Seriously tell jokes (complete works of Wang Xiaobo)

I like reading Wang Xiaobo's articles, which are unique and interesting. When he was young, he worked as an educated youth in the countryside and saw and experienced many things with "characteristics of the times". That special era is cruel, heavy and desperate in many people's works, but it is absurd and makes people laugh and cry in his works.

Every time I read Wang Xiaobo's prose, I feel very funny. Others say that jokes are told in a joking way, and you don't have to say anything to understand. Wang Xiaobo's humor lies in that no matter how common-sense a joke is, he always makes a serious argument in a serious way, leaving readers confused. Does he really think so or does he have a personal style?

This article shared some interesting paragraphs I read recently.

First of all, about the obsession with reciting.

Obviously, you can recite Einstein's original works and you can't become a physicist, because the real knowledge lies not in words, but in thoughts. Even if the liberal arts is a bit special and needs to be recited, it can't reach this level.

Second, about morality and truth.

Man has the right to reject false sublimity, just as he has the right to refuse to go into the water to catch a straw. If this is right, it puts forward higher requirements for those who create or advocate social ethics: romantic and sensational, but also leave room; In other words, you can't just say lofty and unreasonable.

Third, spit out "Recalling Bitter Rice", banana tree heart+taro stalk+pumpkin vine+rice husk, and stew in one pot.

After cooking this pot, the purser whistled happily, but I was in a bad mood. To tell the truth, I have never been afraid of anything in my life. I was not afraid that time, just a little scared. I have fed pigs, and I know that if I feed them this stuff, all the pigs will want to kill me. The pig is like this. What about that guy?

Fourth, about praise.

The more naive a person is, the more he hears a statement that is beneficial to him and proves that he has all kinds of superior qualities and is the most superior part of mankind, the more he knows nothing about things, north and south, and begins to get hysterical. I estimate that the more boring life is, the more people who can't see hope will listen to such words that are beneficial to them.

Fifth, Tucao participated in a theme training of "learning to be modest" when studying abroad.

The original book used three pages to describe him. I have no space, so I can only make a long story short: this man is a bit like a singer, a bit like a movie star, a bit like a politician who talks nonsense, and a bit like a wild fox Zen master on the podium. In order to make China readers understand, I have to add that he is also like a great Qigong master with special functions. In a word, he is the man we paid for tickets to listen to.

Sixth, spit out the "pan-moralization" of China's ethics.

Intellectuals in China pay attention to social morality and often go shirtless to discuss right and wrong; Foreign intellectuals care about the future of mankind based on science; Even if we discuss moral issues, we should also discuss them on the basis of rationality. Fromm's and Marcuse's books have been translated in China, and everyone will understand after reading them. People who are keen on ethics include priests and some housewives.

(Excerpted from Wang Xiaobo's Complete Works)

If I want to choose a book to pass the boring time, I will definitely recommend Wang Xiaobo's prose collection. I often laugh when I read, and I begin to wonder if it is the same around me.

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