The Lamplighter" Zhao Yuesheng wrote this book, which was out of print and resurrected. It's not easy.
Every time I open this book, I feel nostalgic for the 80s. The 80s was the Enlightenment, the Awakening, and the beginning of the recovery of the country's serious illness, when people walked out of the Iron Curtain and suddenly discovered that people can be individuals.
The author of this book, Zhao Yuesheng, was still a "semi-literate young worker" at that time, and met Zhou Fucheng, a Taishan figure in the Chinese ethics circle, and his thoughts were electrocuted from then on. It's like someone lit a lamp in the darkness around you, no, it's a giant candle, and suddenly you find a huge light, how amazing and lucky is this?!Who doesn't want to be in bondage when they are in bondage, and a teacher holds a candle in his hand to pull himself spiritually?
People, in a lifetime, you may not be able to meet such a teacher, and from now on you will change your life. In fact, it also depends on the depth of the personality of both parties. can make ancestors like Zhou Fucheng have blue eyes, isn't it also because of the question of the "hairy boy" at that time, which made the teacher's eyes "flash" and feel the long-lost "happiness of thought"?
The neutral in blue is Mr. Zhou Fucheng, and the second from the right is Mr. Zhao Yuesheng.
In order to commemorate his mentor, Mr. Zhao Yuesheng also forgot his friendship and wrote "The Lamplighter". As readers, we're so lucky. Even if we ordinary people are not lucky enough to encounter this kind of teacher-student fate, reading "The Lamplighter" is a kind of touching, a kind of inspiration, and even a kind of preparation. What's more, this book is a real treat for those who sing and dance in the dark wasteland;And for the awakened, it makes the lonely not feel lonely.
Share the essence of "The Lamplighter", this book has lit up our bookstore friends, hoping to light up more people. A poor mind does not perceive barren languageOnce a person is a slave, his heart is shackled. Longinus told us long ago that "slaves may have other talents, but none of them can become orators", because "the source of eloquence is freedom". Although we can still see countless words piled up, countless printed materials spread, and countless noises and vibrations, these are only the shells of words, and the spirit of words has long been displaced. Speech is no longer a tool for the communication of the heart, a carrier of freedom of thought, an expression of love and beauty, but a hidden violence. With the brutality of authoritarianism and the emptiness of preaching, the true existence of human beings is obscured. And then the heart became impoverished. The poor soul does not perceive the barren language. Reading and thinking is for the sake of not becoming a slave without knowing itMr. Fusei said that the purpose of man's spiritual life should be to seek "good knowledge". In the same way, the purpose of education is to enable young people to learn how to seek the good. A good politician is a person who knows how to take goodness as the ideal of governing the country.
If our hearts are darkened, and our enthusiasm is vain and blind, it is easy for us to be encouraged to do things that hurt nature and reason. The heart watered by hatred is best suited to the growth of deadly poison hemlock, and only the milk of freedom and fraternity can cultivate a noble personality and a graceful heart. Reading and thinking is to remind yourself not to become a slave and not to know. What traps us in ignorance is precisely what we knowMr. Fusei instructed that instead of learning the philosophy of Socratic thinking first, Xi first learning to think Xi Socratic philosophy. That is, everything has to be thought about by yourself. Socrates' greatest wisdom is "knowing oneself and ignorance." All kinds of preconceptions can be wrong. Empty ourselves all the time, because it is our knowledge that traps us in ignorance. If someone tells you a one-size-fits-all truth. Then you have to question the morality of the propagandist, because he is saying something that he has not thought deeply. What is truth?It is not about judging a particular conclusion, it is only about how you arrived at those conclusions. Reason is greater than human nature, it is a disasterIt's not that Mr. Fucheng doesn't pay attention to reason, but he sees its limitations and can't help but look for a remedy. He paid attention to moral philosophy, believing that to save society, we must first save people's hearts. However, with the "progress" of human beings, the barbarism of human beings has not disappeared with it.
In particular, when he saw that "since ancient times, those who have directly or indirectly killed thousands of innocent people, some of whom are also called 'the greatest sages' and 'saviors of the nation'", Mr. felt heartache. He asked, "Can we not weep when we read this kind of passage in the two big books of 'Universe' and 'Modern'?"Looking at Shilin, the gentleman saw: "Throughout the ages, there have often been people on the high platform who have loudly and passionately preached the scriptures and memorized the articles, which sounded profound and mysterious, and I always like to lower my head to see if their hearts are also beating."Unfortunately, I am often disappointed. Some people's words always come not from the heart, but from the throat. "Sir is lonely. Humble, it is they who are greatFor the flesh to rejuvenate the spirit, someone must light the lamp and let the light be cast into the distance. With their knowledge, cultivation, friendship and dedication, the lamplighters practice activities that teach people to be good. In the era when Shilin was withering and Sven was sweeping the floor, their noble personality was the lamp placed on the stage, "illuminating the family".
Because of them, we don't fall into the emptiness of seeing only the crowd and not the people. Because of them, we will not sing and dance in the dark wasteland. The poet Zhu Ying chanted: "You lit the lamp, and I began to fear the darkness." I would like to go on to say that it is because we understand your fears that we rise up for the light. Always be on your toesMr. Fucheng said, "In the past, we didn't love the world well, so that it was less disturbed by the shadows and failed to be distracted by it. What's even more distressing is that we actually follow the shadow activities, do it, and sometimes we are with them, feeling amazing and smug, which is really pitiful and shameful!Such a pure person as Mr. blamed himself so much, and he felt deep in his heart, can our younger generation not be terrified?!
I hope that there will be a healthy spirit that will allow mankind to live in peace. After a storm, there will be a sunny day, this is probably the law of meteorology, we have been waiting for a long time, and we may have to wait. ”
The Lamplighter, p61This article is excerpted from Mr. Zhao Yuesheng's "The Lamplighter". This book is written in the seventies and eighties, when the country was recovering from a serious illness, the Iron Curtain was beginning to open, and the two generations of scholars forgot their old friends. Prophet's Bookstore sincerely recommends:1The book was out of print for many years. 2.Classics: This book makes people recognise the abnormality of the 70s, nostalgic for the ideals of the 80s, and is regarded as a classic work of communication between two generations of intellectuals.
3.Scarcity: Online books have even been premiumized to more than 100 yuan, the lowest price on the whole network of the Prophet Bookstore, **42 yuan, new members can collect it for 19 yuan. 
4.Thick thoughts: The author sets up a biography for the lamplighter, and seeks a successor for the thoughtleft a heavy sigh for this world where values and sentiments have been completely lost. 5.The text is superior: Mr. Yuesheng's writing is elegant and elegant. It is rare in contemporary China to write Chinese so well. As soon as the book was published, it won the Essayist of the Year Award at the 10th Chinese Literary Media Awards. 6.Excellent reputation: Some book friends said, "I just got this book and I was just amazed that it was cheap, but after reading it, I cried for it." I am fortunate to witness the 'lamplighters' of that era, projecting their light on everyone and lighting up generations of people, which is the greatest value of this book." Click on the commodity card below, you can collect ** home and out-of-print books with one click, just resurrected, there is not much left.