Author: Xi Jingbo
Among Jia Pingwa's numerous prose works, there is a kind of prose recalling childhood life that is particularly unique. These essays are works of art that perfectly combine childlike innocence with adult's philosophical thinking, prose language and poetic artistic conception. Their lightness, detachment, implication and significance often bring readers excellent aesthetic feelings.
This kind of prose often chooses children's perspective. There is no doubt that children are the cutest. Perhaps it is because children are the purest, the most sincere, the most direct expression of their hearts, and the most persistent adherence to seemingly insignificant wishes. This is a far cry from the adult world. In the eyes of children, everything outside is so interesting and bizarre that it can arouse their endless curiosity and persistent inquiry. They pursue the horizon, the Moon Trace with long legs, and discuss the method of moving Chou Shi. On Suntiao Road, they want to find the way to Sun. How bold! The child thought about it, said something that adults found incredible and ridiculous, and finally understood that this was success, which was a great success in the process of children's growth. Among them, the most precious thing is the pure and sincere hearts of children, which are as crystal clear as white jade, without adding a trace of impurities, so that the years are painted with a rainbow. With it, they are eager to think, explore and wander, so beautiful things appear in front of their envious eyes, and all the mysteries of the unknown world are gradually unveiled before their eyes, so they grow up slowly. Yes, they have a large fortune. With their naive childlike innocence and rich and peculiar imagination, they can create an intelligent world. They are omnipotent painters, poets and soldiers. Their world is full of poems and paintings, and they have begun to explore again and again, so their world will always be wonderful. In this regard, don't we have a little envy? Who is used to running according to the inherent mode and is lazy to dream?
Perhaps out of a simple call, the author seems to be particularly partial to the life of farmers in Shaanxi. Almost unchanged, there are always such pictures in these sketches: simple small villages, farmyards, crops and small gardens, with some fresh breath of the countryside, jumping with a few peasant children rolling in the soil, full of whimsy, daring to say and do, and their kind and wise grandmother (and sometimes other old people, such as three-dimensional smooth pictures. Several silhouettes changed in turn, and the voiceover outside the silhouette sounded melodiously, asking questions clearly and patiently, and the children's voices were full of curiosity. The old voice is peaceful and implies joy.
On Sun Road, children are too curious about the sun that everyone is familiar with but can't reach, because they can't guess: What is the rope tied to the "disc"? "Everything there must be red and bright," they wanted to know more about such a beautiful thing and couldn't help asking their grandmother, "What can I do?" The picture at this time is very poetic: in the distance is a big red and bright sun, which is both magical and magnificent. The scenery in the middle is a figure, several children are staring at the sun, and a kind old man answers with a smile. What a wonderful scene! In the second act, the background becomes a fresh and green garden. A few children who planted and measured with great concentration make the picture full of childlike interest, and those budding out of the ground make the picture full of vitality. They walk on the road of growth like children, which contains infinite vitality and vitality. In the third act, the background and characters are the same, but the picture is greener. Everything in the painting is alive. It seems that they are singing in the wind, dancing in the rain and enjoying life together. They walked together on the sunny road leading to the light. When the voice-over sounded, grandma asked, "What about this road?" Sister said, "This road is too steep." The younger brother said, "This road is too long." I said, "This road has not come to an end." Grandma told us: "it is in this climbing that crops can bear fruit;" What can make tidbits is flowers and plants; It is a tree that can grow into a material. "... the picture returns to calm: the children seem to understand, but they are obviously thinking about something:" We are all listening quietly, standing in the warm sunshine, and discovering every road and life climbing on every road. "In this way, exploring the path of the sun and the children's spiritual path are perfectly integrated, and the double purity of pictures and sounds can not help but give people a feeling of profound artistic conception and endless aftertaste.
The author often chooses some objects that everyone is used to: the moon, the sun, the horizon, stones and so on. , but the author gives them a deeper meaning. These seemingly ordinary things have certain symbolic significance. The moon symbolizes children's ubiquitous magical fantasy ("moon trace"; The horizon symbolizes people's destiny and ideals (horizon); Chou Shi symbolizes a great being who silently endures and does not yield to misunderstanding and loneliness (Chou Shi); The road of sunshine is known as the road of life for the persistent pursuit of a better future. This road is long, bumpy, steep and hard, and at the same time it is great, colorful, tasty and happy. These life experiences are all told by an old man, leisurely and full of philosopher's flavor. Yes, everything in the world is not struggling on the road of light and ideal. It is precisely because of such a bright road that this thriving and colorful world has emerged!
Leaves, grass, crops, etc. , have experienced a long or short journey of life, from germination to defoliation, from green to yellow, from glory to dryness, but their desire for life is endless. So in this exhausting climb, they found their place and became valuable lives. What about animals and people? Even more! After a hard journey, I will get closer and closer to the light in my heart. Then, how can people live up to this gift of nature and not pursue their dreams in the beauty of life? Pursuing dreams all one's life is actually a great cause in itself, that is, walking on a bright, warm, beautiful and happy sunshine road, because the soul is always longing for the eternal sunshine!
Although it is an essay, it inadvertently leads us into a lush garden of life, so that we are no longer entangled in temporary gains and losses, nor are we sad for temporary gains and losses. For the dream in our hearts, just pay your whole heart, overcome many difficulties, and strive to sprint on your own sun road!
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