The German writer Hermann Hesse once used the phrase "No book in the world can bring you good luck, but they can make you quietly yourself." Through reading, we can be healed, soothed, awakened, and enriched.
On the 27th World Book Day, Southern Weekend and Huawei Reading jointly launched the reading call activity of "100 people reading, reading good books", inviting six guests from different fields as the leaders of the event. Follow the pace of the lead reader, take the book as a ladder, be filled with new knowledge, stop for new scenery, walk with new friends, and meet a better self.
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The reader, like a pioneer on the road of reading, eventually leads you to find books worth reading.
Painters who paint everything in their pens taste poetry and mountains and rivers from books; literary magazine editors who have been in the industry for 17 years find good books worth re-reading in their daily readings; historians who devote themselves to the dissemination of public historiography have opened a career door because of a historical work; writers who insist on writing for twenty years cultivate a outlook on life and values in reading; librarians who deal with knowledge every day see the laws of the growth of all things through books; write non-fiction reports and write fictional novels. Found the "Book of Eternity" that you can read all the time...
These six lead readers may have the same career trajectory as you, or they may just share the same interest label with you, but they will precipitate their experiences, choose good books with a deeper time scale, and then lead you to the sea of books together.
1, "readable, tasteable, understandable and admirable, is a good word"
Xu Jiang was once known as "an excellent oil painting artist who combines the reverie of a poet, the passion of a painter, the acumen of a theorist, and the style of an orator", and as the vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the former president of the China Academy of Art, he not only has a high attainment in the field of painting, but also a reader of poetry and books.
It is due to Mr. Wu Guanzhong's saying that "the highest realm of art is poetry". Xu Jiang's pillow desk was gradually occupied by books related to poetry. Like Xu Fuguan's Spirit of Chinese Art, these kinds of pillow-side books have been read dozens of times, and they often give him inspiration in writing, which he calls "the tools of righteousness in writing."
Since last year, Xu Jiang has repeatedly read "Poetry and Its Mountains and Rivers". In the reading, he followed the author Mr. Xiao Chi to explore the poet's mountains and rivers. "This kind of infiltration and refinement of the poet by the mountains and rivers has forged the beauty of the chinese poets' poems rooted in the mountains and rivers, the character of the poems, and the wind gods of the poems," Xu Jiang said, through which he saw "the growth of the beauty of the medieval landscapes."
Xu Jiang believes that a good book needs to meet these eight words: "Readable and tasteable, can be understood and admired." "What is readable and tasteable, not only must be unique, the narrative is vivid, but also can be repeatedly chanted, its language is magnificent, its evidence is profound, let people in the deep taste, taste the heart, taste the righteousness." Just like "Poetry and Its Mountains and Rivers", it can not only allow the reader to understand the poem, but also can recite it repeatedly. So what is admirable, Xu Jiang further explained, because of a book, it stimulates the perception of life and life, and then understands its author, admiring its scholarship, mind, and life experience. At this point, it has reached the highest level of a good book.
Read new knowledge, taste beauty, and be thought-provoking. In Xu Jiang's view, "Reading has brought too much change to people, it is a set of people's intellectual way of watching, thinking, associating, criticizing, deep taste, and wonderful understanding." indispensable! It is precisely because of the importance of reading that readers should maintain an open mind to the form and carrier of the book. Xu Jiang views electronic reading this way, "E-books and paper books are originally different carriers, and their contents are all books as mentioned above. Reading on your phone brings a sensual way up to the convenience of sensibility. Long-term convenience satisfaction has an impact on the depth and thickness of the human mind. ”
2, "Good books re-reading, has become my reading norm"
If you want to describe your profession in one sentence, Xu Zechen feels that the eight words of "marrying people and leaving incense in their hands" are the most in line. As the deputy editor of People's Literature and a writer who has been in the field of fiction for many years, Xu Zechen's two careers require extremely high aesthetic power and judgment. This aesthetic literacy is inseparable from a lot of reading, and naturally, books become regulars in the bag. In Xu Zechen's view, writers can be divided into two categories: one with extreme rationality to analyze and expound their world view, one that loves to tell stories and return the reverie space to the reader to experience, the Colombian writer Márquez belongs to the latter, the Latin American literature he represents is one of xu Zechen's areas of interest, Márquez's works, books about anecdotes about Latin American literary writers, are within his scope. "It doesn't have to be serious literature, or it's a high-headed sermon, and reading can be very relaxing." "Rereading has become the norm for me," Xu said. Take those books that have depth, doubts, and even doubts, and read them again, and you will have different gains. In the beginning, the reading status may be isolated. Slowly, as we read more books, we can read "thick books thin, thin books read thick; big books read small, small books read big; ancient people read "living", and today's people read "ancient". Reading a book in a big way means discovering grand and abstract truths from trivial and everyday things in a book; if we put abstract and grand things into small details, we can read big books into small details. Xu Zechen felt that good books are worth reading again and again. Unlike the previous way of reading, Xu Zechen recently "read" "The Quiet Don River" again in the way of listening, a classic work that depicts the daily life of Cossacks during the Soviet Period and tells the struggle of social classes during the civil war. "Now I often listen to books during my daily commute or walk, read in an immersive way, and devote myself to it for a long time. Sometimes I will be reluctant to go home for two or three hours in order to listen to a little more, and I enjoy it very much. Xu Zechen shared.
3, "The books you read shape yourself"
Zhang Hongjie, who claims that "the amount of reading is not particularly high", in his second year as a teacher at Chinese Min University, he "topped" the list of teachers who borrowed the most books in the library that year because he borrowed more than 200 books. "The main thing every day is reading," Mr. Zhang said. In 2020, he participated in the Reader-led Event held by Huawei Reading in Beijing and shared a book about herders' stories with readers. Not only paper books, Zhang Hongjie also mentioned that many of today's reading relies on new reading equipment and new reading methods, and electronic reading also provides a lot of convenience for themselves. Referring to a book of great significance to himself, Zhang Hongjie chose "Fifteen Years of Wanli", his work of historical enlightenment. After reading this book, Zhang Hongjie of the undergraduate science of finance and economics turned to historical research when applying for graduate school and became a scholar of public historiography communication. Like most people who were not very interested in history at the beginning, Zhang Hongjie also felt that "history gives people the feeling that they are more boring and boring, and the writing method is more rigid." "And reading the book "Fifteen Years of Wanli", Zhang Hongjie found that the original history can also be so interesting." The book is written in an essayistic way, talking about the complexity of people, which makes me think that history is very easy to read, even very interesting. A good book became a new beacon of direction in his life. Zhang Hongjie believes that good books need to meet two conditions: the expression of words is both free and lively, so that people can read effortlessly; the content of books can give people inspiration, new knowledge, and even subvert the original concepts. "To some extent, what kind of books you choose to read is what kind of person you choose to become," although Zhang Hongjie consciously did not experience the inner volume that young people hang on their lips, but he believes that "no matter what age people, reading is one of the most direct ways to shape personality." ”
4, "At different stages of life, the books you want to read are different"
"Twenty years," says Diane, referring to his years as a writer, "I used to think that twenty years on the same thing was too long." Looking back now, I didn't imagine it
It's so tough. "Before you put pen to paper, reading is a necessary step. As early as two years ago, Diane participated in the reader-led event held by Huawei Reading in Chengdu. As for the meaning of reading, Diane said, "It's not so much a habit as reading has become a part of life." ”
To this day, she remembers the shock she was taken when she read A Tale of Two Cities at the age of fourteen or fifteen. "It's very simple, just be a good person. This kind of classic work gives people spiritual encouragement, which is needed by people of every era. Diane recalled. In recent years, she has preferred to read historical and social science books, "like shi Jingqian's "The Death of Wang" as an example of social science books, which can provide you with a perspective on things." Diane said. At different stages of life, the preference for reading will change, and everyone's standards for good books are different, but Diane believes that all good books have a common trait, "after reading it, you will still think of a detail of it, a scene, a fragment, then it can be called a good book." In this "inner volume" era, with the ability to be alone, you may be able to look more inward at yourself and find your own rhythm. "I think anyone who can read a book can be alone," Diane said, "and the hours that I give myself to the book are like a corner." Using books as a medium to be alone for a while is also a way to reduce anxiety. Sometimes books are not around, and Diane will read them on her phone. She believes that reading is not divided into forms, "as long as it provides convenience for people's reading, it is good." ”
5, "To open a good book is to open a beautiful world"
Not in the library, just on the way to the library, Zhang Qiu's career can be said to be directly related to books and reading. As the deputy director of the Tsinghua University Library, Zhang Qiu briefly summarized his work into three groups of words, "knowledge organization, knowledge dissemination and knowledge service".
"Opening a good book is opening a beautiful world", which is one of the reasons why Zhang Qiuzhong loves to read. The surface of things can easily occupy the senses, but its essence and core need to be reached in a stripped-down way. If you grasp the truth, your field of vision will be broader. Therefore, even reading this seemingly daily thing, Zhang Qiu also felt that it was necessary to learn and master effective methods.
"How to Read a Book" is a good book that contains the philosophy of reading. The book calls reading an active, personalized, and traceable act. Consciously and autonomously reading books, coupled with effective reading methods, can allow us to achieve more results with less. These methods are like a lever that can pry up the entire reading universe. This book, first published in the 1940s, still has its value today. Zhang Qiu believes that "through the study of reading methods and reading concepts, coupled with the persistent practice of deep reading, we can find our favorite books, find a suitable reading style for ourselves, and establish our own unique reading world." ”
In busy work and life, how to do a good job in time management, how to make full use of various times for effective reading is a difficult problem facing each of us. On this issue, Zhang Qiu believes that just as "there is always a person who is busier than you who is exercising", "there is always a person who is busier than you who is reading". Especially in the "fast era", "slow reading" is more needed, and only by really sinking down and slowing down can we truly enjoy the beauty of reading and the good of reading.
6, "I prefer the absurdity of reading to the absurdity of not reading"
When asked how to summarize his career in one sentence, Ku Lehao replied: "The main business is to write non-fiction, write reports, twenty years." Sideline writing fiction, writing fiction, five years. Whether as the chief writer of Southern People Weekly or as a writer of novels, she never hid her preference for reading. Like many people who love to read, books must be accompanied by books, whether they are traveling or traveling. "If you don't read for three days, you have a sense of guilt in your heart," Mr. Qu described it. Due to the nature of the work, business trips are common, and books have become regular customers of suitcases. However, there are often cases where there is no time to watch because of too busy work, so "the weight becomes futile, and only chagrin remains." But she later saw in the book that a poet had a similar habit, except that the poet consoled himself: the swordsman took the sword out of the house, and he did not have to draw the sword against each other every time, what was important was the feeling that the sword did not leave the body. Presumably, next to the book, this kind of satisfaction is also this. If it is necessary to choose the most meaningful book, Ku Lehao will not hesitate to choose "Dream of the Red Chamber", and even when she enters the absurd assumption that "you can only take one book to an isolated island", her answer is still the only and firm. "For me, it's the book of eternity, because I can never get tired of reading it." Just as "Dream of the Red Chamber" can make people look at the times, look at history, and see human nature through a book, and get infinite inspiration, Ku Lehao believes that "the really good book is that after you have finished reading, what it gives you is still not over, or even just beginning." Good books will shine, but better books are, after reading it, you will shine. ”
7. Walk with the lead reader and taste the fine books
Walk with six leading readers in the vast sea of books, read and taste books together, dig out yourself in reading, read yourself, and enjoy the endless fun brought by reading good books. With the development of science and technology, more convenient e-books, listening to books and other electronic reading methods have broken the boundaries of time and space of reading, and reading at any time and anywhere has become the new normal of reading. When you are tired of Kurama Lawton, you can get comfort from "Animism"; when you are confused and overwhelmed, you can find the path to the answer from "Growing Upwards"; when you are confined to the smallness of the self and feel powerless, you can get a broader vision from "A Brief History of the World". Since 2017, Huawei Reading has invited 23 cultural celebrities who focus on different fields to serve as Huawei Reading · DIGIX Readers will lead readers, leaving many excellent books in different fields on the readers' book list... Whether you want to find new knowledge, enlighten life or find a pure land of freedom of thought, you can always find a good book for you in the handheld library of Huawei Reading.
A fine book list
Whether it is on the commute road in the morning and evening rush hours, or in the relaxation time of sports walks, you can read through Huawei, and find a piece of your own thought holy land for yourself by listening to books or e-books. By choosing eye protection, night mode, etc. to match the reading experience of the current scene, enjoy quality reading in an immersive reading atmosphere, or use various intelligent gadgets equipped in the app, such as annotation, retrieval, language translation and other functions, to make reading easier and more convenient, and improve reading efficiency. For paper book lovers, Huawei Reading is also equipped with an ink screen to provide a paper-sensitive reading experience, combining the simulation page turning function while protecting the eyes, bringing paper-like reading enjoyment, so that users can read at any time and anywhere. During World Book Day, Huawei Reading has prepared a free 10-day Huawei Reading VIP benefit for readers. The massive number of high-quality books in the application can meet the reader's pursuit of personalized reading, and the design of related tools comparable to paper reading can also provide a full-scene reading experience.
As mario Vargas Llosa, a Spanish writer and winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, put it, those who do not read will live a life of poverty. Huawei Reading hopes that through the million book library and humanized reading experience, reading is not just fixed
A goal, a slogan, a blueprint, but an action. In reading, we will eventually meet a better version of ourselves.
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