The poem "I don't know which direction the wind is blowing" can be said to be Xu Zhimo's "label" work. After the poem came out, as long as the literary world heard this chant, they would know that the prince had arrived.
Those who are familiar with Xu Zhimo’s family tragedy may be able to catch some hints of the poet’s romance. But it is always vague, diluted by a strong wind blowing in an unknown direction, so that the listener, like the singer, is finally infected by this powerful melody and becomes intoxicated and enchanted.
"I don't know which direction the wind is blowing - I am in a dream, wandering in the light waves of the dream." The artistic conception of the whole poem has been written at the beginning, and the poet But it spreads out six sections, but still leaves the reader confused. What does the poet want to say? If there are a thousand critics, there will be a thousand Xu Zhimo. But maybe what needs to be said has been said, but I still don’t understand if I don’t understand. A passage by Xu Zhimo can be regarded as a footnote to this poem: "To liberate the holy source from the filthy bottom, to restore the dignity of life from the tatters of the times - this is our wish. Prejudices are not ours, We don’t care about which direction the wind is blowing. We don’t care about the day when the rice ears are full... Life provides us with faith, patience and courage from its core. Only then can we not be afraid in the dark, not depressed in the face of failure, and not despair in the pain. Life is the source of all ideals, and its infinite and regular creativity gives us a powerful inspiration for our spiritual activities. It hints us and forces us to always look towards the direction of creation and life. It also inspires our imagination... Our highest goal is to extend with the body of life, to transcend the dead line, and to be with the stars in the sky. "..." ("The Attitude of the "New Moon"")
What is mentioned here is not only the attitude of the "New Moon", but also Xu Zhimo's highest poetic ideal, which is: returning to the ontology of life. Go in. In fact, as early as when he returned to China, Xu Zhimo had repeatedly put forward this idea of ??"restoring nature" ("Falling Leaves", "Words", "Youth Movement", etc.). He was distressed by all the worries, fears, suspicions, calculations, and regrets that weighed on his life, and he gathered energy and motivation in order to keep this life true and pure. He wants people to promote the good in life and suppress the evil in life, so as to achieve the state of perfect personality. He wants to get rid of the fetters of things, wander outside the world, and pursue the truth of life and the universe. Such a dream is definitely not the bitter feelings of love such as "her tenderness, my intoxication", "her betrayal, my sadness". This is a big dream, a big ideal, although in the end it never disappoints and makes me sad, "heartbroken in the sorrow of the dream." From this point, we can deduce a positive meaning of "I don't know which direction the wind is blowing".
Because of this poem, many people recognize the "Crescent Moon" poet Xu Zhimo as the "Feng Yue" poet. However, when readers really sink into the core of his thoughts and "extend with the essence of life" and "be inspired by the stars in the sky" with him, readers can appreciate another world that is completely different from ordinary illusions. The image of Xu Zhimo.
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