A 90-year-old man has been making Melodies by hand for 80 years. What is a sad sentence?

92-year-old Mei is the owner of Nanjing Meijia Shoe Store. He/kloc-opened a shoe store at the age of 0/5, and he had an indissoluble bond with shoes all his life. Today, he still sits in the shop around an apron every day to make shoes, and there are tens of thousands of pairs of handmade soles. When asked what to do about the lost craft, the old man only said two words in front of the camera:? Forget it? . Forget it, how much sadness and helplessness it contains. Traditional crafts are facing the dilemma of being lost, which is the most distressing place for most craftsmen in China at present. Whether it is the traditional handicraft production, the sewing of handmade clothes, or the restoration of historical sites and antiques, these are basically faced with the situation of no inheritance today, and are gradually replaced by industrial mechanization.

First, the traditional craft is facing loss.

In fact, this situation is everywhere. As long as you pay a little attention, you can see that many traditional crafts are made by old people. Ask him where his apprentice is, and the master will sigh helplessly. No young people are willing to learn this craft at all. Actually, the reason is very simple. These old skills are often learned slowly and take years or even ten years to learn. Nowadays, young people are under too much pressure to study. The long apprenticeship is a very important issue. During these years of apprenticeship, young people hardly make any money. The current social environment forces them to make money as soon as possible, because mortgage and car loan have overwhelmed them.

I remember seeing an ancient woodcarving technician in CCTV. The old man is old and thin, but he still does heavy repair work every day. His only assistant is his eldest daughter. The reporter asked him why he didn't accept his apprentice. The old gentleman said helplessly, forget it, young people now don't have the patience.

Second, many things that used to be used for a long time have now become fast-moving consumer goods.

In the past, a home appliance could still be used after being repaired, but now it is broken. Just throw it away and buy a new one. This is the obvious difference. The point is that you can't find anyone to repair home appliances in every corner of the city.

In the past, almost every village had a craftsman? Blacksmith. They are very respected in the countryside, and the farm tools in farmers' homes are basically made by blacksmiths. The blacksmith's sickle is fast and durable, and a sickle can be used for decades. Now, the blacksmith industry has disappeared, and farmers can only buy farm tools mass-produced by industrial machines. These farm tools are usually of poor quality and nobody uses them.

The impact of traditional crafts in industrialized society can be said to be fatal, and many industries have been eliminated. But some craftsmen are not only craftsmen, but also inheritors of culture and spirit. Shouldn't we protect these craftsmen?