In early November last year, migrant worker Chen Zhi wanted to publish his own translation of "Introduction to Heidegger", and posted on the Douban "Heidegger" group to inquire about netizens.
The two keywords of migrant workers and Heidegger were put together, which made Chen Zhihuo.
Similarly, shortly after this incident broke out, an article titled "When a Fudan security guard teaches calculus by himself" was also forwarded by many people.
On the one hand, these two things make people see that all beings are equal in front of knowledge; on the other hand, many people also realize that the reason why the migrant workers' unions are on fire because of translating Heidegger, and the security guards are concerned because of their self-taught calculus, is precisely because of the inequality of sentient beings.
But in any case, knowledge changes fate, and for ordinary people, it is already the most likely way to achieve.
In today's impetuous mood, it is fortunate that there are books that can make people get inner peace and gentleness.
Fortunately, there are people who can immerse themselves in books, so that people can get motivation and strength.
As this documentary we're going to talk about today says —
But there are books season two
The new season still continues the high reputation of the first season, with a Douban score of 9.5 points.
Among the unfamiliar names, Hu Ge, as the voice actor, is very conspicuous.
For a niche documentary, it is important to have a point that attracts people to watch.
It's a very difficult thing to be able to attract people to watch and eventually get a high score, but "But There Are Books" has done it.
The Argentine poet Borges said: "I have always secretly imagined in my heart that heaven should be like a library. ”
The library is the quietest corner of the city, but it is full of the most active ideas.
There are grandmothers with white hair who read the Siku Quanshu with a magnifying glass.
There is a 95-year-old grandfather who is still studying academic literature.
There are mothers who send their children to school to read and breathe.
The National Library, a paradise on earth with more than 40 million books, welcomes thousands of readers every day.
If you follow the logic of the movie Gamer, then the library is a big game. And Gu Xiaojun is the NPC (non-gamer) in this game.
In the more than ten years of work in the national map, he has curly hair every day to answer various questions for readers, such as where the bathroom is, the specific location of a certain book, how to handle the borrowing procedures... And so on.
Librarian is not an easy job. Even though he didn't have to be blown and sunburned, the trivialities of the daily repetition made the man look like Sisyphus who repeatedly pushed stones up the mountain.
If there is no faith, people will be crushed and scattered in the air of life.
But for Gu Xiaojun, he is not so much a librarian as he is a most ordinary reader.
Graduated from the History Department of Capital Normal University, he has worked as a travel agency salesman and an Olympic venue management. But out of a preference for language and classical literature, Gu Xiaojun came to Guotu and began his long road of self-study.
During his twelve years here, he wandered reverently through the sea of books as an ordinary reader and mastered more than a dozen languages, including French, Italian, Greek, Latin, and Persian.
I still remember that there was a group on Douban called "College Regret Learning Small Languages", which used their own tragic experience to dissuade students from the major.
But such an extremely boring and tedious thing, as well as no "money way", for Gu Xiaojun, it seems that it has never constituted a kind of trouble.
Knowledge is the ocean, and he just cares about swimming. Without smart phones and social software, all of Gu Xiaojun's learning materials come from the national map.
"What is poetry and far away, isn't that the library?"
Under normal circumstances, many people who specialize in small languages have entered colleges and universities, obtained teaching positions, and issued papers. But Gu Xiaojun just felt, "You don't have to be a university professor to be able to write something, isn't that the case?" ”
This kind of learning attitude has inspired many readers who come to the national map.
Eight years ago, readers specifically searched the Internet for his tracks.
During the filming of the documentary, some readers also came to guotu to thank him for his invisible encouragement.
Today, we will always subconsciously use various seemingly sober excuses to explain our reasons for giving up, such as "knowledge is not equal", such as "knowledge changes fate is only a contemporary myth", but in fact, in today's construction by the complex Internet, it is also full of various resources and opportunities.
It's just that our own hearts are messed up first, we start to be anxious, we start to give up, we start to self-loathing. The times have the ills of the times, but the existence of Gu Xiaojun makes us realize that heaven does exist.
"When a nation is reduced to slavery, as long as it keeps its own language, it is like having the key to open its own cell."
When Gu Xiaojun read this passage in front of the camera, he choked up. His choking gives us a glimpse of a pure person who can still get touch and strength from books.
Also in the first episode, there is a 98-year-old Mr. Shen Xie with a "living dictionary of ancient books".
Since the 1940s, Mr. Shen Lao has begun to study the bibliography of editions, delving into the editions and sources of ancient books.
It's a job that outsiders see as hard, heavy, and boring. But it was such a job that he had done for more than seventy years and is still doing it.
The documentary is placed here, and someone in the barrage says: "Academic requirements are high, and no papers can be issued, will this kind of work be done in the future?" ”
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In a person's life, he always has to love something, and he is desperate for this, regardless of return.
Just like Shen Xieyuan, like Gu Xiaojun, like the monk Jigme who first gathered on the grassland to build the first library.
In this era of science first, money first, and "useful" supremacy, many people will question the significance of the liberal arts, after all, "useless is a student.".
But when we sink our hearts into reading, when we do learning, when we delve into it regardless of returns and gains and losses, we are happy aren't we?
The hustle and bustle of the world is all profit, and the world is all profitable.
Reading is never a luxury, or how difficult it is, you just have to go into the library, sit down, and read.
There is no distinction between high and low, there is no lowliness or not, it just requires us to calm down and face our hearts.
To read, to learn, to think, to make yourself not fall without dignity in the heavy life.
In the whole body, all people look the same, there is no sublime and great, humble and small, there is no distinction between old and young, mature and young.
Those who love books, books will return.
In the third episode, "Word Ferryman", there is an eighty-three-year-old translator, Mr. Yang Wuneng.
Mr. Yang Lao is also a cattle man, translating and so on. He turned over Faust, The Troubles of Young Werther, The Magic Mountain...
He received the National Medal of Merit from the President of Germany, and in 2018 received the highest national award for translation and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Translation Culture.
And it is such a well-known big man and cattle man who has also experienced countless setbacks.
For example, in fact, Yang Lao's first dream was to build the Three Gorges Hydropower Station, but because of the excellent physical examination, he could not go.
Then I thought, "Isn't it okay to be a musician?" ”
But the family was too poor to afford any musical instruments, and Yang Lao's out-of-tune throat also made this dream go to waste.
Elder Yang wanted to be a Russian translator again, but soon the international situation changed and he was in vain again.
No way, under the yin and yang mistakes, Yang Wuneng went to Nanda to learn German.
There were twists and turns, but life didn't calm down.
The turmoil of the Cultural Revolution interrupted Yang Wuneng's learning rhythm, and he was sent to sweep the toilets.
In 1978, China restored the postgraduate examination system, and Yang Lao, who originally had a stable working and peaceful life, was admitted to the graduate school of the Academy of Social Sciences, and studied German classical literature under the guidance of the translator Feng Zhi.
This year, Yang Wuneng was 40 years old.
When he was invited to join the European Translators Association, he went to Germany without hesitation.
This year, Yang Wuneng was 66 years old.
At the age of eighty-three, Mr. Yang can still say loudly: "Walking is to listen to rock and roll, and it is not fun to listen to anything else!" ”
Then dance a dance in front of the camera that looks very "professional".
But there is a power in "But There Are Books" that comes from the protagonists in the documentary.
They are either successful, or obscure, or big names in the industry, or often fail, but these people all have a tenacity, a courage and vitality to devote themselves to it.
This fierceness allows them to seem to be able to break away from the ordinary and mundane life, and plunge into a beautiful world full of colors.
It is precisely because of this world that they never seem to age, and are always full of curiosity and childlike fun like a child picking up shells on the seashore.
The shackles that ordinary people see are no longer so difficult for them.
In addition, there is also a "Harry Potter" translator Ma Ainon who seems to live forever in the wizarding world.
There is Zhao Jia, a young and famous "black-blooded" female heroine and comic artist.
and Professor Bao Huiyi of Fudan University, who frequently has golden sentences.
"Procrastination I procrastinate on a year-by-year basis."
As a documentary, the second season of "But There Are Books" is undoubtedly a success.
This success comes from a seriousness in relaxation, an equal and inclusive motivation, an upward but not vain expression, and also from the protagonists selected in the film.
The documentary allows us to see their commonalities and also allows us to see the vivid personality of each of them.
It tells us, young people, go to school, to immerse yourself, to face yourself, to make yourself in the face of the world, not so hurried and embarrassed, to have courage and strength!