Qu Yuan's Li Sao has a strong romantic color, which I think is the embodiment of Qu Yuan's persistent character. However, poets like Qu Yuan who are "unrepentant after dying" are rare.

In the face of "flattery obscures the light, evil music harms the public, and founder is hard to tolerate", Qu Yuan did not choose to "change his mind and follow the customs". Although he kept asking himself, "why is there no grass?" Why do you care about the past? " But in the end, he still cared about Chu and the king of Chu, and never "died far away to make himself sparse."

I think this kind of self-questioning and self-answering is worth thinking about. Why does Qu Yuanming know how to get secular affirmation, but he insists on his own integrity?

There is such a record in Historical Records, which is a dialogue between Qu Yuan and the fisherman:

Fisherman: "Isn't the son Dr. San Lv? Why are you here? "

Qu Yuan: "It's cloudy and I'm alone. Everyone is drunk and I'm alone, so I can let it go."

Fisherman: "A saint can communicate with the world without grasping things. The world is cloudy, why not go with the flow and raise its waves? Everyone is drunk, why not have a drink? Why hold Yu and let yourself see? "

Qu Yuan: "I heard that the new bather plays the crown and the new bather shakes his clothes. Whoever can look at it with his own body will be humble! " I would rather go to a regular stream, be buried in the belly and ears of river fish, and be warm in the secular world with my white! "

Although Qu Yuan gave an answer to the fisherman's question, he actually did not give a clear reason, but only explained it in a comparative way. Then I think fishermen still don't know what their true beliefs are. This is exactly what Qu Yuan said: "Things are cloudy, but I know nothing about it." He thinks he knows the reason why the world is turbid, that is, he swims with the world, but thinks that the world doesn't know why he is awake. So there is "the world is turbid and I am alone, and everyone is drunk and I wake up alone."

Qu Yuan compared himself to a brave warrior, Qiu Lan, a phoenix, and others to wormwood, dung, male thrush and blackbird, which obviously separated him from others. It was impulsive and irrational. Because, at that time, no one would help Qu Yuan because of his good poems or because of his inner beauty and self-cultivation. Qu Yuan resented everyone impulsively because of his ignorance of the world, so that everyone could not tolerate him. Perhaps, Qu Yuan's death may not be able to recognize this.

However, I don't want to deny Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan's life style is open to question, but his persistence is commendable. I think few people have his courage now. In the absurd reality, most people choose to compromise to adapt to the environment. If a person really dares to stick to his own nature like Qu Yuan, he will be regarded as an irrational fool by others.

Imagine our side, if there is a close friend with us, because we insist on what we think is right and there is a fierce contradiction with reality, what will we do? I think I will definitely persuade him to grow up. Let's just put things aside. We believe that compromise and adaptation are the best way of life. Anything that goes against the golden mean is considered extreme. Qu Yuan is therefore controversial. Even those who like Qu Yuan, it is estimated that few people dare to learn from him.

If a person has never adhered to any beliefs and suffered any setbacks, I don't think he will read Li Sao, even if he does, he won't understand it. In the eyes of drifting fish, the rocks standing in the river are stubborn and stupid. They can't see the firmness and madness of the rock. The beautiful waves aroused by the persistence of rocks are also regarded as the price of pain caused by stubbornness. How to communicate between two unreasonable perspectives? So one thinks the other person is very muddy, and the other thinks the other person is ridiculous. "He Fangyuan can be around, her husband is different, and she is safe?"

However, in most reality, people's persistence is so fragile. As far as we are concerned, the composition of college entrance examination is a very typical example, which can be regarded as a large-scale encirclement and suppression of our personality and persistence. If your personality is to your liking, then you are quite lucky, because you can stick to yourself. If you like to write obscure articles, negative and sad articles, fantastic articles and clever articles, then you should be careful. It is very likely that you will pay a painful price for it, or stir up beautiful waves for it (if you think it is worth it later). I have seen many living examples. There are many people who write well and read many books. It was because they refused to compromise on their writing style that they fell into Sun Shan. According to the logic of college entrance examination composition, Li Sao may get full marks, but it is more likely to get only 2 or 30 points. Those candidates who failed the exam because of this were as credulous as Qu Yuan until they compromised. Therefore, there is such a lyric: "Anyone can abandon their ideals. How can you be afraid that one day it will be just you and me! " I think if Qu Yuan hears this song "Broad Sky", he will be heartbroken!

If even we can realize that it is time to compromise, we must compromise, or we will suffer a big loss. How could Qu Yuan not realize it? In Li Sao, Qu Yuan also wrote that a disciple he thought was very good turned his back on him and wore evil grass instead of vanilla. I don't think Qu Yuan doesn't know what he needs to stick to. However, he is as honest and frank as ever. Can you simply judge whether he is ridiculous or pathetic? I think sometimes there are such ridiculous things in the world, just like Shakespeare said, "The sweat of a genius is exchanged for the contempt of a villain." Qu Yuan bravely endured all this and created a persistent road for future generations. Although the ending of this road is not so satisfactory, it at least proves that some people can do without compromising with absurd environment.

Lu Xun said: "The most painful thing in life is that there is no way to go after waking up." Then, in a sense, Qu Yuan is happy. Qu Yuan is a true idealist. Perhaps, in his life, the so-called dream never woke up and never died until he decided to die. However, he said he was the most sober. If this is childish, then I think many "precocious" people need this kind of childishness: Qu Yuan can stick to his ideals all his life. Why can't you stick to your beliefs for another year or two? Many young people wake up from their dreams prematurely and try a little, so they often miss many opportunities.

In our college life, where we strive for the accumulation of credits, many valuable things are ignored. Emotions, hobbies, virtues … not to mention "Qu Yuan"!

Of course, in modern society, Qu Yuan's persistence is questioned. But this does not mean that Li Sao is not worth reading. I think if a person can feel and understand that kind of beautiful persistence after reading Li Sao, then he will gain a lot.

2 "Li Sao" experience

I first knew Qu Yuan, and it was many years before I started reading Li Sao. I love and admire Qu Yuan very much, because he is a great patriotic poet, because he has a noble and proud personality, and because he is outstanding in literary talent. His immortal work "Li Sao" is even more "a magnificent speech and a masterpiece", which has deeply shocked people for thousands of years and has become a wonderful chapter with the most "permanent charm" in the history of poetry. I only read Li Sao sporadically before, and after the teacher's explanation, I got a deeper understanding of Qu Yuan and his works.

Sima Qian's interpretation of Li Sao is that "those who leave Sao are still leaving Sao" and "Qu Ping's works leaving Sao are just an interpretation of the emotional tone of Li Sao". Qu Yuan is so concerned about the country and the people. Li Sao is a sad and angry song written by the poet with patriotic passion and blood and tears. At the beginning of Li Sao, the poet comes straight to the point and expresses his noble, extraordinary and lofty ideals. "The name is right and the word is clever." Behave yourself, go straight to the right path and be strict with yourself; The spirit is average, the endowment is good, and the average public is one. This is not only the expectation of his relatives, but also the creed he abides by all his life. Then the poet expressed his morality, talents and ideals, and expressed his desire to devote himself to the country with great urgency. The words "fear of old age" and "fear of beauty and death" fully express the poet's sense of crisis in national affairs, especially the poet's sense of anxiety about the future and destiny of the motherland. Every time I see this, I also have a sense of urgency that time waits for no one. More than half of you are young and have no career. How can you sit idly by and be indifferent?

Poets not only have ideals, but also have indomitable will quality for ideals. When the poet's patriotic ideal is not understood by the monarch and the world, and he is attacked and persecuted by conservative nobles, he feels depressed, lonely and resentful, and has a strong disappointment; But the poet never gave in, and repeatedly stated his ideals, beliefs, ethics and determination not to regret until death. "I am still kind-hearted. Although I died nine times, I don't regret it." "I'd rather die in exile, but I can't bear it." "Although I haven't changed my mind, I can't be punished." Such tragic words, such noble personality, made me cry after reading them, and I was ashamed of my vacillation. A person is not necessarily a hero, but he must have his own integrity and be loyal. A loyal soul needs to overcome temptation, be not afraid of setbacks, and be able to endure great pain.

When his ideal was not understood, he was persecuted and the poet was confused about his pursuit. He needed historical reflection and fair arbitration, so he revisited the history of the rise and fall of the former dynasty with On Zhong Hua and recalled the fate of those who fought for justice in the former dynasty with a heroic mood. This new understanding not only strengthened his original beliefs and beliefs, but also inspired him to continue to struggle and choose to die without regret. At this point, the poet's lofty and perfect image, lofty pursuit, white personality, loyal conduct, noble mind, proud feelings and beautiful thoughts, such as the sun, moon and stars, illuminate future generations and become the great spiritual wealth of our nation, which will last forever.