When I go to the library, the bookstore and the street newsstand, I always feel that the words on the paper are a threat to my life. A few years ago, I was still having a heated discussion about whether reading was forbidden. I advocate that intellectuals should not have a restricted area, but now there is an unexpected helplessness: we must set up a restricted area ourselves, otherwise it will be a leak of time, a broken life, and a lifetime of hard work and inaction.
In an underdeveloped country, printing black and white was once a charm that people looked up to. Therefore, reading is likely to become an act of self-deception. Every time you sit at the writing desk, turn on the desk lamp and open the book, it seems that you are creating a gentle and close sacredness. This misunderstanding has created countless life-threatening games, which is a great comfort to yourself and others.
For this reason, some people who really understand books always oppose the statement that "opening books is beneficial" and advocate that scholars should open some large and small bibliographies to the society to prevent the confusion of the value system in the reading field. I agree with this practice, but it has the nature of conventional enlightenment and is mainly suitable for young people who are studying. For middle-aged people, life has become self-reliant, and reading has become an "energy exchange" between themselves and the object of reading, and the important task of choosing is mainly done by themselves. Therefore, setting up a restricted area is actually a mature performance.
It is my basic principle to read less articles that feel excellent and not to read articles that feel wrong.
I feel great. Why should I study less? Because it is not easy to feel wonderful, once you find it, you should seriously understand it, chew it repeatedly, and don't allow yourself to interfere. It's like watching a movie and suddenly meeting a good movie. After watching it, I will never watch another movie immediately. I will walk alone by the river and on the path and indulge in it for a long time. Even if I know that other films are not worse than this one, I can't bear to swallow them luxuriously together. The same is true of making friends. How come so many good people in the world who are worthy of communication have become bosom friends? A few confidences are enough. Clapping your shoulders and hugging your neck everywhere, killing yourself. As a result, I don't have any intimate friends and I'm sorry for anyone. Reading is similar to making friends. Not greedy.
It sounds easy to understand. We don't read articles that don't feel right, but it's actually not easy, because we are often in a passive situation of losing ourselves when reading, and rarely turn on the radar of sensory selection. In fact, even recognized world classics, when young, teachers always say that they must read them and can only follow them, while middle-aged people have the right to refuse to read them when they find that they are incompatible with their sensory system. People have good books, and you are a good person. If there is no fate, you should pass easily. If it is obvious embarrassment, it will take a long time to get together. How bad it is.
When I say "something doesn't feel right", I mainly mean some articles that make us feel uncomfortable. We should avoid those that are artificial, pretentious, ostentatious, slick, domineering, sour or jealous. If we misunderstand them, we have no time or interest to clarify them. Avoid it, and the misunderstanding is not a misunderstanding. Perhaps we will criticize such articles out of some traditional sense of responsibility, but this sense of responsibility is often based on denying diversity and rationality. People have many lifestyles and different levels of life civilization. People who live on the fifth floor need not criticize the low level of the third floor at all, not to mention whether you lack scientific proof on the fifth floor. There are also very few articles that make us feel an unspeakable evil and malice. Reading a few words casually is like eating a fly. The best way is to push it away quickly.
Some friends don't understand: how can snow-white paper and black words be printed one after another? This is a kind of pain from the heart, but you are welcome to say that this pain comes from the habits under cultural imprisonment and from the dreams in the cultural greenhouse. The opening of life pattern and the development of books and newspapers market have given opportunities and places for all kinds of social emotions to vent, which is generally not a bad thing. For example, jealousy, since a group of people have succeeded, can't those who have not succeeded for the time being even be jealous? Hugo said that when a leaf is illuminated by the sun, its back must be a shadow. The brighter the sun, the deeper the shadow. Leaves are still like this, let alone people. Black and white characters not only reflect sunlight, but also transmit shadows. Sunlight and shadow add up to a three-dimensional society. Therefore, we should not only allow jealousy, but also allow affectation, affectation, showing off, old slick, domineering and sour, and of course, allow you to feel uncomfortable and ignore it. Paying less attention to things and being more tolerant should be a great progress for our social audience.
Verbal crimes are not tolerated. But I still have to say, don't be too sensitive about written lawsuits. Hundreds of years of fighting and decades of dagger throwing have left some articles in our newspapers with an almost instinctive tension, acidity and narrowness. This is a heavy old historical account, which is unfortunately shouldered by such an author and is very sympathetic. They lack legal common sense and personality concept. They never take the reputation of the world seriously. If we go to court with them, they will return to the enlightenment period of their lives. Why bother? Their lives are generally uncomfortable, because according to experience, people's ecology and mentality are mutually causal. Once they go to court, they will have to pay a large amount of reputation damages. From a humanitarian point of view, how can they stand it? Not long ago, I wandered alone in some cities in Southeast Asia. I met a friend I have known for many years and asked him what he has been doing these years. He actually said that he had been fighting a lawsuit of honor. After listening to his case, I feel that what he encountered here can only be said to be a cliche, and no one will care. I was deeply puzzled by his seriousness, so I smiled and asked, "Buddhists pay attention to tolerance." Do you have any conflict with Buddhism? " He replied, "If I don't restrain them, they will continue to hurt all beings, so I am merciful when I punch!" " I seem to realize something, but when I think about it, I think it has something to do with the overall environment. The overall environment is still very unsanitary, so we can't take the dust falling on us too seriously. It is good to have a hygienic idea. Take your time, don't worry.