Many people are attracted by the charm of poetry and become lovers of poetry. Ray is one of them.
He is an ordinary takeaway brother who comes and goes in the rain every day, but in his spare time, he will pick up books and throw himself into the world of poetry.
In ten years, he recited 107 1 an ancient poem, made his mark at the China Poetry Conference, and defeated the "dark horse" from Peking University in one fell swoop.
But after fame and fortune, why did he refuse a million-dollar annual salary?
Born in 198 1, Lei is a native of Hunan.
Born in the countryside, he was interested in ancient poems with loud voices since he was a child. As it happens, his father is a literate who has attended high school, and he often asks Lei Hai to copy ancient poems in small font.
However, at that time, he just thought that poetry was catchy and rhythmic, and did not study it in depth.
However, he still studies very hard. Because his family condition is not very good, he goes to the bookstore to find the back of ancient poetry whenever he has time, and then goes home to write it down from memory and relive it.
He began to accumulate poetry every day because he accidentally read a professional book about poetry when he grew up, and then he understood the basic rules of poetry.
Looking back at the previous poems with Lei Hai as the present state of mind, there is a feeling of great enlightenment. It turns out that love is rote learning. Although I know it is beautiful, poetry is like a veil that can't be lifted, and I can't see its blurred face clearly.
But now ray has found its pattern. You can really see, touch and feel it, and you can also analyze and examine it in an orderly way.
He is more and more obsessed with poetry. He likes to study the rhythm, images and allusions of poetry. With his love, he won the championship that many people wanted.
Ray has no high education. Like most rural children, after failing the college entrance examination, he chose to work in the "outside world" after graduating from middle school. He chose Shanghai with him and did the hardest work with the least salary.
He worked as a car washer, a salesman, a waiter in a restaurant, and a takeaway before attending a poetry conference. However, even though life was hard, he never forgot his poems and spent all his spare time writing them.
In order not to play cards, Lei Hai uses his spare time. When waiting for the red light, on the way home, and even when waiting for the merchants to prepare meals, he will repeatedly recall the poems recited in his mind to deepen his impression and form a long-term memory.
Apart from his interest in enlightenment since childhood, his love for poetry also has a very "love" story. In 2002, when the TV series "Chivalrous Man" was broadcast, there were a few words of Li Bai's "Chivalrous Man".
"Ten steps to kill one person, a thousand miles away."
The blood in his heart was ignited by Li Bai's rhetoric, and he also wanted to be a handsome knight who fought the sword and traveled the world. No matter where I go, I can't forget this feeling of boiling blood. He is too eager to know the whole picture of this poem.
Lei Hai searched all bookstores and libraries for two years, and finally found the whole poem "Chivalrous Man", and then he recited it excitedly.
Many people don't understand why a takeaway brother has to recite so many poems. It can neither bring intuitive economic benefits nor bring fame to itself. This "worthless" thing in others' eyes has long been integrated into the soul of Lei who really loves poetry.
Lei Hai has a stubborn heart under his humble appearance, and he has always insisted on himself in the criticism.
In fact, as early as the first season of "Chinese Poetry Conference" was broadcast, Lei had the will to participate, so he signed up for the second season very early, but he didn't pass the audition. At that time, many people advised him not to try again and didn't think highly of him.
In the third season, when he stood on the stage through the audition, even his captain was worried that his poetry reserve was insufficient and could not be compared with those "professionals" with academic qualifications.
However, Lei still uses his own strength to "surprise" all those who don't like him. This ugly takeaway is so knowledgeable!
On the stage, whether it's flying flowers or guessing words from pictures, Ray takes his time. Even if he is facing a famous player, he can handle it with ease and answer questions like a stream.
Facing the master's degree in Chinese Department of Peking University, Lei was calm from beginning to end. On the contrary, Peng Min appeared impatient and reckless, and gave his opponent 2 points for a mistake in answering questions.
When looking at the pictures and guessing the words, Lei's performance won the recognition of many judges. When Mr. Kang Zhen first began to paint roofs and small windows, Lei knew that the painting was "cutting candles at the western window and talking about the evening rain together"
Even Mr. Kang Zhen was fooled. How on earth did he guess?
Leihai said unhurriedly that he guessed when he saw the teacher drawing a window in the west.
His keen observation, decisive execution and rich poetry reserve only helped him win 3 points, and then defeated Peng Min, a gifted scholar of Peking University, and won the third China Poetry Conference.
Even his opponent Peng Min praised him as "sweeping monk". No matter what happens in the Jianghu on weekdays, a shot will shock the whole Jianghu.
After becoming famous, Lei didn't hold lectures, sell books and make quick money by traffic like many people. He turned down interviews, advertisements, and even an invitation from a company that promised an annual salary of one million.
These attractive conditions and fame and fortune did not make Lei Hai move.
He persisted in accumulating ancient poems for so many years because of his passion. Poetry is a pure hobby for him, and he doesn't want to use ancient poetry to do something in pursuit of fame and fortune.
Only he knows the bitterness of the past thirteen years. If he can persist for thirteen years without biting his teeth for the benefit, then he will not defile his hobbies and ideals for the benefit. What a great spiritual realm!
Zhuangzi once said: "Useless is useful."
Some people think that they are doing something useful for petty profits, but the results have little effect. And some people, who don't want to get anything in return at all, are doing something seemingly "useless", but they are very useful inadvertently.
Ray is a man who has been doing "useless work" He really loves poetry, and he really wants to pass it on and carry it forward. Therefore, after becoming famous, Lei became an educator, specializing in teaching children to read aloud and learn ancient poems.
The salary level of educators can't keep up with the value brought by the flow, but being immersed in the world of poetry with children will make Lei feel endless fun. Lei seems to have returned to his childhood in the sound of reading.
From babbling to toddler, poetry plays a leading role in our life. We may not appreciate the poetry of "the river flows around, drifting with the current" or the elegance of "beauty is hidden by famous officials", but the poems that can be written in the blood of the nation have been passed down to this day.
Today, when we read that "one day I will ride the wind and waves and sail straight to the deep sea", we still feel unrestrained. We read "Eat pork when hungry, laugh, and drink Hun blood when thirsty." I can still feel the desolation of the battlefield and the pride of the soldiers.
It is poetry that has brought us across the Millennium. As long as we can empathize, we must not forget the precious culture handed down from generation to generation.
Just like Lei Hai's acceptance speech at the poetry conference: "Blow all the crazy sand to become gold."
It took Leihai ten years to shine brilliantly. He not only has more than 65,438+0,000 wonderful poems, but also has his own distance.
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