Kong Yiji-a miserable man in a cold world

When I read "Kong Yiji" before, I couldn't understand how there could be such a person in the world, who made his own misfortune, mourned his misfortune, and was even more angry that he didn't fight for it. I don't feel sympathy for him, I just feel sad.

Later, when I read this article again, I couldn’t help but shed tears: Why are there such miserable people in the world!

The last time Kong Yiji went to the hotel to drink, his legs were disabled, so he used a mat to cushion them underneath and moved his hands away. He asked for a bowl of wine in a weak voice. Seeing his appearance, the shopkeeper's first reaction was: Kong Yiji, you still owe nineteen cents. Then, he continued the topic he stole as a joke for everyone to laugh at.

Kong Yiji explained in a low voice, and his pleading eyes made people feel that this life seemed to be on the verge of despair, and the flame of life was about to be extinguished. In the past, he could show off to others and spend nine cents of money, and he could still argue with others' ridicule. However, at this moment, he no longer has the power to speak out, and he no longer has the power to compete with the world. He no longer had any dignity for himself as a scholar, and even his shabby gown was replaced by a tattered jacket.

Kong Yiji is so worthy of sympathy!

I have been thinking, why can't Kong Yiji take off his dirty and torn gown? Can he take it off? Can't

The long gown is not only a symbol of his status as a scholar, but also the ideal he pursues throughout his life, studying and studying. Therefore, he spent his whole life pursuing his career. He has been on this path for most of his life.

Just like Fan Jin in The Scholars, he is over fifty years old, has been taking exams, is poor, and everyone around him looks down on him. Even if the family can't bring the pot to light, they still insist on starting a business. Why is this?

Ancient Chinese scholars believed in the bottom line that all things are inferior. Only those who study well can pursue their ideals in life.

Scholars are self-righteous, and the idea that reading can change their destiny is deeply ingrained.

Therefore, Kong Yiji could not take off the gown that symbolized his status as a scholar.

However, he cannot obtain the monetary rights that come with fame through studying. Therefore, he became an outlier, unwilling to be a working member of the short-shirt gang, and unable to gain fame through studying. In the eyes of the general public, he has become a very ridiculous person!

He is pitiful, not only because of the embarrassment of his identity, but also because of his mental pain. He has read everything he can, but he has to steal every book he can read. His scars were often uncovered, and he failed to pass the examination for half his life, so that he became a source of laughter for everyone and a source of conversation in his boring life.

As a person who wants to save face, let alone the short-shirt gang look down on him, even the children look down on him and laugh at him.

Kong Yiji, so pitiful!