Ji Xianlin: A wise man will live forever, a ninja will live long, and an elder can do as he pleases.
A commoner has words and deeds that are appropriate, unwavering in poverty and humiliation, and unfazed by favors and disgrace.
Knowledge molded the landscape of the earth. He integrated his heart into tradition and left his heart in the East.
Mr. Ji’s life, in his words, was “reading and writing articles every day.
The older he gets, the more he works.”
In addition to the research on German philosophy that has made Chinese scholars feel extremely profound, Mr. Ji has been mainly engaged in the research and translation of Indian literature, the history of Buddhism and the history of Sino-Indian cultural exchanges for decades. , In addition, he also wrote eloquent prose essays and other works.
Now, "The Complete Works of Ji Xianlin" has been compiled into 32 volumes. According to a rough calculation, it has more than 10 million words. It is truly a masterpiece of literature, a master of knowledge, and a contemporary Confucian scholar.
What is extremely valuable is that Mr. Ji Xianlin is by no means a study scholar who "has no ears to hear what is happening outside the window". On the contrary, he is quite worldly, carrying all things in the world in his heart, always watching over the nation, the country, and the world, and also There is nature.
He has always maintained the spirit of independent thinking, always holds exclusive views, and never follows what others say.
Teacher Li Yujie has lamented many times that the old man thinks differently from others, and sometimes he is very ahead of his time. I saw him thinking there with his eyes closed and frowning, and we couldn't keep up.
In the mid-1990s, I asked Mr. Ji to write about another great contemporary scholar, Mr. Zhang Zhongxing.
Soon, Mr. Ji's article "Zhang Zhongxing in My Eyes" came out.
Mr. Ji called Mr. Zhang "a master, an elegant man, a great man, a superman.
He is indifferent and quiet, does not seek glory and gain, is simple and unpretentious, and treats others with sincerity... I often I think among modern writers, it is extremely rare for people to be able to recognize the author after just reading a few paragraphs of their articles.
In my eyes, there are only a few people. /p>
Lu Xun is one, Shen Congwen is one, and Mr. Bank of China is also one of them."
It is rare for a great scholar to appreciate another great scholar so much.
We have only heard the ancients say that "literati look down on each other", and we have seen too many literati slandering and even "killing" each other, but it is rare to see mutual admiration and appreciation, and even less so. High rating.
Mr. Ji Xianlin honestly told readers what he admired about Mr. Zhang, with a look of humility.