Can beautiful writing be in the form of poetry?

You can, but you have to accumulate a lot of good words. I have some here and I will give them to you

●In the depth of love - reading Ji Xianlin's "The Rhythm of Lotus in Qingtang"

In May, the grass grows and orioles fly, and the spring outside the window is grand and ambiguous. This kind of spring day is suitable for reading in the sunshine with a large and abundant book. Ji Xianlin's "The Rhythm of Lotuses in Qingtang" is exactly what I have at hand: it has a light plain cover, an ink lotus standing in the wind, and the same bookmark inside the book. Ji Xianlin's title has the style of an ancient lotus.

"The Rhythm of Lotus in the Clear Pond" is a famous prose piece by Ji Xianlin. He wrote that he accidentally threw a few lotus seeds into the clear pond in front of his building, but the pond was filled with lotus seeds. The lotus is Ji Lao's love. Using it as the title of the book has the meaning of using the lotus as a metaphor for people and writing. As the saying goes, "the elegance of the spring breeze can accommodate things, and the articles of autumn water are not stained by dust." Zhang Zhongxing said in the preface that Mr. Ji possesses three qualities: first, profound knowledge, second, simple and honest person, and third, deep affection. These three words are also suitable for lotus. In my opinion, Mr. Ji has extensive knowledge at home and abroad, is compatible with hundreds of schools of thought, is both erudite and expert, and his knowledge of Sanskrit and Tocharian are among the best in the country. He is recognized as an academic leader, with both profundity and simplicity. Imagine that it is just like a lotus flower that burns its flowers, but "comes out of the mud without being stained, and washes the clear ripples without being evil." Only the word "affectionate" is difficult to understand without reading his prose, just like people who don't love lotus naturally cannot understand its purity and solitary nature.

There are many college scholars who specialize in prose and essays. Mr. Ji Xianlin is not the best, but he has so many intentions and deep feelings that few can surpass him. This feeling is, first, the fascination with prose writing. The two most recent articles included in the book, "Memories of Tsinghua University" were written on November 7, 2000, and "Ninety Years of Memories" were written on December 20 of the same year - Bu Chengqi still writes prose in his old age, which should be filled with infinite life emotions; secondly, Ji Lao expressed his deep affection for worldly affairs and life. The tenth volume of the book is "Searching for Roots and Qilu" and "Ending the Soul in Germany" , "Memories of Tsinghua University", "Spring and Autumn of Yanyuan", "Embracing Nature", "Love the Market", "Understanding Life", "Tasting the Fragrance of Books", "Stacking Fragrant Grasses" and "Collecting Fallen Leaves", from the time of youth. The articles written by talented people, the masterpieces they were proud of when they were in their prime, and the nostalgic articles written in their old age, all have only one word running through them - love. It's already strange that people's feelings never fade with age, but on the contrary, they become stronger and stronger. This is not the only strange thing about Mr. Ji: on the one hand, he has a developed sense and can grow into a great scholar; on the other hand, he is passionate and sensitive, and he has become a master of prose. .

Mr. Ji is a rare sentimental person in a scholarly family. He can even be said to be sentimental. His prose is far more tragic than joyful. He loves animals, flowers and plants, "often causing thousands of worries about cats, dogs, flowers and grass" - lantana comforts loneliness, February orchids share the pain, peonies and citron cheer up the spirit, wolfberry and oleander With added poetic touch, he experiences the same joys and sorrows with rabbits in his twenties, and old cats and magpies in his eighties. In his eyes, books, studios, alleys, and mountains and rivers are all related to love. It can be said that the love is deeper than the vegetation, insects, and fish, and the soul is expressed in the sun, moon, and stars. There are also the love and hatred of family and country, and the love of the world. The most unreadable thing is his cherished works, in which the blue shirt is wet with tears in mourning for the friendship between teachers and friends, and the kindness of the mother is burned inside. Especially "Mother and Son" ", "Three Little Girls", "A Pair of Calloused Hands", "When the Tuberose Blooms", "Return to Gogentin", were written almost with tears. In the bright May, reading them is invigorating. Infinite melancholy. He also cherishes Hu Shi, and Zhang Zhongxing writes full of humor, but Ji Xianlin's memories are full of sadness. This kind of emotion can be found in his writings about Chen Yinke, Wu Mi, Fu Sinian, Shen Congwen, and Hu Qiaomu. Ji Xianlin's prose has always been regarded as a genre of "scholar's prose" because he has great knowledge, suffered many hardships, and has experienced a lot; he dares to tell the truth, has insight into world affairs, and combines history, knowledge, talent, and emotion. But his passion, depth, and sorrow are probably unparalleled by anyone of his kind. Ji Xianlin's favorite books are "Historical Records", "A Dream of Red Mansions", Du Fu's poems, Li Yu's and Nalan Xingde's poems, etc. Most of them are melancholic works, which makes me relieved after thinking about them.

Oddly enough, Mr. Ji is so affectionate, but he hardly mentions his own emotional entanglements. I was browsing a magazine a few days ago and came across an article about Ji Xianlin's marriage and love. It was based on Mr. Ji's memoir "Ten Years in Germany: The Meyer Family". The young Ji Xianlin fell in love with Miss Imgard of the Meyer family when he was studying in Germany. A typewriter was the bridge between them, but Ji Xianlin rejected the love because he had a wife and children in China. Ji Xianlin wrote in his memoirs: "Now that I am old, I am afraid there are not many people in the world who can still think of her. When I can no longer think of her, I am afraid there will be no people in the world who can think of her." "

The article concluded that someone was moved by this love story and made a special trip to G?ttingen to search for Irmgard's whereabouts, and finally found her. The result is unexpected: Miss Irmgard has never married and remains single to this day, while the old-fashioned typewriter still sits quietly on the table.

What a pair of lovers. What a pity. This is beside the point. Mr. Ji Xianlin's articles are full of sincerity and are well-known.

Ordinary readers like me can only admire or be indifferent to his profound knowledge, but they can taste and even speculate on the emotional world he expresses. Ji Xianlin once wrote when talking about prose creation: The essence of prose lies in the two words "true feelings". These two words can also be said separately: truth means truth and cannot be made up like novels; love means lyricism. ingredients. Even a narrative must have a touch of lyricism. This is his way of writing, and it is also his way of being a human being. This is what he calls prose life. There is no big or small knowledge, no high or low life, no high or low articles, but emotions have different shades of truth and falsehood - this can be regarded as a big gain for me from reading Ji Lao's articles this spring.

●The Rhythm of Life of the Lotus in the Qingtang——Reading "The Rhythm of the Lotus in the Qingtang" by Ji Xianlin

"The Rhythm of the Lotus in the Qingtang" was completed by Mr. Ji Xianlin when he was eighty-six years old This is an excellent piece of work. It is fresh and elegant, free from glitz, easy to understand in writing, contains philosophy in its straightforwardness, and has simple and sincere emotions. Reading it carefully is like tasting an old wine, full of aroma and long lasting flavor, which is memorable and impressive.

1. The charm of loving the lotus

The lotus is Ji Lao’s love. The author revealed his extreme love for lotus at the beginning of the article. Facing the several acres of clear ponds in front of the building where "half an acre of square ponds are open, and the skylight and cloud shadows linger endlessly", he tried hard to find the remains of the lotuses more than 30 years ago. The "broken shadow" of the lotus in my memory always makes me feel as if something is missing. Therefore, every time I see a clear pond, I "always feel it is a piece of my mind." The clear waves are rippling, the green willows are blowing in the water, the lotus leaves are in the fields, and the lotus flowers are blowing in the wind. This is Mr. Ji's earnest expectation for the several acres of clear pond in front of the building. This kind of expectation is naturally transformed into the act of "planting lotus". The author was afraid that the "thousand-year-old" Honghu lotus seeds would not sprout, so he used a hammer to crack a crack in the lotus seeds. After planting lotus seeds, I had one more job to do every day. I went to the pond a few times to see the frank and sincere emotions of a fashionable old man. However, in the first and second years, despite eagerly praying for it, there was no "life" movement on the water. Even at the moment of complete despair, the author still had a special liking to place his expectations on it and eagerly looked forward to it. A miracle occurs. In the spring of the third year, several round green leaves grew where the lotus seeds were dropped, which seemed to give the author hope for the pond. But the clear pond in front of the building with rippling blue waves is still just a few lotus leaves like floating lotus, which still allows the author to spend "a year that is slightly promising but still discouraging after all." The above words have used a lot of ink to exaggerate and exaggerate. I have accumulated enough strength for the next description of the lotus leaves in the pond. In the fourth year, "a large green leaf suddenly grew overnight", and the lotus leaves spread rapidly, covering half of the pond. At this time, the overjoyed author wandered by the pond at least several times a day, counting the lotus flowers with great interest. In the evening, the family sat by the pond to enjoy the coolness with the fragrance. The author even regarded it as a family treasure and praised it as a family treasure. "Jihe". The author's description of the process of planting, looking forward to, and appreciating lotus is actually the natural expression of the author's love for lotus. The living conditions of lotus seeds and lotus are integrated with the author's hobbies, mood, and emotions, becoming an indispensable part of the author's life. In the article, the author creates a realm of "scene blending" for us. The scenery and emotions are worthy of our repeated pondering and experience.

2. The Charm of Lotus Painting

The lotus is the "gentleman of flowers". However, lotus flowers have a different charm in Mr. Ji's writings. It lay quietly for one or two years under the deserted lake, in the dark mire. Even in the third year, there were only five or six solitary leaves. But in the fourth year, after experiencing a long period of loneliness, the lotus flower was completed. Nirvana of life. Some lotus leaves that were originally lying flat on the water jumped out of the water and spread rapidly. In less than ten days, the lotus leaves had spread to cover half of the pond. "The speed of expansion of the leaves and the speed of expansion are astonishingly fast." Isn't this a reflection of the powerful vitality of the lotus? "These dazzling red lotus flowers are high above the lotus leaves, posing in the wind, and seem to be looking down on everything." The dense lotus leaves and the dazzling red lotus flowers also show their charm because of their tenacious vitality. It has become a scenery in the author's eyes. Thinking back to Ji Lao's life experience, isn't this tenacious and beautiful life, this "extremely amazing power of survival and extremely amazing power of expansion and spread" a true portrayal of the author's life course? Facing the withering of lotus petals, the author also carefully described: "When the wind suddenly blows, a lotus petal falls into the water. It falls from the top to the bottom, but the reflection in the water falls from the bottom to the top. When it finally touches the water, the two merge. As one, floating there like a boat. "Reading this passage, we seem to be admiring a very wonderful picture, a lotus pond under the moon, with sparkling waves, and the breeze inadvertently blows off a lotus petal, and the reflection floats up. drift. The whole picture is vivid and delicate, soft and tranquil. It seems to be enlightening us: This lotus has experienced the hardships of pregnancy and the joy of life, but at this time, facing the disappearance of life, it is so calm, walking so elegantly, so free and easy . The lotus flower is a wise man who has a thorough understanding of life. From this, we can also understand Ji Lao's open-minded, transcendent, and fulfilling realm of life.

3. The charm of Xianhe

Lotus is fresh and natural, elegant and refined. The language of this article is simple, concise, natural and fresh, and it can be said that it has the charm of lotus.

When describing the scene of the lotus pond under the moonlight, the author "quietly sucks the fragrance of lotus flowers and lotus leaves" and watches "the wind suddenly blows, and a lotus petal falls into the water." The combination of movement and stillness, with meticulous attention to detail, presents readers with a quiet, serene, soft and fresh painting. There is no deliberate embellishment or excessive exaggeration. The tranquil beauty of nature is naturally displayed in the casual description. Let’s look at the description of Can He at the end of the article: “In the past few days, the weather has suddenly turned cold, as if it has suddenly turned from summer to autumn.” "In a month or two, once the pond water freezes, even the remaining lotuses will disappear without a trace. At that time, the lotus flowers will probably hibernate under the ice, dreaming of spring. Their dreams will surely come true." This is a fictitious text. In this text, the author sends his best wishes to Can He, and it is also a reflection of the author's ideals in life. It couldn't be more simple, but its feelings are deep and thick. When we read this passage, we can not only feel an old man's beautiful blessings to the lotus, but also feel the old man's weight and down-to-earthness. It is like a lotus in clear water, simple, solemn, and full of charm. In addition, the skillful use of ancient poems, such as the use of Yang Wanli's "After all, in June, the scenery of the West Lake is different from that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red" when writing about the scene of lotus blooming in the lotus pond; The tranquility of the lotus pond under the moon is based on Wang Ji's "noisy cicada forest is more quiet, and the bird singing mountain is even more secluded", etc. This not only increases the meaning of the prose, but also gives the article a fresh and elegant poetic beauty.

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●After reading "Ji Xianlin Talks about Reading and Scholarship" - Li Wenxiang

It should be said that talking about reading and scholarship Knowledge is a topic that readers are always interested in. How to study and learn varies from person to person, and there are no certain rules and models. However, the scientific methods and methods that people have summarized in practice, especially the successful experiences and practices of masters, are worth learning and learning from. Contemporary China Publishing House recently published a booklet "Ji Xianlin Talks about Reading and Scholarship". It is a collection of articles written by Mr. Ji Xianlin specifically talking about his own experience in reading and scholarship. It also introduces the academic experience of senior academics such as Chen Yinke and Hu Shi. After reading it, I felt a lot and was deeply inspired.

Mr. Ji is an academic master. He has read books and studied knowledge all his life, and has made significant achievements in many academic fields. He has more than 100 monographs alone. He is well-deserved to talk about reading, scholarship, and knowledge; in his long-term reading career, he has explored, accumulated, and summarized some experiences and practices in learning, which are worthy of learning, learning, and reference by our descendants. Ji Xianlin studied at a German university in his early years and received a doctorate from the famous Professor Waldschmidt. German professors are supreme in universities and are not willing to accept doctoral students easily. Once accepted, they have high and strict requirements for doctoral students' thesis. Ji Xianlin put a lot of effort into the thesis writing process. After the paper was written, he completed a long introduction after more than a year of hard work and felt good about himself. When he handed the introduction to his professor, not only was he not praised, but he was pushed back and completely rejected. The professor said to him: "Your article (introduction) is very laborious and cites a lot of books. But it is all the opinions of others and not your own originality at all. It looks comprehensive, but it is actually worthless." In this violent blow In front of him, he realized this truth: "Don't write articles if you don't have original ideas." This truth summed up from the painful lesson became Mr. Ji's creed for writing articles in the future, and he stuck to it all his life. The nearly 40 articles collected in this booklet can be said to be full of new ideas and insights. At the same time, his knowledge is also quite unique.

In the eyes of ordinary people, a master scholar like Ji Xianlin has a unique method of learning, which must be very sacred and mysterious. In fact, Mr. Ji's approach to studying and studying is also very common. He uses stupid methods and starts from the basics. Normally, he "uses a relatively large piece of paper to write down the materials. Sometimes when he is casually reading and suddenly finds useful materials, he often grabs whatever is at hand, such as notices, invitations, envelopes, and small pieces of paper." Write the materials on the tablets and then classify them." He introduced by the way: Mr. Xiang Da also used this method when doing academic work, that is, "write the materials on the cigarette boxes" and the method used by Mr. Chen Yinke. That is, write down the relevant information in the form of eyebrow writing: "Write a little today, write a little tomorrow. After a long time, there is enough information to write an article. I will move it from eyebrow writing to paper, and it will be a complete article. "

Although their approaches are different, they have one thing in common, which is to use their brains and hands-on, starting from bit by bit, and carefully accumulating information. On the basis of thoroughly understanding the materials, study the problem in depth and then use the materials scientifically. Only the articles you write (the results of your work) are insightful, persuasive, and more valuable. This reminds me, today when computers have become popular, is this kind of manual work still necessary? The answer is no. Although the data stored in the computer is all available, it belongs to others and has not been transformed into useful data for you. Besides, there are too many and too complicated information in the computer, which often makes people confused and at a loss. It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the false, or it may only be superficial. As Mr. Ji said in his article in the book: If you don't have this problem in your mind, all the information is useless to you.

On the other hand, as long as you have a certain question in your mind, all the information will be useful to you. This tells us that no matter what channel or method is used to collect information and do knowledge, it is all done on the basis of in-depth thinking about the problem. No matter what era and how advanced the tools are, if you want to make achievements in your profession or academically, you must calm down, think about some issues honestly, collect your own information seriously, and do something down-to-earth. Knowledge cannot come from any falsehood. Apart from this, there is no shortcut. You will get something if you put in something.

Mr. Ji spent most of his life teaching and doing scientific research. For a while, he also served as the main leader of the university. Social activities were certainly indispensable. How could he have so much time to write books and write so many articles? ? It’s hard to understand, but there is certainly a “secret” here. He wrote in the book: "Since I don't have complete time (to write articles), I try my best to use the 'marginal scraps' of time." Before, after, or even during the meeting, I conceive or write articles. There are many meetings where the speeches are mostly empty words 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, and I can absorb all the information in the speech, and leave the rest. Close one or half of your ears, and focus your energy on your mind, conceiving, and writing articles. Of course, on planes, trains, cars, even on bicycles, and especially when walking, my mind is constantly thinking. Over time, I have developed a "bad" habit. As soon as I sit down at the venue and smell the smell of the meeting, my heart will be in full bloom, fantastic ideas will fly, and the "spark of genius" will flicker non-stop. In the midst of applause, a short article can be written. "This is an attitude, a pursuit, a skill, and a spirit and state.

In my opinion, no matter what the environment, as long as you have the courage to establish this kind of perseverance, If you have a strong research spirit, clear direction and goals, and persevere, the "fruits" of victory will come to you frequently.

Some people in the intellectual circles that I am familiar with back then. He was indeed talented, had great ambitions, and worked vigorously for a while. However, after the heat was over, he fell aside, and over time, his academic performance was mostly mediocre. After a topic (problem) is finished and an article is written, the focus is shifted and no longer interested in it. Such a research problem and attitude and method of doing knowledge are difficult to achieve in the academic field and professional field. , to make a difference, even if he does, it is just a glimpse of something. The master is not the same. He always has such an attitude and approach: grasp a topic, draw a conclusion, and write the article without leaving it behind. Instead, he kept thinking about it, even throughout his life. In 1947, he published an essay "The Buddha and the Buddha". Due to the conditions at that time, several problems in the article were barely solved, but he was always uneasy and kept it in his heart. In 1989, Mr. Ji obtained new materials and wrote another paper to solve the unresolved problems. Mr. Ji Xianlin repeatedly emphasized: "It is sometimes difficult to draw conclusions on academic issues, and we must persevere and study them throughout our lives. , it is possible to obtain more and more accurate and reliable conclusions. "The times are developing, the situation is changing, old problems have been solved, and new problems will arise. There is no end to learning, and there is no end to the search for truth. In academics, only by pursuing diligently and never being satisfied can we continue to gain new gains. Discover something and make progress.