Steps

Author: Li Senxiang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is a novel collection meticulously edited by the author himself. A naive teenager, filled with beautiful aspirations for society, sets out to search for his ideal. Many years later, when he finally settles in the city, he discovers that the qualities he once prided himself on—honesty, trust, and imagination—are gradually fading. Thus, he returns to his childhood, back to the village that nurtured him, and begins to live and interact with the people there once again. He reclaims the primal essence flowing in his blood from the wisdom, simplicity, diligence, and even cunning of his ancestors. From his teachers and neighbors, he reads about the original spirit of mutual help and giving. From his playmates and the plants and insects, he experiences the innocence and romanticism of nature. The countryside is not the destination of the author's spirit, but through this search, the author returns to a time of innocence. Those who have passed away and the years gone by are filled with warmth and human compassion. When the author narrates all this in his simple yet nuanced language, filled with details, he allows his own heart to be purified.