When I first read "When You Are Old", I felt an inexplicable feeling, as if my heart was captured by it. I read it again and again unconsciously, and even fell in love with it. Got on it.
It is said that Yeats wrote this poem for the actress and Irish independence fighter Maut Gonne. In 1889, the 24-year-old Yeats met her and fell in love with her. He proposed to her many times but was rejected. However, Yeats loved her all his life and wrote many poems for her, and "When You Are Old" " is one of them. If you read his words carefully, you will be able to read the admirable charm reflected in them. It’s no wonder that Lu Gengxu, a talented scholar from Tsinghua University, got inspiration from it and wrote a good song like "With You in My Life": "How many people once admired your appearance when you were young, who knows who is willing to withstand the ruthless changes of the years? How many people have been in your life I have come and returned, but I know that I will be by your side for the rest of my life."
In Yeats's poems and Lu Gengxu's lyrics, I smell the bitter taste of love. That kind of bitterness is not the bitterness of not being able to recognize the passionate love between Romeo and Juliet and not being able to stay together for a lifetime; nor is it the bitterness between Scarlett and Rhett who realize that their love has gone with the wind until they truly understand it. It’s the pain of going away; it’s the pain of knowing that you can never wait for love, knowing that you can only watch from a distance and guarding silently, but you are willing to pay for love. I still remember the beautiful love poem circulated on campus: "I love you, but I dare not say it. I am afraid that if I say it, I will die. I am not afraid of death. I am afraid that if I die, no one will love you as much as I do." ". How deep and multiple a love must be for someone to write such a heart-wrenching poem, and the sadness of wanting to love but not daring to love. Love, how many black hairs have turned white due to sorrow, how many hearts have been saddened, and how many years have been confused.
This reminds me of the movie "Being Jane Austen". At the end, Tom accidentally called his daughter's name "Jane". After Jane read the story to Tom's daughter, Jane and Tom looked at each other affectionately, as if they had just met. Although their mentality had changed and the time had changed, they still looked at each other affectionately. Their love remains unchanged. Love is strong enough to withstand the peaceful passage of time.
Because of love, even if the other person is old, even if the clear eyes are not as smart as before, the pretty face has the traces of time, and the graceful figure is no longer there, as long as she is still For her, the love is still there. "How many people have true and false feelings, loving your beauty, loving your joyful and charming youth, but only one person loves your pilgrim's heart, and loves the decay on your withering face." This should be what it said.
Although I have never experienced vigorous love, unforgettable memories, or even a certain love, I still believe in love and believe that there will always be someone who can share love with me. In our twilight years, we can still cling to each other, deeply in love with each other's old looks, hoarse voices, and more importantly, deeply in love with each other's souls. When death comes to greet us, we will not regret it, because we already have the most important other half of our lives, and our souls have found a true partner.
As Gibran said: "When love calls you, follow him, even though his path is difficult and dangerous." May you have someone who still loves everything about you when you are old, especially your A pilgrim's heart.