Walking: Achieving a high degree of spiritual freedom
——"Just for Qingyun" questions and reflections on spiritual freedom
Wang Xiaoxia
What makes my heart light and cheerful? What brings me to refreshment and passion? What makes my spirit highly free? I think, in addition to writing, is walking. However, Zhou Wendao fused the two into one, creating a unique landscape of walking literature characterized by free spirit, or literary walking. This is the impression that "Just for Qingyun" gave me.
"Just for Qingyun" by Zhou Wendao, published by Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House, 2024
Camus said that freedom should be an opportunity to change oneself for the better. Perhaps he is well versed in the philosophy of this sentence, and Zhou Wendao has opened a life mode of walking and writing. From his writings, one can touch the pulse of life, the sharpness of thoughts, the richness of emotions, and the essential way of existence of the object of sentiment. The people, things, and things that enter the pen are all presented in his prose in the posture of being present; The mountains, rivers, plants, water, fire, wind and rain of nature, the pavilions and pavilions of the world, and the stories of the characters will be clearly deconstructed and reconstructed in his words, and then sublimated into what he feels, thinks, understands and discovers, the free gallop of the spirit, and finally comes down to thoughts and meanings......
Reading "Hulunbuir's Covenant of Ice and Fire" actually allows us to practice a different kind of meeting, not only feeling the unbearable cold of nature's ice and snow in the middle of winter, but also feeling a kind of ice and fire purgatory of life and nation. We can't help but wonder what makes the nomadic people here live and live here in peace, and endure hardships without getting lost. A nation's will to survive is perfectly interpreted through a joyful and festive Namu sacrifice fire. Fire is not only the soul of life of the nomads, but also the way to treat people with sincerity and enthusiasm, and the key to writing the history and humanity of the nomads - no matter how cruel the ice and snow, as long as the fire is not extinguished, life can burn the prairie fire.
The biggest feature of nomadism is freedom, walking on the vast grassland, the blue sky and white clouds are the best place to let go of the soul, the eagle strikes the sky, and the casualness of cattle and sheep everywhere is the best display of freedom. The long tune of the horse-head qin, either passionate or low-key, tells the fierceness and sadness of the nomads, but if you taste it carefully, the expression in the depths of the notes is still a free way of existence. "These northern nomads can only hunt and shepherd animals as a source of food; Animal skins are used as warm clothing, and as a result, they adapt to nature and promote civilization. "Ice and fire are the main threads that run through the entire history and humanity of nomadic peoples. Whether it is war, nomadism, integration with farming, migration, expansion, and life redemption, in the game of ice and fire, the nomads are pushed forward, and the nomads' innate pursuit of freedom is felt.
Summer pasture scenery in the Urat grassland of Inner Mongolia (Xinhua News Agency, source: Guangming Daily)
"Mountains and Seas as the Pass" starts from a section of the Great Wall located in the old dragon's head, and in the narration, it works with readers to travel through history and trace back to the origin. From the story of the old dragon head to the legend of Meng Jiangnu, from the strength of the Qin Dynasty to the decline of the late Qing Dynasty, the invasion of foreign enemies runs through the pride and humiliation of the nation, and from the Great Wall of the entity to the Great Wall of people's hearts, a shocking question is issued: "The pass of mountains and seas eventually evolved into a tragic tragedy of mountains and seas." This warns the latter that only by controlling the hearts and minds of the people can we build an indestructible Great Wall for the destiny of the country and the happiness of the people. The ancient country, after the vicissitudes of war, the prosperity of the country and the demise of the country, know that the foundation of governing the country lies in people, not the Great Wall built of bricks and stones.
The Great Wall of Shanhaiguan (Source: Xinhuanet)
Zhou Wendao's walk is not only shuttling in the smoke and dust of history, but also in the current reality, by your side and mine. History and reality are engraved into the sky of history. Only people who are free in spirit can walk and write in this way. "Walking into the Ancient Village", I feel not only the poetry of "no rain in the mountains, empty and wet clothes", but also the question of happiness. Perhaps a cornice and a wisp of cooking smoke in the farmhouse show the ancient meaning of the ancient village; Then, the road of the ancient village is the troika of happiness. From the ancient happiness on the moss stone road to the modern happiness of the colorful ecological permeable cement concrete anti-slip road, time is connected by two sections of village roads, and we walk through them freely, not only feeling the regret of "The Corner Forgotten by Love", but also re-experiencing the hardships and dangers of the "Danma Salt and Iron Ancient Road", and also appreciating the transcendence of the paradise. The harmonious beauty and simple beauty of the courtyard of the ancient village bring Zhou Wendao's thoughts back to the memories of his childhood, the beautiful and colorful flowers, the cute dogs, the hard-working cows, and the baskets full of joy are all in a cup of shallow tea, in the excitement, excitement, or melancholy narration, freedom, becoming the softest existence in the depths of memory.
"Little Village" oil painting by Zhang Qiang (Source: Tianfu Xinyue Art Museum)
Introversion, generosity, and selflessness are the three elements of happiness. This is the feeling of · Arnold. For Zhou Wendao, intervention is perhaps the most sincere and candid way to express it. He intervenes not only in the beauty of natural scenery, but also in historical records, legends, and understandings in the scenery, and in all the hidden things in the object world - the truth behind existence; It also seamlessly constructs a high degree of spiritual freedom into the "home of words", and enjoys the beautiful scenery and food with the readers, and appreciates the different wonders of life with the readers, and appreciates the charm of the language present.
It's also language. Just one sentence "beauty is a symbol of freedom" brought me into the prose of "You Li Wei Qiang", and along the "road" constructed by Zhou Wendao with words, I saw "a road of the dynasty, docking with the difficulties of the Qiang people's thousand-year-old migration, two different terms, overlapping in this land of the Western Regions, bringing me into the history of Lijiang". Here, "I saw a thrilling, heart-wrenching" landscape, where the dolomites and limestone build the masculinity and softness of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The majestic and far-reaching, pure and quiet, as well as the beauty of the invisible avenue and the fragrance of real water, are deeply engraved into our hearts. The abstract, gentle and intoxicating beauty of Lijiang is gradually integrated with the unique national beauty of the Qiang people, so as to form a perfectly unified and beautiful form of Lijiang and Liqiang. The majestic kingly bearing of the wooden mansion in "Look at a Tree Cultivated into a Mansion", and the yellow-haired and happy Qiang Paradise in "Ask the Qiang People at That Time" all tell the past and present lives of the Qiang people. We feel the wisdom and diligence of the Qiang people in the glorious palace of Mufu, and feel the unswerving perseverance of the Qiang people in the changing annual rings of the waterwheel. The three narratives with the background of the Qiang migration and settlement allow us to understand the suffering and colorful history and culture of the Qiang people. Perhaps in order to pursue the auspiciousness in his heart, or to care about Qingyun's literary friends, Zhou Wendao pushed but was busy with mundane things, came to the Lubei Plain, realized a trip that he wanted to go, and realized a party with Qingyun, and the beautiful Qingyun became a symbol of freedom.
Scenery of Jiuding Longtan in Lijiang, Yunnan Province (photo by Li Yongping, source: Sichuan Fangzhi Gallery)
There is no reason, no excuse, "only for Qingyun", because there is a colorful and auspicious mist here, there is a song of "Qingyun" that is agitated and high-pitched, there is the cordiality of "Jun's heart is like my heart", there is a beautiful nostalgia of "the tail of the Yangtze River", there is the story of God's blessing of the jujube tree, and the warm "Qingyun Li Zhiyi Poetry Festival". In Zhou Wendao's heart, the trip to the Lubei Plain fulfilled his dream of "only for Qingyun", here, he felt that there was a colorful cloud in the hearts of the people under Shun's rule, and experienced Li Zhiyi's lonely love and family and country feelings. Actually, freedom is hard.
In Zhou Wendao's thinking, whether it is an appointment or an intervention, it is not as pleasant as being present. The domineering debut of the song "Great Music Rises from the Cangcang Mountain" directly took me to the scene of Liu Bang's heroic ambition to sing "Song of the Great Wind" when he returned to his hometown after victory. Sometimes they drink, sometimes they build, they dance casually, and they are heroic. Perhaps the construction can not fully express the majesty of the world, then, you might as well use the symphony to bless, the extension of the "Symphony of Destiny" will be the destiny of the longing, fighting, glory, joy, in a magnificent and magnificent way, thrilling way, with the "Yellow River Cantata" to wake up the people, go to the front line, bloody battle, for the new China to make great contributions. Cangshan Dale is not only a living fossil of music, but also full of natural majestic, open and heavy, joyful and joyful positive energy.
The magnificent Kurayama Dale (Source: Zongmu)
Majestic and grandiose is a free expression of life, and "one flower and one world, one leaf and one Bodhi" is a kind of life perception. In "The Cuckoo Speaks", I saw a sea of rhododendrons blooming alone in the cool and quiet. They are with the mountain, dress up for the mountain, never speak, this is a kind of height of life, but also a kind of free bloom, is the fairyland of creation, just like the compassionate Buddha of Fanjing Mountain, although it is full of rare plants such as dove tree, crape myrtle, boxwood and other rare plants to give birth to lush life, but jump out of this lushness, with the purity of Sanskrit sound, let people feel quiet and righteous thoughts in the heavenly singing and harmony, so as to cultivate compassion for the embrace, to achieve the realm of forgetting things and me, and the unity of heaven and man. It is also the ultimate in spiritual freedom that human beings are pursuing.
Cuckoo (photo by Peng Wanxiang, source: Huili release)
Founded on March 8, 2008, Presence Prose was initiated by Zhou Wendao and constructed by Zhou Lunyou, which is the first conscious prose writing genre in contemporary China. What it makes us feel is not only to be blinded, bright, and authentic, but also to walk freely in the time and space of history, to actively intervene, to experience and perceive something? Listening to beautiful legends, tragic stories, and cruel realities, what are we pursuing, what are we discovering, how do writers exist, and what is the meaning of literature? The answer is in "Just for Qingyun".
Friend, as long as you calm down and read this book carefully, you will definitely have unexpected gains.
About the Author
Wang Xiaoxia is a member of the Chinese Prose Literature Association, a member of the Sichuan Writers Association, a member of the Sichuan Critics Association, a director of the Leshan Writers Association, the vice chairman of the Jingyan County Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the chairman of the Jingyan County Writers Association. Many articles have been published in newspapers and periodicals such as "People's Daily", "Sichuan Literature", "Xingxing", "Leshan Daily", "Sanjiang Chao" and online platforms such as People's Daily Online. He is the author of the anthology "Watching the Tide in the Sea of the Heart".
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