Cultural Essay 93 - Ozai Holding Pillar: Dating a Beloved Woman, "Soul Breaking Blue Bridge"

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In "Zhuangzi Miscellaneous Articles and Thieves", there is such a story: "Tail life and women are under the beam, the woman does not come, the water does not go, and the beam and pillar die." "Just twenty-two Chinese characters, plus three commas and a full stop, all clearly explain the characters, places, causes, processes, and results of the events in the story." The ancients' ability to create words and sentences like ink and gold is really pure fire and pure youth to make the peak wow!

The male number one of the story is named Ozai. He is a native of Qufu, Shandong, and is a fellow countryman with Confucius. Not only that, but they were contemporaries. At a young age, he earned the reputation of integrity, trustworthiness, and helpfulness at the end, and Confucius, who opened his door to apprenticeship and private school, could compete with each other. Once, someone ran out of vinegar and borrowed it from Ozai. Unfortunately, the Ozai family was gone. But because he was too enthusiastic, not only did he not refuse, but he said with great affection: "Please wait a moment, I will go back to the house to get it for you." In fact, Ozai did not return to the house, he quietly slipped out of the back door, borrowed a bottle from the neighbor, and gave it to the person who borrowed vinegar from him.

After hearing about this, Confucius could not sit still and criticized: "What is the meaning of micro-birth and high-mindedness?" Or beg (xī), beging for his neighbor and with him. (Analects of Gongyechang)"

"Tail high" means tail, and "pickle" means vinegar. Confucius's meaning is obvious: "Who says tail life is blunt? If there is, there is none, there is none. He didn't have vinegar, but he said that there was, and he was fooled; he borrowed from his neighbors, punched his swollen face and became fat, and sold his reputation and reputation. What about honesty and integrity in a fraudulent person? How much water does he dop so-called helpfulness? Hearing Confucius's criticism, Ozai was very aggrieved. He believes that even if he lied, it was a white lie. With the intention of helping others, the starting point is always good. In addition to his grievances, he also muttered: "Is it that your boy can't eat grapes, so he says that the grapes are sour?" Dare you say me? Go to your private school! ”

There is no future in Luguo, in order to find a good job, Osheng chose to go to today's Shaanxi Lantian area. Lantian is a good place, half a million years ago, there were "Lantian people" living here; Lantian Meiyu is also famous in the world; the "Yuanchuan Villa" of the great poet Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty also swayed in Lantian. "There are paintings in poetry, and there are poems in paintings", so beautifully, women are naturally not shabby. No, shortly after arriving in Lantian, Ozai handed over peach blossom luck. He and a handsome girl collided with a spark of love.

The ancients paid attention to the door to the door. Although there is no situation of "poverty and desolation", it is true that he is not familiar with life. Coupled with no door, no face, no power and no power, even if there is a relationship with the girl, it is difficult to resist the iron wall of the girl's parents. When love hits an iceberg, they are not willing. Under the onslaught of Ozai's enthusiastic confession, the girl agrees to elope with him. They made an appointment, met privately under the "Blue Bridge" in Lanyu, and then lived in both habitats and flew away.

It should be a dusk, because "the moon is on the willow tip, and the person is about after dusk", the mood will be more romantic. Why choose under the bridge? I think there are two main reasons: first, they are afraid of seeing relatives or acquaintances, after all, they are eloping, and it is not a glorious thing, and the confidentiality work must be done well; second, it is convenient to make love under the bridge. Shallow running water, as if playing a lure; sturdy stone piers and stone pillars are not only convenient for sitting and leaning, but also more romantic. If this is the case, then we really have to admire the emotional intelligence of Ozai, whose reconnaissance work is so thorough, and the "Beidou (Note: The latest editor, originally GPS, because of patriotism, changed to Beidou) positioning" is so accurate.

They agreed not to see or disperse.

Two

The time of the end of the life (five o'clock in the afternoon) arrived, and the time they agreed was six o'clock in the evening. You can imagine how excited the tail student sitting on the stone pier waiting. His heart was pounding, like a fawn bouncing around. He sorted out his new clothes and looked at the clear water and took care of his image. Then imagine over and over again what kind of eyebrows the beloved girl draws, what kind of clothes she wears, what kind of shoes and socks she wears, and what kind of clothes she wears. Then reconceived, the blueprint after they met, how they should love each other, how they should be able to teach each other, how they should be her big tree, shelter her from the wind and rain...

Unconsciously, the unitary hour had passed (after seven o'clock in the evening), the sky was completely dark, and fortunately, the moon had risen. "The moon is on the bridge, and the people are under the bridge", Ozai has already woken up from his imagination. He kept looking at the bridge: "Beloved girl, why haven't you come yet?" Do you know I'm waiting for you? Unable to sit still, Ozai began to pace back and forth, and began to think, "Could it be that her parents know?" Or did she change her mind and didn't want to come? Or is something else going on? No, she won't change her mind! We made an appointment, she will come, she will not lie to me! ”

The moon gradually rose. There is a moon in the sky and a moon in the water. It's just that the moon in the water is getting more and more restless, because the water in the river, which seems to be fermenting in the brewing, begins to roll up! A cool breeze blew through, and Ozai couldn't help but shake a little. Looking at the rolling water, he felt a little uneasy. But when he thought of his beloved girl, he smiled slightly: "Even if there is a storm, why should I be afraid?" ”

Halfway through the hour (after eight o'clock in the evening), the Blue Bridge was no longer calm. The water surface under the Blue Bridge, surrounded by torrents, is constantly rising. The water had flooded the stone piers and flooded the legs of the tails. The beloved girl still did not come. Ozai's heart is still like a rock, unwavering. According to his logic, since it was agreed to meet under the bridge, it could not be broken, not to mention that the person who was dating was a beautiful girl who was thinking of her own dreams. Even if you leave the bridge half a step, you are still untrustworthy, "people have no faith and do not stand", if you have no faith, you will have no face to meet her!

The water flow became more and more rapid, and the ozai stood unsteadily, hugging the stone pillar under the bridge; the water level became higher and higher, gradually spreading over the ozai's abdomen. He felt the coolness and pressure of the water, and he could no longer breathe comfortably.

The moon star was rare, looking around, and Ozai still didn't see his beloved girl. But he still did not despair, not even disappointed. Make an appointment to meet under the bridge, and you must not renege on your word! Half a step back is not the work of a gentleman!

Finally, the relentless water began to climb up the pale face of Ozai. At that moment, he once again looked around and saw only the raging waves and the rolling waves. At that moment, he began to doubt himself: "Is such a promise meaningful?" A little later, you may pay the price of your life for this promise. But this suspicion was fleeting, and he still had to hold his ground and wait for the girl's arrival. Just as Ozai wanted to open his mouth and confess his heart to himself, a huge wave of bitterness spread over his head...

When the flood flooded over the top of Ozai's head, Ozai's hands still tightly hugged the beam and pillar, ten fingers clasped; when he kept drinking water and opened his eyes to see only the hazy blue, he still did not give up the faith in his heart. Even if you drown, you will die under the bridge, in the agreed place, in a beautiful promise, in an endless eternal life.

With a faithful oath, Ozai completes the transformation from love to eternity.

Tail is dead. Until death, the girl did not come, because the girl was imprisoned by her parents and could not get out. The girl never imagined that in the boundless night outside, under the blue bridge where they met, the tail students would be so determined that they would use their lives to compose love songs!

When dawn came and the flood receded, the girl sneaked under the bridge while her parents were asleep. She had wanted to relive an old dream that was late with shame. The scene that made her grief-stricken appeared, and she saw the tail of the pillar and died! She cried and tried to put down the body of her beloved, but with all her strength, she could not open his clasped hands! What a belief, and what a shock!

Soul-wrenching!