Overthrow oneself

Author: Wen Rumin, Wang Furén
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: In recent years, the literary circle has been all abuzz in an unbecoming manner. All sorts of bizarre, absurd, fantastical, and vulgar literary schools have taken the stage, dazzling with their showiness, booming with fervor, yet leaving the door cold and readers scarce. Still not content, they push forward "beautiful writers" and "new humans" to the forefront, adorning them with makeup and twisting their waists, all in pursuit of new highlights. Let us, for the sake of argument, call this kind of literature "bubble literature." Bubble, after all, is something that vanishes in an instant. If such things are mixed into the literary circle, it would be no different from counterfeit and shoddy goods, disrupting society, deceiving the people, and even causing disability or death—turning literature into something neither horse nor donkey-like. This is a tragedy for the entire literary world. Of course, in these years, our literature has also had its bright side, its fresh air. Let alone the heavyweight writers who have produced heavyweight works, even the wild flowers and grasses have flourished, competing in beauty, and occasionally revealing a hint of resilience, a subtle fragrance that captivates one into frenzy, making one unable to stop. The purpose of compiling the "High School Beautiful Prose Reader" series is to gather these scattered wild flowers and grasses, to cultivate them with soil and fertilize them with water, so that readers may appreciate them. The style primarily focuses on the currently popular short and exquisite essays and sketches, while the content emphasizes readability, originality, and philosophical depth. There are lingering sentiments, melodious spring tunes, as well as insights into the heart and profound reflections. Randomly picked, they always contain some essence of daily life, leaving one with much to savor and ponder. The voices of the world blend together, and the wild flowers and grasses release their fragrance. May the abundant wind continue to blow, and may the branches of the spirit remain ever green.