The old elm tree beside Li Hanjun Antique City
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There is an “Antique City” in the east city of Harbin. There is an old tree in front of the "Antique City", which is a white elm. Baiyu is not just white, it looks like a black mass. The old tree looks like a human being, with an old look. At first glance, there is nothing attractive about it. The tree is tall and tall, its body is slanted, its branches are sparse, its leaves are rough, and its skin is rough and cracked. It looks as ugly as it needs to be. Standing there, it looks like the ugly Cassie who rings the bell in "Notre Dame de Paris". Modo.
Fortunately, no matter how ugly and humble it is, it is still a tree after all. Since it is a tree, it naturally has the title of "green plant" and is linked to major issues such as "environmental protection". Not only that, it also has the word "old" in it. Although people nowadays are worthless and even annoying, old things are different - no matter what, once it reaches a certain age, there is a hope of becoming an "antique", such as ancient cities, ancient paintings, antiques, etc. Antiques, all like this. An old urine can will be kicked open by anyone who sees it. But to say that this urine jar was used by people seven thousand years ago, it is immediately different from ordinary drowning utensils. No matter how dingy it looks, or even missing the edge, it immediately becomes valuable and even worth a fortune. Maybe! It can be seen that once something becomes "ancient", let alone how awesome it is, how can it be compared with old people?
Also talking about this tree. Although this tree had a "green" sign and was showing off its age, it was born at the wrong time - it happened to be crooked and blocking a newly built straight road. Of course, it is not that it is deliberately "playing a big role", nor is it relying on its old age to show off its strength and deliberately blocking others. Ping Gong said that it didn't "walk" to the middle of this road by itself. It was standing there before, and now it is about to be built into a wide asphalt road, so he got to the middle of the road; or simply put it this way: The tree didn't move, because the new road was going to pass through it. So some people were aggrieved and said, "Which came first, the tree or the road? Who was in the way?" The road builder at the time said, "It looks like this tree is really old. , it should be protected and cannot be cut down." So he built a short guardrail for the tree and allowed the road to make a small turn around the tree. As soon as this incident came out, it was incredible. The news department gave a thumbs up and praised: "Look! How strong people's awareness of caring for green plants is! How many road builders are aware of environmental protection! They would rather make a bend in the straight road. Don't cut down an old tree!"
With the "mercy" of these road construction troops who are accustomed to overcoming obstacles, and the high-profile care of the media, over the years, this old tree has So he leaned sideways and twisted the branches, and he was alone, able to stand in the middle of this big road, lingering for a while. This year, there are more and more cars on the road. It is a constant flow, day and night. Cars passed by it one after another, and the exhaust fumes choked it. It can be said that every day it lives is a "smog day". But this old tree stood there and endured it. Don't talk about PM2.5, it didn't even say a word about PM250. Also, after all, humans and trees are not the same kind. We really don’t know whether they live comfortably or uncomfortablely. I thought about what kind of life it lived. It was probably similar to the pedestrians who passed by it every day. You didn't know what troubles it had or what fun it had. What kind of life was it? He himself knew it.
Without further ado, a few years have passed and the road needs to be widened and renovated again.
Let’s talk about this day, I was walking on the side of the road, and I suddenly raised my eyes, "Hey! How come the old tree that was there last night is missing today?"
Many road construction workers were working on the road at this time. I walked over and asked one of them: "Why is that tree gone?"
"Chopped down." He responded calmly without raising his eyes or stopping the work in his hands. One sentence.
“Didn’t you say that we need to protect the trees in the city?”
“They were cut down only after dark yesterday.
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"Why do you want to cut it? ”
“Ha! This time the road is widened. Just look at it and your heart will be so bright! ”
“When this road was first built, we made a special detour for this tree...The tree is not in the way...”
He Finally, he turned around and looked at me steadily: "To tell you the truth, everything that blocks the road is an obstacle. All obstacles must be removed. If we don't remove them, we will be responsible." If a car hits a tree, we will be in big trouble - don't we all talk about the rule of law these days..."
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Yeah, the tree grows On the road, there is a possibility of collision with a car. If a tree is hit, it will not say anything and will not go to court to sue. But if a person and a car hit a tree, of course he will sue. It’s not the tree, it’s the road administration department. So, between the two, do they want the tree’s right to live? Or do they want the person’s right to drive safely? In the past, it was reasonable to leave it alone. But it is not in compliance with the law. Now that we are talking about the rule of law, how can we allow it to grow in the middle of the road? Although plants also have life, they cannot be compared with human life, right? It doesn’t matter if someone is knocked down. If someone is killed, the road administration department will suffer a huge loss! From this point of view, ecology and the rule of law are really in trouble.
" well! An old tree was sacrificed to the 'spirit of law'! "I looked at the "Antique City" on the roadside and couldn't help but sigh.
There are no antiques in this "Antique City". A few years ago, some people said that this land will be used to build businesses. We lived in the building, collected part of the pre-purchase money, and moved out all the vendors who were doing business here. However, since the "Antique City" was vacated, it has been left idle. As time goes by, there are more than a dozen empty shabby rooms on the ground. The house was crumbling. It had been empty for four or five years. I suddenly remembered that the state clearly stipulates that no matter who acquires the land, they must start construction within one year. The land will be taken back. But this piece of land is so vacant. After so many years, it still looks like it used to be. There is no sign of construction. Only a dozen small wild flowers have grown in the dust under the eaves of the empty house. He was shaking his head in the wind, with a complacent look... The old elm tree by Li Hanjun Antique City 2
The old elm tree by Li Hanjun Antique City 2
The heart lamp
There is a text in the junior high school Chinese textbook called "Lights on a Winter Night". The author is Maurice Gibson, an Englishman. He wrote in the article that once, he wanted to travel from a desolate town called Oaks in western Canada. On the way, he went to a farm fifteen kilometers away to treat a child with fever, but he didn't know the way. So, every household along the way turned on the lights, and the lights formed a guide in the dark night. The long chain enabled him to find the patient's home smoothly. When he returned, the author wrote: "Every time my car passed by a house, the lights went out, but the lights in front were still shining, waiting for me... ..." The article is short, but very touching. On that night, this light was so important, just like a lighthouse on the coast, guiding the direction of the ship, and like a beacon on the runway, indicating the path for landing.
The author did not describe the lights in detail, but I think that on that cold winter night, seeing those halos of light must have made my heart feel very warm, because those strings of light in the dark night were actually. It is composed of love hearts and emits the light of love.
The light brings light to people and brings hope to mankind.
It is said in Greek mythology that the reason why the world can obtain fire is because of Prometheus' love for mankind, because at that time, we weak humans did not have the power to use fire. It ignited the first pile of branches and leaves in the human jungle. The fire broke through the long night and enlightened human wisdom. This made a huge difference between humans who use fire and humans who do not use fire. This angered the god Zeus, and he brought Prometheus to justice. He was chained to the cliff of the Caucasus Mountains and sent an eagle to eat his liver every day.
The great Prometheus, who alone endured the pain of the entire human race, still suffered. Leave the light to the mortal world.
We know that without fire, humans would not have the way they live today, and it would be impossible to create such a splendid civilization.
According to Han Feizi, who lived more than 2,000 years ago, in the era when people drank hair and drank blood, "the people ate fruits, clams, and clams, but the smelly smell hurt the stomach, and the people suffered from many diseases. Some saints made fire by drilling flints to make fire to dissolve the smell, and the people said He made the king of the world and named him Suiren." The saint Han Fei mentioned did not fly from the sky, but came from the common people and was an ancestor living on the land of China. The fire he made was just an "invention" in real life - drilling wood to make fire. What Prometheus took was "sky fire". He said that he took a branch of woody fennel and flew it to the sun chariot to ignite it. No matter how it is obtained, humans cannot live without fire. Fire not only brings warmth to people, but also brings light to the world. More importantly, it changes the way humans live. The "cooking" of food by fire has completely changed human eating habits; and the shining light allows people to identify things hidden in the darkness. Its lighting effect cannot be underestimated. Barbecue food transforms the "stomach", illuminates the world, opens the horizons, and inspires the mind. We can even say that from fires to oil lamps, candles, and then to electric lights, this itself is a small microcosm of the history of the development of human wisdom.
When it comes to lanterns, scholars can’t help but think of the scene in the ancient scrolls of green lanterns. Although people say that “people who are accustomed to the lights make Confucian scholars sour”, the joy of scholars is not exempt from this. The light illuminates the writing on the book, and that is the key to enlightenment and the holy fire that lights up the mind. Throughout the ages, those who have sought knowledge have embarked on a path of exploration starting from reading again and again.
In China, in ancient times, there are too many stories about studying hard under the lamp, too numerous to mention, such as Kuang Heng "cutting through the wall to steal the light", such as Che Yin Nang Ying, such as Sun Kang Ying Xue... and In "The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao", there is also a record of "blowing fire to illuminate the book", which is thought-provoking. The story goes that "Su Ting was dissatisfied with his father's wishes. He often hung out with the servants and was eager to learn. Whenever he wanted to study but had no light, he would often spin the fire in the stable stove to illuminate the book and recite. He studied hard like this, and later reached the stage. "Su Ting read with the help of the remaining fire in the furnace, and developed a good memory, that is, a photographic memory. "New Book of Tang: Su Ting's Biography" says that he "read a thousand words at a glance and recited them frequently." Su Ting later became famous as a writer and was once as famous as Zhang Shu. At that time, he was known as "Yan Xu's generous writer". Su Ting's official documents were so well written that even the emperor couldn't put them down and asked him to make two copies of his official documents so that he could appreciate them again and again. Li Deyu later commented: "In modern times, imperial edicts are only articles based on narrative." From this, we can imagine that in the beginning, it was the weak fire in the stable that ignited the aura of a person's intelligence.
There are many anecdotes about reading at night in the history books. The following two are quite interesting. First, there is a "Biography of Lu Sili" in "Northern History", which says that Lu Sili "in order to welcome Wei Xiao's martial arts, he was granted the title of Prince of Wenyang County, became a champion general, and worshiped the Huangmen Minister." After Emperor Wei Wen came to the throne, he was "enlisted as a knight" "Being a Marquis" was a moment of great favor and rank. But despite his high position and great authority, he "never let go of the book even though he was engaged in military affairs. He dealt with political affairs during the day and read at night. He held a candle on his head, and the embers of the candle lit up several times at night." After reading the book for one night, there were countless "candle embers" alone. Literally, we don’t know whether this is an exaggeration or whether the candles were of poor quality. However, it is not bad to say that he is diligent and studies hard. The other is the record in Ban Gu's "Han Shu·Criminal Law Chronicles", which says that Qin Shihuang, who burned books and humiliated Confucians, was very diligent in his daily life: "Working on writing and calligraphy, breaking prisons during the day, analyzing books at night, making decisions by himself, and hanging stones by day." one". Fu Qian's note said: "Xuan means weighing. A stone means one hundred and twenty jins. When the First Emperor read documents, he would measure one hundred and twenty jins a day." The discussion of jins when reviewing official documents was probably only a thing of his time. Things that future generations have never heard of. However, reading a hundred and twenty kilograms of slips and slips under the lamp every night, even if they are sweaty slips and wooden slips, may not be easy.
It is inevitable to work hard on paperwork, not to mention studying hard all night? Just imagine, the night is getting deeper, everything is silent, or the wind is cold outside the window, or the frost and rain are bitter. Others have already got into the warm bed and entered the gentle land, but these scholars are still alone with the lonely lamp. It is true that Endless loneliness and desolation. Probably because of this, someone created a virtual scene of "reading at night with red sleeves adding fragrance", adding a little color to the bitter reading life: a touch of fat red, two green sleeves, a bit fragrant and a bit gentle.
But I have always disagreed with this - indeed, I have a beautiful woman accompanying me, serving tea and soup for a while, adding incense and cutting candles for a while, and most of those scholars do not have Liu Xiahui's calmness in sitting still, so Young Dong Zhongshu's concentration in the garden for three years would only make him distracted, so how could he still learn anything? Of course, this is just a digression. In fact, when the night is quiet and the hustle and bustle is far away, with a candle and an ancient scroll, I can concentrate on studying the wind and clouds in the ink, and earnestly understand the thoughts of the sages. Isn't it the joy of life to be so quiet and quiet like this? Those who enjoy this never tire, so why suffer?
At this point, I suddenly thought: Most scholars like to read at night, and reading at night is inseparable from lamps and candles. But few people describe this utensil that is easily accessible. In the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Mei wrote a poem titled "Lamp". It has only eight lines. When I read it, I found the meaning of the poem to be mediocre and there were few moving words. However, it still included the following words: "There are no long-lasting reports of happy events. Because the color of dusk turns bright...except for the shadow of the cloud on the temples, there is no silver and no love." Wang Zhi of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem titled "Lamp Flowers": "It cannot be controlled by nature, but it opens when it wants to. After a stormy night, the spring scenery fills the silver terrace." The lamp he wrote is, after all, a representative of indoor lighting. It is difficult to guess whether it is used for desk reading or for desk reading. Although this poem has plain sentences, its conception is obviously better than Yuan Mei's. However, Mr. Han Changli has a poem specifically about lanterns: "The eight-foot-long barracks are empty and long, the short barrows are two feet long and light... The night book is filled with fine words and words, and the eyes are dim and white. At this time, before the case, How can I fall asleep when I read a book until dawn? Once the wealth is high, it will shine like a pearl. I lament that everything in the world is like this. "Wealth uses long hats, and poverty makes short ones." The author drew up his own short sentences, which is thought-provoking. Therefore, Su Zizhan said: "In order to avoid making Han Gong sad about the world, he will return to "Duan Deng Piao" when he is old." When talking about Zhao Shixiu's sentence "I have an appointment but I don't come over half the night, I am knocking the chess pieces and falling off the lanterns", which is very fresh and leisurely. Ease and very interesting. These are all indoor lights, but the fire in the wild has a different flavor. "The sun and moon are out, but the fire of love never ceases." The light of the sun and moon is the light of the sky. Although the fire of love is faint, it is the trace of human beings. A hasty traveler on a journey probably looks forward to seeing lights the most when walking on the road at night. But although lights can relieve people's loneliness, they can also easily evoke people's worries about traveling. So Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty had "Jiang Feng fishing fire versus sorrowful sleep", and Zhang Jiuling was even more fond of the moon, tossing and turning, so that "the candle is extinguished and the light is full" ("Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan"), some thoughts can't stop. All in all, it’s a lot to think about under the lamp. In the eyes of these poets, whether it is fishing fires in the wild or indoor lamps, although they are different in shape and color, they always make people think about it. This is no different in ancient and modern times.
Although scholars cannot do without anointed candles when reading at night, do not think that only scholars have a special liking for lights. In fact, that shining light is more sacred in the hearts of monks than the common people.
Regardless of whether they are Chinese or foreign, no matter what kind of pope, monks, priests, and even divination wizards, without exception, they all use lights to create a solemn and mysterious atmosphere for the ceremonies they hold. I have seen in foreign churches that two very tall and thick candles are lit on the altar in front of the icon of Jesus, and some inch-high prayer candles are placed on the side compartments for believers. They take it. The church windows are tall and narrow, with stained glass, and the light in the hall is often dim. The swaying candlelight casts the figure of Jesus on the cross on the dark wall, making the atmosphere of the church particularly solemn and solemn, even giving people a sense of mystery. In our country, during the Taoist fasting ceremony, there is a ritual called the Lantern Ceremony. The Taoist priest who performs the ritual holds a bright "lamp", which symbolizes the light shining on the heavens above and the hell below. It is said that in the existing "Tao Zang", there are as many as twenty kinds of various lamp rituals described. Buddhism is no exception. It can even be said that there is no temple without lights. No matter which Buddhist temple we walk into, we can definitely see the Ancient Blue Lantern Buddha. In the main hall, the smoke curls up in silence, the sound of wooden fish is ethereal, and the butter lamp on the altar table in front of the Buddha is always on day and night. The lamps reflected the Buddha's benevolent face, and the Bodhisattva's vow to save all sentient beings was like a rain of spiritual light, blessing the world.
Lamps have always had special significance to Buddhists. Therefore, even the name of Buddha is often related to lamps and light. For example, "Burning Buddha", also known as Ingot Light Tathagata, Universal Light Tathagata, and Lamp Tathagata, said that on the day he was first born, all directions were bright, surpassing the sun, moon and fire beads. The Buddha is like this, and Buddhist scriptures also like to name scriptures after lamps.
The famous Buddhist classic "Wu Deng Hui Yuan" says in its preface: "Since Jingde, "Chuan Deng Lu" has been published in the world, followed by "Guang Deng", "Lian Deng", "Xu Deng" and "Pu Deng". "Lamp". The lamps and lanterns are connected, and the branches are divided into branches. It is the one who knows the lamp, who breaks through the darkness of ignorance to make the way clear. The clearest interpretation of this great wish for all living beings. The lamp illuminates everything, and the light enlightens the wisdom of the heart. As long as everyone has the wisdom of compassion and a little more love in their hearts, this world will become a beautiful world.
Of course, you don’t have to believe in Buddhism or have any religious beliefs, but you can’t deny that all orthodox religions in the world initially use love as the starting point of their doctrines. In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, it is impossible for a religion that does not talk about love to spread from generation to generation. Based on this, in my mind, I have never regarded Buddhism as just a faith. Religion in my eyes is more of a human ambition for good, a tireless exploration to seek the ultimate answer to life. Isn't it consistent with the purpose of our reading and seeking knowledge? And those Buddhist scriptures, I think, are not just teachings for believers to recite. They are actually more like the motto of elders caring for and persuading young people to do good. Isn’t this consistent with the belief in human fraternity and benevolence? These reflections are the enlightenment given to me by the temples and Buddha I visited. And this awareness may be illuminated by the holy fire of Jesus and the wisdom of Buddha!
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Light up a heart lamp to illuminate the world,
Look at the pure land of the world right in front of you.
One heart, one truth, one person, one acre of field,
The seeds of happiness are in one thought.
Close your eyes and clasp your hands,
I feel compassion spreading.
When tears cleanse the face,
It is the manifestation of nectar.
Close your eyes and clasp your hands,
I feel compassion spreading.
A wish for immeasurable good deeds,
Bodhicitta will never fade.