The story of "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" reveals people's yearning for an ideal life like a paradise. In the increasingly stressful situation of modern life, this state of living away from the hustle and bustle is an attractive vision for many young people.
As a result, bloggers like Li Ziqi are able to get a lot of attention. The pressures of city life have made many people yearn for this idyllic life. However, this resemblance to a life of seclusion is not affordable for everyone.
On the other hand, from a realistic point of view, such a life is not as easy as one might think.
In this ever-changing society, the question of whether Xanadu is real or not remains an open mystery. However, there was indeed such a maverick hermit who turned his back from his homeland and lived alone in the cave for eight whole years.
Whenever he had spare time, he would pick up the violin and stand at the door of the cave and play a song, which attracted everyone's attention. This person who doesn't ask about the world, his background and origin can't help but make people deeply curious.
Compared to the peach blossom paradise with green waters and green mountains, the environment of this cave can be said to be dilapidated, but this hermit can live a tenacious life in it, which is admirable.
Near this narrow hole, the loose dirt makes it necessary to bend down to get through. There are no surprises in the cave, it is as dilapidated as the cave entrance. This used to be an abandoned brick factory, and the interior of the remaining brick kiln was pitch black, and the only thing that illuminated ** was the narrow hole.
Such a dirty environment is obviously not a hidden paradise, and the people who live here only know their surname Zhang. The sporadic furnishings in the cave show the casual nature of the owner, the bed smells musty, and only a few worn clothes are casually attached to a thin wire.
What is amazing is that Lao Zhang, who lives in such a secluded state, actually owns a violin. He is an escapist artist, often standing at the entrance of the cave and playing, barely communicating with people, as if indifferent to everything around him.
But this is by no means evidence that he has been rejected by the development of the times, and his small radio is his only window into the changes in the world. By listening to news reports on the radio, he is well aware of the international situation and can speak freely.
Lao Zhang, an unfathomable figure in the eyes of a villager living nearby, always plays the piano at the entrance of the cave, like a big man hidden here. However, those who really know ** know that his violin skills are not exquisite, but he can also play the erhu.
His life was extremely simple, he ate when he was hungry, rested when he was sleepy, went to the stream to drink water when he was thirsty, and went to odd jobs when he didn't have enough money to survive. He lives in a cave, and other than that, he has no other material desires, and his cost of living can be said to be the lowest.
He lived here for eight years, and according to his own account, it was after his wife and children left him that he discovered the cave and chose to live there. But judging by his demeanor, words and deeds, it is obvious that he is highly educated, why did he choose to leave the city and come to live here?
Faced with such an old Zhang who did not even have an ID card and did not want to reveal his real name, it was difficult for even medical students or local police officers to find his family.
When the reporter reported on Lao Zhang's situation, it caused a wide range of **, and his family finally found his traces. His brother came to him, and his excitement was palpable.
Seeing his brother living such a hard life, his younger brother's heart was full of pity. Through interviews with his brother, it was confirmed that Mr. Zhang was not homeless, that he had received higher education at a medical university in Hebei Province and that he had a medical license.
Medical students are often seen as doctors who save lives, but Lao Zhang is very different from this expectation. His career after graduation did not meet his expectations at all, and the glamorous college student lost the courage to continue.
Hit by this, he cut ties with his family and spent eight years in an abandoned brick kiln in Zhengzhou. Although his younger brother wanted to take him home, Lao Zhang seemed indifferent and even hoped that his younger brother would leave as soon as possible.
As for the story of Lao Zhang's wife and children leaving him, his younger brother claimed to know nothing about it. Whether this is Lao Zhang's fiction or what really happened in the ten years since he left home is still inconclusive.
During these eight years, although Lao Zhang mainly received information through the radio, he still read newspapers, so he was not completely out of touch with society. He will only leave his cave when he needs to buy necessities or earn the money needed to buy them.
The younger brother very much wanted to get his brother to leave the place, but he saw that he was determined not to leave, so he changed his strategy and visited him from time to time in a more tactful way.
After a long period of hard work, he finally succeeded in convincing his brother to go home with him.
After ten years, Lao Zhang finally returned to his warm home, but the cave that once left traces of his life may no longer be cared for. Lao Zhang's behavior seems to be escapism, but it is actually a unique understanding of life.
Some questioned him, while others thought he was just pursuing the lifestyle he wanted. In today's society, young people are facing increasing pressures, and as a result, more and more people are choosing to escape from the world.
This cave is not safe, although it can shelter from the wind and rain, but it is not a peach blossom source in people's hearts. Lao Zhang is immersed in the beauty of **, but he does not completely ignore the world outside the window, which shows that he is not completely isolated from the world.
Although he didn't talk much with the surrounding villagers, people need companionship after all, and his brother's longing visit finally touched Lao Zhang and made him yearn for the warmth of that family. In modern society, the idea of escaping the world may not be realized, but the pursuit of spiritual freedom and freedom from the world is the lifelong pursuit of many people.
How to find a balance between stress and life has also become a compulsory lesson for modern people.