The "lunar spirit" is more important than the "lunar calendar"

□ Guo Wenbin

I see the writing of the Lunar Calendar as a filial piety. Because in my opinion, the "lunar calendar" is the foundation, confidence and gene of the Chinese nation. In the past, the great powers could destroy the buildings on the land of China, but they could not destroy the "lunar calendar"; time could weather the rocks, but could not weather the "lunar calendar". The "lunar spirit" is undoubtedly where the vitality of the Chinese nation lies, where the cohesion lies, and where the charm lies.

Compared with the ancestors, the "nutrition" of modern people is very unbalanced, the "physique" is very cold, and they are "sick" at every turn. The reason for this is that it cannot connect with the "weather" and "earth gas", and over time, the vitality is seriously injured. And if a person wants to recover, he must first connect with "weather" and "earth gas". The "lunar calendar" is precisely to transport "weather" and "earth gas" to the human world, and it is to tell people how to connect "weather" and "earth gas".

I am not against foreign cultures, but the problem now is that some of the cultural essences of Chinese civilization have been obliterated and despised. Just as I am not against having Western festivals, I am not in favor of ignoring our own holidays. In recent years, the state has advocated "living our festivals well" and advocating "classical recitation", which is really extremely wise. Think about it, is there something wrong with a person who leaves his own land barren but goes to plant someone else's land?

Folk traditions are more reliable than classical traditions, and according to the ugly view, Chinese traditional culture is mainly composed of two parts, one part is classic tradition and the other is folk tradition. Classic traditions are important, but folk traditions are even more important. Because the classics can only be transformed into folk, become the climate, become the ground force, can become nutrition, but also can maintain vitality, otherwise it is just some gorgeous segments, not reliable. Folk is the earth, it is the soil, and the classics are the plants on the earth.

As long as the earth is there, there will be roots, and as long as there are roots, there will be spring grass.

Classical traditions can be broken, but folk traditions cannot be broken. In the confucian era of book burning, the classical tradition was broken, but the folk tradition was not broken; in the "turbulent years", the classical tradition was broken, but the folk tradition was not broken. Folk traditions are like water, and no matter how sharp a knife is, it is impossible to cut a river. If the "lunar calendar" is the lifeblood of a nation, then the "lunar spirit" is the bloodline of a person.

A nation, if it has a strong folk tradition, will always stand tall among the nations of the world; if a person has a strong "lunar spirit", it will be everywhere. In this sense, the "lunar calendar" is the real Chinese symbol.

The "lunar spirit" is more important than the "lunar calendar". It is true that we may not be able to return to the "lunar era", but we can completely retrieve the "lunar spirit". As long as everyone still has the "lunar calendar" and the "lunar spirit" in their hearts, then this person has the root of health, the basis of happiness, and the source of happiness. The same is true of nations and nations. Because the "lunar calendar" is essentially the "unification" of the vitality, it is "in harmony with the heavens and the earth, with the sun and the moon, with the four hours and in the order, with the ghosts and gods." This "union" seems to me to be "smooth", and "smooth" is "profit", the so-called "smooth". But now the situation is that we don't know how to "go along", so natural disasters and man-made disasters have become the protagonists of daily news. In my humble opinion, natural disasters are because the earth has lost the "lunar calendar", and man-made disasters are because the human heart has lost the "lunar spirit".

In recent years, in the process of approaching the "lunar calendar", I have gradually lowered my once very proud head and bent my once very conceited waist. The "lunar calendar" is like a mirror that allows me to see my own narrowness and selfishness, including narcissism. In the "Zhongyuan" section of "Lunar Calendar", I moved all the plays of "Mu Lian Saving Mother" into it, because it allowed me to see the heart of the ancients, and also to see the heart of the ancient culture.

In my opinion, it is in fact a parable of the "salvation of culture" in the East. What Mu Lian saved was not only his own mother, but also Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Mother Sven, and Mother Benevolent. And "Mu Lian Saves Mother" as a play, singing for generations, perfect from generation to generation, but without the author's signature, such a "writer", how revered. Therefore, for me, the writing of the Lunar Calendar is still a deep confession.

As a book of lunar calendar, it is first and foremost a blessing, for the years, for the earth, for the benefactor, for the reader. At the same time, I still think that the novel is responsible for reality, but it should serve the heart. Just like "lighting time", lighting the lamp is the key, as for which manufacturer to use the matches, it does not need to be very elaborate.

The quality of the "lunar calendar" is selflessness, dedication, gratitude, reverence, cultivation, and cultivation. A child who really grew up naturally in the "lunar calendar", his character has been achieved. In turn, if parents want their children to develop the qualities of filial piety, respect, pity, gratitude, awe, and love, they must understand the "lunar calendar", learn the "lunar calendar", and apply the "lunar calendar". The "lunar calendar" is a big classroom, it is a kind of teaching that is not taught.

Just like a man, once he steps on a rail train, he no longer has to worry about going the wrong way, and the train will send him to his destination because it is a "rail" train. The "lunar calendar" is this "track", which is not only a personality track, but also a blessing track, and even more a happiness track. Its left rail is auspicious and its right rail is ruyi.

After reading "Lunar Calendar", readers will know that each of the fifteen festivals has a theme. It is the fifteen essential nutrients for life developed by the ancients for us, and it is also the fifteen kinds of "chemical education" courses carefully designed by the ancients for future generations.

The ancients have long known that "chemical breeding" is more useful than "indoctrination", and "cultivation" is more critical than "treatment".

Therefore, with regard to the Lunar Calendar, I have said that I hope to be able to write such a book: it is both a book recommended by the parents of the world to read for their children, and a book recommended by the children of the world to read to their parents; it can not only add peace to the earth, but also bring auspiciousness to the reader; it is a flower that enters the eye, and it is a root when it enters the heart. I dare not say that "Lunar Calendar" is such a book, but I have worked hard according to this goal.

About author:Guo Wenbin is the chairman of the Ningxia Writers Association and a member of the plenary committee of the China Writers Association. He is the author of more than ten best-selling books such as "Looking for Serenity" and "Lunar Calendar". The novel "Lunar Calendar" was nominated for the 8th Mao Dun Literature Award. The short story "Auspicious Ruyi" has won the "People's Literature Award", "Novel Selection Award" and "Lu Xun Literature Award".