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超越前人,苦果总比没果好

超越前人,苦果总比没果好

刚刚看完杨澜对刘心武的访谈(见下),不论我们喜欢还是不喜欢刘心武,他说的 一些话,还是让人有所感触,有所鼓励,和值得反思的。

尤其是他不信权威,要求自己要有自信,同时,反对‘祖先崇拜’的说法,是值得我们深思的。他所谓的自信是指中华文化对外国文化要有自信,即中华文化也有好东西。而‘祖先崇拜’是说中国文人作古后,后人就很难有所突破。他不相信这一套,因此,它才要继续去写‘红楼梦’80回后的故事。

结果呢?他得到是一个苦果。对他来说,苦果总比没果好。不管, 这个苦果受不受到读者的欢迎,他认为自己已经完成任务,即使是一个苦果,他也乐得享受这个苦果。难得,他这么看得开。虽然是个苦果,却使他走出抑郁和避免老人痴呆。这个苦果,看来还很不错。最少,他省下了一笔医药费。

不分年龄,为理想走在一起

刘心武知道自己虽然努力,但是未必能够超越前人。但是,他相信,后人是可以超越前人的,的确如此,不然,人类如何取得进步。 他也认为自己的反叛性格,‘出格’却能使他和年轻人更容易沟通。一般人认为的代沟,不会因为,对一件事情的兴趣而发生,反而,因为,有同一个理念,而走在一起。即是说,不同年龄的人,可以因为同一个理想,如对民主的目标而走在一起。

当被问到,是否鼓励年轻人和他一样继续写‘红楼梦’后80回的结局,他回答说,有何不可,年轻人,根本就不需要问他,可以不可以这回事,自己想写就去写。

寻求突破一张合格书

我国的总统选举,不知有没有机会投票。但是,除了陈庆炎外, 其他的准候选人是否能获得一张合格证书,还是一个未知数。正如。刘心武形容的一样,他们在寻求突破,想要超越前人。他们也肯定会遇到周折,会吃到苦果,但是,这么做,总比没有果吃来得好。

祝你们好运,把苦果当甜果来吃吧!

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