confidants.
He is like a clivia with a special temperament, attracting friends from all religions, as he himself said, "The upper level can accompany the jade emperor, and the lower level can accompany beggars." I remember a sentence I saw in junior high school, which said, "People are not stupid, and you can't make friends with them." Probably, once an infatuated person becomes friends with them, it will last for a long time. These friends gave Su Dongpo great spiritual comfort and encouragement. Third, I have a wide range of interests, and I always have this impression in my mind.
People with a wide range of interests are always energetic and persistent. There are many legendary stories about Su Dongpo, many of which are about his hobbies, such as Dongpo meat, developing prescriptions. I heard that he once had a secret recipe for making ink and almost burned his house. At this time, he is more like an urchin. If you have a wide range of interests, you will have endless things to do. Even if you are fired and shelved, life can be very busy.
In modern society, people's spiritual life is becoming more and more desertified, and people are complaining and distressed. Maybe at that time, we didn't have free and unlimited scenery to visit and farewell, and there were no wonderful words, but we could have Su Dongpo's mentality, calm and happy-go-lucky, without flattery or pretense.
Attachment: Lin Yutang's Biography of Su Dongpo is written in English and has many translations. I read Zhang Zhenyu's translation, which I think is the most wonderful biography I have ever seen.
First of all, Lin did not deify Su Dongpo, but truthfully described, explained and occasionally teased. For example, when Sue's eldest son was born, it was a good thing to say that he was a year late, otherwise he would have been in trouble when Ding Mu was anxious and restored a true image. Secondly, this biography widely quoted Su's life and written materials, as well as a lot of literature and history knowledge, so that readers can clearly understand what kind of historical background Su is in and what kind of consideration his behavior is.
Besides, this book is also very interesting. The author tried to restore history and vividly describe the scene at that time. Especially Su's life in Hangzhou, whether for the benefit of the people or for pleasure, is desirable. There are many historical stories, and anecdotes about Su and strange people are often interspersed with philosophical language. For example, a friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Mr. Yutang understands that "water has no irritating taste."
But there are also some shortcomings, such as Wang Anshi's political reform and personal evaluation. Many people think it is the most wonderful part of this biography, but I think it is biased. I spent three chapters on this incident that affected the Soviet Union, but almost all of them were derogatory. I think this matter should be viewed from a historical perspective. He even directly said that Wang Anshi was a great harm to the country. I heard that sex can't be said to be good or evil, what's more, people with a little knowledge of history know that although the reform failed, it also has some merits. The author's subjective consciousness here is too strong.
Reading a good book is like tasting a cup of tea. Many beautiful feelings are fleeting and can't be described one by one, but my heart is full.