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Deep feelings-Reading Ji Xianlin's Lotus Pond Rhyme

In May, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the spring outside the window is grand and ambiguous. Such a spring day is suitable for holding a rich book and browsing in the sun. Ji Xianlin's "Lotus Rhyme on a Clear Pool" is just a kind at hand: a faint plain cover, an ink lotus standing in the wind, the same bookmark in the book, and Ji Xianlin's inscription is quite quaint.

Lotus Pond Rhyme is a famous essay by Ji Xianlin. He wrote that he didn't mean to throw a few lotus seeds in the pool in front of the building, but he was full of wind and lotus. Lotus is the love of Ji Lao. As the title of the book, it is intended to use lotus as a metaphor for people and lotus as a metaphor for literature. As the saying goes, "the spring breeze is elegant and can hold things, and the autumn waters are dust-free." Zhang Zhongxing said in the preface that Mr. Ji has three difficulties: first, he is knowledgeable, second, he is simple and honest, and third, he is deeply affectionate. These three words are also suitable for lotus. In my opinion, Mr. Ji is familiar with Chinese and foreign languages and is compatible with hundreds of schools. He is knowledgeable and has many experts. His knowledge of Bamba and Tuhuoluo is unique in China. He is recognized as an academic leader. His profoundness and simplicity can be imagined, just as the lotus burns its brilliance, but it "emerges from the mud without being stained, bright without being demon." Without reading his prose, it is difficult to understand the word "affectionate", just like people who don't love lotus flowers, they naturally can't understand its purity and loneliness.

In college, there are many questions about parents' composition, but Mr. Ji Xianlin is not the best, but he has a lot of heart and deep feelings, and few people go too far. This feeling, first, is infatuation with prose writing. The last two pieces of Tsinghua's Dream were written on 165438+200017 October, and Ninety Stories were written on 65438+ 20 February of the same year. There are many essays, which should be full of infinite life emotions. The second is Ji Lao's deep affection for the world and life. There are ten series in this book, namely, Seeking the Roots of Qilu, Breaking the Virtue of Soul, Memories of Tsinghua's Dreams, Spring and Autumn Annals of Yanyuan, Embracing Nature, Loving the Market, Feeling Life, Taste the Book, and Breaking Grass and Picking Leaves. Strangely, people's old feelings have not withered, but they are very strong. The uniqueness of Mr. Ji is not only here: on the one hand, he is intelligent enough to grow into a great scholar, on the other hand, he is affectionate and sensitive, which has cultivated him into a master of prose.

Mr. Ji is a rare sentimental person among literati, and can even be said to be sentimental. His prose is more sad than happy. He loves animals and flowers, and "often arouses a lot of worries for some cats, dogs and flowers"-Ma Yinghua soothes loneliness, February Orchid shares the pain, Peony Citron cheers up, Lycium barbarum oleander adds poetry, shares joys and sorrows with rabbits at the age of 20, and shares joys and sorrows with old cats and magpies at the age of 80. In his eyes, books, food, alleys and mountains have nothing to do with love. It can be said that love is deeper than plants, insects and fish. He is fascinated by the sun, the moon and the stars. There is also love and hate between home and country, and love between people. The most incomprehensible thing is his cherished works. The friendship between teachers and friends was wet with tears, and mother's gratitude was burned, especially Mother and Child, Three Little Girls, A pair of calloused hands, When the evening primrose blooms, and Returning to the Light Source Court were almost all written with tears. Also pregnant with Hu Shi, Zhang Zhongxing wrote a humorous paper, but Ji Xianlin remembered it and was hurt all over. This kind of emotion can be found in Chen Yinque, Wu Mi, Fu Sinian, Shen Congwen and Hu Qiaomu. Ji Xianlin's prose has always been regarded as a "scholar's prose" school, because he is knowledgeable, suffering and knowledgeable; Dare to tell the truth, but also understand the world, set history, knowledge, talent, love in one. However, his affection, depression and sadness are unparalleled among his peers. Ji Xianlin wrote his favorite books, such as Historical Records, A Dream of Red Mansions, Du Fu's poems, Li Yu's and Na Lanxing's poems and so on. Most of them are melancholy works, and they are relieved when you think about it.

Strangely, Mr. Ji is so affectionate that he hardly talks about his emotional entanglements. A few days ago, I came across an article about Ji Xianlin's marriage and love, which was written according to Mr. Ji's memoir Ten Years of Studying in Germany: The Meyer Family. Young Ji Xianlin fell in love with Miss irmgard of Meyer's family when studying in Germany. A typewriter is a bridge between them, but Ji Xianlin refuses to fall in love because he has a wife and children at home. Ji Xianlin wrote in his memoirs: "Now I am old. I'm afraid not many people in the world can still think of her. When I can't think of her, I'm afraid no one in the world can think of her. "

At the end of the article, it is said that someone was moved by this love story and made a special trip to Gottingen to find the whereabouts of Umgard, and finally found her. The result was unexpected: Miss irmgard has never been married and is single, while the old typewriter is still sitting quietly on the desk.

What a loving couple. That's a real pity. This is beside the point. Mr. Ji Xianlin's article is full of true feelings and is well-known by the public. For his profound knowledge, ordinary readers like me can only admire or be indifferent, but they can taste and even speculate on his emotional world. When talking about prose creation, Ji Xianlin once wrote: The essence of prose lies in the word "true feelings", or it can be said separately: truth is truth, and it cannot be made up like a novel; Love is to have lyrical elements. Even narration must have a little lyrical meaning. This is his way of writing, but also the way of being a man, prose life, which is also called. There are no differences in study, life and articles, but there are real and false feelings-reading old articles this spring is a great gain for me.

Lotus in Qingtang and the Rhyme of Life —— Appreciation of Ji Xianlin's Lotus Rhyme in Qingtang

Qing Tang He Yun is an excellent masterpiece written by Mr. Ji Xianlin at the age of 86. Fresh and elegant, not flashy, concise and smooth writing, straightforward philosophy, simple and sincere feelings. Read it carefully, just like tasting old wine. Its aroma is overflowing and its charm is long, which makes people aftertaste and gasp in admiration.

First, the love of lotus flowers

Lotus is the love of Ji Lao. At the beginning of the article, the author showed great love for lotus. Facing the clear pond in front of the building, he tried to find the lotus "ghosting" left in his memory more than 30 years ago, and always felt as if something was missing. Therefore, every time he sees the clear pond, he always feels like he has a heart attack. Blue waves, green willows blowing water, lotus leaf fields and windward lotus flowers are Mr. Ji's ardent expectations for clearing the pool in front of the building. This expectation naturally turns into "planting lotus". The author is afraid that the "thousand-year-old" Honghu lotus seeds will not germinate, so he uses a hammer to knock out a crack in the lotus seeds. After planting lotus seeds, I have an extra job every day. I went to the pond several times, and an old man felt refreshed. However, in the first and second years, although I prayed eagerly, there was no movement of "life" on the water. Even when I was completely discouraged and desperate, the author still had a soft spot for it and looked forward to a miracle. In the spring of the third year, several round green leaves grew where the lotus seeds fell, which seemed to show the author the hope of the pond. However, the blue pond in front of the building is still just a few lotus leaves like water lilies, which still makes the author spend a "slightly hopeful but still depressed year." These words have been rendered and a lot of pen and ink. I have accumulated enough strength to describe the lotus leaves in the pond. In the fourth year, "a large green leaf suddenly grew overnight", and the lotus leaf spread rapidly, covering half of the pond. At this time, the overjoyed author wandered around the pond at least several times a day, counting the number of lotus flowers with great interest. In the evening, the family sat by the pond and enjoyed the cool fragrance. The author even regards it as a treasure and calls it "Four Seasons Lotus". The author's description of the process of lotus planting, expectation and appreciation is actually the natural expression of the author's love for lotus. The living conditions of lotus seeds and lotus flowers are integrated with the author's hobbies, moods and emotions, and become an indispensable part of the author's life. The author has created a realm of "scene blending" for us, and its scenery and feelings are worth pondering and experiencing repeatedly.

Second, learn the charm of lotus.

Lotus is a "gentleman in a flower", "muddy but not dirty, clear but not demon". The lotus flowers written by Mr. Ji have another charm. In the barren lake bottom and dark mire, it lay motionless for two years a year. Even in the third year, it had only five or six leaves, but in the fourth year, after a long loneliness, the lotus completed the nirvana of life. It turned out that some lotus leaves lying flat on the water jumped out of the water and spread rapidly. In less than ten days, lotus leaves have covered half the pond. "The speed of blade expansion and the speed of expanding range are amazing." Isn't this the embodiment of lotus's strong vitality? "These dazzling lotus flowers, hanging high on the lotus leaves, pose in the wind, as if dazzling everything." Dense lotus leaves and dazzling red lotus flowers are also full of charm because of their tenacious vitality and become a landscape in the author's eyes. Reminiscent of Ji Lao's life experience, this tenacious and beautiful life, this "extremely amazing viability and extremely amazing communication power", isn't it a true portrayal of the author's life course? Facing the fallen lotus petals, the author also described them in detail: "When the wind blows, a lotus petal falls into the water. It falls from above, but the reflection in the water falls from below, and finally touches the water surface. The two become one and float there like a boat." Reading this article, we seem to be enjoying a very wonderful picture. Under the moon, the lotus pond is sparkling, and a lotus leaf is inadvertently blown off by the breeze, with its reflection and petals floating. The whole picture is vivid and delicate, soft and quiet. It seems to enlighten us: this lotus has experienced the hardships of gestation and the happiness of life, but at this time it is so calm, so elegant and so free and easy to the disappearance of life. Lotus is a wise man who knows how to live. From this, we can also appreciate Ji Lao's open-minded, detached and rich life realm.

Third, show the charm of lotus.

Lotus is fresh and natural, elegant and vulgar. The language of this article is simple, concise, natural and fresh, which can be said to have won the charm of lotus. When describing the scene of the lotus pond under the moon, the author "quietly sucks the fragrance of lotus leaves" and sees that "a lotus petal falls into the water when the wind blows". The combination of dynamic and static, nuanced, presents a quiet, serene, soft and fresh picture for readers. There is no deliberate embellishment or excessive exaggeration here. It is very natural to show the quiet beauty of nature in the description of letters. Look at the description of Can Lian at the end of the article: "The weather has suddenly turned cold these days, as if it had suddenly turned from summer to autumn." "In another month or two, even the residual load will disappear without a trace when the water freezes. At that time, the lotus will probably hibernate under the ice and dream of spring. Their dreams will surely come true. " This is a fictional text, in which the author entrusts a good blessing to the residual load, and it is also the embodiment of the author's life ideal. It can't be simpler, but the feelings are deep and thick. When we read this passage, we can not only feel the good wishes of an old man to Holland, but also feel the heaviness and sureness of the old man. It is like a lotus in clear water, simple and solemn, full of charm. In addition, the clever use of ancient poems and sentences, such as writing about the scene of lotus flowers blooming in the lotus pond, uses Yang Wanli's "After all, the scenery of the West Lake is different from that at 4 June." The next day, the lotus leaf is infinitely blue, and the lotus in the sun is red. " Write about the quiet of the lotus pond under the moon, and use Wang Ji's "cicadas make Lin Jing quieter, Tonamiyama quieter", and so on. This not only increases the meaning of prose, but also makes the article have fresh and elegant poetic beauty.

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After reading Ji Xianlin's Talking about Reading and Doing Research-Li Wenxiang.

It should be said that talking about reading theory has always been a topic of interest to scholars. How to study varies from person to person, and there are no certain rules and patterns, but the scientific ways and methods summarized by people in practice, especially the successful experiences and practices of masters, are worth learning and learning from. Recently, Contemporary China Publishing House published a pamphlet "Ji Xianlin's Reading and Academic Research", which is a collection of articles specially introduced by Mr. Ji Xianlin, and also introduced the academic experience of Chen Yinque, Hu Shi and other academic predecessors. After reading it, I was deeply touched and inspired.

Mr. Ji is an academic master. He has read widely and studied knowledge all his life, and has made achievements in many academic fields, with more than 100 monographs alone. He deserves to talk about reading and learning; During his long reading career, he explored, accumulated and summarized some learning experiences and practices, which are worth learning, learning from and learning by future generations. Ji Xianlin studied in German universities in his early years, and obtained a doctorate from a famous professor in Waldschmitt. German professors are supreme in universities and refuse to accept doctoral students easily. Once admitted, they have high and strict requirements for doctoral thesis. Ji Xianlin made great efforts in the process of writing his thesis. After writing the paper, after more than a year of hard work, he finished a long introduction and felt good about himself. When he handed the letter of introduction to the professor, he was not praised, but was returned and completely denied. The professor said to him, "Your article (introduction) is very laborious and quoted a lot. But it's all other people's opinions. You have no original ideas at all. It seems to be all-inclusive, but it is worthless. " Faced with this severe blow, he realized a truth: "Don't write an article without originality." This truth, summed up from the painful lesson, became the creed of Mr. Ji's writing articles in the future, and he insisted on it all his life. The nearly 40 articles included in this booklet can be said to be innovative and insightful. At the same time, his learning style is quite distinctive.

In the eyes of ordinary people, a master scholar like Ji Xianlin will have a unique way of learning, which must be sacred and mysterious. In fact, teacher Ji's practice of studying and researching is also very common, starting from the basics with stupid methods. Usually, he "writes the materials on a relatively large piece of paper." Sometimes I just read a book and suddenly find useful information. I often bring things that I can get at hand, such as notices, invitations, envelopes, small pieces of paper, etc. Write down the materials and classify them. "By the way, he introduced that Mr. Xiang also used this method when studying, that is," writing materials on cigarette cases. "The method adopted by Mr. Chen Yinque is to write down relevant information in the form of eyebrow comment:" Write a little today and write a little tomorrow. After a long period of accumulation, the information can be written into an article, so it will move from eyebrow criticism to paper, which is a complete article. "

Although their methods are different, they have one thing in common, that is, using their brains and hands, starting from bit by bit in a down-to-earth manner, carefully accumulating information, thoroughly studying problems on the basis of thorough understanding of materials, and then using materials scientifically. The written article (the result of hands) is insightful, convincing and more valuable. This reminds me, in today's computer has become popular, do you still need this kind of handwork? The answer is no, of course, there should be all the information in the computer, but it belongs to others and has not been converted into useful information. Besides, the information in the computer is too much and too miscellaneous, which often makes people see things in a blur, and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or not. Let's just try it. As Mr. Ji said in the article in the book: If you don't have this problem in your mind, then all the information is useless to you. On the other hand, as long as you have a question and all the information in your mind, it may be useful to you. This tells us that no matter what channels and means are used to collect information and learn, they are all carried out on the basis of in-depth thinking. No matter when and how advanced the tools are, if you want to make achievements professionally and academically, you must calm down, honestly think about some problems, carefully collect your own information and do some down-to-earth learning. There is no other shortcut. No pains, no gains.

Mr. Ji has been engaged in teaching and scientific research all his life. For a time, he also served as the main leader of the university. Social activities are definitely indispensable. How can he have so much time to write books and articles? It's hard to understand, but there are "secrets" here. He wrote in the book: "Since I don't have complete time (writing articles), I will make full use of the' residual waste' of time." Conceive or write an article before, after or even during the meeting. At many meetings, most speeches are empty talk and nonsense, but the amount of information conveyed is not large ... At this time, I often just listen with one ear or half an ear, so that I can listen to all the information of the speech and turn off the remaining ear or half an ear and concentrate on my own mind, thoughts and writing articles. Of course, on the plane, on the train, on the car, even on the bike, especially when walking, my mind is constantly thinking. Over time, as long as you sit in the venue and smell it, you can form the habit of "evil". You will be elated and whimsical, and the "genius spark" will always flash. In applause, you can write a short essay. "This is an attitude, a pursuit, a skill, but also a spirit and realm.

I think, no matter what the circumstances, as long as you have the courage to establish this persistent spirit of research, clear the direction and goals, and persevere and unswervingly go on, the "fruit" of victory will wave to you frequently.

Some people in the intellectual circles I am familiar with were really talented and ambitious in those days, and they struggled vigorously for a while. But it gets cold after it's heated, and over time, most of them are flat in their studies. There is another situation, learning knowledge and writing articles, just like a bear snapping a stick. When a topic (question) is finished and an article is finished, you will divert your attention and stop asking questions. With such an attitude and way of studying problems and learning, it is difficult to make achievements in academic fields and majors, and even if there is, it is only a scratch. The master, however, always holds such an attitude and practice: he grasps a topic, draws a conclusion, writes an article, and never forgets it, but never forgets it, even for life. 1947 published the paper Fauna and Buddha. Due to the conditions at that time, several problems in the paper were barely solved, but he was always uneasy and often hung in his heart. It was not until 1989 that Mr. Ji got new materials and wrote another paper to solve those outstanding problems. Mr. Ji Xianlin repeatedly stressed: "Academic problems are sometimes difficult to draw conclusions at one time, and it takes lifelong perseverance to get more and more accurate conclusions." The times are developing, the situation is changing, old problems are solved, new problems will appear, learning is endless, and the search for truth is not over. Academically, only by diligent pursuit and never being satisfied can we have new gains, new discoveries and new progress.