Prose on the appearance of old books

It is obviously too pedantic and "shallow" to introduce the great definition of the function and significance of books at the beginning. It is better to omit one or two classic excerpts and only talk about the word "old books". The vast sea of books and smoky words are piled up with life and history. As the companion and recorder of time, books go forward and change with time, leaving clear and dense textures and marks together. Finally, the steps cast by these pages will naturally add an important prefix "old" to an inadvertent node.

If we analyze the word "old" from the most vulgar point of view, it can be roughly expressed as: morphological changes caused by time accumulation, that is to say, the main reference coordinate for treating a person and a thing old and new is the length of time. I don't want to add this assessment method to books because of its special function and attribute. It is often seen that some people who buy books just for "collection" put boxes of complete sets and dozens of books with uniform covers on spacious mahogany shelves. At first glance, it is quite spectacular, but they don't even have the urge to open the shelves once on weekdays. Books at this time are called decorations and furnishings, which are equivalent to a vase and a famous painting. Such an object is stripped of its soul, not a book, so we won't discuss it.

The real "old books" will always accompany people, communicate with people, share and grow together. Its body has left human temperature and traces, and it has left its temperature and traces in everyone's spiritual world. Once these marks are left, they can never be erased. Even if the finger marks on the page are not easy to detect, the inner touch is eternal.

The most normal and common form of old books is being turned over. When a favorite page comes to you, even people who are less enthusiastic about reading will want to browse it quickly with curiosity and impulse (unless it is really bought for decoration). Many humorous readers even want to hold a thick book in their hands and feel its most intuitive "heaviness", and the skin-to-skin relationship between people and books begins. Nowadays, the rules and etiquette of reading are much less than in the traditional era, some casual reading methods are no longer criticized and criticized, and the places, methods and consequences of reading are much broader. You can read a book after dinner and turn on the warm desk lamp. The companion of the book also extends from a cup of tea in the traditional sense to a variety of drinks such as coffee and juice. The tip of the tongue touched a touch of sweetness, and there was a sense of relief in my heart; Before going to bed, you can study by the bed, hug each other warmly and lean against the bed. Silent Night is the best opportunity for readers to talk with the author. I like the corners of my mouth slightly, but I look forward to the dreamlike beauty in the book. There is nothing to choke on when you are sad, and the night is sad and tears are streaming down your face. As for traveling, taking the bus, and even going to the toilet to read books, this situation is not rare. However, it is always inevitable that the exquisite appearance of books will be sacrificed because of carelessness at a certain moment, and wrinkles and damage will follow. At that moment, we all sighed with regret that "I want to spend forever with you in constant reading", but comforted ourselves that "buying books is a science after all." Since it is already a hearty experience, that kind of pleasant feeling is enough to make up for the regret of hurting the book. " After countless times of wandering around with yellow scrolls, after experiencing the sadness between wet articles and the joy and unruly that I frantically packed up my books and poems, after passionate letters and notes, the once plain and square scrolls will become full of refutation and exquisiteness. At a certain moment, after a calm, at first glance, we seem like old friends who met yesterday, but we find it difficult to find the beauty of the past again. It is unknown whether we are happy or worried after sighing.

Compared with the rudeness of turning over old books, a more elegant move is to "read" old books. I have been in the study of some nobles, and the room is full of classic publications. When I read it, I saw hundreds of thick and thin volumes neatly wrapped in calendar paper, and the title of the book was written on the cover in bold calligraphy. Looking at it, I can't help laughing at the artistry of the bookkeeper. So I asked the owner of this book for advice in a casual tone. Unexpectedly, no matter how curious I was, the shopkeeper could answer with a smile. Then I saw more than a dozen notebooks of the same size and style, all of which were drawn from books, with neat square pen characters and annotated with red ballpoint pens for analysis. The contents of the notebook are classified according to the items such as poetry, current affairs, science and engineering, and there is no place to draw and smear throughout. Facts have proved that the familiarity with the bibliography can not be completely measured by the appearance of the book itself. The pages are as bright as new, and the books are well connected. The more you love books, the more you respect them. Although the book has been treasured for a long time, it lasts forever. "Reading is to ask the teacher, and it is right to respect the teacher." All I hear is shame.

The third form of old books is to spoil them, which is the most heartbreaking. A few hundred meters in front of my community is the largest book trading market in Zhengzhou, which is full of individual bookstores, as many as 100, and there is a "book stand" outside almost every pavement. There are several snakeskin bags below, with the word "handle" written by the boss in a very scrawled font, and sometimes the prefix "by gold" is added. Although there is melancholy in my heart, it is difficult to resist the rise of the corners of my mouth caused by the impulse to learn, so I quickly pick and choose. Hundreds of books are covered with thick dust, just like a pile of rubbish that will be discarded at any time. Some have begun to yellow, roll and tear. At first glance, it really makes people not in the mood to continue in-depth inspection. However, when I face them with a kind of awe and reason for the books themselves, they also restore their original solemnity and profundity. Among them, I saw Preface to Lanting Collection, Elvis Presley and The Complete Works of the Three Kingdoms, which I have been looking for for many years. Except for the sludge on the cover, the pages inside are as gorgeous as when they were published. I'm afraid only a few "ignorant" buyers like me come to visit. I read every text carefully and I was fascinated by its exquisite beauty. When I was young, my boss even asked me if I wanted to buy it. After I knew the value of this book, I won five books with the price of 200 yuan at the price of 50 yuan against my will. I noticed that the boss's expression was quite proud, but he could notice my sadness and helplessness.

After returning home, I wiped the dust off the cover with a towel, and carefully wrote down my name and the time and place where I bought the books, hoping to restore the original dignity of these books and periodicals with my own mind.

Apart from the nominal decoration, the book has three forms: one is that the image is worn out and the content is in the heart. This writing is a kind of body and mind dancing together, the body dancing together and the soul flying together; There is also a respect for books, which are as new as usual, but come from old friends. Such a book should be an example for people who love books; And those books that have become old because of the backlog are on sale, warning you and me with counterexamples. From the content point of view, there is no distinction between old and new books, and old ideas only exist in the hearts of short-sighted and ignorant people. You must read a book a hundred times to understand its meaning. There should be no "old books" in the world, only us who set out again and again.