Fun talk writing
Written by Zhu Bingchu
I don't have a lot of money, I don't have a prominent position, I'm just a retired veteran, and I'm in the twilight of my life, but I have a spiritual home, I've fallen in love with writing, and I'm in love with it, and it's hard to give up it.
I doubted, I asked myself, where did this charm come from? It dominated my retirement, thinking, writing, tapping on the keyboard, and spinning in circles like clockwork. After 32 years of retirement, in the first 10 years, he was rehired to compile the history of the party organization of the military region, and took care of his seriously ill wife for 10 years.
I thought that money and poetry were incomparable, that money was not enough to pity, and that leaving books was the source of precious wealth. If you ask me what is the reason for my interest in writing, I would like to briefly summarize the following four points:
The temptation of literature. I like to read books when I was in elementary school, in addition to Chinese textbooks, I like comic books, I also like to listen to adults tell stories, and participate in speech contests, I always feel that there is a strange feeling, fascinating, bring my heart to the mysterious world, look and listen, I have the illusion that I want to make up a story. When I went to junior high school, all the movies I watched and were educated and moved, I couldn't help but write my feelings after watching them, and they were eye-catching on the blackboard. After continuing like this again and again, I became interested in composition classes, and later I was able to write some "tofu block" manuscripts, and I felt safe in my heart. Perhaps this is the enlightenment and temptation of literature! Connected to writing.
Thoughts born of the heart. In life, when encountering some problems, triggering thinking and perception, it is difficult to suppress, and you will express your thoughts, and feel that only by writing down your thoughts can you be sure, and if you let it go, it will erase the fun of life and stifle your thoughts. Therefore, as long as I am interested in and moved by the things, I will naturally record them, do not let them slip away, even if it is the so-called small things that are inconspicuous in the eyes of others, I must grasp them, express the fun, and write the meaning, such as the community built a path, opened an elevator failure meeting, held a theatrical performance, and so on. Only when the narrative and report are written, can the ideas and wishes be forgotten.
Responsibility. Since he arrived at the military rest house and began to serve as the secretary of the party branch and the propaganda committee of the general branch, he naturally combined his interests and hobbies with his responsibilities, and really felt that writing is not only a hobby, but also a mission. The military retirement center is required to contribute to the magazine "Friends of Military Retirement" and the newspaper "Military Retirement Life" to keep up with the times and promote positive energy. So I wrote essays and poems to publicize the meaningful events and people that happened in the institute and the community. Also reminiscing about the past, will miss the 1958 shelling of Kinmen in the comrade-in-arms Zhang Shenkui sacrificed the scene and a photo with him, posted on his blog, coincidentally by Zhang's great-granddaughter found out that Zhang Shenkui is often heard by his grandfather "missing" for more than 60 years of grandfather, so contact me, I was surprised and happy, reported to the relevant departments, solved the mystery of "disappearance", let the soul of the martyr return to his hometown. In the past year, I have written more than 80 articles and more than 80,000 words, which have been published on the website (some in newspapers and periodicals) and compiled into "A Veteran Anti-epidemic Documentary", which has become an unforgettable epitome of shocking and unforgettable, which is quite meaningful and I feel that I have fulfilled my responsibility.
The cultivation of the mind. In recent years, both society and the hearts of individuals have been asking what is the value of the world, history, society and life. are all asking why is life? In the contemporary society we live in, everything is changing, and our concepts are changing. Many phenomena may be difficult to understand for a long time, always want to have a clear explanation, but often fall into confusion, which requires cultivating thinking, thinking from many aspects, unremittingly tracking and exploring, always wanting to be concerned about the issues, rationally write out, so as to attract the attention of others, so as to discuss together and keep up with the times. I think only by being open-minded and thinking can we find the answer that meets the ideal. Therefore, when I write an article, I not only narrate, but also pay more attention to argumentation, add life thinking and the requirements of the times, improve my thinking, and clarify the main idea, in order to induce resonance among readers.
Writing is a self-inflicted errand, and it is difficult and difficult to write a good article, even if you concentrate on it and use your whole body to solve it, it is difficult to achieve your wish. It requires not only language, words, structure, and feelings, but also talent, learning, quality, and personality, as well as thoughts, will, beliefs, and responsibilities. Therefore, I am cautious, I feel it, never make it up, I am very careful about the text, I think about it again and again, I scrutinize it word by word, ponder it sentence by sentence, and immediately check the dictionary if I am not sure of the words, and strive to be standardized and accurate.
All in all, writing is profound, and the process of writing is a process of "infinite scenery at the peak". "It should be written and written, this is the only way to hone your style and style." (Tolstoy, a Russian writer). I want to stick to my hobbies and take responsibility. Hobbies are the best teachers that allow you to keep learning and improving; Responsibility is a glorious mission, which can promote you to forge ahead and keep writing! Luo Lan, a famous writer in mainland Taiwan, said: "Writing is a way to know yourself and the truth, as long as you like to write, you should write at any time." "Due to my poor foundation and shallow literary skills, I am only a primary school student in the writing ranks, but driven by my interest and mission, I will pursue unremittingly and persist in writing until the end of my life!
(July 13, 2024 at the 15th Military Retirement Institute in Chaoyang District, Beijing, the author is 88 years old)
About the Author
Zhu Bingchu, male, Han nationality, from Gaocheng Town, Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, born in March 1937, graduated from junior high school in July 1954 and was admitted to Chongqing Artillery School, joined the party in July 1956, college culture, and was awarded the rank of colonel in September 1988. After enlisting in the army, he successively served as a cadet of the artillery school, the commander of the artillery platoon, the commander of the geodesic platoon, the secretary of the regimental political office, and the youth assistant (officer) of the 364th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division of the 28th Army, the deputy chief of the organization section, the secretary section and the deputy chief of the organization section of the division's political department, the party affairs section officer, the deputy chief of the organization section, and the section (division) chief of the organization department of the political department of the Beijing Military Region. He retired in September 1992.
After graduating from the artillery school in 1956, he was assigned to the 364th Artillery Regiment of the Fujian Front, often writing some newsletters, and was hired as a correspondent by the "Liberation Front" newspaper of the Fuzhou Military Region. He once served as the captain of the amateur propaganda (performance) team of the regiment soldiers, creating, directing, and performing literary and artistic programs, and the performance team participated in the division's literary and artistic performances and won the first prize many times; He was transferred to the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region to engage in the work of written materials for many years, and after retirement, he was unwilling to be lonely, and liked literary creation, and was a member of the China Campus Writers Association, the director of the Shijingshan District Writers Association, and the Chaoyang District Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Research Association. In 1998, the "Rural Language Newspaper" of Conghua City, Guangzhou, and the Military Science Publishing House of the People's Liberation Army published a collection of more than 140,000 words of prose "Messages from Youth".
At the beginning of 2012, after being transferred from the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region to the 15th Military Retirement Institute of Chaoyang District, he served as the secretary of the party branch and a member of the propaganda committee of the general branch, and was enthusiastic about propaganda and reporting work, and published more than 760 articles in newspapers and periodicals and news media, and was commended by the Military Retirement Office for consecutive years. In June 2017, the anthology "Sunset Manbi" with more than 360,000 words was published by Beijing Thread-bound Book Co., Ltd., and then in March 2019, May 2022, and May 2024, "Review and Reflection" with more than 450,000 words, "Sunset Pick-up" with more than 540,000 words, and "Voices of the Elderly" with more than 730,000 words were published by Times Publishing House, with a total of more than 2.22 million words. Vision: The sunset is shining, and the residual heat is shining; Cultural pension, thinking convergence; Serious life, the pursuit of perfection; Cherish the time and live the wonderful life.