The Greatest Fool Under the Sun: No Right to Pessimism

Author: Yan Shaorong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: When you have no money, you can curse money as filth; when you urgently need money, you realize you are the filth yourself—this is the protagonist's reflection during their moment of pain. The most thrilling part of life is the struggle against poverty—this is the protagonist's inspiring and cool words. Love is hard to explain, marriage is clear-cut; what is clear yet sometimes unclear is a scam. This is the protagonist's sigh over their emotional wounds from love. When you are wavering on the path of life, you want to read a book. Some books, after finishing, leave you immediately defeated; others, after finishing, instantly uplift your spirit! Keep moving forward bravely! The Book is just such a wonderful book. Let's enjoy the opening poem together:
The dawn carves a crack on the steep mountain peak,
The sun roams through enchanted stones,
The mountain bites the sea,
The clouds roll away the wind,
The earth entangles the sky.
Treading on rotten smiles,
Left hand touches fire, right hand grips ice,
Releasing another dream.
The moon smooths the edges of sweat,
The cold light of stars stings deeply.
Dreams and tears are destined to be the content of youth.
I still long for the next surge—
The protagonist's heart song.
I love this poem. It has polished the rusted passion within me. This song is the "heartfelt voice of the protagonist" in The Greatest Fool in the Sun. I believe it also represents the theme of this book: survival and development in the cracks, bravely striving and advancing.