Can ordinary people have a poetic life? Some people may say that it is difficult to have enough food and clothing, so why talk about poetry? Some people will also complain that work has weighed them down so much that they can't breathe, so where can they use the leisure time to be poetic? However, in you, I see another poetic and picturesque life.
I still remember when I knew your name and when I first saw you through the TV screen. That day, I was having dinner in the restaurant. When news about you came on the news, my eyes almost popped out. The champion of the poetry contest is actually connected to you, a food delivery boy with an average appearance, no high education and no good job. You actually defeated the previous champion. It’s really incredible.
Is the news wrong? Absolutely impossible. News is all about the authenticity of events. Could it be that I am dazzled? Impossible, it is clearly written on the TV screen that you are the champion. But I still can't believe my eyes. I think it's not just me. Most people don't believe it either.
But when I saw your story, I believed it. You are a food delivery boy. You and several food delivery people live in a room with three bedrooms and one living room of several tens of square meters in Hangzhou. The wind and rain come and go, but it does not affect your love for poetry at all. When others ask you what you think about the relationship between poetry and career, you calmly express your opinion that poetry has nothing to do with career.
Many people do not agree with your answer. How can there be no relationship between poetry and career? The environment we live in every day is so simple. How can we have the mood to read elegant ancient poems? Maybe someone asked you, if you don’t have time to deliver meals every day, where do you get the time? As Mr. Lu Xun said, time is like water in a sponge. As long as you are willing to squeeze, there is always some time. When you get up every morning to make breakfast, you also make lunch. Every day after get off work or while waiting for your meal, you will take out the ancient poems you carry with you and recite them. Sometimes, because you are short of money and don't have many books, you go to the library to copy down your favorite ancient poems and recite them again and again when you go home.
Not only did you not change your love for poetry because of your mediocre life, but you obtained spiritual nourishment through poetry. You masterfully blend life and poetry. When you ride a motorcycle to deliver food, what you see in front of you is not people coming and going, but "a village outside the rain, a wild temple beside the sunset"; when your life encounters setbacks, you don't give up on yourself, but use "Thousands of Taobao" to make money. "Although it is hard work, blow all the sand until you reach the gold" to encourage myself to work hard? You make me re-see why people should learn poetry. It is not just to store knowledge, but to refine people's will through poetry, so as to Learn the attitude towards life from poetry. I think this is why you like Li Bai. His boldness and ease, and his never bowing to fate may be the reasons why you like him.
When I see you, I think of today’s society. In this impetuous society, even if you are in a shabby room, even if the environment is so noisy, you can still hold up poems and let your soul be immersed in poetry. How rare it is. From this, I also thought about myself. I am overwhelmed by various homework and temporary tasks every day. Sometimes I don’t even have time to wash my hair, let alone take a lunch break every day. Ashamedly, I teach but have no time to read, just day after day. Sometimes, I wonder if this is the life I have always pursued? Should I change industries and start over? Or change schools and adjust your lifestyle? When will the poetic and picturesque life that I long for in my heart come true?
But you, who are also in this environment, firmly believe in your beliefs. You are not moved by what you see, and you still persist in pursuing your love. I am in awe when I see you. You are an inspirational role model in my life. You can persevere, but why do you always give up halfway?
Seeing your smile makes me like you, which increases my admiration for you.
Those who face things optimistically and stick to their dreams deserve praise. This champion belongs to you!