Flower Light with Dreams Red - Selected Short Essays by Xiong Zhaozheng - Selected Works of Xiong Zhaozheng

Author: Xiong Zhaozheng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Around my youth, I remembered the phrase "When one achieves success, they should benefit the world; when one faces hardship, they should cultivate self-improvement." From my twenties to my fifties, I seemed never to have truly "achieved success," so I couldn’t benefit the world; yet I also seemed never to have completely "failed," so I couldn’t fully cultivate self-improvement. This life situation can be described as wanting to advance but unable to, wanting to stop but unable to. Immersed in a Zen-infused landscape, a heart deeply polluted by life’s currents can become pure, and stiff facial muscles can become soft. Moreover, you may suddenly feel that the dazzling urban life you usually admire has become dim and unremarkable. Compared to nature, no human achievement, however great, holds eternal value. This book is a collection of selected essays by Xiong Zhaozheng. In this short essay collection, the author includes both critiques of current affairs and reflections on life; exchanges with fellow writers and love for nature. The essays are divided into two major categories: "Worldly" and "Detached." The worldly essays are full of ambition and vigor, while the detached essays are filled with leisurely thoughts and a love for landscapes. They are like a heart-felt soup simmered by the author, rich and satisfying.