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Grandpa died of illness five years ago, and the grass on the grave was green and green. The old bookshelf he left behind was still in the corner of the old house, quiet and solemn, just like before. The plaque hanging at the top of the bookshelf, the white paper is gray and yellow, although it has been carefully framed many times, it is still difficult to hide the antique, and the book "knowledgeable" was written by Grandpa in his early years. These four words are the proverbs that Grandpa personally practiced, and they are also the family training of his family and godson.
Grandpa was a doctor, and most of his books were related to medicine, and most of them were old books in traditional Chinese with wire binding, and many neatly bound manuscripts. Whenever I read it, I always feel that the content is boring and difficult to understand, and the more I find out what my grandfather is outstanding. Therefore, even if you can't understand it, you always take a lot of time to sit and read carefully. This is a kind of remembrance, a habit, and even more a kind of family affection that cannot be abandoned.
When I was a child, my grandfather did not often come home, occasionally took a vacation at home, and also sat at the table in the hall for a long time to read a book, I always made a pot of strong tea for him, and then sat with him and looked through the illustrations in the book. I also asked him childishly, "Grandpa, what is the use of you reading these books?" He always said to me in a serious tone: "Child, read more books to have knowledge and reason." "I seem to understand. Until one day, I read the sentence of the Qing Dynasty poet Zhang Weiping, "What do you want to read?" It will be reasonable", only then did I truly understand my grandfather's words. Reading is not for direct material rewards, nor for the sake of one day's fame and fortune, but for learning knowledge, understanding things, and being a person who understands and understands.
When the two uncles became adults, they inherited the mantle of their grandfather and became doctors who saved lives and injured, but their mother dropped out of school to make a living in the era of the large collective. At that time, Grandpa's salary was meager, and the family's eating and drinking alone could not be supported by Grandma's "earning work points", weighing it up again and again, and could only be dropped out of school by a slightly older mother, and Although Grandpa was distressed, he could not do anything. After dropping out of school, my mother always carried a book in the arms of Shangshan Shimoda. Once, in the gap between rice harvests, she secretly flipped through the books hidden in her arms by the straw stack, not wanting to turn them over and become fascinated, completely forgetting about the threshing field, and when she came back to her senses, it was already dusk when the rice returned to the warehouse. The captain counted her as missing half a day and deducted five points. Grandma was angry and wanted to burn her mother's book, but when she refused, Grandma chased her with a flat burden and beat her. Although the uncles were young, they were also people who cherished books, and quietly hid the books for their mothers. Grandpa went home to hear about this, and not only did not blame his mother, but brought back two books to give to his mother.
Xu is a grandfather who feels indebted to his mother for dropping out of school that year, and after his mother became a family, he took extra care of his mother, not only entrusting people to bring money and goods from time to time, but also often sending books. At that time, her father worked outside the home for many years, and the family was run by her mother alone, and she did not have much spare time, but she always had a way to read the book and carry it to her grandfather for the next one. The mother is generous, kind and knowledgeable, and has a very good reputation among the neighbors. She can solve the small problems of her neighbors with headaches and brain fevers, and the quarrels between neighbors can also be stopped by her three words and two words of advice. When I was a child, my home was a lively place. On long winter nights, the fire in the house was burning vigorously, and the women of the neighbors sat around, busy with their work by the light of the fire, while listening to their mothers tell stories. Mother was like a storyteller, telling the books she had read and talking about the truths she had realized. In the admiring eyes of everyone, I felt that my mother, who was simply dressed and had a quiet face, looked like a queen. Her vast knowledge, her clarity and transparency, make her different and otherworldly. I told my mother what I said, and she just smiled and said it was all thanks to Grandpa's old bookshelf.
After graduating from college, I became a teacher as I wished. On the road of education, while learning, the love of reading has increased, and gradually has its own collection of books and bookshelves. In the process of teaching and learning, I have felt the importance of "knowledgeable knowledge" more and more. My grandfather and mother taught me, and I taught it to my students bit by bit. Spending time and nights with my students, my bookshelf was kept empty again and again, and filled again and again. It is the flow of knowledge and the exchange of emotions. I am always touched by their reading spirit and always happy for their growth and progress. I think that in the era of electronic products, teaching them to love reading should be the best reward for their youth. The profession of a teacher may not give me back to the glory of food and clothing, but it can make me feel a steady stream of happiness and harvest in the smiling face of each child. This original intention and persistence comes not so much from my education as from the books I have read and the truths I have realized. All this also benefited from Grandpa's old bookshelf.
Grandpa's old house is getting dilapidated, the uncles are constantly repairing and maintaining, and the old bookshelf in the corner of the hall house has always retained its original appearance. Hundreds of old books are placed there, bringing together incomparable spiritual wealth; the family motto of "knowledgeable and knowledgeable" hangs there and becomes the unswerving insistence of everyone in the family. In the middle of it, I seemed to be able to feel their gaze on me, quiet, warm and abundant, but full of hope, just like Grandpa had. This gaze, always with me, gives me the strength to move forward firmly.
About the Author
Wu Xiaojie, female, bachelor degree, staff of Shangcheng County Work Safety Supervision and Administration Bureau, member of Xinyang Writers Association. Cheerful and welcoming. He loves to read, loves to think, and likes to use words to tell the joy of meeting.
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