Whose youth is as wild as mine (1)

Author: Zi You
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Publish Date: 2006-08-07
Features: Who Has a Youth as Wild as Mine – the life, death, love, and pain seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old boy. Zi You, with his free spirit soaring in his works, lies in the hospital bed reading and watching movies, writing The Last insolence of Hollywood and the heart-wrenching Niu Niu. He lies on the bed of his soul, enjoying life's jokes, indulging in life's tests, and singing a war song against youth. This is a very brilliant and interesting collection of works. It details my thoughts and reflections at the age of 14. That year, two words filled every corner of my thoughts: illness and girls. Illness symbolized suffering, while girls represented hope. In the hospital ward, I accompanied illness, enjoying every moment; with girls, I first tasted the sweetness of longing. Over the past year, I experienced thrilling events, which is what outsiders saw. All I had to do was face it calmly and open my arms to embrace every day. As the god of illness kept exploding fireworks of death over my head, I sang the names of girls every day. All my free verse poems that year were written for them, serving as a record of that period. Lying in bed alone, I could read my own soul, facing myself, as if the world existed only for me. I learned to praise myself, to appreciate myself. Everyone should have a period of time lying in the hospital. The body is calm and peaceful; the thoughts are soaring and turbulent. I have countless plans, countless friends, countless family members, and countless loves. I love countless people, and I still have countless paths to walk. Youth, I declare war on you! Thank you to everyone who loves me, especially my mother.