Lu Xun was alive

Author: Chen Mingyuan
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: If he were still alive, I don’t know how people would address him? If he were still alive, I don’t know what he would leave behind for the younger generation. He might be in a high position, but perhaps—just an ordinary soldier. High in rank, he would never forget his promise to serve the people like a donkey; low in status, he would never show the slightest servility! He might have already received various honors, but perhaps—just recently released from prison. In the midst of honors, he would feel a new call, a new hesitation; in prison, he would write a new The Windy Moon and the False Free Book. He might no longer wrap his lecture notes in printed paper, but he would never walk arrogantly with his head held high. He might attend some important meetings, but he would not be followed by three guards and two secretaries. He might ride in a modern car, but he would never use curtains to block everything outside the window. He would reach out his hand to a beggar, listening quietly to the confessions of a young unemployed person who had read many books. He might be constantly writing odes to “the new life,” but perhaps—picking up his brush to criticize the faults of the times. He might have more joy and laughter, but perhaps—experiencing new anxieties and anger.