"The so-called classics are things that everyone thinks should be read but not read." Mark Twain's words tell the classic dilemma-no one denies reading the classics, but few people actually read them. Why do people stay away from classics?
Because the classics themselves are pure, they don't intend to please people, and they don't try their best to tempt you to read them. When a writer writes, he just wants to write out his feelings and thoughts about life, his joys and pains. He wrote it for himself, at most, for someone he thought he could talk to. He has no intention of making a large number of readers his fans, and he has no other motives. Cao Xueqin wrote A Dream of Red Mansions in the predicament of "porridge for the whole family", just trying to write "a handful of bitter tears", but he didn't expect it to become a bestseller and earn a lot of money. Therefore, the classics will not always want to provide you with convenience, will not dig their brains to coax you to tease you, and will not be degraded because you can't understand it.
Because classics focus on the essence of things. For the same sensational news event, classics can always go deep into it and illuminate the darkness of human nature behind the event; Mediocre works will only flock to those vivid and dramatic processes, and they have no patience for things outside the story and are more capable of making deeper analysis. Anna karenin and Mrs. Yefari are both based on the all-round affair at that time. These stories are enough to attract people's attention and be chased by newspaper gossip, but in these places, people can't find the driving force for the initiation and development of the aunt incident. Only writers like lev tolstoy and Flaubert, with their genius insight, accurately describe a person's enthusiasm and dreams, struggle and helplessness, and reveal the richness and limitations of human nature. Classics are like this, focusing on the inside of things, touching the hard core of things and revealing the essence of life.
Because the classics pay too much attention to those essential things, they often ignore the surface and fragrance. In terms of expression, they sometimes seem dull and heavy, and they don't entertain people with their light and charming appearance. Just like many really stupid people, they are often confused by some trivial things and teased by some clumsy behaviors. However, those smart and astute people treat people in all directions, but if you try to find a unique personality and excellent varieties from them, it is often to seek fish from the wood. Behind the lack of appreciation, classics reflect a truly profound and unique endowment.
The above characteristics make readers who are eager for "light" reading separate from the classics and cannot share the insights, wisdom and discoveries from the excellent human mind.
Because reading classics requires enough time and a calm mind, a hurried pace of life, and too rich or even overflowing information, modern people have developed a fleeting reading habit. Faced with the overwhelming fragmentation and entertainment information, people have no time to devote themselves to studying enduring literary works; People can't calm down to appreciate a scenery description and try to figure out a subtle psychological change process; People have no patience to savor the exquisiteness of rhythm, rhythm and layout, and enjoy the beauty of pure words.
We can also have reason to alienate the classics, let us face the outstanding achievements of the human spirit, but ignore them. Let us remember the profound, intelligent, spiritual pleasure and other beautiful and precious gains gained through hard work. With this in mind, we should take action.