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Chapter 87

Chapter 5 Section 8 Song-like Friendship

Shu Yi
In the late period of the "Cultural Revolution", my family and I took the risk to open the study and bedroom of Mr. Lao She, who had been sealed off for many years.The house was dusty, messy, and horrible.There were quite a few pieces of paper on the ground, and I picked up an old envelope with shoe prints on it, which was obviously trampled on.When I pulled out the paper inside, it turned out to be a pretty good Chinese painting.Look carefully, it is a gift from Mr. Fu Baoshi to Mr. Lao She.Banner, small in size, unframed, titled "Picture of Luoshen".On the screen is a lady in ancient costume, sitting on the floor, playing the piano, dignified and elegant, with a decorative red dot on her forehead, her small mouth is also scarlet, her face and eyes are beautiful, as if there is a passionate passion pulsating in her heart under her cold and calm appearance.

Apparently, Mr. Fu Baoshi was painting at his home in Nanjing at that time. When he was proud of the painting, he put it in an envelope and sent it to Beijing for his close friends.There is no special reason, almost nothing, and I don’t even write anything superfluous, just send it.Is it a greeting?Is it a kind of miss?is a concern?Is it a continuation of friendship?Is it a kind of narcissism?Is it an eager sharing?I can't say it's good, it's really bad.I just feel that there is everything in it, but there is no utilitarianism, nothing to ask for, nothing to need, and nothing in return.friend.

In Mr. Lao She's painting cabinet, there is not only one such painting.

There is another one, which is more exquisite and unique than this one, and it can be regarded as an important masterpiece of Mr. Fu Baoshi.

This one is called "Bronze Shadow Map".The vertical frame is very long, more than four feet.The painting is the former residence of Chongqing Jingangpo where Mr. Fu lived for seven years during the Anti-Japanese War.There is a thatched hut under the huge copper, and a small man in ancient costume is painting in the window, but it is actually a self-portrait of Mr. Bouldering.It is a masterpiece of realism and romanticism.Mr. Fu loved it very much, brought it back to Nanjing, and often hung it up to admire. Mr. Fu came to Beijing in 1953. During the chat, Mr. Lao She talked about this painting and expressed his deep admiration.Mr. Fu Baoshi was greatly moved when he heard the words.When he returned to Nanjing, he immediately entrusted this collection of artworks to Beijing and presented it to Mr. Lao She. He also wrote a long postscript on the silk frame, explaining the whole story, and it turned out to be a beautiful and moving prose with a total of more than a hundred words.

It is another gift, another time without utilitarianism, and another song of pure friendship.

The more ordinary and casual such a precious gift is, in turn, the more legendary it is. The human friendship conveyed is as clear and transparent as water, as beautiful and moving as a song.

These two things moved me deeply.I think the camaraderie behind these two beautiful masterpieces is a remarkable example.

Nowadays, everything seems to be drowned in money, and I am afraid that it will not be easy to find such a relationship without money.Mr. Fu Baoshi and Mr. Lao She's replica of the elegant behavior of ancient Chinese literati may really be a swan song.

As I write these stories, I seem to hear the sound of guns, battles, explosions and vengeful roars from far away in the world.

So, from these stories, I saw the great spirit of a nation, which created our splendid Chinese culture, and created miracles that shocked the world one after another.

So, I don't think it's small at all.No.This is a huge force, big enough to change the fate of the world.

Human beings are meant to live like this, kind, compassionate, helping each other and asking for nothing in return.

【Together with you】

Everyone in the world cares deeply about friendship, and yearns for a friendship as high as the sky and as deep as the sea.Li Bai's "Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, not as deep as Wang Lun sent me" can be described as the swan song of friendship; while the modern writer Wang Meng said: "Friendship does not need clinking glasses, friendship does not need gifts, friendship is just that we will not forget." Yes, lonely When you are happy, you will think of your friends; when you are bored, you will think of your friends; when you are happy, you will think of your friends... However, in this modern commodity society, friendship is often unable to withstand the impact of money.Friendship mixed with material interests can't bring warmth to people at all.Let's pray together: may our friendship be like an eagle that can withstand the wind and rain; be like a crystal, always pure and clear!You desperately need a path from your heart to another person, and what is disturbing your mind this night is the very need to open a path from you to another person so that you can be together reunion.

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