Genre: prose
Author: Cong walked into the sunset dusk of life, only to understand that the simple Chinese character "rain" contains the four seasons of life.
According to the chemical formula, rain is H2O vapor on the ground, which synthesizes water in the air and then returns to the ground. In different seasons, it has the instinct of deformation: the spring rain is silent, full of childish tenderness and tenderness, like a newborn baby, and its image is a little shy; Torrential summer rain symbolizes vigorous vitality. At this time, the grass grows and the crops leap at jointing stage, just like a person stepping into youth from childhood, showing unparalleled masculine momentum; Autumn rain, cheerful notes mixed with some sad hymns, continuous rain, not only makes people see the fruit mature, feel the joy of harvest, but also easily reminds people of Daiyu's sadness about autumn in A Dream of Red Mansions, which is a sign that man and nature are maturing at the same time; In winter, the shape of rain turns into pieces of white snow, the same color as the old man's silver hair, which means that people are in the twilight of their lives; When snow turns into ice, it is the end of life, so in the cemetery, a white monument to life is erected.
As I get older, I like rain more and more, especially walking on rainy days. Every rainy day, there are fewer tourists in the park and fewer pedestrians in the street. Even the flowers and trees on both sides show spirituality because of the baptism of raindrops. Trees are greener, flowers are fresher, and even stones in streets and parks reveal life patterns washed away by rain. I walked comfortably in the rain with an umbrella, listening to the sounds and melodies of rain in the four seasons of my life: unrestrained innocence when I was young, hard study when I was young, exercise in the "old man's furnace" when I was middle-aged, and my heart was still blooming ... It is very different to review the joys and sorrows of life in the rain and reminisce about the past at my desk in the study. The latter, because of the lack of rain, is like the lack of background in a life drama, a bit like Zen, morning bell and evening drum; Bringing the memory into the rain to burn can not only sublimate the color of the memory, but also turn the rain into an accelerant at this moment, so that the memory can be engraved with the rhyme of lightning and thunder and become a romantic lyric and sentimental chant.
I remember on a rainy day, I saw an old man with a baby-followed by a puppy-coming to the lake in the park. The puppy showed infinite surprise about going out on rainy days. It jumps in front of the old man and the baby, and then slips behind the old man and the young man. But the boy, contrary to the dog's cheerfulness-although the old man held an umbrella for him, he still seemed unable to get out of the rainy dream.
The old man said, "Look at the water drops on the lotus leaf, how beautiful!" " "
The child still pursed his mouth and glanced at the lake, but he was indifferent.
The old man added, "When the wind blows together, the water drops can't be seen."
The child doesn't seem to like the still life world in rain. When he was bored in every way, he called up the puppy and shouted "one, two, three", and then started a race with the puppy in the rain. Out of love for children, the old man tried desperately to stop people and dogs from playing in the rain, but as soon as he opened his arm, the boy and the dog had already run into the rain curtain. The old man sighed helplessly, sat on the bench beside me and said to me, "Look …" I immediately interrupted what he had to say and said to the old man, "It is rare for a child to have fun in the rain, which will be written into his life memory until you and I get old. How nice! " Sure enough, when the baby came back from the race around the lake with the dog, although even the man and the dog seemed to be fished out of the water, one of the boy and the dog laughed happily and the other barked at the sky happily ... The gloomy face of the old man finally returned to the sun and finally laughed with the child. How nice! It is really hard to find a freehand brushwork in the rain, but its more important significance lies outside the picture of this painting-because without this first courage, the hero who struggled with the shark in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea might not have been born on earth. Isn't it? !
Looking at this dynamic picture scroll in the rain, I can't help thinking of my childhood. Although my search in the rain as a child and this boy's dynamic attack in the rain completely belong to two worlds, we all feel very happy in the rain. Therefore, in my eyes, rain is a spiritual thing. It can not only wash away the filth on people's bodies, but also soothe people's injured souls. It also gives all kinds of people a yearning and different satisfaction. Rain silk, in shape, is like a string connecting heaven and earth; Every raindrop is a jumping note on the string; The sky and the earth are infinite stages for its performance; It plays the wonderful music of nature that is unparalleled in the world. Among all things in the universe, it still has a very broad mind. In its mind, there is no distinction between rich and poor, no distinction between skin color and race, no barriers of national boundaries, no restrictions of various beliefs-it is free and willing to go anywhere, and it goes with the clouds, where the sky weaves into a rainbow after the rain, gathers into a river, flows to the sea, weaves a silver crown for the mountains, and contributes glaciers to the earth. Seeing the topic of "Rain Rhyme", I first thought of the film Rain by Dutch documentary master joris ivens. That documentary short film has no plot, but records the whole process of rain on the street in Amsterdam. All kinds of beautiful pictures are edited into a visual music of nature. In that short film, joris ivens emphasized the recording function of the film, but only presented the external formal beauty of rain, without interfering with people's subjective feelings. In China's literary tradition, rain, as a part of human living environment, is often observed by poets and poets. However, it is no longer a simple natural phenomenon, but always contains the author's emotions and emotions. Among China's classical poems, the most representative poem about rain is probably Jie Jiang's "The Mermaid" in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Young people listen to the rain platform, and the red candle is faint. In the prime of life, the boat is listening to the rain, and the wild geese in the river are called the west wind. Now listening to the rain monk Lu, there are stars on his temples. Sorrow and joy are always related to love, and the next step is until dawn. " With the change of life experience, different moods and different rainy days have created different situations. In this poem "Rain Rhyme", the rain written by the writer has also injected his life experience and sentiment. The word "rhyme" in the title of this essay has two meanings, one is beautiful voice and the other is interesting. After reading the whole article, we will know that the writer undoubtedly focuses on the latter.
From the beginning, Mr. Wang said that the simple Chinese character "rain" contains the four seasons of life. Then, the author demonstrates this view by comparing different forms of rain in different life stages with fresh metaphors. Moreover, the author also appreciates the uniqueness of recalling life in the rain. Such an understanding is beyond the reach of a sensitive and thoughtful person.
Then the writer described a freehand painting in the rain with narrative brushwork, and we seemed to see the loving old man holding an umbrella with a reproachful look in his eyes. The child grinned happily and sweat fell from his forehead. The cute puppy shook his ears and shook off the raindrops, and looked up and barked twice from time to time, as if to match the child's laughter. This natural and vivid narrative touched my life experience, and a warm feeling rose in my heart. I'm afraid you will laugh after reading this. The author's intention is not only to describe events, but also to listen to the "rhyme" of rain. Rain can exercise people's brave qualities. The joy of withdrawing in the rain will always be written into the child's life memory and affect his life.
In the last paragraph, the author praised the "broad mind" of rain and wrote the "spirituality" of rain with extremely beautiful lyric style. "Rain silk, in shape, seems to be a string connecting heaven and earth; Every raindrop is a jumping note on the string; The sky and the earth are infinite stages for its performance; What it performs is the beautiful movement of nature unparalleled in the world. " From these beautiful sentences, we can easily see that the author is generous. Rather than praising the "spirituality" and "mind" of rain, it is better to praise the writer's deep affection and lofty spiritual realm. The "rain" here is no longer an object image in nature, because of the projection of the author's emotions, it has become a "life image".
This article comprehensively uses three writing skills: discussion, narration and lyricism. This is the so-called "form dispersion", and these three writing styles are all around the word "rhyme", which is seamlessly integrated into a deep but lively symphony. When Wang Guowei talked about poems with "artistic conception" in Legend on Earth, he once said: "People's feelings will be refreshing, and their scenery will be eye-catching. His words blurted out without any makeup. What you see is true and what you know is deep. " I think it is also very accurate to evaluate Mr Cong Weixi's Rain Rhyme here.
Coincidentally, when I read this article about rain, it was raining outside the window. This is the first rain in spring. Listen carefully. Outside the window, it's like a few little girls skipping rope barefoot. Reading requires a state of mind. Open the window and take a deep breath of wet soil, and the mood becomes so comfortable and peaceful. Reading this article at this time, I feel simple and the text is fresh, which is really a kind of happiness. Cong, male, 1933, from Daiguantun, yutian county, Hebei. At the age of nineteen, he began to publish essays and novels. Up to now, 3 1 literary works have been published, including the novel Grass in the North, Broken Bridge, Luhuitou, and the documentary literary masterpiece Towards Chaos. The novella Magnolia under the Wall, Sailing with White Sails and Tears in the Wind won the first, second and fourth national outstanding novella awards respectively, while Snow on the Yellow River and Tears in the Wind won the first and third outstanding novella awards and honorary awards respectively. With rich creative achievements, it was compiled into Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in the World. When I was young, I used to be a teacher, and later I was a reporter and editor of Beijing Daily. /kloc-started publishing works at the age of 0/8. 1955 published the collection of novels and essays "Rain in July", from 1956 to 1957, and published the collection of short stories "The Morning of Dawn Rises" and the novel "Spring Dawn in the South River". 1957 during the anti-rightist period, he was labeled as a rightist because of his outspoken views. 1979, returned to Beijing literary world. He has published novels such as Grass in the Northland, Broken Bridge, Drinking West Exit, Fugitive, Naked Snow, Tortoise Monument, and collections of novellas such as Bai Fanyuan, Flowers on the Road, Silent Snow on the Yellow River, The Game of Death, and Camel Puller. 1995 published a collection of eight volumes, and in 2000 published a trilogy of long documentary literature "Towards Chaos". The author was the president and editor-in-chief of Writers Publishing House.