The picture shows Li Yundi
Recently, the news about the detention of the talented pianist Li Yundi for prostitution has made people sigh. It just so happened that I recently reread "Fu Lei's Family Letter", and most of the chapters in this book are mr. Fu Lei's family letters to Fu Cong, who is studying art overseas. As world-class pianists, Fu Cong and Li Yundi have many similarities in their artistic careers: Fu Cong won the third place in the Chopin International Piano Competition in 1955 and was the first Chinese to enter the top three of the international competition. After 45 years, the 18-year-old Chinese pianist Li Yundi won the international competition in 2000, and is also the youngest champion in the 100 years since the international piano competition was launched! The competition is held only once every five years, and the judges will be vacant if they feel that no one is up to the championship title. It is reported that when Li Yundi won the award that year, the champion of this competition project has been vacant for two consecutive years, and his performance has broken the silence of up to 15 years, and it is conceivable that Li Yundi is a brilliant oriental star in the field of piano performance!
So back to the early days of the founding of New China, Fu Cong, who also became famous at a young age, let's take a look at how Mr. Fu Lei educated Fu Cong, and what timeless philosophy of life can we obtain?
Fu Lei's family letter
I have always been a disciple of Chinese Confucianism, and when I encounter extremely grand things, I must have a particularly solemn, dangerous, and guarded feeling of "walking on thin ice like walking on thin ice when approaching the abyss." (Fu Lei's handwritten letter to his son)
In recent years, the entertainment industry has been chaotic and rectified, and many idols have fallen to the altar: Wu Yifan is suspected of rape and imprisoned, Zhang Zhehan was exposed to visit the "shrine" and was banned, the "childhood goddess" Zhao Wei's works were removed from the shelves, Zheng Shuang was fined 299 million yuan for tax evasion and tax evasion, and then the piano talent Li Yundi was arrested for prostitution recently... Some netizens commented that some moral problems have been magnified because they are celebrities, and there are also ordinary people. Yes, celebrities smoking a cigarette and stepping on the airport seat will be hacked by the hot search. Therefore, Mr. Fu Lei wrote in his letter to his son Fu Cong that the more he encountered the most important things, the more he had to have the solemnity, fear, and vigilance of "walking on thin ice like an abyss." The more successful you are, the more careful you have to be. First of all, you are not wrong, there may be villains who are jealous of your success, and there have been news reports of college classmates being killed because they were jealous of their classmates. We cannot control the thoughts of others, we can only regulate our own behavior, and behave modestly and prudently. Moreover, the moral flaws of successful people can easily be magnified, and only by being cautious will they not fall into the lid of the law, let alone try to challenge the law and judge the law with your own moral concepts. Moreover, in this information age, we must be in awe, because if you are not careful, you will fall off Vanity Fair and bury your career!
The picture shows Fu Cong
Balancing the body and mind, balancing reason and feelings, tempering carnal desires, tempering feelings, and tempering thoughts is good for young people like you. (Fu Lei's handwritten letter to his son)
To be a man, you must know how to be a temperate person, you must not be a puppet of desire and covetousness, although you are also eating color, but you must also have a balance in your heart to measure right and wrong, maintain a constant and sober awareness, and do not ruin your life because of temporary intemperation. Today's social atmosphere is impetuous, how many people choose to cheat because they do not control their carnal desires and feelings, abandon their husbands or wives, and good family governance is broken; how many people are trapped in the abyss of emotions because they do not control their thoughts; balance the body and mind, balance reason and feelings, only inner peace can obtain a real sense of happiness.
The picture shows Fu Lei and Fu Cong
Cultivation is whole and comprehensive; not only in music, but especially in being human. (Handwritten letter from Mr. Fu Lei to his son)
Mr. Fu Lei always feels that the most important thing is to be a person, and there are many parents who only know how to let their children learn book knowledge or professional skills, neglect the cultivation of "people", and even hate to do everything for them, and do not want to let their children have a little distraction. This is also why many cases of children graduating from colleges and universities have now broken out of crimes, ruining their own and others' lives. Ordinary people can also live a good life, but if a person's character is problematic, it may lead to disaster. Once you do good in a lifetime, you can feel at ease, and a moment of evil thoughts may fall into the abyss, and there is no room for return!