First of all, I will tell you a story: it is said that the name of Confucius's disciple is Ziyou, and he asked Confucius: What can be regarded as filial piety? Confucius said: The so-called filial piety of people now is only able to raise their parents, and as for dogs and horses, people will also feed them; If you only feed without filial piety, what is the difference between raising dogs and horses and raising parents? This passage comes from the second part of the Analects of the Analects, and the original text is: Ziyou Asks Filial Piety. Zi Yue: The filial piety of the present is said to be able to be raised. As for dogs and horses, they can be raised; If it is disrespectful, why should it be different?
Because of the work, I often come into contact with such problems, although the economic conditions are now good, but there are still many cases of not supporting the elderly, the year before, an old man with four sons in Sichuan, because there was no one to support, finally froze to death in the Chinese New Year's Eve of a son's question, and finally several sons got the punishment they deserved. The culture of filial piety is also one of the traditional Virtues of China, and no matter how the times change, it needs to be consistently adhered to.
We go back to calligraphy, I saw a video in the past few days, saying that the calligrapher Zhang Xuguang said in a program, Kai Shu Mo Xue Ouyang inquiry, why? The reasons he gave were as follows, the first was that it was too standardized and difficult to get started; Children's muscles are not sound, and it is very difficult to practice; Middle-aged people don't have much time and can't spend so much time practicing; The elderly have retired, their mentality is relaxed, and if they want so many rules, then the law is not good; The second reason is: there is a law ruthless, thinking that Ouyang Qian's words are already top-notch, no matter how to practice there is no breakthrough, there is no room for the expression of temperament, writing the same has no value, want to change a change is vulgar; The third reason is that practicing Ouyang Inquiry has no future for current calligraphers, which means that such a word cannot be awarded through the book fair and has no prospects.
In response to Zhang Xuguang's point of view, I found it very interesting after reading it, and this kind of thinking can be said to be a common psychology of many current calligraphers, especially those who advocate ugly books. Under the influence of this theory, we can see that the current guiding ideology of their type of people on calligraphy is the following: First, they are psychologically impetuous, can't calm down to learn calligraphy, and pursue quick success; Second, the bourgeois liberalization ideology is serious, hoping to play freely, hoping to break through the shackles of traditional rules, hoping to be different, different, and unwilling to fall into the world; The third is the worship of utilitarian ideas, and the purpose of learning calligraphy is to enter the exhibition and gain fame and fortune through entering the exhibition.
I don't know if I understand it right or not, but I can only understand a few of his points. Why? As we all know, calligraphy is a culture, a culture with a strong foundation, and this culture must be cultivated from an early age, slowly forming habits, and there must be no impatience. Many people often say: Take the law as the first, so since Ouyang Qian's calligraphy is rated as the first by him, then this calligraphy must be a superior calligraphy, we do not learn calligraphy, do we learn it? Second, we all know the so-called calligraphy, since it is calligraphy, it will definitely pay attention to a law, rules, this is not only calligraphy, even society, there is no law, no rule of society will be a chaotic society, and one-sided excessive pursuit of free art, ignoring the rules of law, then such art can only lead mankind astray. Third, I believe that the purpose of most calligraphers today in learning calligraphy and practicing calligraphy is not to enter the exhibition, let alone to gain fame and fortune, but just a hobby of cultivating their minds.
Zhang Xuguang's remarks also exposed the true face of some "masters" in today's calligraphy world. They are very impetuous in the process of learning calligraphy, and they can't calm down and study seriously, but want to become famous overnight; And want to achieve a certain realm and are not willing to work hard, in the face of the strict law of Ou Kai directly gave up, so as to choose easier to write, easier to play, to put it bluntly, it is easier to fool other people's fonts to practice, the ultimate purpose is to enter the exhibition, so as to obtain fame and fortune, too straightforward. However, such bluntness will be a serious blow to the traditional calligraphy culture of the mainland.
People who have studied Ou Kai know that Ou Kai is difficult? Of course, it is difficult, but as long as you continue to practice, persevere, practice can make perfect, and master the relevant skills, it will come to fruition. Let's think about where in this world there are unearned things, which success is not behind the hard work and effort, which ancients did not start practicing words from a young age? I really don't want to believe that these words are coming from a calligrapher who is so well-known, but to put it bluntly, I think he just lacks a reverence for calligraphy culture. Just like the Ziyu Xiaoxiao I mentioned at the beginning, Chinese characters can be written by everyone, but if there is a lack of reverence, the Fadu is abandoned for the sake of ease, the imagination is wild for the sake of freedom, the Fa is taken for fame and fortune, everyone writes ugly books that are easy to write, everyone goes to engage in the art of calligraphy that can be freely played, and everyone goes to practice the winning body that can enter the exhibition, then how can calligraphy culture be promoted? How is it passed on? Thinking about it, I can't help but feel sad.
Zi Yue: Gentleman Huaide, Villain Huai tu; The gentleman carries the punishment, the villain carries the favor. The real calligrapher has traditional culture in his heart, but what the villain has in mind is a selfish interest; What the real calligrapher thinks about is to uphold the law, the rules, and to carry forward the traditional culture, while the little man thinks about innovating, breaking the rules, subverting the tradition, hoping to make profits from it.
We say that culture is the spiritual pillar of a nation, innovation is the spirit of the times, but it is not a tool to subvert tradition, and a great country does not have its own unique culture, then it cannot be called a big country. A strong country without a culture of self-confidence cannot be called a strong country. Look at what we are now, learning from the West, is the culture of the motherland so unbearable? I remember that BYD boss Wang Chuanfu encountered great resistance when changing the car label to Chinese characters, and many so-called well-known brand planners and designers thought that it was too earthy, but Wang Chuanfu was under pressure to put on the Chinese character car logo. Many young people are now married wearing white wedding dresses, if one or two young people want to be fresh, this is also a matter of reproach, but if a trend is formed, a trend is problematic. Isn't our Hanfu not good-looking? Festive Chinese red is the color we should have.
Just like in previous years, young people in the whole society have popular Christmas, Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day and other European and American festivals, and how many young people can remember the ancestral tomb of the Yellow Emperor in traditional culture? How many young people attach importance to it on National Day? Tanabata is our traditional Valentine's Day, which young person has taken it seriously in previous years? Why? In fact, for one reason, there is no strong national identity and no strong cultural self-confidence.