"Typical is still there, the art star is sinking, the philosopher is withering - the little dragon loves the husband, the fate continues to live, the wife Linda cries"
On July 20, 1973, a generation of superstar Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong, and his wife Linda, after receiving a notice, silently accepted the cause of death given by the doctor: cerebral edema.
Four days later, Linda held a grand funeral for her husband: a spiritual hall was set up on the second floor of the funeral home, and a huge portrait of Bruce Lee was hung, Linda knew that Bruce Lee was a Chinese, and paid attention to the custom of funeral farewell, so she put fruit in front of her husband's portrait and his favorite food: salty pancakes, beef pastry.
The song "When I Die" is constantly played in the spiritual hall, as well as "Impossible Dreams", "I Do My Own Thing", and "Look Around".
"The little dragon has always believed that the soul is the embryo of the body, and the time of death is the time when the soul awakens, and the spirit is always there. The day we wake up, we will meet him. ”
Linda acquiesced to Bruce Lee's normal death, and at the funeral, she wore a ma dai filial piety, although a pair of eyes had cried to the point of not being able to show people, and had to wear sunglasses, but still maintained her composure and sanity.
The child is still young, and the son Li Guohao is only 8 years old, and even points to his father lying in the coffin and shouts: "Daddy is filming." And her daughter Li Xiangning is only 4 years old, looking at the scene with a confused face.
Bruce Lee's relatives were already so exhausted from crying that they could no longer take care of everything in the spiritual hall. If Linda hadn't remained calm at this point, the whole funeral might have turned into a mess.
At that time, celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong came to mourn, and Bruce Lee's former friends were all present. But Bruce Lee was so famous that the people who wanted to see his remains one last time went crazy and always looked like they were breaking through the defensive line.
As people looked at Bruce Lee's legacy, the scene was out of control again, and the crying was incessant, and neither Linda nor other friends and relatives could believe that Bruce Lee had really gone.
However, bruce Lee died at Ding Pei's house at that time, probably to avoid the limelight, she did not show up that day, but only let people bring a flower basket.
After the funeral in Hong Kong, Linda transported her body back to Seattle, USA, for burial. This means that Bruce Lee's body will be transported from Hong Kong to the United States.
In the face of all kinds of speculation and concerns from the outside world, Linda still held a press conference, she frankly believed that her husband died of nature, and no one was responsible for his death.
"The arrangement of fate is something we cannot change, the only thing that matters is that the little dragon has left and will never come back. But he will continue to live on in our memories and in his films, and we will always miss him, and his words and thoughts will live on forever. ”
As soon as the press conference was over, Linda and the others hurried to the airport to return to the United States with Bruce Lee's body. But at this time, the problem arose: Bruce Lee's coffin ruptured, the liquid that preserved the body began to leak out, and the scene was very messy.
For the deceased, the coffin rupture is very unlucky. Faced with such a result, Linda had no choice but to leave Hong Kong as quickly as possible.
But just after returning to Seattle, people found that "the leakage penetrated from the blue Tang suit of the little dragon to the white silk inner membrane of the coffin." Apparently there is no way to do the body visit and a normal funeral.
At a time when everyone was overwhelmed, Linda decided decisively: another coffin. Because of this, there was more speculation that Bruce Lee's death was abnormal.
Bruce Lee's face and neck are slightly puffy, and there is a small black jade pendant strung with a pure K gold necklace around the neck, which is a souvenir of Bruce Lee's childhood. His face turned purple-black due to the poor preservation of his body. ”
Obviously, some people think that this is a sign of poisoning. And the spearhead also directly criticized Ding Pei. After all, Bruce Lee died in her home at the time, and only she was a witness at the scene. It was completely understandable that there was something wrong with the medicine she had given Bruce Lee.
But Ding Pei never explained this, but blindly avoided it. This makes the outside world even more puzzled: before Bruce Lee died, why did Ding Pei have screams in his home? And when he was in danger, why did Ding Pei choose a relatively distant hospital? Not even Bruce Lee's personal doctor could be contacted?
It is really too coincidental to say this, but Ding Pei insisted that "no one will kill the person he loves the most", and she also explained to herself in an interview with Lu Yu: At that time, the pressure was too great, living under the blow of public opinion, and was disgusted by many people.
However, the truth of Bruce Lee's death remains a mystery, as Ding Pei said: some words cannot be said, because they are limited, it is a psychological burden.
However, after many years, Ding Pei seems to have stepped out of the shadow of Bruce Lee's death, not only facing the media on this matter, but also publishing his own book 42 years later: Bruce Lee and My Old Time.
In the book, Ding Pei makes a comprehensive disclosure of the doubts and the cause of Bruce Lee's death. Of course, there were some places that were just her speculations, because what exactly Bruce Lee had died for was really beyond her comprehension.
"The medicine I gave Bruce Lee at that time was the painkiller 'EQUAGESIC' prescribed by my personal doctor Zhu Bohuai, which is a painkiller, but it is more effective than aspirin, but the average person eats it and it is okay."
In fact, Ding Pei later called Zhu Bohuai for help, and he arrived at Ding Pei's house in only ten minutes, and there was no such thing as a private doctor's delay.
At that time, Bruce Lee had a headache attack at Ding Pei's house, and also present was Bruce Lee's good friend Zou Wenhuai. Bruce Lee lay in bed to rest after taking the medicine, and Zou Wenhuai went to the hotel alone to meet with his partners in advance.
But later Zou Wenhuai could not wait for Bruce Lee and Ding Pei to arrive, so he called to ask the reason, and Ding Pei told him: Bruce Lee has been asleep, but he has slept too deeply.
When Zou Wenhuai heard this, he immediately rushed back to Ding Pei's house and asked her to call an ambulance. Because Bruce Lee had fainted on the set before, if he had not been sent to the hospital in time, I am afraid he would have died a long time ago.
But Ding Pei called and delivered not the nearest Hospital elizabeth to her home, but to a hospital farther away from home. Regarding this, Ding Pei also gave an explanation: I am not the master of this matter.
After all, what kind of hospital to call an ambulance to take to may be related to medical treatment and other rules at that time, so Bruce Lee can only be sent to a distant hospital for treatment.
And the so-called "scream", Ding Pei did not admit it, she said that she did an experiment for this, if her home makes such a scream, the upstairs can definitely be heard, not only the cleaning vaguely heard. This kind of statement is more of a sensationalism.
However, as for the cause of Bruce Lee's death, Ding Pei believes that several aspects may be directly affected: Bruce Lee removed his sweat glands for the perfect image on the screen, which made it impossible for him to eliminate sweat like ordinary people.
At the same time, Bruce Lee repeatedly performed electric shock training to promote muscle growth in order to improve muscle perfection, which was contrary to human instincts.
Another point is that Bruce Lee has been injured many times in his martial arts life in these years, and he is suspected of overwork. In this regard, Uncle Jian can testify that during the filming of "Dragon Fight Tiger Fight", Bruce Lee said to him: "It is like that to be famous again, because I can't live so long." ”
This is probably the so-called "accumulation into disease", Bruce Lee in order to become famous, try to accept a variety of challenges, and later in the performance of special fight, which laid a hidden danger for his health.
Bruce Lee probably never shied away from this, buying two huge insurances at a time in the two months before his death. If this is a sign, then Bruce Lee's death cannot be ruled out of personal constitution.
Although it is a hard road to fame, if you exchange health for it, the price is still too great. Bruce Lee, like many young people today, fought for wealth and fame when he was young, but inevitably paid the price of his life because of the accumulated injuries.
Today, Bruce Lee has been dead for nearly fifty years, and his son Li Guohao and his wife Linda have also passed away. They are reunited in heaven, but they leave an immortal legend on earth.
"Your spirit in heaven still guides us to the road of individual liberation", this is the font on Bruce Lee's tombstone, and it is also a summary of his life: on the road to individual liberation, there are always many important things to be sacrificed, including life.