"The young man wanders, the middle-aged wants to dig the hide, and the old man becomes a monk. ”
Yu Hua "Alive".
This is a passage from "Alive".
A few short sentences, not to mention sadness, but it makes people choke in their hearts for a long time, and they are stunned.
The old Fugui led his old cow and walked down the horizon step by step with the rising smoke until the sun broke.
**At the end of the play, the end of life.
And when the page is closed, what is left is the reader's heart that has not been able to calm down for a long time.
The Seattle Times once commented on Yu Hua:
It is a rare literary achievement to be able to create a character who can not only reflect a generation, but also represent the soul of a nation.
And "Alive" is the most immortal page in Yu Hua's writing career.
When I was young, when I read "Alive", I felt that the theme was "death", but as I got older, I felt that the theme was "alive" more and more.
"Alive" was saddened by many helpless deaths, and I don't know how to start marveling. Readers who have seen the joys and sorrows of the protagonist in the book twice cannot redeem the familiar situation, so they record their feelings.
At first, curiosity opens up the story-loving reader, and after much thought, he quickly concludes that he is not a fantasy or some kind of death, but just alive, infectious, and human.
The father was angry with him, the old mother died of illness, the wife died of overwork, the daughter died of hemorrhage in childbirth, the son was drawn to death due to excessive blood, the son-in-law was strangled to death by two stone slabs, and the little grandson died because he ate too many beans.
The protagonist Fugui has escaped three times, lost his loved ones seven times, and has been in physical and mental pain unharmed, but he lives in an ordinary life, surrendering to the lonely evening scene, and living leisurely in the bleak habitat where an old cow gets along.
When it's your turn to die, die in peace. I pressed ten dollars under my pillow. ”
This old cow is destined to bring countless joys and memories, countless sweetness and companionship, countless changes, thoughts and feelings to Fugui.
Yu Hua's "Alive" is a classic that must be read in lifeIt tells you that man lives for the sake of being alive, not for anything other than being alive.
At each stage, the goal and direction of life are different, so the blessing of old age is in silence and lonelinessBe in the company of old cows.
A person of this age lives for the sake of living, he does not have to live for himself, nor does he have to live for his family, but for the sake of living.
Even after going through life and death, and encountering many unimaginable hardships for ordinary people, Fugui never gave up his life. Instead, I chose to live well, with a calm attitude, and live every day of my life in a down-to-earth manner.
It turns out that "Alive" is the best luck and the greatest courage.
Life should not stop pursuing a challenge, life is difficult, Fugui is a portrayal of ordinary life, every blow, he has survived strongly, when hovering on the edge of pain, it is better to hold on, he has been happy, has been happy, enough.
I have read the book "Alive" many times, and every time I have a deep understanding and am deeply touched.
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