But is it really Lu Xun's "famous saying"? As long as there is a little cultural accumulation, people will know that it is impossible for Lu Xun to say such shallow words.
In fact, this is just a stalk that netizens pretend to play. Now there is a popular saying on the Internet: "I don't know who said a word, but Lu Xun said it." .
"-Lu Xun" is like a soul chain in the eyes of the vast network, putting his vulgar thoughts on the coat of rebellious spirit.
In fact, in addition to these acceptable online languages, what's more, Lu Xun's name will be added to the foul language when the network is antagonistic, which is actually a blasphemy against Lu Xun.
First, "Lu Xun is very busy" has become a phenomenon.
Jay Chou has a very popular song "Cowboy Busy", which describes a cowboy's busy life. In real life, what most people say most is "I'm busy".
Maybe no one knows what he is up to, but he just can't find time to spend with his family or get together with his old classmates and friends.
In fact, whether in textbooks or in the ever-changing online world, there is one person I have been busy with. People habitually use online language or personal feelings as his name.
His "famous words" frequently appear in the circle of friends and various online hot search lists. He is Lu Xun, nicknamed "King of Stems" by netizens.
"Lu Xun is very busy" has become a phenomenon. As a great writer in the Republic of China, writing became a sideline in the minds of modern people.
And "torturing" primary and secondary school students and making some "remarks" from time to time is his main business known to the public. Under the influence of this phenomenon or ethos, Lu Xun is active in the public eye in another way.
Many of Lu Xun's literary works, as well as famous sayings and aphorisms in his works, began to become popular among the crowd. He once said, "Animals always walk alone, and cattle and sheep flock together." .
This sentence has always been regarded as a classic by netizens, but it is actually not Lu Xun's original words, but a condensed version of people's processing.
The original saying is that "animals are alone, cattle and sheep are in pairs", which has been misinformed into this sentence now, but its meaning is quite different. This sentence comes from an article written by Mr. Lu Xun 1925 in April, published in Mangyuan, and later included in the collection Grave.
It seems to be the same sentence, but its connotation is quite different. It is a modern network language spoken by the network under the guise of Lu Xun.
Second, "Animals are separated, and cattle and sheep are paired."
On the Internet, "Animals always walk alone, cattle and sheep flock together" seems to be similar to Lu Xun's "Animals always walk alone, cattle and sheep pair up", but if we understand the connotation of the two, we will find that there is not only great deviation in ideographic aspects, but also differences in spirit and emotion expressed.
The meaning of this famous saying is simple. It's about wild animals like lions and tigers. Because of their habits, they always like to be alone.
Ordinary animals such as cattle and sheep always like to live in groups, which is actually due to their habits.
The inherent meaning of its expression is that excellent people are not only a few, but also unwilling to associate with vulgar people at all. This reflects a sense of superiority that stands out from the crowd, and also reflects a blind self-confidence that rises and falls.
However, Mr. Lu Xun's original words "Animals are separated, cattle and sheep are paired" have a very clear connotation. He did not praise the lonely beast, nor did he satirize the herd of cattle and sheep.
On the contrary, Mr. Lu Xun's original words actually agree that cattle and sheep are "in droves". He believes that only in this way can we resist the "single" beast, which is actually closely related to his time.
In his mind, "beast" means something else. Beasts are symbols of power, hegemony, exploitation and oppression, while "cattle and sheep" means ordinary people.
He hopes that the weak people can unite to fight against the powerful "beasts" or unfair treatment and oppression.
So from this point of view, the meaning between the two is completely opposite.
In a practical sense, everyone needs to be aware of the importance of unity in the process of growing up, otherwise they will only know how to sing high-profile or go it alone, and in the end they will be helpless.
conclusion
As a great democratic fighter and progressive writer, Lu Xun's thoughts and literary works not only have superb cultural level and ideological content, but also have sympathy for the working people.