Reading these classic literary works is like meeting people, full of fate and opportunities. Some books are missed and will never be opened in my life. If it weren't for the interweaving of various factors, I'm afraid my impression of The Divine Comedy would only stay in high school history textbooks and an introduction to the Renaissance.
Divine Comedy is a long poem, which tells the story of Dante who got lost in a forest in middle age. The soul of a poet (Virgil) appeared and led him through hell, purgatory, heaven (just corresponding to three chapters) and what he saw and heard along the way. Poetry is not easy to read, and it is difficult to understand because of language translation and different cultural backgrounds. When reading, I always feel that the acquisition of information is very discontinuous, and the rhythm of words is not understood, which is easy to cause frustration.
But then I finished reading Hell. Liang Wendao's reading guide of Arabian Nights aroused my interest. Recently, under the banner of transforming the world outlook, I have cultivated the habit of reading classics and understanding the principles of the original works. I am very curious about what my childhood textbooks said.
I was amazed at Dante's magnificent imagination of the nine-story structure of hell, and even more shocked that he put most historical figures before him into this structure in different categories. Greed, fraud, violence, and all kinds of crimes before human life correspond to his cruel punishment in hell, which is his understanding of history, human behavior and ethics. I even think that he may have a strong confusion about "what is the world and what should I do" at a certain moment, and then set about writing this poem and crowning himself in his thirties.
After entering the society for several years, I am more and more eager to get recognition and support from others. Especially in a foreign country, when encountering setbacks and troubles, I am afraid of losing my head and lifting my head. At those moments, I always hope to establish close ties with others and plunge into the dye vat of social resources. With a pat on the hand, all kinds of contradictions can be mobilized vividly.
There are also many times when ideals and romance are at work at the same time. I feel passionately that I can punch into the sky with my weak hand and break through the chaotic fog of reality. live high, stand up and speak. How tangled and melodramatic is this? Is this so real and cold? I can't write a long poem, but I hope I can have my own understanding and belief, and give myself confidence and hope in those lonely nights.
Divine Comedy is an awakening ceremony, and it is an exploration of human society by a person with profound understanding and insight.
The following is a parody poem:
I'm not halfway through my life,
The misty forest loomed ahead,
The beast on the road said, come and guard with us,
All the greed, desire and money,
They are getting stronger and stronger in your heart,
The gods shot down the golden arrow with fire,
The light pierced the night sky,
A tragic howl from underground broke the pause for a moment.
Those visions, the winds of hell and the rivers of blood,
They use a complicated nine-layer structure to nest all the evil deeds in the world.
Endless torture made the charred Blackstone begin to talk about ethics.
Those souls who will be trapped here forever,
They don't regret the crimes they committed before they died,
People are always willing to flatter themselves,
Use pity to whitewash other people's mistakes.
Great prophet,
Your burning eyes penetrated the chaotic history and reality.
Like a strong wind sweeping through a barren and overgrown wasteland,
Your magnificent imagination combines complex sacredness and essence,
When the blazing sun melts the emptiness and false spiritual source,
Please come to my dream tonight and lead me,
Just as you guide a heavy ghost,
Through the realm of tragic, hopeful and ethereal.
I'm just a humble person,
Others measure my weight with confidence,
At the same time, using many assumptions quickly,
The scales are covered with unfair dust,
I didn't make a big mistake,
Selfishness and desire are always with you,
I know this moment in my life is like falling into a deep pool.
Eager to keep coming to the surface, take a deep breath,
Can you hold the big light of progress?
I wish you and I make rapid progress in the thick air!