Family Letters from Fu Lei

Author: Fu Min
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The earnest teachings of parents from Fu Lei's family letters, sincere exchanges between children and parents, and the overflowing love for family conveyed between the lines, profoundly inspiring and enlightening parents and children worldwide. The letters compiled in this small book are not ordinary family letters. In a letter to Fu Cong, Fu Lei wrote: "My long-winded letters to you are not idle chatter or senseless gossip, but serve several purposes. First, I truly regard you as an opponent to discuss art and music with; second, I strongly wish to elicit some reflections from you as a young person, providing fresh insights for me as a father, and indirectly sharing them with other young people; third, I use correspondence to train you—not just in writing, but especially in your thinking; fourth, I want to be a constant alarm clock and a 'loyal mirror' for you at all times and in all places, whether it concerns being a person, the details of daily life, artistic cultivation, or your performance posture." The sentiment that runs through all the letters is to let his son understand the honor and disgrace of the nation, the dignity of art, and to adopt a serious attitude toward everything, becoming an artist who is "morally upright and artistically accomplished."