The so-called wish, unlike the ideal, although both refer to a goal of struggle, but the "ideal" is a rational and realistic goal, ideas, and the "wish" is the innocent and innocent innermost wishes and aspirations of children and teenagers. In my heart, I also have such an innocent desire to work as a conservator in the Forbidden City.
Probably influenced by my family, I have been very interested in Traditional Chinese studies and history since I was a child. By chance, I learned about the Forbidden City in the books my mother had bought for me. Every time I get to know her a little more, my liking for her increases a little. In the end, I fell in love with her uncontrollably.
In front of the Forbidden City, I put away the youthful arrogance and saw the small figure of human beings in the long river of history. The grass and trees in the Forbidden City can be appreciated by the emperor, I can't; the bricks and tiles in the Forbidden City can contact the ancients at zero distance, I can't; the dust in the Forbidden City can be crossed through the Ming and Qing dynasties, I can't... Her grass and trees have all been rendered by history; her bricks and tiles have all been washed away by history; her dust and soil have all been precipitated by history... Everything about her was so fascinating that I constantly wanted to get close to her and touch her.
You must be wondering why I have to be a conservator?
Because, I don't like the current fast-paced workplace life, life is filled with work, nerves have been tense, in that residual fragmented leisure time can not be relaxed, not only to worry about the competition of peers, but also to worry about whether it will be replaced by artificial intelligence at any time, these troubles are like a quagmire, people feel suffocated. At present, there are countless cultural relics to be restored in the Forbidden City, and there is no need to worry about the problem of cultural relics being repaired, and we do not have to worry about being replaced by artificial intelligence. Experience, craftsmanship, improvisation, these can not be replaced by programs, code, although artificial intelligence and machines will be helpful for cultural relics restoration, but cultural relics restoration is inseparable from people after all.
After work, sitting in a square "box", my thoughts can't help but go away: how many people have poured their lives into this place; how many people have been promoted here as eyebrows and scarves; and how many women have gone from cardamom to old age here... Suddenly, a breeze came, seemingly mixed with the laughter of a child's silver bell and the whispering voice of a young girl, brushing her cheeks and heartland. Hundreds of years ago, the guardians of the Forbidden City blew this wind, and hundreds of years later, the guardians of the Forbidden City blew this wind. Today's Forbidden City can finally remove her mask of rigid majesty, show the peaceful and kind side to the world, and show her beauty to the fullest.
Such a work, such an environment, such a life, really like a dream, this charming dream, no one will resist, right? Surely, there will be thousands of people, former servants and successors, for this charming wish, bravely moving forward!
Everyone has a seemingly ignorant but beautiful wish in childhood. When some people grow up, they abandon the wishes they once cherished; some people, even if they become adults, still regard their childhood wishes as treasures, and strive to turn "wishes" into "ideals" and "ideals" into "reality". They didn't waste their time and won a lifetime.
With the wishes of childhood, plug in the ideal wings, step on the ridge of Kunpeng, and soar up to 90,000 miles!
(Tutor: Liu Jiajia)
Editor-in-charge: Wang Fang Yuan Xiu Ruogu
About the Author
Qi Muyao, 12 years old, is a student of class 7 (1) of Shanghai Music Experimental School Hebi Branch in Hebi City, Henan Province. He enjoys reading, doing handicrafts, and playing the piano.