"If there is an afterlife" Sanmao's poem mainly wants to express the feeling that this life is full of regrets, and I hope there will be no regrets in the next life.
"If There Is an Afterlife" is simple and easy to understand. In fact, looking back on Sanmao's life, the biggest regret is the passing of Jose. After burying Jose, she wrote: "What is buried is You are also me. It is us who are gone." From then on, the poet no longer had any attachment to the world.
"If there is an afterlife" is also reminiscent of Haizi's famous poem "Facing the Sea, Spring is Warm and Flowers are Blooming". They both use very straightforward sentences to describe the current mood as if a worry has been resolved. .
Extended information:
If there is an afterlife, most people will choose to be a person more in line with their own expectations, either great, ordinary, lively, or lonely... But the poet But she did the opposite. She would rather be a tree, a gust of wind, or a bird than a person.
The structure of the poem is clear at a glance, highlighting the difference between the "non-human" in the afterlife and the "human" in this world. If you are too dependent and searching too much in this life, you will want to be a tree in the next life, telling yourself that you will no longer seek, but to stand here and quietly watch the changes in everything in the world.
Baidu Encyclopedia-"If there is an afterlife"