■ Guo Huayue
Towards the end of the year, the footsteps of the New Year are just around the corner. But for me, the value of this time lies not only in the new, but also in the "old".
The word "old" is, first of all, an old book. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, packing up old books has become my habit that remains unchanged every year. Over the years, I also bought books from time to time. But every time I visit the bookstore, the most interesting thing that catches my attention is the old book. The so-called old books mainly refer to the classics of previous scholars. Today's fast food culture is more and more set off the preciousness of "old books".
Because of its preciousness, it is particularly important to sort out old books every year when the old is retired and the new is welcomed. Turn the old books out, wipe away the dust on them one by one, and return the original face of the book. Looking at old books, as if he had met the old people in his hometown, there was always an indescribable kindness.
In addition to old books, there is one more thing, that is, old things. There is a small utility room in the house. In the utility room, there were my college notes, which were densely packed with my handwriting; there were my brother's clothes when he was a soldier; there were cigarette packs that my father smoked, neatly stacked into a hill...
The more I leave the old and welcome the new, the more I cherish the old things that record the past years. Picking a free afternoon, lying on a rocking chair in the utility room, looking at the photos of the family, and the old things, reliving the trajectory of growth over and over again, it is a rare touch and happiness.
This "old" has not only things, but also people. The New Year, but you have to spend with the old people, to taste enough. Years are new and good; man, but old confidants.
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, it is inevitable that there will be old friends. In a person's life, it is enough to have a few confidants. A cup of tea, gossip, better than countless scenery in the world. Similarly, family affection is like wine, and the more it has gone through the years, the more mellow and charming it is. Old husbands, wives and old parents, those are all beautiful scenery that has been precipitated over the years.
In the days of resignation and newness, others' eyes are looking forward, with longing and hope. But I am just the opposite, clothes are not as new, people are not as good as the past, books are like the old people, people are like old wine, the more ancient, the more intoxicating the time precipitated inside.
The new year has come and gone. Only by watching the flowers blossom and fall can we appreciate the "old" word, and there is a quiet world. In addition to sighing, we can also appreciate the preciousness and rarity of the "old" of the New Year in the shuttle of time.
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