I have wanted to read Sanmao's works for a long time, and now I finally have the opportunity to read Sanmao's "The Story of the Sahara". The first time I read it, I thought it was very dull. I thought about how such a famous writer could do this. I wrote such ordinary words, but now when I look back and read them, I find that there is so much affection between the lines. Sanmao is looking at things with warm eyes.
The first article is a letter from my mother. Through the content of the letter, I learned that intergenerational communication is smooth. Although I cannot truly feel my mother’s love for Sanmao through words alone, judging from the words alone, my mother Love Sanmao, support Sanmao’s decisions, and help Sanmao succeed in writing.
Sanmao’s mother can be said to be ordinary yet great. "My mother's legs seemed to be tied with an invisible belt. The length of the belt was only enough for her to walk around in the kitchen and home. Although the door was not locked, the love in her heart made her willing to lock herself. "For a lifetime." This is a passage from Sanmao's essay "Eternal Mother". Like an ordinary woman, Sanmao's mother put her life in the hands of a man in her best years and dedicated everything to her. Gave it to the family.
There are thousands of mothers like this in the world, and they are worthy of respect. "I want to say to my mother: She is the one who truly understands life; she is the one who has truly walked such a long road. She is the one who has truly experienced so many vicissitudes and fully explained the depth and breadth of life through her actions. No philosophical book can be more comprehensive than her." Sanmao once asked her mother if she had read philosophical books by Kant and Nietzsche. I was the same way. I often complained that my mother had no dreams, no culture, and no pursuits. They devote everything to their families!
Thousands of mothers have used their actions to explain what love is. Without their sacrifices, where would we be today? They need to be loved.
I don’t understand. I envy Sanmao for having such a good mother who loves her and chooses to let her go and let her do what she wants to do. “So, this time you go to the Sahara, I Neither you nor your father stopped me. We knew how rough and difficult the road was, but for the sake of your ambition and your attempt at a new life, we held back our tears and agreed. "Hey, my mother is not like this. I believe in God. There will still be many stubborn mothers out there who insist on using their own opinions to arrange their children's lives and destiny, and satisfy themselves with their children's success.
This is not the case with Hu Shi. He only hopes that his son will become a talented person and become a useful person to society, rather than just being filial to him.
Even if our parents are imperfect, they still love us. We need to be more understanding and tolerant, and we shouldn’t ask for so much.
"Note on Returning Home" is the author's reflections on life after returning from the desert.
Sanmao is full of gratitude for the love in life. She has always felt the love from the world. “Every day, I can’t eat the delicacies from the mountains and seas. Sanmao, who is used to eating sweet potato cakes, I was so moved by the countless dishes of affection from my relatives and friends that I wished I could pack it up in a big box and go back to North Africa, so that we could not start a business again in the second half of the year. "There is no shortage of love in this world. Learn to feel love and take the initiative to accept the beauty and beauty of the world." Warmth, distance or preparation to face the bad things that must be faced, then life will be beautiful.
Sanmao was moved and wanted to take time out to respond to the love and warmth of the world. However, she had to admit that human energy is limited: “I wish I could divide my time into each one. There are small grids like manuscript paper, just like writing a manuscript. Fill in each box with a friend's name, time, and meeting place. For me, it is easy to write two or three thousand words, but it is difficult to meet so many friends separately. But it’s a pity that we can’t do our best!”, so every inch of time is worth an inch of gold. As ordinary people, we cannot have the same happiness as Sanmao, but we also have the same time as Sanmao to do things that we think are meaningful and think carefully about things. It makes sense.
"Perhaps sometimes I will be silent for a while and no longer publish. Please don't think that I am lazy, let alone think that Sanmao has flown away without leaving a trace, regardless of things. If I suddenly pause, that only It means that I am cultivating myself and precipitating myself; I am telling myself: writing is important, but sometimes not writing is even more important. "Sanmao's prose is almost based on life, but Sanmao also emphasizes the need for input. , Sanmao is grateful for the love from around her, the encouragement from friends and readers, the meticulous care from her parents, and the love from God. Sanmao’s life is full of love, and she is really happy!
"Because of God's unchanging love, I can learn to love everyone, every plant, tree, and sand in the world." From this sentence, we can see Sanmao I believe in God. Religion can give people a sense of belonging and security. Although I have been exposed to Marx and can no longer understand religion, I can understand the protection and care from God, which is also a kind of great love.
Why do Haizi and Sanmao, both of whom are full of love and talented, choose to leave this world? I don’t know, maybe they chose to pursue more important things, like Sanmao. Even if the reality is not as good as the ideal, it can be seen from between the lines of her words that she can feel love, and her life It's happiness, I really can't understand it.
The so-called third chapter "The Hotel in the Desert" is actually an interesting story about Sanmao and Jose learning to cook together after they got married. It was also about living a serious life and using ordinary ingredients. Presented in an extraordinary way, the middle is full of fun. Sanmao mentioned that the most important condition for marriage was that Hexi must respect the independence and freedom of her personality. Hexi also agreed wholeheartedly. Indeed, if a person loses his own personality, what is left?
Sanmao’s writing is light and natural, without too many meticulous touches. Of course, it cannot be compared with a running account. Behind it, it must be supported by the accumulation of literature behind him, such as this paragraph: "Looking from the sidelines "Water Margin" for the thousandth time. He was lying on the bed, holding a bottle in his hand, looking left and right. When I looked up, wow, he discovered "King Solomon's Treasure". "So don't just be envious. Don't just see the brilliance of other people's words in their words. Often you can't see the efforts behind others. Just like those successful people, if they didn't say it, you would only know: Bill Gates is so awesome, he founded Microsoft; Napoleon is so awesome, he conquered Europe; Wu Jing is so powerful, all the movies he released have high box office ...
If they don’t tell you, you may never know that when Bill Gates was young, he spent 10,000 hours and countless days and nights in the computer room; Napoleon was diligent and studious, and he read a lot In many books, he has failed, only to rise again from failure; Wu Jing made many unimaginable sacrifices in order to make movies.
There is a saying, "Only when you have endured hardship can you become the best." It seems that those quiet and good lives are obtained by how much effort it takes, but sometimes they only care about envying others and do not pay attention to them. Discuss in detail why others can seem so relaxed. There are many efforts that are hidden and cannot be noticed by us, but it is those efforts that slowly widen the gap between people.
It seems to be a long way off topic, but in the end it is not too outrageous. It is some thoughts about the happy life of Sanmao and her lover Jose. We must also step out of our comfort zone and treat struggle as a habit. Even if we cannot become "superior", those positive and effective efforts to change our lives that we have tried our best will not fail. Just persist and make it a habit to feel love, stay excellent, learn to think, and live a refined life.
There are many people working hard in ways that you find unbearable. They are self-disciplined enough. Is it empty talk that God rewards hard work? It's a pity that some people can't persist, they can't pursue changes as always, and never give up, but they say that hard work is useless. For example, if you only spend an afternoon or just ten days studying Japanese, you will learn it very diligently every day, and then you will feel that it is useless. Isn't it absurd to give up when it's difficult, and then say that efforts are useless, and feel regretful that one's time has been wasted?
Either you simply don’t do it, or you have to start well and end well, strive to pursue perfection, and never give up no matter how difficult it is or how many failures you encounter. Isn’t this the attitude you should have towards life?
Chapter 4 is about marriage, and of course it talks more about marriage.
"José has a great advantage. Whatever Sanmao does may seem crazy to others, but it is natural to him. So it is also true to be with him. Very pleasant thing. "I also often think about what kind of girlfriend I want, who can understand each other, support each other, have similar interests, and both parties can understand and agree with each other. This is undoubtedly the highest pursuit. Well, it really doesn't matter about appearance or anything like that.
However, such requirements seem to be very high. Sanmao can meet Jose, but Xu Zhimo cannot meet his lover. As an ordinary person, he should not ask to find a partner. Agree with everything you do. For example, if you want to walk along a stream while traveling, it may take an entire afternoon, and the other person may not be happy with it. Not to mention being a partner, even good friends will have disagreements of one kind or another. , you can't always get everything you want, so many times, the truly valuable things that require time to do are often lonely because it's hard to find a close friend. This also shows the importance of being like-minded.
Sanmao’s wedding was extremely simple, but Jose also made preparations like Zhou Xiang’s, such as working hard to make money, learning to take photos, taking notes, learning customs, learning Latin, and insisting on accompanying Sanmao to the desert. . Yes, life can't just be poetry and distance, but also a lot of hesitation.
Think about it, Sanmao has met a lot of people through his own interests and has many, many friends. He also has to go to distant places to experience more. We can do the same and get in touch with more people who share the same interests. People who participate in similar activities and projects can still gain something even if there is no reward. We have met a lot of friends there, right? So making friends doesn't seem to require a lot of effort, but you need to be proactive and brave. Instead of placing your hopes on the future, start from now on.
The fifth chapter is "Xuan Hu Ji Shi", which tells the story of San Mao helping women see doctors in the desert. The people there have backward concepts and outdated ideas, especially there are only male doctors. San Mao said: "Because Doctors are men, so these women who hide under the veil all day long would rather die than be seen by a male doctor. "San Mao often got sick, so he always prepared medicine, and he became half a doctor, so he went to help those women. them.
When I was sorting out books last night, I found a family life encyclopedia. It was very thick. I remember reading it sometimes when I was in elementary school, and even took it with me to college when I went to college.
Common sense in life is very important. In this article, the thinking of women in the desert is trapped in a certain environment. They lack common sense and have prejudices. They need someone to lead them to make changes. Three Mao is such a person. She allowed a pregnant woman and her family to see the development of hospital facilities outside. She saved the life of a girl in the desert who almost died due to malnutrition. Because of her enthusiasm to help those in the desert People, because outsiders as full of goodwill as Sanmao are rare, the locals naturally choose to trust and entrust them. Inexperienced people would never think of using soybeans to treat boils. Sanmao also gained a lot in the process of helping them.
So actively connect with the world with a friendly attitude. Even though there are naturally many bad things in this world, if you don’t take the initiative to communicate and exchange value, you will always stay in your own thinking. Books are of course beautiful, but everything must go back to the practice of changing the world. You don’t have to work hard, but you must have an open mind instead of closing yourself off.
Everything is useful, what you have experienced, for example, Sanmao himself has a lot of common knowledge about medicine and can help others. After having that meaningful experience of "hanging the pot to help the world", write I read that article. For example, my classmates often participated in wine parties when they were young, and now they are very comfortable in social aspects. For example, I have experience in reading, writing and taking notes. In the end, it was reading that pulled me out of the quagmire of depression.
Those common sense and basic skills in life may be trivial and boring. You may search Baidu to find them when you need them. But sometimes, it is fatal if you don’t understand them. For example, I heard There is a story about a poet and a boatman in a boat. The poet felt that he was superior to others, so he said that the fisherman did not understand philosophy and poetry, and his life was almost meaningless. In the end, the boat capsized, and the poet's philosophy and poetry failed to save him after all. , he has now lost his entire life.
So I think those common sense and skills in life, those social interactions, those sports and games, seem useless and difficult to use to make money, but they are indeed equivalent to worldly knowledge such as poetry and philosophy. Importantly, there is no distinction between the two.
Chapter 6 is "Baby Bride". There is a custom in the desert area where Sanmao is located. Girls have to get married when they are very young. Guka got married at the age of ten. Sanmao cannot accept some local customs. For example, when you get married, you have to fight, and you have to fight with all your strength. The conflict of cultures emerges, and although Sanmao cannot agree with it, he can only accept it. The latter story is "Night on the Barren Mountain", which tells the story of Jose and Sanmao going to Maze Mountain to look for fossils together, and then encountering danger. Jose falls into the swamp. When Sanmao tries to rescue Jose, he also encounters gangsters. In the end, Jose was rescued with wisdom.
The power of nature is powerful, but humans are weak in front of nature. Similarly, as a person, you must also adapt to a certain environment. Only by adapting can you survive. "Natural selection, the fittest." "Survival", only the most suitable can survive better. Smart people should learn to be flexible. No matter how strong people are, they will perish. For example, dinosaurs, etc. Nature has given us too many examples.
Of course, everyone will be filled with indignation when they see the custom of marrying young girls in desert areas. However, in the general environment, people are accustomed to it, just like the betrothal gifts and weddings in rural areas, no one will find it strange. It takes a lot of time to change, and it also requires the help of strong external forces. However, Sanmao is just a person who comes to experience life. She has no ability to change, she can only respect.
Then in Maze Mountain, Jose was trapped in a swamp. Sanmao turned to people nearby for help, and naturally met gangsters. You definitely can't expect the world to be full of good people. That kind of thinking will bring destruction. , we still have to rely on ourselves at the critical moment. With rational judgment and timely actions, Sanmao successfully rescued Jose.
In fact, tragedy can easily happen, but why did Jose and Sanmao escape in the end? I think it's because of mutual trust. Jose believed that Sanmao would do everything possible to save him, so she persisted in the ice water. Sanmao also believed that Jose loved her, and she went all out for that love. I even thought about being buried on the spot.
Reason and wisdom allowed them to escape danger in the end, so they must respect and trust, respect the rules, respect the environment, respect the efforts of others, and respect the voice of their own hearts. Believe in the truth, the beauty, and the future.
Okay, I’ll finish writing here today, read this, and continue tomorrow.