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In today's era of increasing technology, smartphones, TVs, and the Internet have been integrated into our daily life like air, providing us with a variety of leisure and entertainment methods, and making our spare time full of color and vitality.
However, looking back on that period more than half a century ago, people's lifestyles and modern society can be described as vastly different.
At that time, life was very tight, materials were extremely scarce, and people could only rely on manual labor to make ends meet, living a life of sunrise and sunset.
When night falls, the dim kerosene lamps become the only source of light in the home, and the women work hard to make handicrafts in this dim light, while the children learn to write on the humble tables and chairs.
At that time, the radio was not only the main channel for families to obtain information about the outside world, but also the center of people's gathering for recreation. Writing a letter to relatives and friends in a distant country requires the help of small stamps to convey deep thoughts.
Today, these once mundane little objects have been transformed into valuable collector's items, evoking endless nostalgia for those difficult and precious years.
Whenever they talk about life in those days, the elderly are always full of emotion. For them, cloth stamps and food stamps are like the "lifeblood" that sustains life. The unit of measurement of the cloth ticket is not the familiar "yuan", but the unfamiliar weights and measures such as "inch" and "ruler".
If you want to buy cloth, you must hold the corresponding proof of purchase, otherwise everything is empty talk, and the supply of food is also strictly restricted, and people cannot buy at will, but implement the iron-fisted "three determinations" policy of "fixed production, fixed purchase, and fixed sales".
Whenever he recalled those past events, the old man's face always showed a faint sadness. They tell of the children studying diligently under the dim kerosene lamps, just to save every drop of precious oil;
The women worked overtime to sew and mend their clothes in the last rays of light before going to bed, doing their part for the family's economy;
In the middle of the night, the whole family sits around the beat-up radio and listens to the sound on the radio, which is the only way to understand the world and relieve stress.
These seemingly ordinary small items actually embody the bitterness and tenacity of those difficult years. They bear witness to a generation's determined pursuit of a better life.
In today's era of information explosion, stamps have faded into obscurity, but looking back at the last century, they were once the most important bridge of communication and emotional bond between people.
It was not until 2017 that a precious stamp, known as the "Golden Monkey", was sold at auction for a shocking price of 2.01 million yuan, that people suddenly realized the unique attraction of stamps and the profound cultural heritage contained in them.
Stamps, as a precious pearl in the long history, faithfully record the magnificent background of the times, as well as those beautiful or painful emotions. Time and space have changed, and the years have passed, but they have never been able to deprive the stamps of their brilliance.
Back in the days when letters were prevalent, each stamp carries people's deep expectations and thoughts.
A letter from home may take months of displacement, and the stamp is a faithful witness to this journey, it witnesses the joys and sorrows of life and death, listens to the words and deeds of earnest teaching, and feels the inseparable affection between each other.
From the ubiquitous items of the past to the priceless rarities of today, the ups and downs of stamps have witnessed the vicissitudes of time and carried the blazing temperature of countless lives.
In the fifties and sixties of the last century, China was undoubtedly a veritable bicycle kingdom. At that time, well-known bicycle brands such as "Permanent", "Phoenix" and "Flying Pigeon" were all over the streets, but the most popular and chased by the public was the famous 28-bar bicycle.
Owning a two-eight car is undoubtedly an honor, and it takes months for the whole family to cut back on food and clothing to raise enough money to buy it.
A brand-new and bright 28 car naturally became the focus of envy among the neighbors. Car owners carefully wipe and maintain, lest the white paint on the handlebar be stained with dust and make it lose its original luster.
In that era, the 28 bicycle had become a beautiful scenery on the urban and rural landscape. The cyclist holds the handlebars with both hands and pedals hard with both feet, and the whole person is full of vitality and youthful passion.
Looking back now, those old objects that were once necessary for life and at your fingertips have now been transformed into expensive "treasures". A small stamp can fetch a sky-high price; An object that was considered unremarkable at the time can fetch an eye-popping price today, a hundred years later.
Even the once unpretentious "Big Four", such as bicycles and radios, have become the objects of hunting for collectors as treasures.
This strange contrast makes us think deeply, and the reason why those old things that have survived the baptism of time are often remembered is precisely because they were used in daily life, but they have precipitated countless precious memories and touching stories.
Behind every seemingly insignificant little item, there are countless ordinary people's tortuous life trajectories.
Perhaps, it is these timeless and moving stories that give them immeasurable value today.
Time flies, always quietly fading people's memories. Nowadays, few people can truly understand and feel the bitterness and tenacity of those elders who lived in an era of scarcity.
For them, a small necessity of life also needs to be carefully calculated, and many old things that seem ordinary today were once rare treasures.
It is precisely because of such hardships that they know more about cherishing the beautiful life in front of them. They often say in a humorous and witty tone: "Nowadays, you can buy whatever you want, and even collecting stamps and cloth stamps costs a lot of money." ”
The words are filled with satisfaction and gratitude for the present life. This also warns the younger generation to cherish the current happy time and learn to be content and happy.