Looking at the Moon
Ye Shengtao
People who live in Shanghai's "Lane House" are not very concerned about whether the moon is full or not. The so-called "patio" is less than a square foot. There must be at least sixteen bright lights in each room. The limited environment does not allow you to care about the convenience of the moon. On the way, the street lights have been lit up in a series before the "black break". There is a moon, right? It's like having an extra lamp. There is no moon, just like a street lamp that is broken and doesn't light up. Who pays attention to these?
Last summer, I said I didn't hear cicadas very often. Now speaking of the moon, I feel that I haven't seen it for a long time. I only remember waking up in the middle of the night, the radio opposite the window was silent, and the mahjong next door also stopped. All the lights in the house had gone out, and an ivory light came through the south window and printed the window lattice on my quilt. I was a little surprised, and then I thought it was the moon light. Curious to see the moon itself, I looked out of the window. However, after a while, the moon was covered by clouds.
People from Beiping often say how to stay in Shanghai. Everything is so tense, the air is so dirty, it's hard to see trees when you go out, and so on. They can name a lot. I think the moon seems to have lost this point, and it should be included in their reasons for not staying in Shanghai. If so, I don't agree. There is no reason to include the need to see the moon in all kinds of conditions of life. A broad mind and a lofty imagination are not necessarily cultivated by the moon. Moving the eyes looking up to the ground can also receive the benefits of cultivation, and it is more practical. But I'm not against looking at the moon, just saying that it doesn't matter if you don't look at it.
I have seen the best moonlight. At that time, in the countryside of Fuzhou, the land was on the corner where the Minjiang River was folded. One night, I leaned against the balcony and looked straight. The Minjiang River is on the tide, receiving the moon and becoming a torrent of mercury. The mountains along the river bank are slightly shrouded in fog, and it seems that they are not the mountains that they are used to seeing on weekdays. The moon is high in the sky, very Shu Tai-like. From the river bank to my downstairs is a large sand flat, shining in the moonlight, blank and white, but with a hint of green. I don't know where the fragrance of tuberose came from. Maybe it's the fragrance of the moon, I think so. I can't remember all other thoughts in my heart. It took me about a quarter of an hour to turn around. Seeing my figure printed on the oyster powder wall, I realized me again.
If you can see the moonlight like that a few times, it will be a pleasure, although I said earlier that "it doesn't matter if you don't watch it".
Let me briefly introduce the background of Ye Shengtao. Ye Shengtao's name is very resounding. He is a writer and an educator. What is a writer? A true writer is a person with social responsibility, a person who can reflect the reality, and a person who dares to expose and lash out at bad social phenomena and praise and praise the beauty of society. These famous people we have studied recently are all such people. Needless to say, their works, their personality alone, are enough to arouse our inner admiration and respect.
If we learn about modern literature and look at the people who have contributed to China's modern literature, we can know that they not only left us a rich cultural treasure house in words, but also were social activists. While expressing their feelings, observing the society and exposing the reality in words, they also joined in social activities, calling for the people and shouting for them. Therefore, these great writers are social activists. To put it bluntly, there are no great writers, let alone social activists. It is more appropriate for the so-called social activist to become a social communicator. Without independence of personality and freedom of spirit, how can there be social responsibility? Writers like Ye Shengtao, Ba Jin, Lao She, Lu Xun and Zhu Ziqing deserve our admiration for their personality charm.
Knowing the history of modern literature in China, we can also know that these great writers and social activists must be educators. Ye Shengtao is well-deserved, Ba Jin is well-deserved, and Lao She, Lu Xun and Zhu Ziqing are well-deserved. Similarly, if we go back, Mencius and Confucius are also great writers, social activists and educators. In today's China, there are no educators, only education officials.
Two days ago, I saw a news that a representative of the National People's Congress said that the San Zi Jing had poisoned teenagers. Seeing such news, I can't help feeling sad. It is a tragedy of our time that a society only has political beliefs but no spiritual beliefs.
We are talking about composition and some techniques. All along, there has been another voice that writing is arbitrary. As long as you have true feelings, you can write a good composition. What technique does the composition talk about, that is stereotyped writing, which is rigid and restricts children's thoughts. This view is very wrong and harmful.
why do you say that? Let's go back to Ye Shengtao's view on education-writing. Ye Shengtao, an old man, has a very important influence on modern Chinese education. He proposed long ago that "students should be taught learning methods instead of inculcating book knowledge in detail for a long time." Today's education can be seen almost everywhere. Our Chinese education has become an education that instills book knowledge, and Chinese education has almost become an education with standard answers. This not only makes children hate Chinese and composition from an early age, but more importantly, in such disgust and hatred, children almost abandon China's traditional culture. Characters are the most basic elements of cultural heritage, and classics are the basic carriers of cultural heritage. If children lose interest in them in copying and standard answers, it will be a terrible thing.
Yesterday, a video was relayed in Weibo. If you are interested, please take your children to watch it. It's a video about the water experiment, which many people must have seen and heard. What we want to talk about is not the water experiment itself, but the wisdom of China culture. For example, most of us are somewhat rejected from the heart, such as the idea that mind and matter are unified. Go and have a look, and experience the wisdom of our ancestors!
Another view of Ye Shengtao on Chinese education is that he believes that these learning skills should be used to build the foundation of students, and will also become the starting point for students' lifelong learning. In the foreword of the book "How Important is Composition", we have been emphasizing that this is an introduction and an entrance. Introduction is about skills, methods, principles and principles, which are the foundation of children. The problem of entering the room is the in-depth optimization of techniques by children on the basis of using these. Therefore, we have been talking about getting on the horse and giving a ride. Helping the horse is to help the child lay the foundation; Giving a ride is the key stage of children's learning. I hope everyone can understand this dialectical relationship well. Help to send, teach to not teach ―― Ye Laoyu. Before the law is fixed, it is a law. The idea that "you want to go to the west after eating vegetarian food for three days" is wrong. It is even more wrong to be a parent and raise instead of teaching.
I want to say a few more words about education. At present, we have many misunderstandings about this education. Earlier, we saw some mothers talking, and they understood everything, but it was very difficult to carry it out. Some mothers also say that when they tutor their children, they get angry and get angry. These problems are all related to our misunderstanding of education. Why do you get angry and get angry? Because you have a standard answer in your heart. This question is essentially the same as the standard answer of school education.
We talked about the old man Ye Shengtao as an educator. What is an educator? More advanced, it is an educator. We understand education as the relationship between plaintiff and defendant, the relationship between superiors and subordinates, the relationship between Laozi and grandchildren, the relationship between condescending and the relationship between right and wrong, right and wrong. Therefore, we often say at home that I want to educate my children well. Because of the misinterpretation of education, children are defendants, subordinates and grandchildren to parents.
the core meaning of education is enlightenment. What do you mean? It is transformation, melting and change. On the one hand, if it is purely the instillation of knowledge, it will test the child's memory, not the transformation power, not the action power. So this is also the reason why today's children have a lot of knowledge and knowledge in their minds, but they can't write a decent composition with pen. On the other hand, the kind of education just mentioned is not enlightenment, and it cannot form transformation, melting and change. To achieve culture, we must set an example and teach by example. Turning it into action is called enlightenment. Culture requires inspiration, guidance and traction, rather than simply "you must listen to me", "do as I do", "listen to the wishes of the chief" and "do as the head of the household thinks".
So we should think of ourselves not as an educator, but as an educator. Influence children, so that children can change and transform under your influence. If you just talk blindly, I understand, I understand, but I can't do it, then you just get a knowledge, and you are only educated, not enlightened. Therefore, looking back, we should read the classics, learn the works of famous artists, and experience the personality temperament of educators, which can not be limited to knowledge; We can't just talk about how many "Laozi, Zhuangzi, Confucius and Mencius" I have learned by heart. You can't just say how many books my children have read. If there is no "transformation", it is nothing more than putting more symbols in your mind, and these symbols are just more burdens.
Zhuangzi said in "The Master of Health": My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. With the limit, it is almost over. This is a very wise word. If there is only education without enlightenment, there is so much knowledge in the world that it is impossible to learn, so it is almost impossible. When we understand the profound meaning of enlightenment, we can never tire of learning. Knowledge is not power, but the transformation of knowledge is power. If enlightenment is regarded as education, then knowledge is just knowing. So looking back, let's realize that writers, educators and social activists like Ye Shengtao are really educators. Their words and deeds affect countless people. Educators can be seen everywhere, but educators are almost extinct. Therefore, as parents, we should start from me and be an educator. A good mother is better than a good teacher.
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