"The day you meet the face of John Christopher is the day you will die."
"Johann Christopher" is a novel based on Beethoven. The book is divided into ten volumes. It is full of strong criticism of the stagnant and decadent bourgeois culture at the end of the 19th century. It is one of the few novels in the 20th century. One of the best works. Johann Christophe was born in a small city on the Rhine where a prince resided. His grandfather and father instilled in him the idea of ??heroism, but his uncle taught him to be happy with poverty and to be sincere and humble. These two opposing ideas intertwined and affected Christophe's future life, praising the love and understanding between people, rejecting narrow nationalism, and advocating a harmonious economy.
Many people once said that John Christoph was the incarnation of Beethoven, but Romain Rolland himself said that John Christoph was a Beethoven-like hero. His checkered life adds a sense of reality to the music he created. From the beginning of the book, John Christopher was awakened by the river, the strong wind and the big bell. Then, music accompanied him throughout his life. It was his extraordinary and outstanding character that enabled him to overcome one difficulty after another in life, which was thrilling and evocative. , and finally helped his soul return to the calm sea, and enabled him to successfully reach the other side of life. Therefore, the proportion of music in this book is conceivable. Even though we cannot have that superhuman musical talent, we can From his pursuit of music, he gained confidence and self-improvement.
As Romain Rolland said, "He replaced death with rebirth", and as John Christopher famously said, "I have struggled, I have cried, I have created, let me be in your arms Take a break. One day. I will live for a new battle." This sentence will always burn in the hearts of everyone who likes John Christopher. Sometimes, what we love is not the art itself, but the essence of art - feelings. Like John Christopher, who used to compose music for his friends because he had feelings and stories. Being sincere and not lying makes it extra precious.
Not many people in this world understand the meaning of the word "fight", but I also know that there are countless people in this world who are "fighting". They struggle alone in life, sometimes wandering and falling. Yes, they are wandering, confused, fragile, and have too many limitations, but after all, they are unwilling to succumb to being dominated in front of them and want to fight for their own freedom. They could have been "happy" and enjoyed whatever God gave me. Or maybe they keep struggling and fighting, but the final result is still failure and they still return to the starting point.
However, they believe that they were born to be warriors. The greatest honor of a warrior is to "die well". Wrapping their bodies in horse leather and reducing the battlefield is their most glorious destination. Just like a sword, even if it is destined to be broken, you cannot erase the pride engraved on the edge of the sword that has been fought. Christopher died in the end, just as what is said in the book, "Everyone has his turn to climb the eternal high hill of suffering, and everyone has to encounter eternal pain. With hopeless hope, everyone follows the person who resists death, denies death, and finally has to die." Faced with the one who is in charge of all this, he ultimately failed. But this failure witnessed the meaning of his life.
"He fell down and was trampled by the hoofs of horses. He climbed to the top of the mountain dripping with blood. The wildfire that trained his soul was spitting flames in the clouds... The battle was over and he had experienced everything brilliantly, so he cherished it. Through his failure, we understand his boundaries and work hard to fulfill the Lord’s will within the range that the Lord has demarcated for us, in order to wait for the sowing and reaping the harvest, and after finishing the hard and beautiful work, we can have the right to lie down Rest at the foot of the mountain and say to the sun-drenched mountain, bless you, I do not appreciate your light, but your shadow is sweet to me."
After reading this book, you will understand that for this For a person who is born to be a warrior, his greatest happiness in life, or the greatest favor that God can give him, is to walk through life with someone who understands him and loves him.
But it's a pity, Christopher, God didn't even give him this. The meaning of writing this sentence is to tell those who are fighting about the importance of a person who loves you and understands you in your life. Don't underestimate them. What I want to say when writing this is that there are naturally people who are born to struggle for the value and meaning of life. They are unwilling to deceive themselves and others because of the false light in front of them, so they bravely walk into the darkness to explore the real light. Many people have fallen on this road, and many people are continuing to move forward. Let me pay tribute to you, the people who are struggling for the light in the darkness and who refuse to give up.
Christopher's life was filled with struggles, troubles and conflicts. His artistic career was also extremely bumpy, but he was able to maintain his independence of personality amidst conflicts and was never driven by others. This is the most valuable thing. An innocent person clearly knows what he wants, and understands not to change himself according to the wishes of others in society, but to firmly hold the control over his own character, soul, will, and mind in his hands, so as to better himself. Burning life, emitting light and heat, illuminating the people around you, the road ahead: at the end of the road is the tranquility they have longed for.